The 2009 nascar sprint cup series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the united states, the 38th modernera cup series, and the last cup season of the 21st centurys first decade, the 2000s. Start and park is a term used in auto racing, particularly in nascar sanctioned races, to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding expenses such as replacement tires, engine wear and tear, and hiring a pit crew. The 2010 nascar sprint cup series was the 62nd season of professional stock car racing in the united states, the 39th modernera cup series, and the first cup season of the 2010s, the 21st centurys second decade. View full size people sit at a campfire in a lot near the grandstands after the nascar sprint cup series auto race, sunday, aug. Last year, toyota drivers won 44 major nascar races 12 in cup, 17 in the nationwide series and 15 in the camping world truck series. Start and park is a term used in auto racing, particularly in nascarsanctioned races, to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding expenses such as replacement tires, engine wear and tear, and hiring a pit crew. The nascar sprint cup series, also known as the cup series or the sprint cup is among the top racing tournaments held by the national association of stock car auto racing. Nascar cup series schedule, nascar schedule, auto racing. Patrick, who has been stock car racing since her youth, won the indy japan 300 in 2008, becoming the first and only woman to win an indycar series race.
Other articles where sprint cup series is discussed. Reynolds tobacco company, it was referred to as the nascar winston cup series 19712003. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international. Coca cola iracing series the longestrunning esports racing series enters its 11th season in 2020, featuring the worlds top 40 online racers squaring off in virtual replicates of nascar cup. The nascar cup series is the top racing series of the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. The 2009 aarons 499 was the ninth race of the 2009 nascar sprint cup season. Click on the race number to see detailed race results.
Fox sports broadcast the race starting at 1 pm edt, with mrn and sirius xm radio carrying the radio broadcast over the air and on satellite respectively. The event is named after the primary sponsor sprint and the even was formerly known by. Kevin rutherford may 11, 2017 cup series, featured content, kevin rutherford, nascar 101 comments off on nascar 101. Oct 22, 2009 the nationwide series driver and toplevel prospect will make this offseasons biggest switch, leaving the jr motorsportshendrick cocoon in favor of a fulltime sprint cup ride for roger penske. The season began on february 16, 20, at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500 on february 24. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. How nascar has changed since dale earnhardts death. Jun 04, 2011 the same as other id packs from sprint, the new nascar sprint cup series is available for download for free for all sprint customers on an everything data plan. See more ideas about nascar wrecks, nascar and nascar crash. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 17. Gordon leads the nascar sprint cup series standings with 341 points. The official chronicle of the nascar sprint cup series season bob zeller on.
The 2011 nascar sprint cup series was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 40th modernera cup series season. On may 8, 2009, busch dominated the xfinity series race at darlington. The same as other id packs from sprint, the new nascar sprint cup series is available for download for free for all sprint customers on an everything data plan. It is comprised of 40 drivers and contains no surprises, with it already being previously announced that jeff. Nascar tracks overall driver rating, which encompasses several of their loop data categories to give an idea of a drivers. The event is named after the primary sponsor sprint and the even was formerly known by strictly stock series and the grand national series. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the r. Brian vickers was the 2000 pro cup rookie of the year and won four times in his two full seasons with the series in this leavitt chassis before moving on to a nascar nationwide. You either are, or you arena t, and any stimulus package is one you make for yourself by having a good. Mar 04, 20 winners and losers from nascar sprint cup series at phoenix 0 of 10 the daytona 500 may be the most prestigious race on the sprint cup schedule, but its the second race of the season where the. The best and worst nascar helmet throws frontstretch. How nascar has changed since dale earnhardts death sports. The 2009 nascar sprint cup series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in.
Nascar cup series at atlanta atlanta motor speedway. Kyle busch to remain eligible for nascar sprint cup series championship. Nascar sprint cup series tickets nascar sprint cup. Feb 02, 2009 video of the possible lineup for the 2009 nascar sprint cup series. Winners and losers from nascar sprint cup series at phoenix 0 of 10 the daytona 500 may be the most prestigious race on the sprint cup schedule. The practice has existed due to the relatively high purse for even a. For janesville native travis kvapil, the 2009 nascar sprint cup series turned from a promising opportunity to frustrating disappointment in just five races. Nov 07, 2009 in several instances, drivers have run away with the championship in the nationwide and truck series, leaving some fans and drivers wanting more.
There have been 102 nascar sprint cup series points races at charlotte motor speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960. Nascar announced today that kyle busch will remain eligible to compete for the 2015 nascar sprint cup series championship. Race results for the 2009 nascar sprint cup series southern 500 at darlington raceway. In 2004, nextel took over the title sponsorship, and in 2008 a merger between nextel and sprint led to another new name for the series now known as sprint cup. Kasey kahne won the nascar camping world truck series race at charlotte.
The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Nascar points system nascar sprint cup chase for the championship history. Series, grand national, nascar cup series, nextel cup series, strictly stock, winston cup series. For all three series, the season will conclude with another tripleheader weekend, at homesteadmiami speedway on nov. Tony stewart martinsvilles red hot dogs let you know if. He won all of them when nascars top series ran under the winston cup banner. There were other instances, though, in which red flags of indifference still. In several instances, drivers have run away with the championship in the nationwide and truck series, leaving some fans and drivers wanting more.
The daytona 500, its most prestigious race, had a television audience in the u. The series holds strong roots in the southeastern united states with half of its 36race season in that region. The season continued with the chase for the sprint cup beginning on september 16 at chicagoland. A view of the nascar sprint cup series logo on the car of sprint cup series driver jimmie johnson 48, through a tire in the garage during practice for the pure.
The final ten races were known as 2011 chase for the sprint cup. Scroll through to see the other drivers who made the list. Jimmie johnson earned his seventh nascar sprint cup championship after passing kyle larson on the restart of the ford ecoboost 400, this seasons finale, with two laps remaining sunday at. Jimmie johnson wins the 2016 sprint cup series championship. Highest average driver rating at a track sprint cup series since 2009.
Six seasons into the cup verison of the chase, the title has been decided on the track in the final race, so should nascar put a version of the chase in all of its national series. How nascar has changed since death of dale earnhardt. At the rebel 500 retro round in 2017, his final fulltime monster energy nascar cup series season in 2017, his 1998 xfinity series championship livery was used with current nationwide decals. From the first primetime daytona 500 through keselowski and owner roger penskes first nascar sprint cup championship, the 2012 season was filled with drama, intrigue and more than a few top performances. The car that took the hardest hit during the 2014 super cup season was originally piloted by the current driver of the aarons toyota in the nascar sprint cup series. The season concluded with the 2010 ford 400 at homestead miami speedway. The nationwide series driver and toplevel prospect will make this offseasons biggest switch, leaving the jr motorsportshendrick cocoon in favor of a. Feb 14, 2009 a slideshow of the 2009 nascar drivers.
At 19 years of age, logano became the youngest driver to win rookie of the year in the nascar sprint cup series. Bliss and marlin supposedly will run the other races in a dodge 1232009. Former nascar champ jeff gordon could walk away with 5th. Here are 15 interesting facts after 15 nascar sprint cup series race thus far in the 2016 season, which began with denny hamlin edging martin truex jr. Dec 07, 2012 so, for the first time since 2004, nascar has a premier series champion not named johnson or stewart. Joe gibbs racing has been the most successful toyota team. The nascar sprint cup is the top tier of the national nascar ladder, the pinnacle of the sport if you will. The official chronicle of the nascar sprint cup series season. So, for the first time since 2004, nascar has a premier series champion not named johnson or stewart. With a family at home, a fifth title could convince him to call it quits. Nascar sprint cup series tickets nascar sprint cup series. Nascar sprint cup series at richmond richmond international.
Busch will qualify for the chase for the nascar sprint cup by meeting all requirements of eligibility excluding rule 17. Beginning at daytona international speedway, the season included 36 races and two exhibition races. Travis kvapil to return to nascar fulltime archives. The nascar sprint cup series entry list for this sundays pennsylvania 400 is out. Winners and losers from nascar sprint cup series at phoenix. Sprint cup series auto racing championship britannica. Most crashes are accidents, but that wasnt the case when driver carl edwards sent opponent brad keselowskis car flying into a wall at the nascar sprint. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Almost all the 2009 paintschemes i could findupload without a warningban. Nascar cup series at martinsville martinsville speedway.
The entire field will line up doublefile, much like the start of the race at every restart. The nascar sprint cup series is the most watched series in nascar. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Speedway to tony stewarts first as an ownerdriver in 2009 at pocono. Nascar to limit sprint cup drivers from participating in. In the nascar sprint cup series, there are no bailouts. Fan hit by lightning at pocono raceway upgraded from. Nascar 15 custom paint schemes download digitaldive. The 2012 nascar sprint cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. See the nascar sprint cup series entry list for pennsylvania 400. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27. The 20 nascar sprint cup series was the 65th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 42nd modernera cup season. The leaders and other lead lap cars are now in front always when taking the. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford 400 at homestead.
Logano captured top rookie honors 26 times in 36 races and officially claimed the honor by 33 points 270237 over scott speed. The series began in 1949 as the strictly stock division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the grand national division. These are the differences between nascar sprint cup and truck. Joey logano won 2009 rookie of the year in the nascar sprint cup series. Rudd won at least one race in the next five seasons, part of a. These are the differences between nascar sprint cup and.
Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. Larson came through dirt track racing to nascar and continued to race on dirt during his. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races, beginning with the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Winners and losers from nascar sprint cup series at. In one of the few instances where this list breaks away from drivers only.
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