Race details [1] | |||
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Race 16 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | June 21, 2009 | ||
Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 110 laps, 218.9 mi (352.285 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching as low as 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds up to 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h) [2] | ||
Average speed | 71.012 miles per hour (114.283 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Red Bull Racing | ||
Time | 76.475 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
Laps | 37 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers | Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach, Jr. [3] |
The 2009 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on June 21, 2009 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Kasey Kahne picked up his first-ever win on a road course after leading 37 laps, giving car owner Richard Petty his first win as an owner in 10 years. All of Petty's cars finished in the top 10, except for Reed Sorenson, who finished a distant 40th.
Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Team | Make |
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1 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne [4] | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge |
2 | 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
3 | 3 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota |
4 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
5 | 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
6 | 17 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
7 | 20 | 44 | A. J. Allmendinger | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge |
8 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
9 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
10 | 8 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge |
11 | 38 | 55 | Patrick Carpentier | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
12 | 33 | 13 | Max Papis | Germain Racing | Toyota |
13 | 34 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
14 | 23 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
15 | 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge |
16 | 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing | Toyota |
17 | 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
18 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
19 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
20 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Hall of Fame Racing | Ford |
21 | 30 | 98 | Paul Menard | Yates Racing | Ford |
22 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
23 | 21 | 07 | Casey Mears | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
24 | 9 | 08 | Boris Said | John Carter Racing | Ford |
25 | 6 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
26 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
27 | 29 | 09 | Ron Fellows | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet |
28 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
29 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
30 | 41 | 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet |
31 | 42 | 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
32 | 32 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet |
33 | 40 | 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
34 | 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
35 | 14 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
36 | 22 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Toyota |
37 | 31 | 87 | Scott Speed* | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota |
38 | 18 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Penske Racing | Dodge |
39 | 39 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing | Dodge |
40 | 28 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge |
41 | 43 | 02 | Brandon Ash | Ash Motorsports | Dodge |
42 | 19 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Toyota |
43 | 37 | 04 | P. J. Jones | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Toyota |
Failed to Qualify: Scott Speed (#82), Tom Hubert (#27), Chris Cook (#37), Brian Simo (#36)
* Scott Speed's team paid Joe Nemechek to let Speed drive his car in the race.
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