The 2009 Carfax 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that took place on August 16, 2009, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Actual start time of the race was 2:10PM Eastern Daylight Time; meaning that the race ended at exactly 5:12 PM EDT.
Background
Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.
Summary 200 laps were run on a paved oval track spanning . Out of the 43 race car drivers on the grid, there were 41 American-born drivers and two foreigners (Marcos Ambrose from Australia and Juan Pablo Montoya from Colombia). There were seven cautions for 36 laps and the race lasted three hours and two minutes. Attendance was 103,000 strong and Brian Vickers (driving a Toyota Camry) won the race under a fuel mileage finish. The other contenders who finished in the top ten were: Jeff Gordon (lost by 1.409 seconds), Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, and Denny Hamlin. The pole speed was while the average speed was . Jimmie Johnson had a dominant run during the closing laps until he ran out of fuel. He later admitted that his team was not good on fuel mileage during the race.
Tony Raines failed to qualify for the race due to lack of speed. There were two instances of rain during the race which eventually returned to fair weather.
Results POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS1183 Brian VickersRed Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota200180873running1219022124 Jeff GordonDuPont (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200181151running117531588 Dale Earnhardt Jr.National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200131500running617043299 Carl EdwardsAflac (Jack Roush)Ford200156806running116551477 Sam Hornish Jr.Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)Dodge200118210running015564207 Casey MearsJack Daniel's (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200107250running01507820 Joey LoganoHome Depot (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200144726running014682333 Clint BowyerCheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)Chevrolet20096625running114793100 David ReutimannAaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)Toyota200119248running4143101611 Denny HamlinFedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200100775running213911109 Kasey KahneBudweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)Dodge200122773running0130122229 Kevin HarvickShell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200121353running0127132012 David StremmePenske Racing (Roger Penske)Dodge200116440running0124142517 Matt KensethDeWalt (Jack Roush)Ford200131340running612615739 Ryan NewmanHaas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet200111029running011816921 Bill ElliottMotorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)Ford20078025running0115171814 Tony StewartOffice Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet20097698running2117182731 Jeff BurtonCaterpillar (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200123831running010919342 Juan Pablo MontoyaTarget (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet200115173running0106201716 Greg Biffle3M Scotch Tough Duct Tape (Jack Roush)Ford20098100running01032151 Martin Truex Jr.Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet200114690running0100221344 A.J. AllmendingerSuper 8 Motels (Richard Petty Motorsports)Dodge20079400running097233918 Kyle BuschInterstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200124448running094241225 Brad KeselowskiGoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20075475running091253419 Elliott SadlerStanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)Dodge20087100running088263598 Paul MenardMoen / Menards (Yates Racing)Ford200108606running490273055 Michael WaltripNAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)Toyota20085875running187282934 John AndrettiCarfax (Bob Jenkins)Chevrolet20085625running079294043 Reed SorensonAuto Value Bumper to Bumper (Richard Petty Motorsports)Dodge200114701running07630376 David RaganUPS (Jack Roush)Ford20085775running1783125 Mark MartinKellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20090550running2675321926 Jamie McMurrayCrown Royal (Jack Roush)Ford20082050running06733448 Jimmie JohnsonLowe's (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet199129201running13374341182 Scott SpeedRed Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota19988448running061352647 Marcos AmbroseLittle Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Toyota19986798running0583662 Kurt BuschMiller Lite (Roger Penske)Dodge14691675crash05537247 Robby GordonMoen (Robby Gordon)Toyota9792385crash052382809 Mike BlissMiccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)Dodge6273525electrical049393887 Joe NemechekNEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)Toyota4073475electrical046403671 David GillilandTaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)Chevrolet3973425vibration043414336 Mike SkinnerGuy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich (Tommy Baldwin Jr.)Toyota3373365vibration040424166 Dave BlaneyPrism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)Toyota1873290overheating037433396 Bobby LabonteDLP (Jeff Moorad)Ford18100504engine034Failed to qualify or withdrewPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Tony Raines37Long John Silver'sBob JenkinsDodgeWDTerry Labonte08John CarterToyotaWDMike Wallace64Larry GunselmanToyota
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