 The 2009 Checker O 'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was the thirty @-@ fifth and penultimate stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the ninth in the ten @-@ race season @-@ ending Chase for the Sprint Cup . It was held on November 15 , 2009 at Phoenix International Raceway , in Avondale , Arizona before a crowd of 90 @,@ 000 . The 312 @-@ lap race was won by Jimmie Johnson of the Hendrick Motorsports team after starting from third position . Jeff Burton finished second and Denny Hamlin came in third . 
