May 16, 2009

2009 All-Star Results

Smoke 'em if you got 'em. It was only a matter of time before Tony Stewart became a winner as the owner of his own team and it doesn't matter one little bit that this was an exhibition race.

After the race, second-place finisher Matt Kenseth told reporters that Stewart "rolled by me like I was tied to a tree," and it was sheer determination that got him to the lead.

Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five after relatively quiet nights.

Fan vote winner Joey Logano advanced from 21st to eighth, which has to have improved his confidence as his rookie campaign nears the mid-season mark.

Unfortunately, the drivers with the dominant cars all sustained crash damage and were not in contention at the end. Jimmie Johnson pounded the wall in the final segment in a single car incident, while Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon got together only three laps into the 10-lap shootout.

Results
FinishStartDriverLapsStatusAvg Fin *
115Tony Stewart100Running7.55
23Matt Kenseth100Running6.44
32Kurt Busch100Running12.13
418Denny Hamlin100Running16.50
514Carl Edwards100Running11.20
65Mark Martin100Running12.91
713Kyle Busch100Running18.60
821Joey Logano100Running8.00
920Jamie McMurray100Running19.43
104Dale Earnhardt Jr100Running7.80
117Bobby Labonte100Running13.12
1217Clint Bowyer100Running21.50
131Jimmie Johnson100Running6.00
148Kasey Kahne100Running13.14
159Kevin Harvick100Running11.67
1619Sam Hornish Jr100Running11.50
1710Brad Keselowski100Running17.00
1812Ryan Newman93Accident8.88
196Jeff Gordon92Accident11.33
2016Jeff Burton85Engine17.44
2111Greg Biffle71Accident16.00

* Avg. Fin includes "Showdown" results unless a driver advanced into All-Star portion.

Shootout Results

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