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    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Wikipedia

    • The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 38th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 21st century's first decade, the 2000s. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway a… See more

    Teams and drivers

    Because of the merger of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. with Chip Ganassi Racing, the No. 01 and No. 15 teams closed after the 2008 … See more

    Major news stories

    The economic crisis of 2008 caused problems even before the 2009 season began. While gas (and diesel) prices came down to nearly $2.00 per gallon, corporate America was reluctant to shell out millions of dollars to … See more

    Verizon Wireless and Penske Racing

    In late 2008, Verizon merged with Alltel. As a result, per the grandfather clause, the team would run Verizon red on the No. 12 car, but would not run Verizon as a sponsor, placing Penske logos instead. See more

    2009 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE - WINNERS - Indy Speedway
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    Schedule

    The most significant schedule changes in the 2009 NASCAR schedule realignment included the addition of the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway to the 2009 Chase, the shifting of the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeed… See more

    Television and radio

    In their third year of the current NASCAR television agreement, Fox carried the Bud Shootout, the Daytona 500 and the first 13 races through Dover's June race. Fox-owned Speed Channel aired the Gatorade Duels… See more

    2009 season races

    The Budweiser Shootout, ran on February 7, is an exhibition race that traditionally is contested by all pole winners from the previous season. This year however, after an announcement made during the previous se… See more

    Rookie of the Year

    The clear favorite for Rookie of the year was 18-year-old standout Joey Logano. Despite struggling early in the year, Logano became the youngest winner in Sprint Cup Series history by winning the rain shortened Lenox Indus… See more

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    Teams and drivers
    Major news stories
    Verizon Wireless and Penske Racing
    Schedule
    Television and radio
    2009 season races
    Rookie of the Year