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2009 was the first season without NASCAR legends Johnny Benson (since 1995), Dale Jarrett (since 1985) and Kyle Petty (since 1978) after they retired following the 2008 season. It was also, significantly, the first in Cup Series history in which no Petty family driver competed during the season.
The 2009 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.With a distance of 500.8 miles (806.0 km), it was held on April 26, 2009 at the 2.66 miles (4.28 km) Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
This was the second-to-last season where Cup Series drivers could run for points in another series. NASCAR implemented this change after Cup drivers were winning the Busch/Nationwide championships over the series regulars for 5 years straight (2006-2010). If the change had been implemented for the 2009 season, Keselowski would have been the ...
The 2009 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on August 10, 2009, at Watkins Glen International. The race was rained out on the original scheduled day of August 9. The race was won by points leader Tony Stewart, his third win of the year. Stewart scored his fifth win at Watkins Glen.
The 2009 Ford 400 was the thirty-sixth and final stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as well as the tenth and final race of the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was held on November 22, 2009, at Homestead-Miami Speedway , in Homestead, Florida , before a crowd of 70,000 people.
There were three NASCAR national series in 2009: 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR; 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series - The second-highest racing series in NASCAR; 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - The third-highest racing series in NASCAR
The 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup was the ten-race playoff that determined the champion of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, contested among the top twelve drivers following the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 12 at Richmond International Raceway.
The 2009 Samsung 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on April 5, 2009, at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas before a crowd of 176,300 people. The 334-lap race was won by Jeff Gordon of the Hendrick Motorsports team after starting from second position.