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Jimmie Johnson, the 2009 Sprint Cup Series champion. This was the fourth of his five consecutive titles. Mark Martin came in second behind Johnson by 141 points. It was his first full season since 2006. Jeff Gordon finished third in the championship in a 1-2-3 sweep for Hendrick Motorsports in the standings in 2009.
The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1949 to Red Byron. [1] The first driver to win multiple Championships was Herb Thomas in 1951 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Joey Logano, who won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024. [2] The NASCAR points system has undergone several incarnations since its initial ...
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 entire chase was broadcast on ABC in the USA and TSN 2 in Canada.
Joey Logano is the youngest winner of a Cup Series race; he was 19 years old, 1 month, and 4 days old when he won the 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301. [13] Harry Gant is the oldest winner of a Cup Series race; he was 52 years, 7 months, and 6 days old when he won the 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400. [14] [15]
2009 Daytona 500; Race details; Race 1 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Date: February 15, 2009 () Location: Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Course: Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) Distance: 152 laps, 380 mi (610 km) Scheduled Distance: 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Weather
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.
He concluded the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with a victory at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway starting from the 38th position and led 70 laps. This capped off his year with an impressive 5th place finish in the overall standings, achieving 4 wins, 15 top-5 finishes, and 20 top-10 finishes.
From 1989 to 2009, Martin won 40 Cup Series wins, 35 of which came with Roush. He is widely described and regarded by many as the greatest driver to never win a championship, finishing second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings five times, and third in the NASCAR Cup Series standings four times.