2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Race details
Race 8 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 program cover
2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 program cover
Date April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 95 °F (35 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1]
Average speed 108.042 miles per hour (173.877 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 26.903
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 157
Winner
No. 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on April 18, 2009 at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Arizona.

Background

Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway.[2] The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[3] The track's turns were banked at 11 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at three degrees. The back stretch, which has a dogleg shape instead of a straight, has 9 degrees of banking.[3] The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.[3]

Before the race, Jeff Gordon led the Drivers' Championship with 1,154 points, followed by Jimmie Johnson in second on 992 points. Kurt Busch was in third on 974 points, Clint Bowyer was fourth with 967 points, and Tony Stewart was fifth on 963 points. Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne rounded out the top ten.[4] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 48 points, ten points ahead of their rival Ford in second. Toyota, with 37 points, was six points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[5] Johnson was the race's defending champion.[6]

Entry list

Car[7] Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
1 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
02 Brandon Ash Umpqua, OR Dodge Sprinter Trucking Inc. Kenneth Wood
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's Mary Hendrick
06 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Dodge Boys Will Be Boys Racing Co. Theresa Boys
6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS Mike Dee
07 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
7 Robby Gordon Bellflower, CA Toyota Mapei / Menards Robby Gordon
09 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Budweiser George Gillett Jr.
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Office / March for Babies J.D. Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Dewalt John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Stanley Tools George Gillett Jr.
20 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Crown Royal Geoff Smith
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Bobby Ginn III
34 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Chevrolet Taco Bell Teresa Earnhardt
36 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Haas Automation Tony Stewart
41 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Toyota Big Red Jeremy Mayfield
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper Richard Petty
44 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge Charter Comm. George Gillett Jr.
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Clorox / Kingsford / Bashas' Rob Kauffman
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
51 Dexter Bean Westby, WI Dodge LiveWire Energy David Bean
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Michael Waltrip
64 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons
71 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet American Monster Kevin Buckler
73 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN Dodge Quality Concrete Barry Haefele
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Defiance, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
78 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies Barney Visser
82 Scott Speed Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota NEMCO Motorsports Andrea Nemechek
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy Rick Hendrick
96 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Ford Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Peak / Menards Max Jones
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Subway Jack Roush

Qualifying

Martin took the pole at Phoenix with a speed of 133.814 mph, 0.018 seconds in front of second place, Kyle Busch. Kurt Busch took third place 0.23 seconds of the leader and Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers rounded out the top five.

Start[8][9] Car Driver Make Avg. Speed Time Behind
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 133.814 26.903 0.000
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 133.725 26.921 00.018
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 133.700 26.926 00.023
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 133.690 26.928 00.025
5 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 133.551 26.956 00.053
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 133.487 26.969 00.066
7 98 Paul Menard Ford 133.482 26.970 00.067
8 00 David Reutimann Toyota 133.457 26.975 00.072
9 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 133.437 26.979 00.076
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 133.338 26.999 00.096
11 99 Carl Edwards Ford 133.318 27.003 00.100
12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 133.259 27.015 00.112
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 133.240 27.019 00.116
14 6 David Ragan Ford 133.156 27.036 00.133
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 133.121 27.043 00.140
16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 133.077 27.052 00.149
17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 133.023 27.063 00.160
18 82 Scott Speed Toyota 132.831 27.102 00.199
19 12 David Stremme Dodge 132.812 27.106 00.203
20 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 132.631 27.143 00.240
21 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 132.626 27.144 00.241
22 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 132.616 27.146 00.243
23 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 132.607 27.148 00.245
24 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 132.602 27.149 00.246
25 44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 132.558 27.158 00.255
26 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 132.519 27.166 00.263
27 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet 132.499 27.170 00.267
28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 132.470 27.176 00.273
29 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 132.402 27.190 00.287
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 132.353 27.200 00.297
31 20 Joey Logano Toyota 132.168 27.238 00.335
32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 132.086 27.255 00.352
33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 132.023 27.268 00.365
34 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 131.950 27.283 00.380
35 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 131.936 27.286 00.383
36 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 131.825 27.309 00.406
37 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 131.670 27.341 00.438
38 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 131.608 27.354 00.451
39 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge 131.521 27.372 00.469
40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 130.928 27.496 00.593
41 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 130.567 27.572 00.669
42 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 130.534 27.579 00.676
43 73 Tony Raines Dodge 131.406 27.396 00.493
Failed to qualify
44 64 Todd Bodine Toyota 130.676 27.549
45 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 130.317 27.625
46 51 Dexter Bean Dodge 129.716 27.753
47 02 Brandon Ash Dodge 128.141 28.094
48 06 Trevor Boys Dodge 124.249 28.974

Race recap

Phoenix International Raceway chaplain Ken Bowers would give out the invocation. Big Machine Records recording artists Kate & Kacey sang the national anthem for this race and future talk show host Michael Strahan delivered the command to start engines 5 minutes after the anthem was sung.

Mark Martin started from the pole and dominated the first one hundred laps of the race, relinquishing the lead only under caution. At this point, the front runners were Martin, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Tony Stewart. Those four were consistently in the top five for the first two hundred laps. On lap 167, the caution came out for Robby Gordon's wreck and several cars stayed out. By lap 267, all cars that have stayed out have pitted except Dale Earnhardt Jr. On lap 300, Earnhardt made slight contact with Casey Mears and hit the wall. Ryan Newman, during this caution, accidentally stayed out of the pits because of having radio problems. He was the only car that didn't pit. On the restart, Martin blew by Newman and cruised to his first win since August 2005.

Results

Fin[10][11] St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 15Mark MartinCarquest, Kellogg's Chevy 312 157 running 195
2 614Tony StewartOffice Depot, Old Spice Chevy 312 19 running 175
3 32Kurt BuschMiller Lite Dodge 312 63 running 170
4 1048Jimmie JohnsonLowe's Chevy 312 1 running 165
5 1316Greg Biffle3M Ford 312 0 running 155
6 1211Denny HamlinFedEx Office, March for Babies Toyota 312 0 running 150
7 261Martin Truex Jr.Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats Chevy 312 0 running 146
8 800David ReutimannAaron's Dream Machine Toyota 312 1 running 147
9 3577Sam Hornish Jr.Mobil 1 Dodge 312 0 running 138
10 1199Carl EdwardsSubway Ford 312 0 running 134
11 2826Jamie McMurrayCrown Royal Ford 312 0 running 130
12 3643Reed SorensonAuto Value Bumper to Bumper Dodge 312 0 running 127
13 219Kasey KahneBudweiser Dodge 312 0 running 124
14 2947Marcos AmbroseClorox, Kingsford, Bashas' Toyota 312 0 running 121
15 1631Jeff BurtonCaterpillar Chevy 312 0 running 118
16 3039Ryan NewmanHaas Automation Chevy 312 4 running 120
17 218Kyle BuschM&M's Toyota 312 0 running 112
18 1912David StremmePenske Racing Dodge 311 0 running 109
19 583Brian VickersRed Bull Toyota 311 2 running 111
20 3807Casey MearsJack Daniel's Chevy 311 0 running 103
21 3120Joey LoganoHome Depot Toyota 311 0 running 100
22 146David RaganUPS Ford 311 0 running 97
23 798Paul MenardPeak, Menards Ford 311 0 running 94
24 2042Juan Pablo MontoyaTarget Chevy 311 0 running 91
25 424Jeff GordonDuPont Chevy 311 0 running 88
26 2433Clint BowyerCheerios, Hamburger Helper Chevy 311 0 running 85
27 1717Matt KensethDeWalt Ford 311 0 running 82
28 978Regan SmithFurniture Row Chevy 311 0 running 79
29 4296Bobby LabonteAsk.com Ford 311 1 running 81
30 3329Kevin HarvickShell, Pennzoil Chevy 311 0 running 73
31 1588Dale Earnhardt Jr.National Guard, AMP Energy Chevy 310 63 running 75
32 4019Elliott SadlerStanley Tools Dodge 310 0 running 67
33 2771David GillilandAmerican Monster Chevy 310 0 running 64
34 1882Scott SpeedRed Bull Toyota 310 0 running 61
35 2544A.J. AllmendingerCharter Communications Dodge 309 0 running 58
36 3736Scott RiggsTommy Baldwin Racing Toyota 307 0 running 55
37 3255Michael WaltripNAPA Toyota 307 1 running 57
38 4134John AndrettiTaco Bell Chevy 307 0 running 49
39 237Robby GordonMapei, Menards Toyota 243 0 running 46
40 3909Sterling MarlinMiccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge 117 0 crash 43
41 2287Joe NemechekNEMCO Motorsports Toyota 76 0 rear axle 40
42 3466Dave BlaneyPrism Motorsports Toyota 59 0 brakes 37
43 4373Tony RainesQuality Concrete Dodge 56 0 brakes 34
Failed to qualify
44 64 Todd Bodine Gunselman Mortorsports Toyota
45 41 Jeremy Mayfield Big Red Toyota
46 51 Dexter Bean LiveWire Energy Dodge
47 02 Brandon Ash Sprinter Trucking, Inc. Dodge
48 06 Trevor Boys Boys Will Be Boys Racing Co. Dodge

References

  1. ↑ Weather information for the 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ↑ "Tracks". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Points Standings". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Manufacturers' Championship Classification". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 Entry List – Phoenix Raceway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  8. ↑ "2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Qualifying Results and Race Lineup – Phoenix Raceway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  9. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  10. ↑ "2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 – The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  11. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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