2009 Autism Speaks 400

The 2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! was the thirteenth points race in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, marking the halfway point to the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and was held at the 1-mile (1.6 km) Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital city May 31 of that year, consisting of 400 miles (640 km).

2009 Autism Speaks 400
Race details
Race 13 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
2009 Autism Speaks 400 program cover
2009 Autism Speaks 400 program cover
Date May 31, 2009 (2009-May-31)
Official name Autism Speaks 400
Location Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1.0 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1]
Average speed 115.237 miles per hour (185.456 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Michael Waltrip Racing
Time 22.960
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 298
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Background

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Fox Sports, in its 2009 swan song, televised the race beginning at 1:30 PM US EDT while MRN (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) handled radio coverage starting at 1 PM.

The biggest change that year at Dover was a new pit road area. Previously, Dover's pit road only had enough room for 42 pit stalls, meaning one team had to share a pit until a car dropped out of the race. Now, thanks to a new pit wall facing the main stands, widening the lanes within pit road by 4 feet (1.2 m), the area was rebuilt and all 43 cars will have their own pit stalls that are 4 feet (1.2 m) longer than before.

Pre-Race News

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The biggest news this week concerned the Hendrick Motorsports #88 team of Dale Earnhardt Jr. His cousin and crew chief, Tony Eury Jr., who had come with him from Dale Earnhardt Inc. (now Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) two years ago in one of the biggest events of that Silly Season, was fired. He will be replaced for the next two races with manager Brian Whitesell. Lance Magrew, a veteran crew chief will take over at Michigan.

Entry list

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Car[2] Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Owner Team Crew Chief
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing
1 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki Penske Racing
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Kellogg's / Carquest Mary Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports
06 David Starr Houston, TX Dodge Canics.com Theresa Boys Boys Will Be Boys Racing
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry Roush Fenway Racing
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Toyota Richmond Water Heaters Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports
09 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Dodge Phoenix Racing James Finch Phoenix Racing
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett Jr Richard Petty Motorsports
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Office J D Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske Penske Racing
13 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain Germain Racing
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice Margaret Haas Stewart-Haas Racing
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Nexcare Jack Roush Roush Fenway Racing
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Dewalt John Henry Roush Fenway Racing
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Stanley Tools George Gillett Jr Richard Petty Motorsports
20 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports
25 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Crown Royal Geoff Smith Roush Fenway Racing
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress Richard Childress Racing
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet The Hartford Bobby Ginn III Richard Childress Racing
34 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Chevrolet Taco Bell Teresa Earnhardt Front Row Motorsports
36 Mike Skinner Ontario, CA Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Tommy Baldwin Racing
37 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN Chevrolet Long John Silver's Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet U.S. Army Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge U.S. Air Force Richard Petty Richard Petty Motorsports
44 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper George Gillett Jr Richard Petty Motorsports
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota RaceSavers.com Rob Kauffman JTG Daugherty Racing
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons Prism Motorsports
71 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet CompUSA Kevin Buckler TRG Motorsports
75 Derrike Cope Spanaway, WA Dodge FlipnBags.com Derrike Cope Cope-Keller Racing
77 Sam Hornish Jr Defiance, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis Penske Racing
78 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies Barney Visser Furniture Row Racing
82 Scott Speed Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz Red Bull Racing Team
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz Red Bull Racing Team
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota G.P.'s Enterprises / Huckleberry's BBQ / LubePro's Andrea Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick Hendrick Motorsports
96 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Ford Ask.com / AutismSpeaks.com Jeffrey Moorad Hall of Fame Racing
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Max Jones Yates Racing
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush Roush Fenway Racing

Qualifying

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Jeff Gordon wrecked his car in the first run of qualifying. David Reutimann, winner of the previous week's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 took his third career pole.

 
Jeff Gordon damaged his car after hitting the wall during qualifying
Pos.[3][4] Car Driver Make Avg. Speed (mph) Time Behind
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota 156.794 22.960 0.000
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 156.542 22.997 00.037
3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 156.020 23.074 00.114
4 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 155.952 23.084 00.124
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 155.932 23.087 00.127
6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 155.885 23.094 00.134
7 44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 155.689 23.123 00.163
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 155.662 23.127 00.167
9 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 155.595 23.137 00.177
10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 155.514 23.149 00.189
11 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 155.447 23.159 00.199
12 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 155.440 23.160 00.200
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford 155.420 23.163 00.203
14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 155.313 23.179 00.219
15 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 155.313 23.179 00.219
16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 155.152 23.203 00.243
17 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 155.085 23.213 00.253
18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 155.066 23.216 00.256
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 155.032 23.221 00.261
20 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 154.919 23.238 00.278
21 20 Joey Logano Toyota 154.812 23.254 00.294
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 154.799 23.256 00.296
23 82 Scott Speed Toyota 154.706 23.270 00.310
24 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet 154.593 23.287 00.327
25 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 154.573 23.290 00.330
26 6 David Ragan Ford 154.566 23.291 00.331
27 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 154.434 23.311 00.351
28 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 154.328 23.327 00.367
29 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 154.242 23.340 00.380
30 12 David Stremme Dodge 153.932 23.387 00.427
31 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 153.675 23.426 00.466
32 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 153.577 23.441 00.481
33 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 153.446 23.461 00.501
34 36 Mike Skinner Toyota 153.368 23.473 00.513
35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 153.263 23.489 00.529
36 98 Paul Menard Ford 153.133 23.509 00.549
37 09 Mike Bliss Dodge 153.120 23.511 00.551
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 152.853 23.552 00.592
39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 152.840 23.554 00.594
40 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 151.681 23.734 00.774
41 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 151.471 23.767 00.807
42 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 0.000 00.000 0.000
43 37 Tony Raines Chevrolet 152.491 23.608 00.648
Failed to qualify
44 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 152.265 23.643
45 13 Max Papis Toyota 151.815 23.713
46 75 Derrike Cope Dodge 0.000 00.000 0.000
47 06 David Starr Dodge 0.000 00.000 0.000
WD 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota 0.000 00.000 0.000
WD 64 Todd Bodine Toyota 0.000 00.000 0.000

Failed to Qualify: Brad Keselowski (#25), Max Papis (#13), Derrike Cope (#75), David Starr (#06).

Race recap

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The Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's team chose a rather unusual strategy: they chose the last pit stall (the newly designated 43rd pit stall). It worked to a charm as he led the most laps (298), and made the win with a pass of Tony Stewart with three laps to go and claim the win coming from seventh place on the final pit stop under caution that had earlier cost them the lead.

Race results

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Fin[5][6] St # Driver Sponsor Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings (USD)
1 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's, Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 400 298 running 195 341151
2 31 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot, Old Spice Chevrolet Stewart-Haas Racing 400 6 running 175 215398
3 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Nexcare Products Ford Roush Fenway Racing 400 41 running 170 188700
4 14 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford Roush Fenway Racing 400 7 running 165 179940
5 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 400 0 running 155 136250
6 2 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports 400 0 running 150 150398
7 13 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford Roush Fenway Racing 400 12 running 151 149656
8 11 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chevrolet Stewart-Haas Racing 400 0 running 142 131454
9 17 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 400 0 running 138 112975
10 28 5 Mark Martin Kellogg's, Carquest Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 400 1 running 139 106825
11 25 33 Clint Bowyer The Hartford Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 400 0 running 130 103225
12 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy, National Guard Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 400 0 running 127 107600
13 12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge Penske Racing 400 0 running 124 112235
14 18 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford Roush Fenway Racing 400 0 running 121 101100
15 21 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 400 0 running 118 137351
16 32 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 400 0 running 115 133331
17 35 29 Kevin Harvick Shell, Pennzoil Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 400 0 running 112 127403
18 1 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 400 25 running 114 125998
19 4 43 Reed Sorenson U.S. Air Force Dodge Roush Fenway Racing 400 4 running 111 125851
20 20 47 Marcos Ambrose RaceSavers.com Toyota JTG Daugherty Racing 400 0 running 103 104173
21 15 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 399 0 running 100 122165
22 33 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 399 0 running 97 86525
23 6 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 399 0 running 94 131248
24 26 6 David Ragan UPS Ford Roush Fenway Racing 399 0 running 91 93675
25 9 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 399 0 running 88 112973
26 42 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 398 0 running 85 121851
27 10 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Tools Dodge Roush Fenway Racing 398 2 running 87 91350
28 27 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com, Autism Speaks Ford Hall of Fame Racing 397 0 running 79 110329
29 7 44 A.J. Allmendinger Auto Value, Bumper to Bumper Dodge Roush Fenway Racing 396 0 running 76 82550
30 3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 395 3 running 78 117073
31 30 12 David Stremme Penske Racing Dodge Penske Racing 370 0 crash 70 112740
32 36 98 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints, Menards Ford Yates Racing 363 0 running 67 109506
33 40 7 Robby Gordon Richmond Water Heaters Toyota Robby Gordon Motorsports 282 0 crash 64 98660
34 41 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 253 0 crash 61 86750
35 29 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 250 0 engine 58 86525
36 16 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 232 0 crash 55 96400
37 23 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 118 0 engine 52 90328
38 38 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 67 0 drive shaft 49 78145
39 39 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota Prism Motorsports 66 0 transmission 46 78030
40 37 09 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Dodge Phoenix Racing 56 0 electrical 43 77900
41 34 36 Mike Skinner Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 51 0 engine 40 77745
42 43 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 42 0 crash 37 77665
43 24 71 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 38 1 power 39 78034
Failed to qualify
44 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
45 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota Germain Racing
46 75 Derrike Cope Cope-Keller Racing Dodge Cope-Keller Racing
47 06 David Starr Canics.com Dodge Boys Will Be Boys Racing
WD 41 J.J. Yeley SmallSponsor.com Toyota Mayfield Motorsports
WD 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports

References

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  1. ^ Weather information for the 2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ "2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Autism Speaks 400 Presented by Heluva Good! Entry List - Dover International Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ "2009 Autism Speaks 400 Presented by Heluva Good! Qualifying Results and Race Lineup - Dover International Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. ^ "2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-17.


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