seventh stock car race nascar sprint cup series held april texas crowd people lap race won team starting second position teammate finished second came won pole position maintained lead going corner begin race gordon took lead lap afterward took lead holding passed lap gordon led final pit stops final laps johnson gaining gordon gordon maintained position win lead changes thirteen different drivers race race gordon win season eighty second career result kept gordon lead drivers championship ahead johnson eighty ahead chevrolet increased lead manufacturers championship points ahead ford toyota place races remaining season remaining race attracted million television viewers report background intermediate hold nascar races kansas standard track turn oval track miles long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line stretch degree banking race led drivers championship points followed points fourth fifth points kurt younger brother rounded manufacturers championship chevrolet leading points points ahead rival toyota ford points points ahead dodge battle place edwards race defending champion practice qualifying practice sessions sunday race friday saturday session lasted minutes second session lasted minutes final practice session lasted minutes practice session fastest placing ahead second scored fourth johnson placed fifth edwards rounded fastest drivers session drivers entered according nascar qualifying procedure race driver ran laps starting order determined competitor fastest times clinched second pole position sprint cup series time joined grid row qualified took fourth started fifth johnson rounded drivers failed qualify said great car day right truck pole reminds things changed past years didn field years ago bad time racing career saturday morning fastest second practice session ahead johnson second edwards fourth quickest took fifth stewart rounded later day johnson paced final practice session followed second respectively fourth fastest ahead burton martin placed seventh edwards eighth ninth tenth race television coverage race seventh total thirty season began live united_states fox texas alliance began pre race ceremonies invocation pianist performed national anthem contest winner commanded drivers start engines driver rear grid start race race began passed immediately end lap laps later collided sustaining minor damage drivers managed continue lap took lead lap later dropped position passed lap lead seconds began race sixth moved seven positions nineteenth lap lap stewart claimed fifth lap moved positions twelfth laps later maintained lead seconds lap moved seventh laps later claimed lead blocked lap green flag pit stops began pit stop handling lead stewart lap new race leader stewart came pit road pit stop lap later handing lead lap built lead seconds laps later stewart passed second lap passed seven laps later stewart claimed lead lap debris spotted track prompting caution race caution drivers lead lap pit stops reclaimed lead maintained restart lap car suffered cut left tire contact forcing come pit road seven laps later passed lead passed fourth thirteen laps later lap built lead seconds green flag pit stops began lap pit stop lap johnson pit stop lap handing lead pit stops reclaimed position lap spun causing second caution leaders elected pit caution race restarted lap lead ahead lap lead seconds round green flag pit stops began lap pit stop leaders pit following lap lap new race leader came pit road pit stops reclaimed position lap caution given car suffered engine failure martin stayed leaders came pit road led field speed restart lap spun collided wall prompting fourth caution caution johnson pit stops stayed pit road led field restart lap laps later collided wall escaped minor damage lap edwards moved sixth laps later fifth caution came car suffered engine failure leaders elected pit caution giving lead race restarted lap lap moved lead fell seventh position laps later edwards passed ninth lap forced pit road wall turn lap later drove pit road issues lap edwards reclaimed lead gordon drove garage laps later lap stewart moved second passing laps later sixth final caution came collided wall spun going turn led restart lap johnson passed stewart second position built second lead laps later lap moved fourth position passing johnson lap increased lead seconds johnson maintained lead win race season johnson finished second ahead stewart fourth fifth martin burton edwards rounded finishers post race appeared victory lane celebrate win season attended race earned race gordon delighted victory incredible team effort year amazing great car car like texas finally position johnson happy second place result saying nice car clean air work hard day long car right proud team place finisher performance worked way way fourth laps passed runner little longer gotten gordon ran time lost track position weren able capitalize race results kept lead drivers championship points johnson finished gordon moved second eighteen points ahead ahead manufacturers championship chevrolet increased points total ford advanced second toyota million people watched race television race took hours minutes seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2009 Samsung 500