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Date March 29, 2009 (2009-March-29) Official name Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Course Permanent racing facility0.526 mi (0.85 km) Distance 508 laps, 267 mi (430 km) Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds up to 23.9 miles per hour (38.5 km/h) | ||
The 2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia was the sixth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season; it was held on March 29, 2009. Jimmie Johnson, who led forty-two laps, won the race, while Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart finished second and third respectively.
No time trials took place because of rain during the previous days. A live audience of 63,000 people attended the event, which lasted three hours and twenty-seven minutes. Last-place finisher Todd Bodine quit on lap 3 due to a problem with his engine. Robby Gordon, Joe Nemechek and Dave Blaney also failed to finish the race. 13% of the race was run under caution; the average green flag run lasted approximately 33 laps. Most of the incidents that brought out the yellow flag were crashes. Five drivers failed to qualify for the race including Sterling Marlin, Tony Raines and Dennis Setzer.
Jeff Gordon often battled Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer for the lead. Gordon finished fourth, while Hamlin took second place and Bower finished in fifth place.