2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon’s entire season was a lesson in survival through salesmanship.
Cup Series
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Sam Hornish Jr.
The stretch of the season from May to August was the best for Sam Hornish Jr. in 2009. In that stretch, Hornish picked up nearly all of his top-10 finishes.
Mirror Driving: Banquet Sins in Sin City, Kyle’s Truck Temptation & 2009 NASCAR Awards
NASCAR held its Champion’s Week festivities in Las Vegas for the first time in 2009. Rate the events up to and including the banquet.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Seriously, there weren’t a lot of high points for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in what was the worst year of his Sprint Cup Series career.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Bill Elliott
Pinpointing a definite apex in Bill Elliott’s success this season is tough, as three finishes of 16th flanked his best finish of 15th in the Coca-Cola 600.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: David Gilliland
Connecting the desperation of a driver looking to take his Cup career off life support, TRG and David Gilliland came together in a move that paid dividends.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch’s high point of the season came rather early in the schedule when he dominated the spring race at Bristol.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Burton
After a year of ho-hum finishes, Jeff Burton ended the year with four straight top 10s – including two runner-up finishes in a row to round out the year.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Clint Bowyer
Through controversy, Clint Bowyer maintained a consistent, if less than Broadway-worthy performance level.
2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Marcos Ambrose
In his first full season on the Sprint Cup tour, Marcos Ambrose acquitted himself well after moving up from the Nationwide Series.