2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Regan Smith
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.
Driver and Season Reviews
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.
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.