The 2009 Samsung 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The 334-lap race was won by Jeff Gordon of the Hendrick Motorsports team after starting from second position.

His teammate Jimmie Johnson finished second and Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle placed third.

Afterward, Reutimann took back the lead, holding it until Matt Kenseth passed him on lap 47.

The 2009 Samsung 500 was the seventh of thirty-six scheduled stock car races of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

[8] Before the race, Jeff Gordon led the Drivers' Championship with 959 points, followed by Clint Bowyer with 870.

Kurt's younger brother Kyle Busch, along with Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top ten.

Each driver ran two laps, with the starting order determined by the competitor's fastest times.

He was joined on the grid's front row by Jeff Gordon, who held the pole position until Reutimann's lap.

Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kenseth, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton rounded out the top ten.

[19] Television coverage for the race began at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time live in the United States on Fox.

[21] Roger Marsh of Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries began pre-race ceremonies with the invocation.

Pianist Lewis Warren Jr. performed the national anthem, and contest winner Mark Fredde commanded the drivers to start their engines.

Three laps later, Kurt Busch collided with Robby Gordon, with the latter sustaining minor damage and both drivers managed to continue.

Kyle Busch made a pit stop one lap later, handing the lead back to Kenseth.

Johnson and Biffle made a pit stop the next lap, handing the lead to Jeff Gordon.

On lap 157, Elliott Sadler spun out exiting the final corner and went sideways across the start/finish line, causing the second caution.

The race restarted on lap 162 with Biffle in the lead, ahead of Kenseth and Jeff Gordon.

Jeff Gordon on the advice of his crew chief Steve Letarte over the radio remained on the circuit, and this promoted him to the lead and his car would not be affected by aerodynamic turbulence.

Earnhardt was required to make an additional pit stop because his crew needed to replace a missing lug nut.

[6] Five laps later, Sam Hornish Jr. spun exiting the second turn while driving alongside Bowyer and Labonte collided with the outside wall, prompting the fourth caution.

On lap 260, Jeff Gordon moved back into the lead, while Earnhardt fell to the seventh position.

Four laps later, a sixth and final caution came out, after Stremme collided with the wall and spun going into turn three.

[22] Edwards relinquished the lead to Jeff Gordon during the yellow flag pit stop cycle when the front tires on his car were slow to be fitted;[25] he was demoted to 11th position and fell out of contention for the victory.

Martin, Montoya, Kurt Busch, Burton and Edwards rounded out the top ten finishers.

[6] ""I knew we were going to get one eventually, We had some missed opportunities last season, but that keeps you driving hard and pushing forward."

"[30] Third-place finisher Biffle was candid with his performance: "We worked our way all the way back to fourth, third – 15 more laps, would've passed [runner-up Jimmie Johnson] and then a little while longer we could've gotten [Gordon].

"[25] His teammate Kenseth commented on the lug nut fault that lost him positions and caused him to finish fifth, "You can't really do much about it.

[23] Eighth-placed finisher Kurt Busch said his team believed that they could not challenge the major competitors, but admitted his strong result was "exactly what we needed.

[33] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet increased their points total to 48, while Ford advanced to second with 38 and Toyota was bumped to third with 37.