The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second national stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 14 at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300. The season concluded on November 21 at Homestead–Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. With 25 top-five finishes, Kyle Busch was the season champion. He finished 210 points clear of Carl Edwards and 318 ahead of Brad Keselowski.
Double-file restarts Before the start of the season, NASCAR changed restart rules regarding the final moments of all races in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. Previously, when the race was inside the final ten laps, all cars/trucks on the lead lap were in a single-file restart in that window. As of the 2009 season, the window changed to the final 20 laps. The "lucky dog"/"free pass" rule was still be eliminated in the last ten laps of a race. This rule will not matter starting at the July Daytona race, with the addition of "Double-File Restarts Shootout Style."
After being successful in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR will implement a double-file restart system starting at the July Daytona race. The entire field will line up double-file, much like the start of the race at every restart. The leaders and other lead lap cars are now in front always when taking the green flag. Cars who choose to stay out and not pit during a caution flag who are in front of the leaders are now waved-around to restart (double file) at the back of the field. The lucky dog/free pass rule is now in effect the entire distance of the race, and the double-file restarts are for every restart, including green-white-checkered finishes. The only reason cars do not line up double-file in the order they are position wise on the leaderboard is if they are serving a penalty (in most cases, for pit road violations). The leader of the race also has the option of selecting which lane, inside or outside, to restart in, however, the 3rd place car (and 5th, 7th, and so on) will always restart on the inside.
Schedule
RoundRaceVenueWinnerDate 1 Camping World 300 Daytona International Speedway Tony Stewart February 14 2 Stater Brothers 300 Auto Club Speedway Kyle Busch February 21 3 Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Greg Biffle February 28 4 Scotts Turf Builder 300 Bristol Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick March 21 5 O'Reilly 300 Texas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch April 4 6 Nashville 300 Nashville Superspeedway Joey Logano April 11 7 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Phoenix International Raceway Greg Biffle April 17 8 Aaron's 312 Talladega Superspeedway David Ragan April 25 9 Lipton Tea 250 Richmond International Raceway Kyle Busch May 1 10 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Darlington Raceway Matt Kenseth May 8 11 CarQuest Auto Parts 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway Mike Bliss May 23 12 Heluva Good! 200 Dover International Speedway Brad Keselowski May 30 13 Federated Auto Parts 300 Nashville Superspeedway Kyle Busch June 6 14 Meijer 300 Kentucky Speedway Joey Logano June 13 15 NorthernTool.com 250 The Milwaukee Mile Carl Edwards June 20 16 Camping World RV Sales 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kyle Busch June 27 17 Subway Jalapeño 250 Daytona International Speedway Clint Bowyer July 3 18 Dollar General 300 Chicagoland Speedway Joey Logano July 10 19 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Gateway International Raceway Kyle Busch July 18 20 Kroger 200 O'Reilly Raceway Park Carl Edwards July 25 21 U.S. Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway Brad Keselowski August 1 22 Zippo 200 Watkins Glen International Marcos Ambrose August 8 23 CarFax 250 Michigan International Speedway Brad Keselowski August 15 24 Food City 250 Bristol Motor Speedway David Ragan August 21 25 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Carl Edwards August 30 26 Degree Men V12 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick September 5 27 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond International Raceway Carl Edwards September 11 28 Dover 200 Dover International Speedway Clint Bowyer September 26 29 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway Joey Logano October 3 30 Copart 300 Auto Club Speedway Joey Logano October 10 31 Dollar General 300 Lowe's Motor Speedway Kyle Busch October 16 32 Kroger on Track for the Cure 250 Memphis Motorsports Park Brad Keselowski October 24 33 O'Reilly Challenge Texas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch November 7 34 Able Body Labor 200 Phoenix International Raceway Carl Edwards November 14 35 Ford 300 Homestead–Miami Speedway Kyle Busch November 21
Teams and drivers
Full schedule Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Chevrolet Faith Motorsports 89 Morgan Shepherd Morris Van Vleet Nathan McGuire Shannon Feldman Jason Crouse Zach Johnson Jay Robinson Racing 28 Kenny Wallace Chris Rice Jay Robinson Curtis Aldridge 49 Kertus Davis Mark Fordham Terry Richardson Gary Cogswell Curtis Aldridge Jay Robinson Kevin Hamlin Mark Green JD Motorsports 0 Danny O'Quinn Jr. J. C. Stout Robert Richardson Jr. Steve Grissom Mark Green Mike Wallace Kertus Davis Andy Lally Jeremy Clements 01 Mike Wallace Danny O'Quinn Jr. JR Motorsports 88 Brad Keselowski Tony Eury Kevin Harvick, Inc. 33 Kevin Harvick Ernie Cope Tony Stewart Kelly Bires Ryan Newman Cale Gale Ron Hornaday Jr. J. R. Fitzpatrick Key Motorsports 40 Scott Wimmer Gary Showalter Jeff Green Aric Almirola Jeffrey Earnhardt Mike Bliss MSRP Motorsports 90 Johnny Chapman Michael Allen Robert Huffman Dave Blaney Mike Bliss Chris Cook 91 Terry Cook (R) Robert Huffman Michael Allen Justin Hobgood Kelly Bires Jeff Green Chase Miller Dave Blaney Tom Hubert Phoenix Racing 1 Mike Bliss Marc Reno Ryan Newman Reed Sorenson Max Papis Martin Truex Jr. David Gilliland Landon Cassill James Buescher Richard Childress Racing 29 Clint Bowyer Dan Deeringhoff Jeff Burton Stephen Leicht Casey Mears Rusty Wallace Racing 62 Brendan Gaughan (R) Bryan Berry Shane Huffman Dale Ferguson 66 Steve Wallace Dale Ferguson Tripp Bruce R3 Motorsports 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Todd Brewer Walter Giles Steve Plattenberger Ken Butler III (R) Jeff Fuller Chris Cook Jean-François Dumoulin Kevin Conway 26 Kevin Conway Jefferson Hodges Dodge Whitney Motorsports Brian Keselowski Bob Keselowski Dennis Setzer Michael McDowell (R) Danny O'Quinn Jr. MacDonald Motorsports 81 D. J. Kennington David Ingram Jr. Kevin Hamlin Jeff Green Bobby Hamilton Jr. Patrick Sheltra Michael McDowell Sean Murphy J. J. Yeley Alex Tagliani Mike Bliss Blake Koch Bobby Hillin Jr. Penske Racing 12 Justin Allgaier (R) Chad Walter Ford Baker Curb Racing 27 Jason Keller Todd Gordon RAB Racing 09 John Wes Townley (R) Blake Bainbridge Boris Said Travis Kvapil Roush Fenway Racing 6 David Ragan Mike Kelley Erik Darnell (R) 16 Greg Biffle Eddie Pardue Matt Kenseth Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Colin Braun 60 Carl Edwards Dan Stillman Specialty Racing 61 Brandon Whitt Doug Taylor Matt Carter D. J. Kennington Kenny Hendrick Jason Bowles Team Rensi Motorsports 24 Eric McClure Chris Wright Toyota Braun Racing 10 David Reutimann Todd Lohse Cory Shea Mike McCoige Stewart Cooper Mike Hillman Jr. Kelly Bires Brian Scott Burney Lamar Marc Davis Chad Blount Elliott Sadler Kasey Kahne Justin Marks Reed Sorenson 32 Brian Vickers Trent Owens Burney Lamar Reed Sorenson David Reutimann Brian Ickler Jacques Villeneuve 38 Jason Leffler Scott Zipadelli CJM Racing 11 Scott Lagasse Jr. (R) Paul Wolfe Denny Hamlin Brian Scott Andrew Ranger Kelly Bires Trevor Bayne Mike Bliss Germain Racing 15 Michael Annett (R) Bruce Cook Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Kyle Busch Joel Weidman Jason Ratcliff 20 Joey Logano Ron Denton Dave Rogers Doug Hewitt Denny Hamlin Brad Coleman Matt DiBenedetto JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Michael McDowell (R) Chase Miller qualified the No. 47 car at Kansas (race #29), but was replaced in the race by Michael Mcdowell after he failed to qualify in his own No. 96 car. Gene Nead Kelly Bires Coleman Pressley Marcos Ambrose Chase Miller Chris Cook Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Michael Waltrip Jerry Baxter Scott Speed Trevor Bayne Patrick Carpentier David Reutimann Chevrolet Dodge Front Row Motorsports 34 Tony Raines Scott Eggelston Jim Mazza Chevrolet Ford Day Enterprise Racing 05 Jeff Green Newt Moore Justin Ashburn Casey Atwood Brad Baker Victor Gonzalez Jr. Mark Day Blake Koch Chevrolet Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek Mike Boerschinger Cory Shea Kevin Conway Chad Blount Jeff Fuller Mike Bliss Dave Blaney
Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 2 Austin Dillon Sean Caisse Corrie Stott Racing 02 Andy Ponstein Kevin Harvick, Inc. 4 J. R. Fitzpatrick JD Motorsports 04 Mark Green Kertus Davis JR Motorsports 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mark Martin Scott Wimmer Ryan Newman Ron Fellows Tony Stewart Richard Boswell Kelly Bires Stellar Quest Racing 19 J. C. Stout Trail Motorsports 22 Johnny Borneman III Rick Ware Racing 31 Stanton Barrett Kerry Earnhardt Tim Andrews Daryl Harr Travis Kittleson Jeffrey Earnhardt Kevin Hamlin Nick Joanides 41 Derrike Cope Justin Hobgood Stanton Barrett Tom Hubert Kevin Hamlin 79 Stanton Barrett SK Motorsports 44 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Jarit Johnson Clements Racing 50 Jeremy Clements Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Larry Foyt Horn Auto Racing 58 Chris Horn Xxxtreme Motorsports Mike Harmon Josh Wise Chase Austin ML Motorsports 70 Mark Green Shelby Howard E.O.C. Motorsports 71 Joe Ruttman Bob Schacht Racing 75 Bobby Gerhart Brandon Knupp Kenny Hendrick Herd Racing Brett Rowe Cardinal Motorsports 77 Peyton Sellers Hendrick Motorsports 80 Tony Stewart Mike Harmon Racing 84 Mike Harmon Jennifer Jo Cobb Dodge Penske Racing 22 Parker Kligerman Smith-Ganassi Racing 42 Kenny Hendrick David Gilliland Kevin Hamlin Scott Lagasse Jr. Aric Almirola Todd Kluever Todd Bodine Todd Bodine qualified the No. 42 car at Homestead (race #35), but was replaced in the race by Parker Kligerman after he failed to qualify in his own No. 22 car. Parker Kligerman Derrike Cope, Inc. 73 Kevin Lepage Derrike Cope Chase Miller 78 Kevin Lepage Derrike Cope 79 Jennifer Jo Cobb TW Racing 86 Antonio Pérez Whitney Motorsports 92 Willie Allen Dennis Setzer 96 Dennis Setzer Dennis Setzer qualified the No. 96 car at Texas I (race #5), but was replaced in the race by Brian Keselowski after he failed to qualify in his own No. 26 car. Brian Keselowski Willie Allen Blake Bjorklund Andy Ponstein Michael McDowell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 17 Matt Kenseth Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Rensi-Hamilton Racing 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Go Green Racing 39 Eddie MacDonald Means Racing 55 Brad Teague VSI Racing 72 Benny Gordon Ray Hackett Racing 76 Ryan Hackett Borneman Racing 83 Johnny Borneman III Yates Racing 98 Paul Menard Baker Curb Racing 37 Kevin Hamlin 43 Josh Wise Toyota Braun Racing with Richard Petty Motorsports Kasey Kahne CJM Racing 14 Justin Lofton Marc Davis Motorsports 36 Marc Davis Robby Gordon Motorsports 55 Robby Gordon ChevroletFord Day Enterprise Racing 85 Justin Ashburn Casey Atwood Brad Baker Jeff Green Smith-Ganassi Racing 52 Trevor Bayne Means Racing Donnie Neuenberger Scott Gaylord Kevin Lepage Brad Teague Kevin Hamlin Chris Lawson Jack Smith Mike Wallace Tony Ave Chevrolet Toyota SK Motorsports 07 David Green Patrick Carpentier Donny Lia Mike Harmon Chase Mattioli Kris Szekeres Jason White Josh Wise Jarit Johnson Danny O'Quinn Jr. Xxxtreme Motorsports Chase Austin
Notes
Penske purchased the #59 car's 2008 owner's points from JTG Daugherty Racing for the 2009 season. The #23 car's owners points were purchased from JD Motorsports for the season, coming from the #01 car in 2008. RAB Racing used Jay Robinson's #4 car's owner points from 2008, which had previously belonged to James Finch. The 07 team used the former Fitz Motorsports' teams owner points. Fitz now runs as Trail Motorsports.
Races
Camping World 300 The Camping World 300 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Kevin Harvick took the pole but Tony Stewart won the race.