RACE RECAP | CHICAGOLAND
10 Juan Pablo Monoya
9 Clint Bowyer
8 Jimmie Johnson
7 Brian Vickers the polesitter
6 Ryan Newman
5 Denny Hamlin 6th top 5 this season
4 Tony Stewart started 32nd
3 Kasey Kahne 3rd top 5 this season
2 Jeff Gordon 10th top 5 this season

1 VICTORY LANE

Mark Martin led 195 laps the most ever at this track and grabbed his 39th career win, 4th win of 2009 (the most of all drivers), and his first at Chicagoland.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Kyle Busch had a rough night with a bad handling 18 machine, bounced off the wall multiple times, dropped a cylinder and finally blew up and wrecked. He finished 33rd and is now 10th in the points

-Kurt Busch had a top 5 run in his sights but finished 17th after Jimmie Johnson washed up the racetrack and pounded the #2 late in the race. Kurt said “I’m starting to lose my faith in Jimmie’s ability as a 3 time champion”

-Paul Menard had a top 10 run going when he made contact with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and cut a tire down and wrecked with Jeff Burton and Scott Speed