 On lap 219 , Hamlin moved into the third position , and one lap later , Martin moved up another place to fourth . On lap 222 , Johnson increased his lead over Kurt Busch to almost five seconds . Six laps later , Earnhardt rejoined the race . Green flag pit stops began on lap 240 ; Johnson made a pit stop on lap 242 , giving the lead to Kenseth . After pit stops , Johnson regained the first position . By lap 277 , the drivers reported their cars becoming loose as track temperatures began to drop . Twelve laps later , Burton passed Hamlin for the second position . On lap 296 , Gordon passed Ambrose to claim ninth , while Truex moved into the fifth position . By lap 302 , Johnson maintained a 1 @.@ 8 second lead over Burton . Two laps later , David Reutimann moved back into the top ten after passing Ambrose , while Kurt Busch moved up to sixth on lap 310 . Johnson maintained his lead to win his seventh race of the 2009 season . Burton finished second , ahead of Hamlin in third , Martin in fourth , and Truex in fifth . Kurt Busch , Bowyer , Montoya , Gordon and Reutimann rounded out the top ten finishers . 
