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2009 Carfax 400

2009 Carfax 400

Motor car race

The 2009 Carfax 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that took place on August 16, 2009, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Actual start time of the race was 2:10PM Eastern Daylight Time;[2] meaning that the race ended at exactly 5:12 PM EDT.

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Background

Michigan International Speedway's front stretch and infield.

Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[3] Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees.[3] The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.[3]

Summary

200 laps were run on a paved oval track spanning 2.000 miles (3.219 km).[4] Out of the 43 race car drivers on the grid, there were 41 American-born driers and two foreigners (Marcos Ambrose from Australia and Juan Pablo Montoya from Colombia).[4] There were seven cautions for 36 laps and the race lasted three hours and two minutes.[4] Attendance was 103,000 strong and Brian Vickers (driving a Toyota Camry) won the race under a fuel mileage finish.[4] The other contenders who finished in the top ten were: Jeff Gordon (lost by 1.409 seconds), Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, and Denny Hamlin.[4] The pole speed was 187.242 miles per hour (301.337 km/h) while the average speed was 131.531 miles per hour (211.679 km/h).[5] Jimmie Johnson had a dominant run during the closing laps until he ran out of fuel. He later admitted that his team was not good on fuel mileage during the race.[5]

Tony Raines failed to qualify for the race due to lack of speed.[4] There were two instances of rain during the race which eventually returned to fair weather.[4]

Results

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References

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    "Weather information for the 2009 Carfax 400". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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    "2009 CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway". About.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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    "Michigan International Speedway". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
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    "2009 Carfax 400 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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    "Jimmie Johnson at the 2009 Carfax 400". About.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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    "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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