2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Schedule
| 2009 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | RACE | TV | RESULTS/TICKETS | |
| Sat, Feb. 7 8:10 PM ET |
Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway |
FOX |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Thu, Feb. 12 2:00 PM ET |
Gatorade Duel 1 Daytona International Speedway |
SPD |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Thu, Feb. 12 4:00 PM ET |
Gatorade Duel 2 Daytona International Speedway |
SPD |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sun, Feb. 15 3:20 PM ET |
Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Feb. 22 6:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Auto Club Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Mar. 1 4:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Mar. 8 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Atlanta Motor Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Mar. 22 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Mar. 29 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Martinsville Speedway |
FOX |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sun, Apr. 5 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, Apr. 18 8:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Apr. 26 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Talladega Superspeedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, May 2 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, May 9 7:20 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Darlington Raceway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, May 16 7:30 PM ET |
Sprint Showdown Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sat, May 16 9:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Lowe's Motor Speedway |
SPD |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, May 24 Noon ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Lowe's Motor Speedway *This race has been rescheduled to run on 05/25/2009 12:00 PM ET |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, May 31 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Dover International Speedway |
FOX |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Jun. 7 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Pocono Raceway |
TNT |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Jun. 14 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Michigan International Speedway |
TNT |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Jun. 21 5:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Sonoma Infineon Raceway |
TNT |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Jun. 28 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
TNT |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sat, Jul. 4 8:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Daytona International Speedway |
TNT |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sat, Jul. 11 8:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Chicagoland Speedway |
TNT |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Jul. 26 2:00 PM ET |
Brickyard 400 pres. by Golden Corral Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Aug. 2 Noon ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Old Spice Pocono Raceway *This race has been rescheduled to run on 08/03/2009 12:00 PM ET |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Aug. 9 Noon ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International *This race has been rescheduled to run on 08/10/2009 12:00 PM ET |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Aug. 16 2:00 PM ET |
CARFAX 400 at Michigan Michigan International Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, Aug. 22 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol presented by Pennzoil Bristol Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Sep. 6 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta pres. by Pennzoil Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, Sep. 12 7:30 PM ET |
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHASE FOR THE CUP | ||||
| Sun, Sep. 20 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Sep. 27 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover presented by Burger King Dover International Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Oct. 4 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Kansas Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Oct. 11 3:15 PM ET |
Pepsi 500 at California Auto Club Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sat, Oct. 17 7:25 PM ET |
NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America Lowe'S Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Oct. 25 1:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville pres. by Goodyear Martinsville Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid Race Results |
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| Sun, Nov. 1 1:00 PM ET |
AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Talladega Superspeedway |
Starting Grid
Race Results |
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| Sun, Nov. 8 3:15 PM ET |
Dickies 500 at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
Qualifying Speeds
Starting Grid |
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| Sun, Nov. 15 3:15 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix pres. by Goodyear Phoenix International Raceway |
Tickets Track Guide |
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| Sun, Nov. 22 3:15 PM ET |
Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Tickets Track Guide |
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INSIDE RACING
There is a kinship between racers and soldiers that runs deeper than sponsorship dollars. That much was evident Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, where NASCAR Nation remembered the fallen at Fort Hood.
The math says Mark Martin is still in contention for his first Sprint Cup championship. The reality? The best Martin likely can do is finish second -- for the fifth time in his career.
Jimmie Johnson already has a concrete monster trophy this year. What if NASCAR had a Heisman? We'll call it the Petty Trophy, and JJ gets that, too.
Marty Smith
You want Chase drama? Let's end the 10-race playoff at Daytona ... on a figure-eight course ... and force the winner to run a match race against Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the title.
Three races to go in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Next stop: Texas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin and Terry Blount stop by to break it all down.

