| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 32 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway | |||
| Date | October 25, 2009 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 501 laps, 263.526 mi (424.103 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching an average of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); wind speeds reaching an average of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 73.633 miles per hour (118.501 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 19.563 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 206 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 was the 32nd race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season at the beginning of the second half of the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 500-lap, 263 miles (423 km) event, the only race on the Chase that is held on a short track (.526 miles (0.847 km)), was held on October 25, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Denny Hamlin won while points leader Jimmie Johnson finished second.[2]
This was the last career start for NASCAR veteran Sterling Marlin, who retired shortly thereafter, and the first race in over three years for 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope.