2009 Pep Boys Auto 500
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Date
September 6, 2009
Location
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.54 miles (2.48 km)
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | September 6, 2009 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.54 miles (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching a maximum of 84.9 °F (29.4 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[3] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 68 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 6, 2009, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. Kasey Kahne, driving for Richard Petty Motorsports, won the race, while Kevin Harvick and Juan Pablo Montoya finished second and third respectively.
