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Date June 7, 2009 (2009-June-07) Course Permanent racing facility2.5 mi (4.023 km) Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Weather Temperatures reaching up to 82.4 °F (28.0 °C); average wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) Average speed 138.515 miles per hour (222.918 km/h) |
The 2009 Pocono 500 was the fourteenth points race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season for 2009, and was run on Sunday, June 7, at the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Pocono Raceway outside the hamlet of Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race marked the first of six races in the "Summer Season" schedule for TNT, with pre-race coverage starting at 12:30 pm EDT and radio coverage over MRN (over-the-air) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) beginning at 1 pm US EDT.
Contents
Double-file restarts implemented
Background
Qualifying
Because of an all-day rain on June 5, qualification was canceled. As a result, the field was set by the rule book.
Failed to make race due to qualifying canceled due to rain: Derrike Cope (#75), Tony Raines (#37), Mike Wallace (#64, was a late entry missing the deadline.)
Recap
After wrecking his primary car in the first practice Saturday, Tony Stewart was sent to the back of the field as a result of bringing out his back-up car. However, he overcame that and used the old fuel mileage strategy trick (as many races in Long Pond usually do) to become the first owner/driver to win since Ricky Rudd won in September of 1998 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine was the last owner driver to win at Pocono Raceway. Kevin Harvick made his 300th start in this race, finishing in 24th position.