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May 6, 2009 - 7:08 PM

May 9, 2009
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
Race 11 of 37 on Sprint Cup circuit

TV: FOX, 7 p.m. EDT

Laps: 367 laps
Track length: 1.366 miles
Race length: 500 miles

Qualifying record: Ward Burton, Pontiac, 179.442 mph, 2008
Race record: Kyle Busch, Toyota, 140.350 mph, 2008

2008 Top 10
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 1. Kyle Busch (18), Toyota
 2. Carl Edwards (99), Ford
 3. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet
 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Chevrolet
 5. David Ragan (6), Ford
 6. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
 7. Denny Hamlin (11), Toyota
 8. Travis Kvapil (28), Ford
 9. Dave Blaney (22), Toyota
10. Jeff Burton (31), Chevrolet

Past Champions
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2008  Kyle Busch, Toyota, 140.350 mph
2007  Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.372 mph
2006  Greg Biffle, Ford, 135.127 mph
2005  Greg Biffle, Ford, 123.031 mph
2004  Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 114.001 mph
2003  Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 126.214 mph
2002  Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 126.070 mph
2001  Dale Jarrett, Ford, 126.558 mph
2000  Ward Burton, Pontiac, 128.076 mph
1999  Jeff Burton, Ford, 121.294 mph
1998  Dale Jarrett, Ford, 127.962 mph
1997  Dale Jarrett, Ford, 121.162 mph
1996  Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.792 mph
1995  Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 111.392 mph
1994  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 132.432 mph
1993  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 139.958 mph
1992  Bill Elliot, Ford, 139.364 mph
1991  Ricky Rudd, Chevrolet, 135.594 mph
1990  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 124.073 mph
1989  Harry Gant, Oldsmobile, 115.475 mph
1988  Lake Speed, Oldsmobile, 131.284 mph
1987  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 122.540 mph
1986  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 128.994 mph
1985  Bill Elliot, Ford, 126.295 mph
1984  Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 119.925 mph
1983  Harry Gant, Buick, 130.406 mph
1982  Dale Earnhardt, Ford, 123.554 mph
1981  Darrell Waltrip, Buick, 126.703 mph
1980  David Pearson, Chevrolet, 112.397 mph
1979  Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 121.721 mph
1978  Benny Parsons, Chevrolet, 127.544 mph
1977  Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 128.817 mph