2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Stewart
What Tony Stewart delivered was a legitimate title run, leading the standings from late May until the start of the Chase in September.
What Tony Stewart delivered was a legitimate title run, leading the standings from late May until the start of the Chase in September.
All the teams compete to make the Chase, something Greg Biffle and the Roush No. 16 outfit accomplished by the skins of their teeth.
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.
Making the Chase has to go down as Juan Pablo Montoya’s highlight of the year.
Despite a shaky fall, the Brian Vickers train is still on track and steaming along nicely.
Unfortunately, the only high points of 2009 were Carl Edwards’s never-ending optimism and the amount of air between his car and the track at Talladega.
Kasey Kahne began to turn his season around with a somewhat surprising victory in Sonoma, Calif.
2008 was not a particularly bad year for Michael Waltrip, as his on-track performance improved greatly in respect to his maiden season as a Toyota owner/driver.
JJ Yeley always looked good on camera with his sunny disposition and clean-cut, family man image. Unfortunately, a not-so-sunny reputation earned on the racetrack resulted in removal from his ride just before the Watkins Glen race in August.
The vast improvement in performance by Brian Vickers singlehandedly brought legitimacy and respect to Red Bull Racing.