2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
| Race # | Date | Track | Race | Track Size (Miles) |
Race Length (Miles) |
Laps | TV / Radio Network |
2008 Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Feb. 7 Night Race |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Busweiser Shootout | 2.5 | 187.5 | 75 | FOX / MRN | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| * | Feb. 12 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Gatorade Duels | 2.5 | 150 | 60 | Speed / MRN | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Denny Hamlin |
| 1 | Feb. 15 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Daytona 500 | 2.5 | 500 | 200 | FOX / MRN | Ryan Newman |
| 2 | Feb. 22 | Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA. |
Auto Club 500 | 2 | 500 | 250 | FOX / MRN | Carl Edwards |
| 3 | March 1 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV. |
Shelby 427 | 1.5 | 427.5 | 285 | FOX / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| 4 | March 8 | Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, GA. |
Kobalt Tools 500 | 1.54 | 500.5 | 325 | FOX / PRN | Kyle Busch |
| - | March 15 | Off Weekend | ||||||
| 5 | March 22 | Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN. |
Food City 500 | .533 | 266.5 | 500 | FOX / PRN | Jeff Burton |
| 6 | March 29 | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA. |
Goody’s Fast Relief 500 | .526 | 263 | 500 | FOX / MRN | Denny Hamlin |
| 7 | April 5 | Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX. |
Samsung 500 | 1.5 | 500.5 | 334 | FOX / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| - | April 12 | Off Weekend - Easter | ||||||
| 8 | April 18 | Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, AZ. |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | 1 | 312 | 312 | FOX / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 9 | April 26 | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, AL. |
Aaron’s 499 | 2.66 | 500.08 | 188 | FOX / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | May 2 Night Race |
Richmond International Raceway Richmond, VA. |
Crown Royal 400 | .75 | 300 | 400 | FOX / MRN | Clint Bowyer |
| 11 | May 9 Night Race |
Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC. |
Southern 500 | 1.366 | 501.3 | 367 | FOX / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| * | May 16 Night Race |
Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Sprint Showdown Sprint All-Star Race |
1.5 | 45 / 135 | 40 / 100 | Speed / MRN | AJ Allmendinger Kasey Kahne |
| 12 | May 24 Night Race |
Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Coca-Cola 600 | 1.5 | 600 | 400 | FOX / PRN | Kasey Kahne |
| 13 | May 31 | Dover International Speedway Dover, DE. |
Dover 400 | 1 | 400 | 400 | FOX / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 14 | June 7 | Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, PA. |
Pocono 500 | 2.5 | 500 | 200 | TNT / MRN | Kasey Kahne |
| 15 | June 14 | Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI. |
LifeLock 400 | 2 | 400 | 200 | TNT / MRN | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 16 | June 21 | Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA. |
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | 1.99 | 224 | 110 | TNT / PRN | Kyle Busch |
| 17 | June 28 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH. |
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 1.058 | 317.4 | 300 | TNT / PRN | Kurt Busch |
| 18 | July 4 Night Race |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Coke Zero 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | TNT / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 19 | July 11 | Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, IL. |
LifeLock 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | TNT / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| - | July 19 | Off Weekend | ||||||
| 20 | July 26 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN. |
Allstate 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | ESPN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 21 | Aug. 2 | Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, PA. |
Pennsylvania 500 | 2.5 | 500 | 200 | ESPN / MRN | Carl Edwards |
| 22 | Aug. 9 | Watkin's Glen International Watkins Glen, NY. |
TBA at The Glen | 2.45 | 220.5 | 90 | ESPN / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 23 | Aug. 16 | Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI. |
Michigan 400 | 2 | 400 | 200 | TNT / MRN | Carl Edwards |
| 24 | Aug. 22 Night Race |
Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN. |
Sharpie 500 | .533 | 266.5 | 500 | ESPN / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| - | Aug. 30 | Off Weekend | ||||||
| 25 | Sept. 6 | Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, GA. |
Atlanta 500 | 1.54 | 500.5 | 325 | ESPN / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| 26 | Sept. 12 Night Race |
Richmond International Raceway Richmond, VA. |
Chevy Monte Carlo 400 | .75 | 300 | 400 | ESPN / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
The Chase for the Sprint Cup Starts |
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| 27 | Sept. 20 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH. |
Sylvania 300 | 1.058 | 317.4 | 300 | ABC / PRN | Greg Biffle |
| 28 | Sept. 27 | Dover International Speedway Dover, DE. |
Dover 400 | 1 | 400 | 400 | ABC / MRN | Greg Biffle |
| 29 | Oct. 4 | Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS. |
Kansas 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | ABC / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 30 | Oct. 11 | Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA. |
Pepsi 500 | 2 | 500 | 250 | ABC / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 31 | Oct. 17 Night Race |
Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Bank of America 500 | 1.5 | 501 | 334 | ABC / PRN | Jeff Burton |
| 32 | Oct. 25 | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA. |
TUMS Bring It On 500 | .526 | 263 | 500 | ABC / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 33 | Nov. 1 | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, AL. |
AMP Energy 500 | 2.66 | 500.08 | 188 | ABC / MRN | Tony Stewart |
| 34 | Nov. 8 | Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX. |
Dickies 500 | 1.5 | 500.5 | 334 | ABC / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| 35 | Nov. 15 | Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, AZ. |
Checker Auto Parts 500 | 1 | 312 | 312 | ABC / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 36 | Nov. 22 | Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FL. |
Ford 400 | 1.5 | 400 | 267 | ABC / MRN | Carl Edwards |