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2009 Driver Reviews

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Jimmie Johnson

August 4, 2022December 3, 2009 by Amy Henderson

Though fans remain divided over the Chase system, Jimmie Johnson continued to quietly annihilate the competition in the 10-race playoff.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Amy Henderson, Cup Series

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Mark Martin

August 4, 2022December 3, 2009 by Vito Pugliese

If you ask Mark Martin, just showing up to work everyday and with his team on race day. โ€œIโ€™m loving life right now, manโ€ฆ my cup is running over.”

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Vito Pugliese

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Gordon

August 4, 2022December 2, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Undoubtedly, most people will decide Jeff Gordonโ€™s spring win at Texas Motor Speedway will be marked as the highlight of his 2009 season.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, S.D. Grady

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Kurt Busch

August 4, 2022December 2, 2009 by Beth Lunkenheimer

Coming into the 2009 season, Kurt Busch and the No. 2 team looked to put their abysmal performance from 2008 behind them to start fresh. The team did just that.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Beth Lunkenheimer, Cup Series

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Denny Hamlin

August 4, 2022December 2, 2009 by Danny Peters

The high point in 2009 for Denny Hamlin was his emotional hometown victory at Richmond International Raceway in the final race before the Chase.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Danny Peters

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Stewart

August 4, 2022December 2, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

What Tony Stewart delivered was a legitimate title run, leading the standings from late May until the start of the Chase in September.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Matt Taliaferro

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Greg Biffle

August 4, 2022December 1, 2009 by Matt McLaughlin

All the teams compete to make the Chase, something Greg Biffle and the Roush No. 16 outfit accomplished by the skins of their teeth.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Matt McLaughlin

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Ryan Newman

August 4, 2022December 1, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Following a ghastly opening month to the season, Ryan Newman and the No. 39 SHR team went on a tear from late March through early June.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Matt Taliaferro

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Juan Pablo Montoya

August 4, 2022December 1, 2009 by Danny Peters

Making the Chase has to go down as Juan Pablo Montoyaโ€™s highlight of the year.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Danny Peters

2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Brian Vickers

August 4, 2022November 30, 2009 by Frontstretch Staff

Despite a shaky fall, the Brian Vickers train is still on track and steaming along nicely.

Categories 2009 Driver Reviews, Cup Series, Tommy Thompson
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