NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009

La stagione 2009 è stata la 61ª edizione nella storia della NASCAR, che è stata conclusa con il 4º successo consecutivo nella Sprint Cup Series di Jimmie Johnson.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009
Edizione n. 61 del NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Dati generali
Inizio	7 febbraio
Termine	22 novembre
Prove	36
Titoli in palio
Piloti (Drivers)	Jimmie Johnson
Proprietari (Owners)	Hendrick Motorsports
Case costruttrici (Manifacturers)	Chevrolet
Altre edizioni
Precedente - Successiva

Jimmie Johnson, il campione 2009 della Sprint Cup Series. Questo è stato il quarto dei suoi cinque titoli consecutivi.

Mark Martin è arrivato secondo dietro a Johnson di 141 punti. Era la sua prima stagione completa dal 2006.

Jeff Gordon è arrivato terzo in campionato con un 1-2-3 per Hendrick Motorsports in classifica nel 2009.

Cronaca

La prima gara dell'anno è stata disputata a Daytona il 7 febbraio aprendo così il campionato ufficiale Sprint Cup composto da 29+2 gare. Al termine della "regular season" è stata disputata una sorta di playoff fra i primi 12 piloti in classifica generale (la Chase), dal 20 settembre al New Hampshire Motor Speedway di Loudon.

Calendario

Sprint Cup Calendario 2009
Data	Gara	Arena	Vincitore
7 febbraio	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway	Kevin Harvick
12 febbraio	Gatorade Duels	Daytona International Speedway	Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch
15 febbraio	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Matt Kenseth
22 febbraio	Auto Club 500	Auto Club Speedway	Matt Kenseth
1º marzo	Shelby 427	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch
8 marzo	Kobalt Tools 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch
22 marzo	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch
29 marzo	Goody's Fast Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
5 aprile	Samsung 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon
18 aprile	Subway Fresh Fit 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Mark Martin
26 aprile	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway	Brad Keselowski
2 maggio	Crown Royal Presents The Russell Friedman 400	Richmond International Raceway	Kyle Busch
9 maggio	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Mark Martin
16 maggio	NASCAR Sprint Shootout and All-Star Race XXV	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Sam Hornish, Jr. (Showdown); Tony Stewart (All-Star)
25 maggio	Coca-Cola 600	Lowe's Motor Speedway	David Reutimann
31 maggio	Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Cheese	Dover International Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
7 giugno	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Tony Stewart
14 giugno	Lifelock 400	Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin
21 giugno	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway	Kasey Kahne
28 giugno	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Joey Logano
4 luglio	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway	Tony Stewart
11 luglio	LifeLock.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway	Mark Martin
26 luglio	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
3 agosto	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Denny Hamlin
9 agosto	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Tony Stewart
16 agosto	CARFAX 400	Michigan International Speedway	Brian Vickers
22 agosto	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Kyle Busch
6 settembre	Labor Day Classic 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Kasey Kahne
12 settembre	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway	Denny Hamlin
2009 Chase Sprint Cup
20 settembre	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Mark Martin
27 settembre	Camping World RV 400	Dover International Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
4 ottobre	Price Chopper 400	Kansas Speedway	Tony Stewart
11 ottobre	Pepsi 500	Auto Club Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
17 ottobre	NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson
25 ottobre	TUMS Fast Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway	Denny Hamlin
1º novembre	AMP Energy 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Jamie McMurray
8 novembre	Dickies 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Kurt Busch
15 novembre	Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Jimmie Johnson
22 novembre	Ford 400	Homestead Miami Speedway	Denny Hamlin

Piloti

Numero	Pilota	Sponsor	Auto	Full/Part-time	Team
00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	Full Time	Michael Waltrip Racing
02	TBA	Farm Bureau	Toyota	Part Time	Joe Gibbs Racing
02	Brandon Ash	Sprinter Trucking	Dodge	Part Time	Ash Motorsports
04	P. J. Jones	Jim Beam / Mapei	Toyota	Part Time	Robby Gordon Motorsports
06	Trevor Boys David Starr	Boys Will Be Boys Racing Company / Rocky Mountain Raceway Park	Dodge	Part Time	Boys Racing
07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's / DirecTV	Chevrolet	Full Time	Richard Childress Racing
08	Boris Said James Hylton Terry Labonte	Scotts Bonus S Max / U.S. Chrome	Ford/Toyota	Part Time	Carter/Simo Racing
09	Brad Keselowski Sterling Marlin Mike Bliss Ken Schrader Ron Fellows	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet/Dodge	Full Time	Phoenix Racing
1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / National Wild Turkey Federation / Tracker Boats / GE Reveal / TomTom / Guitar Hero	Chevrolet	Full Time	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge	Full Time	Penske Championship Racing
4	Eric McClure	Hefty / Walmart	Chevrolet	Part Time	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
5	Mark Martin	Kellogg's / Carquest / Cheez-It / Pop-Tarts	Chevrolet	Full Time	Hendrick Motorsports
6	David Ragan	UPS	Ford	Full Time	Roush Fenway Racing
7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam / Mapei / Menards / Robby Gordon Motorsports / Red Stag / Kid Rock / John Manville	Toyota	Full Time	Robby Gordon Motorsports
8	Aric Almirola	TomTom / Target / Guitar Hero World Tour / Cub Cadet	Chevrolet	Part Time	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser	Dodge	Full Time	Richard Petty Motorsports
11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx / Farm Bureau	Toyota	Full Time	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	David Stremme	Penske Championship Racing	Dodge	Full Time	Penske Championship Racing
13	Max Papis	GEICO	Toyota	Part Time	Germain Racing
14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice / Burger King	Chevrolet	Full Time	Stewart Haas Racing
15	Marc Davis	Bobcat	Toyota	Part Time	Marc Davis Motorsports
16	Greg Biffle	3M	Ford	Full Time	Roush Fenway Racing
17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Tools / Carhartt / USG Sheetrock / R+L Carriers / Dish Network	Ford	Full Time	Roush Fenway Racing
18	Kyle Busch	M&M's / Snickers / Interstate Batteries / Transformers - La vendetta del caduto / Pedigree / Combos	Toyota	Full Time	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy / Stanley Tools / McDonald's	Dodge	Full Time	Richard Petty Motorsports
20	Joey Logano	Home Depot / Farm Bureau	Toyota	Full Time	Joe Gibbs Racing
21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft	Ford	Part Time	Wood Brothers Racing
23	Mike Skinner Robert Richardson	Mahindra Tractors	Chevrolet	Part Time	R3 Motorsports
24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi / National Guard·	Chevrolet	Full Time	Hendrick Motorsports
25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com	Chevrolet	Part Time	Hendrick Motorsports
26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal / Irwin Tools / Valvoline / Sears	Ford	Full Time	Roush Fenway Racing
27	Kirk Shelmerdine Tom Hubert Ted Christopher	Biker Design	Toyota	Part Time	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
28	Travis Kvapil	Pepsi / Golden Corral / Farmers	Ford	Part Time	Yates Racing
29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil / Hershey's / Reese's	Chevrolet	Full Time	Richard Childress Racing
31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar / Prilosec / Lenox Industrial Tools	Chevrolet	Full Time	Richard Childress Racing
33	Clint Bowyer	General Mills / BB&T / The Hartford Financial Services	Chevrolet	Full Time	Richard Childress Racing
34	John Andretti Tony Raines	Window World / Taco Bell / A&W / Long John Silver's	Chevrolet	Full Time	Front Row Motorsports
35	Todd Bodine	Germain Racing	Toyota	Part Time	Germain Racing
36	Scott Riggs Mike Skinner Patrick Carpentier Brian Simo	Red Bank Outfitters / Array Lighting / Nexxus	Toyota	Full Time	Tommy Baldwin Racing
37	Tony Raines Chris Cook	Long John Silver's / Grander Mountain	Dodge	Part Time	Front Row Motorsports
39	Ryan Newman	US Army / Haas Automation	Chevrolet	Full Time	Stewart Haas Racing
41	Jeremy Mayfield J.J. Yeley	All Sport / Big Red / NuGrape / SmallSponsor.com	Toyota	Part Time	Mayfield Motorsports
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target / Wrigley's / Energizer / Polaroid / Tums	Chevrolet	Full Time	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
43	Reed Sorenson	United States Air Force / McDonald's / Super 8 / Valvoline / Paralyzed Veterans of America / Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper	Dodge	Full Time	Richard Petty Motorsports
44	A. J. Allmendinger	Valvoline / Charter / Harrah's / Dodge Dealers / Hunt Brothers Pizza / Best Buy / PVA.org	Dodge	Full Time	Richard Petty Motorsports
46	Carl Long Dennis Setzer	Romeo Guest Construction	Dodge	Part Time	Carl Long Racing
47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Clorox / Kingsford Charcoal / Bush's Baked Beans	Toyota	Full Time	JTG Daugherty Racing
48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet	Full Time	Hendrick Motorsports
51	Kelly Bires Dexter Bean David Starr	Fab Grills / Allegro Marinade / LiveWire Energy	Chevrolet	Part Time	Blackjack Racing
55	Michael Waltrip Patrick Carpentier	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Full Time	Michael Waltrip Racing
57	Norm Benning	Norm Benning Racing	Chevrolet	Part Time	Norm Benning Racing
60	James Hylton Boris Said	Carter/Simo Racing / No Fear Racing	Dodge	Part Time	Carter/Simo Racing
64	Geoff Bodine Todd Bodine Larry Gunselman Mike Wallace	Fred's Hometown Discount Store / Curtis Steel Company / Core Construction / Dunham Cellars	Toyota	Part Time	Gunselman Racing
66	Terry Labonte Dave Blaney Michael McDowell	Window World / Hyde Park Storage Suites / Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	Full Time	Prism Motorsports
71	Mike Wallace David Gilliland	Capital Window / SpongeTech.com / American Monster / CompUSA.com / Adobe Road Winery	Chevrolet	Full Time	TRG Motorsports
73	Mike Garvey Tony Raines	Jani-King / Quality Concrete	Dodge	Part Time	H&S Motorsports
75	Derrike Cope	Blu Frog Energy Drink	Dodge	Part Time	Cope / Keller Racing
77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 / Penske Truck Rental / AAA - Auto Club	Dodge	Full Time	Penske Championship Racing
78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row	Chevrolet	Part Time	Furniture Row Racing
82	Scott Speed	Red Bull	Toyota	Full Time	Red Bull Racing Team
83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull	Toyota	Full Time	Red Bull Racing Team
87	Joe Nemechek Scott Speed	NEMCO Motorsports / Huckleberry's / Maui Showers	Toyota	Full Time	NEMCO Motorsports
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / Mountain Dew / National Guard	Chevrolet	Full Time	Hendrick Motorsports
96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com / Academy Sports + Outdoors / Texas Instruments	Ford	Full Time	Hall of Fame Racing / Yates Racing
98	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville / Quaker State / Pittsburgh Paints / Peak / Moen	Ford	Full Time	Yates Racing
99	Carl Edwards	Aflac / Subway / Claritin	Ford	Full Time	Roush Fenway Racing

Classifica finale

#	Pilota	Team	Auto	Vitt.	Pt.
1	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	7	6652
2	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5	6511
3	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	1	6473
4	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	2	6446
5	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4	6335
6	Tony Stewart	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet	4	6309
7	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	0	6292
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	0	6252
9	Ryan Newman	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet	0	6175
10	Kasey Kahne	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	2	6128
11	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	0	6118
12	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota	1	5929

Questi elencati sono solo i primi dodici piloti in classifica generale.

Collegamenti esterni

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