2009 NASCAR Driver Review: David Ragan
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.
Cup Series
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: David Reutimann
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.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler was just a lap away from being crowned the 2009 Daytona 500 champion.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Paul Menard
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.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Joe Nemechek
The real high of Joe Nemechek’s season was earning $2.4 million in purse money for managing to get the car in the show during qualifying then parking it.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Max Papis
While continuing to struggle on ovals, Max Papis had his best runs exactly where you’d expect – on Sprint Cup’s two road courses.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Joey Logano
Joey Logano was able to break into the win column during his freshman season in Cup with a victory in the spring race at Loudon.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Jamie McMurray
In some ways, Jamie McMurray’s 2009 season was the most consistent in his four-year Roush career.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Casey Mears
For the second year in a row, Casey Mears took over a team that had qualified for the Chase the previous year and failed to make the Chase himself.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski turned the racing world upside down, literally, at Talladega this spring.