 On lap 229 , Jeff Gordon passed Johnson for the seventh position . Seven laps later , Martin moved into twelfth . After 247 laps , Hamlin 's lead over Kyle Busch was 2 @.@ 3 seconds . During the 249th lap , Edwards passed Bowyer for eighth . Six laps later , Kurt Busch passed Kyle Busch for third , and Kyle Busch lost fourth place to Johnson on lap 256 . Hamlin maintained the lead to win his fourth race of the 2009 season . Burton finished second , ahead of Harvick and Kurt Busch . Johnson , who finished fifth , became the first driver to clinch four consecutive Drivers ' Championships . Gordon , Edwards , Kyle Busch , Truex and A.J. Allmendinger rounded out the top ten finishers . 
