2009 Carfax 400
# 2009 Carfax 400

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 2 miles (3.2 km) 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 2.000 miles (3.219 km). Out of the 43 race car drivers on the grid, there were 41 American-born driers 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 187.242 miles per hour (301.337 km/h) while the average speed was 131.531 miles per hour (211.679 km/h). 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

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 200 | 180873 | running | 12 | 190 |
| 2 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 181151 | running | 1 | 175 |
| 3 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 131500 | running | 6 | 170 |
| 4 | 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 156806 | running | 1 | 165 |
| 5 | 14 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 118210 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 42 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 107250 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 200 | 144726 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 23 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 96625 | running | 1 | 147 |
| 9 | 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 200 | 119248 | running | 4 | 143 |
| 10 | 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 200 | 100775 | running | 2 | 139 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 122773 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 121353 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 20 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 116440 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 131340 | running | 6 | 126 |
| 15 | 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing) | Chevrolet | 200 | 111029 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 9 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 200 | 78025 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing) | Chevrolet | 200 | 97698 | running | 2 | 117 |
| 18 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 123831 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | Chevrolet | 200 | 115173 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Scotch Tough Duct Tape (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 98100 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | Chevrolet | 200 | 114690 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 13 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Super 8 Motels (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 79400 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 39 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 200 | 124448 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 12 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 75475 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 87100 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 35 | 98 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 108606 | running | 4 | 90 |
| 27 | 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 200 | 85875 | running | 1 | 87 |
| 28 | 29 | 34 | John Andretti | Carfax (Bob Jenkins) | Chevrolet | 200 | 85625 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 40 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Auto Value Bumper to Bumper (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 114701 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 37 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 85775 | running | 1 | 78 |
| 31 | 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 90550 | running | 26 | 75 |
| 32 | 19 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 82050 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 199 | 129201 | running | 133 | 74 |
| 34 | 11 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 199 | 88448 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing) | Toyota | 199 | 86798 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 146 | 91675 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 24 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Moen (Robby Gordon) | Toyota | 97 | 92385 | crash | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 28 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch) | Dodge | 62 | 73525 | electrical | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek) | Toyota | 40 | 73475 | electrical | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 36 | 71 | David Gilliland | TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler) | Chevrolet | 39 | 73425 | vibration | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 43 | 36 | Mike Skinner | Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich (Tommy Baldwin Jr.) | Toyota | 33 | 73365 | vibration | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 41 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons) | Toyota | 18 | 73290 | overheating | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 33 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP (Jeff Moorad) | Ford | 18 | 100504 | engine | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Tony Raines | 37 | Long John Silver's | Bob Jenkins | Dodge | | | | | |
| WD | Terry Labonte | 08 | | John Carter | Toyota | | | | | |
| WD | Mike Wallace | 64 | | Larry Gunselman | Toyota | | | | | |
