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2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Martin Truex Jr.

August 5, 2022December 17, 2009 by Tom Bowles

On the eve of the 2009 season, a surprise merger between Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi caught Martin Truex Jr. and his No. 1 team completely by surprise.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Tom Bowles

2009: The NASCAR Year That Wuz, Part I

August 4, 2022December 17, 2009 by Matt McLaughlin

Whether objects in the rearview mirror are actually larger than they appear or not, it’s time to take a look back at the NASCAR season that was.

Categories Cup Series, Matt McLaughlin, MPM2Nite

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Scott Speed

August 4, 2022December 17, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

Perhaps the biggest hurdle for Scott Speed this year was learning the tracks, the CoT and having to qualify on time each weekend.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Vito Pugliese

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Reed Sorenson

August 4, 2022December 17, 2009 by Phil Allaway

For Reed Sorenson, his only top 10 of the 2009 season was the aforementioned ninth in the rain-shortened Daytona 500.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Phil Allaway

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Regan Smith

August 4, 2022December 17, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Despite running part-time in 2009, Furniture Row Racing announced Aug. 19 that they will step back up to the full schedule in 2010 with Regan Smith as driver.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Mike Lovecchio

Mirror Driving: Addington’s “2nd” Chance, Kentucky Kills Atlanta & 2009’s Finest NASCAR Moment

August 4, 2022December 16, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Steve Addington was announced as Pat Tryson’s replacement at the helm of Kurt Busch’s No. 2 team. Will they contend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup?

Categories Amy Henderson, Beth Lunkenheimer, Bryan Davis Keith, Cup Series, Mirror Driving, Phil Allaway, Xfinity

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan

November 6, 2021December 16, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

You know a driver’s season is rough when their high point of success occurs in the opening race. David Ragan experienced this premature zenith in the Daytona 500, finishing sixth in the No. 6 UPS Ford.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Doug Turnbull

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: David Reutimann

August 4, 2022December 16, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Entering 2009 without a win in three full seasons, David Reutimann broke into the victory column in a rain-shortened 340.5-mile Coca-Cola 600 in May.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Mike Lovecchio

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Elliott Sadler

November 6, 2021December 16, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Elliott Sadler was just a lap away from being crowned the 2009 Daytona 500 champion.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Kim DeHaven

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Paul Menard

August 4, 2022December 15, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

The Samsung 500 at Texas in April was Paul Menard’s best weekend of the year, qualifying fifth and leading a lap before ending the race 13th.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Mike Ravesi
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