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.
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.
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.
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.
Kyle Busch’s high point of the season came rather early in the schedule when he dominated the spring race at Bristol.
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.
Through controversy, Clint Bowyer maintained a consistent, if less than Broadway-worthy performance level.
In his first full season on the Sprint Cup tour, Marcos Ambrose acquitted himself well after moving up from the Nationwide Series.
None of John Andretti’s races were spectacular, but considering the means of the No. 34 team, they got the job done.
Coming into the season, AJ Allmendinger had a commitment from Richard Petty Motorsports to run 6-8 races in the No. 44 Dodge due to financial limitations.