2009 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)
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The 2009 NASCAR Cup Series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 38th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 21st century's first decade, the 2000s. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the Owners' Championship, while Tony Stewart won the Drivers' Championship. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 248 points.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Model |
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Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 01 | Aric Almirola (R) | Dan Stillman | Corvette Z06 |
1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kevin Hamlin | |||
8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Tony Eury, Jr. | |||
15 | Regan Smith | Tony Eury, Sr. | |||
81 | Matt Kenseth | Doug Randolph | |||
Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Tony Raines | Cal Boprey | Impala | |
Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | Alan Gustafson | Impala | |
24 | Jeff Gordon | Steve Letarte | |||
25 | Mark Martin | Lance McGrew | |||
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chad Knaus | |||
Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Jeff Burton | Scott Miller | Corvette Z06 | |
30 | Kevin Harvick | Todd Berrier | |||
31 | Clint Bowyer | Gil Martin | |||
33 | Dave Blaney | Shane Wilson | |||
Stewart Haas Racing | 14 | Tony Stewart | Darian Grubb | Corvette Z06 | |
39 | Ryan Newman | Tony Gibson | |||
TRG Motorsports | 71 | Mike Wallace 1 | Jay Guy | 2007 Monte Carlo SS | |
David Gilliland 25 | |||||
Andy Lally 1 | |||||
Bobby Labonte 7 | |||||
Mike Bliss 2 | |||||
Phoenix Racing | 09 | Sterling Marlin 12 | Marc Reno | Corvette Z06 | |
Ron Fellows 2 | |||||
David Gilliland 1 | |||||
David Stremme 1 | |||||
Dodge | Charger | ||||
Mike Bliss 12 | |||||
Aric Almirola 2 | |||||
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | 40 | Bryan Clauson (R) | Steve Lane | Challenger | |
41 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Kevin Manion | |||
42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Brian Pattie | |||
Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Kenny Francis | Charger | |
10 | Reed Sorenson | Mike Shiplett | |||
19 | Elliott Sadler | Kevin Buskirk | |||
Penske Championship Racing | 06 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mike Nelson | Charger | |
2 | Kurt Busch | Pat Tryson | |||
12 | David Stremme | Roy McCauley | |||
77 | Blaise Alexander | Travis Geisler | |||
Petty Enterprises | 43 | John Andretti | Jeff Meendering | Challenger | |
44 | Bobby Labonte | Mark Tudor | |||
45 | Adam Petty | Billy Wilburn | |||
46 | Austin Petty | Chris Hussey | |||
Ford | Orr Motorsports | 37 | Rodney Orr | John Page | Fusion |
Robert Yates Racing | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ben Leslie | Fusion | |
88 | Jeremy Mayfield | Todd Parrott | |||
96 | J.J. Yeley | Larry Carter | |||
98 | Paul Menard | Butch Hylton | |||
Roush Fenway Racing | 6 | David Ragan | Jimmy Fennig | Roush Mustang | |
17 | Jamie McMurray | Donnie Wingo | |||
60 | Greg Biffle | Greg Erwin | |||
99 | Carl Edwards | Bob Osbourne | |||
Steele/Favre Motorsports | 16 | Tim Steele | Joey Knuckles | Mustang | |
61 | Steve Park | Slugger Labbe | |||
90 | Tony Roper | Darrell Bryant | |||
Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mike Ford | Camry |
18 | Kyle Busch | Steve Addington | |||
20 | Joey Logano (R) | Greg Zipadelli | |||
80 | Jason Leffler | Bryant Frazier | |||
JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Frank Kerr | ||
Michael Waltrip Racing | 00 | David Reutimann | Rodney Childers | ||
55 | Michael Waltrip 34 | Bootie Barker Gene Nead | |||
Patrick Carpentier 2 | |||||
NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | John Nemechek | Eric Phillips | ||
97 | Joe Nemechek | Phillipe Lopez | |||
Prism Motorsports | 66 | Terry Labonte 1 | Bill Henderson | ||
Dave Blaney 34 | |||||
Michael McDowell 1 | |||||
Red Bull Racing Team | 82 | Scott Speed (R) | Jimmy Elledge | ||
83 | Brian Vickers | Ryan Pemberton | |||
84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Doug Richert | |||
Robby Gordon Motorsports | 7 | Robby Gordon 35 | Kirk Almquist | ||
David Gilliland 1 | |||||
Tommy Baldwin Racing | 36 | Scott Riggs 12 | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | ||
Mike Skinner 6 | |||||
Patrick Carpentier 5 | |||||
Brian Simo 2 | |||||
Michael McDowell 10 | |||||
Robert Richardson Jr. 1 |
Limited schedule
Schedule
No. | Race title | Track | Date | Time | TV |
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Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | February 7 | 8:10pm | MGM | |
Gatorade Duels | February 12 | 2:00pm | MGM | ||
1 | Daytona 500 | February 15 | 3:30pm | MGM | |
2 | Subway 400 | Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham | February 22 | 6:00pm | Fox |
3 | Shelby 427 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas | March 1 | 4:30pm | Fox |
4 | Budweiser 400 | Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley | March 8 | 2:00pm | MGM |
5 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | March 22 | 2:00pm | Fox |
6 | Goody's Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway | March 29 | 2:00pm | Fox |
7 | Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth | April 5 | 2:00pm | Fox |
8 | Old Spice 400 | Gateway International Raceway, Madison | April 18 | 8:30pm | CBS |
9 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | April 26 | 2:00pm | Fox |
10 | The Mighty B! 400 | Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth | 2 May | 7:30pm | Fox
Nickelodeon |
11 | Howard Johnson's 400 | Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain | 9 May | 7:00pm | CBS |
NASCAR All-Star Race XXV | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord | 16 May | 7:30pm | Speed | |
NASCAR Showdown | Speed | ||||
12 | Coca-Cola 600 | 25 May | Noon | Fox | |
13 | TNN 420 | Music City Motorplex, Nashville | 31 May | 2:00pm | TNN |
14 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | June 7 | 2:00pm | TBS |
15 | McDonald's 400 | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero | June 14 | 2:00pm | MGM |
16 | LifeLock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet | June 21 | 5:00pm | MGM |
17 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | June 28 | 2:00pm | MGM |
18 | Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach | July 4 | 8:00pm | CBS |
19 | Lifelock 400 | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn | July 11 | 8:00pm | TBS |
20 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | July 26 | 2:00pm | ESPN |
21 | Sunoco American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond | August 3 | Noon | ESPN |
22 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen | August 10 | Noon | ESPN |
23 | Jacob's Grand Prix | Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent, England | August 16 | 2:00pm | TBS |
24 | Sega 350 | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | August 24 | 7:30pm | TBS |
25 | Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com | Darlington Raceway, Darlington | September 6 | 7:30pm | TBS |
26 | Keystone Light 400 | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis | September 12 | 7:30pm | ABC |
27 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro | September 20 | 2:00pm | ABC |
28 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway, Dover | September 27 | 2:00pm | MGM |
29 | Price Chopper 400 | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City | October 4 | 2:00pm | ESPN |
30 | Pepsi 500 | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana | October 11 | 3:30pm | ABC |
31 | NASCAR Banking Roval 500 only from Bank of America | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord (Roval) | October 17 | 7:30pm | ABC |
32 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead | October 25 | 1:30pm | ESPN |
33 | AMP Energy 500 | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln | November 1 | 1:00pm | TBS |
34 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma | November 8 | 3:30pm | MGM |
35 | Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale | November 15 | 3:30pm | ABC |
36 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton | November 22 | 3:30pm | MGM |
Coca-Cola 600, Sunoco American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, and Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen was scheduled to have been run on Sunday, but was rescheduled to Monday due to rain. |
Results and standings
Races
No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Model | Report |
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Budweiser Shootout | Paul Menard | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report | |
Gatorade Duel 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet Impala | Report | |
Gatorade Duel 2 | Mark Martin | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Toyota Camry | ||
1 | Daytona 500 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Kyle Busch | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
2 | Subway 400 | Jeff Gordon | Tony Stewart | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
3 | Shelby 427 | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson | Kyle Busch | Toyota Camry | Report |
4 | Budweiser 400 | Mark Martin | Kurt Busch | Tim Steele | Ford Mustang | Report |
5 | Food City 500 | Mark Martin | Kyle Busch | Paul Menard | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
6 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
7 | Samsung 500 | David Reutimann | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
8 | Old Spice 400 | Mark Martin | Mark Martin | Mark Martin | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
9 | Aaron's 499 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kyle Busch | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
10 | The Mighty B! 400 | Tony Stewart | Matt Kenseth | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford Fusion | Report |
11 | Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com | Matt Kenseth | Greg Biffle | Mark Martin | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
Sprint Showdown | Kirk Shelmerdine | Jamie McMurray | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge Charger | Report | |
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race | Jimmie Johnson | Kevin Harvick | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet Impala | ||
12 | Coca-Cola 600 | Ryan Newman | Kyle Busch | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
13 | TNN 420 | Matt Kenseth | Jeff Burton | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
14 | Pocono 500 | Tony Stewart | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
15 | McDonald's 400 | Jeff Burton | Jeff Burton | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
16 | LifeLock.com 400 | Brian Vickers | Mark Martin | Mark Martin | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
17 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Joey Logano | Toyota Camry | Report |
18 | Coke Zero 400 | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
19 | LifeLock 400 | Brian Vickers | Jimmie Johnson | Mark Martin | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
20 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Mark Martin | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
21 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Tony Stewart | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin | Toyota Camry | Report |
22 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Jimmie Johnson | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
23 | Jacob's Grand Prix | Brian Vickers | Jimmie Johnson | Brian Vickers | Toyota Camry | Report |
24 | Sega 350 | Jeff Gordon | Scott Speed | Scott Speed | Toyota Camry | Report |
25 | Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com | Matt Kenseth | Greg Biffle | Mark Martin | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
26 | Keystone Light 400 | Adam Petty | Jimmie Johnson | Jason Leffler | Toyota Camry | Report |
27 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Adam Petty | Dodge Challenger | Report |
28 | AAA 400 | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet Impala | Report |
29 | Price Chopper 400 | Mark Martin | Greg Biffle | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
30 | Pepsi 500 | Denny Hamlin | Matt Kenseth | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
31 | NASCAR Banking Roval 500 only from Bank of America | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
32 | Ford 400 | Ryan Newman | Denny Hamlin | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
33 | AMP Energy 500 | Jimmie Johnson | Jamie McMurray | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
34 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Brian Vickers | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Charger | Report |
35 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |
36 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Martin Truex, Jr. | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Report |