2009 NASCAR Driver Review: Elliott Sadler
Elliott Sadler was just a lap away from being crowned the 2009 Daytona 500 champion.
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Elliott Sadler was just a lap away from being crowned the 2009 Daytona 500 champion.
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.
In some ways, Jamie McMurray’s 2009 season was the most consistent in his four-year Roush career.
In February, Mother Nature conspired with a timely pit stop, putting Matt Kenseth near the front at the Daytona 500.
Bobby Labonte may not be the driver he once was, but is still one of the better drivers in NASCAR and a real class act to go along with it.
Kevin Harvick had 10 finishes of 30th or worse in the first 27 races of 2009, and they weren’t all because of blown engines or wrecks.
Robby Gordon’s entire season was a lesson in survival through salesmanship.
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.
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.
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.