The race began at 1 : 00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and was televised live in the United States on ESPN .
The race is the twenty - seventh of a total of thirty - six in the 2009 season .
The race , the twenty - seventh of a total of thirty - six in the 2009 season , began at 1 : 00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and was televised live in the United States on ESPN .