Jimmie Johnson won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Brickyard 400 for the third time and became the first back-to-back winner of the event.Credit: PaddockTalk/Paul HurleyThree-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet won the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, his 43rd victory in 275 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2009. This is also his third victory and fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Mark Martin and his No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet started on the Pole, and ran second nearly the entire day as he posted his 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2009.
In third, Tony Stewart and his No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Greg Biffle gave Ford their best result of the afternoon, he finished fourth. Brian Vickers led the Toyota runners, he finished fifth.
Juan Pablo Montoya led the most laps (116) and was destined for victory until a drive-through penalty on his final stop for speeding put him back in the pack. He finished 11th.
Joey Logano (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Tony Stewart leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings by 192 points over Jimmie Johnson as Jeff Gordon slid back to third. Read more... (29890 bytes more)
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