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The2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 61st season ofprofessionalstock car racing in the United States, the 38th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 21st century's first decade, the 2000s. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with theDaytona 500 atDaytona International Speedway and ending with theFord 400 atHomestead-Miami Speedway. The final ten races were known as2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup.Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, whileJimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at thefinal race of the season.Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 248 points.
Because of the merger ofDale Earnhardt, Inc. withChip Ganassi Racing, the No. 01 and No. 15 teams closed after the 2008 season. However, the owners' points from the No. 15 were transferred to the No. 34, while points from either the No. 01 or No. 41 was transferred to the No. 07, with the No. 33 car, owned byRichard Childress, receiving the other. (NASCAR allows for a transfer if the original owner maintains some stake in the team to which points are transferred.) 2009 also saw the demise of Petty Enterprises, which merged with Gillette Evernham Motorsports. The new company would be called Richard Petty Motorsports, forming a 4 car team with Kasey Kahne in the No. 9, Elliott Sadler in the No. 19, Reed Sorenson driving the famed No. 43, andA. J. Allmendinger driving the No. 44. Also Bill Davis Racing was bought by Triad Racing, however the No. 22 was bought by Penske Racing with Bill Davis holding minority interest. The No. 22's points were transferred to the No. 77, thus guaranteeing that car a spot in the Daytona 500 should all other transfers occur. There were 41 full-time teams in 2009.[1]
The2008 financial crisis caused problems even before the 2009 season began. While gas (and diesel) prices came down to nearly $2.00 per gallon, corporate America was reluctant to shell out millions of dollars to sponsor teams due to the volatility of the stock market. As a result,Chip Ganassi Racing merged withDale Earnhardt, Inc. to formEarnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. They fielded the No. 1 and No. 8 from DEI and No. 42 from Ganassi, and shut down the DEI No. 01 and No. 15 teams as well as Ganassi's No. 40 and No. 41 teams, as the No. 40 was a full-time team in 2008 until July, when it was closed for a lack of sponsorship. The No. 42 team will run under the Chevrolet banner under the merger as it changes from Dodge. In addition,Front Row Motorsports has EGR support for their No. 34 car, to be driven by John Andretti. On January 19, Petty Enterprises merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports for the merger with Petty's famous No. 43 joining the newly renamedRichard Petty Motorsports. On December 22, 2008,Bill Davis Racing was sold to California businessman Mike Held and BDR vice president Marty Gaunt, and was renamed Triad Racing Development.Hall of Fame Racing announced an alliance withYates Racing on January 13, 2009, and namedBobby Labonte as the new driver of the No. 96 team as they move from Toyota to Ford. The first in-season casualty was the No. 28 team of Travis Kvapil owned by Yates Racing, ceasing operations following the Food City 500 on March 22. On April 7, the second casualty of the season was the famous No. 8, which folded because of a lack of sponsorship, leavingAric Almirola without a ride. On September 10, it was announced that Yates Racing and RPM would merge, closing the No. 44 and No. 96 teams as a result for the2010 season and the No. 9, No. 19 and No. 43 teams will switch to Ford.
On November 14, 2008, NASCAR announced, as another cost-cutting measure, that teams will no longer be allowed to test on NASCAR-sanctioned tracks in all three major series. Traditionally, they had had preseason tests at Daytona and Las Vegas, along with as many as four additional in-season sessions at tracks, but all teams also use unsanctioned tracks (such asRockingham Speedway) for their tests. The testing ban covers all tracks used on NASCAR's three national series, plus tracks that host events in the Camping World East and West circuits. This radically reduces the number of tracks that can be used for testing, with Rockingham being one of the few major tracks still available. This meant that the annual "Pre-Season Thunder" testing events, which covered all three major touring series at Daytona was cancelled for 2009. However, a fan fest remained in place with the thunder provided by the Richard Petty Driving Experience for fans to ride in a special two-seat stock car. However, Goodyear will still conduct tire tests, such as atIndianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of seven tests were conducted at Indianapolis following the2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard tire debacle.
FollowingGeneral Motors'bankruptcy, GM cut all financial support in the Nationwide andCamping World Truck Series, and considerably reduced financial support in the Sprint Cup Series. Similarly, theChrysler bankruptcy led to severalDodge Sprint Cup teams, including Richard Petty Motorsports, losing their manufacturer support; as stated earlier, RPM will merge with Yates and have the No. 9, No. 19 and No. 43 cars switch toFord for the 2010 season. Dodge claims that "funding is on hold."Toyota gave a small reduction in funding before the season, but has not made any mid-season cuts. Rumors have floated that Toyota may leave theCamping World Truck Series orNationwide Series; the automaker has denied these reports. Ford, the healthiest of all the automakers, continues funding at pre-crisis levels. From the 2005 season it has been rumored thatHonda will join the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series, and the rumor gets stronger entering the 2009 season, as Dodge claimed its funding on hold. This was denied by the manufacturer.
On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, NASCAR held a town-hall meeting closed to the public and media with its drivers and owners to discuss a range of topics. Major topics discussed included theJeremy Mayfield substance abuse suspension controversy, along with double-file restarts, the controversialCar of Tomorrow, sponsorship, testing, the reduction in TV ratings and attendance, and competition in general. All attendees considered the meeting a success.
Before the start of the season, NASCAR changed restart rules regarding the final moments of all races in the Sprint Cup,Nationwide Series andCamping World Truck Series. Previously, when the race was inside the final ten laps, all cars/trucks on the lead lap were in a single-file restart in that window. As of the 2009 season, the window changed to the final 20 laps. The "lucky dog"/"free pass" rule will still be eliminated in the last ten laps of a race.
However, before the June Pocono race, the entire restart procedure changed entirely in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. After being run successfully at the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race and in the Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR implemented a double-file restart system starting at Pocono for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This change came at the request of fans, drivers, owners, and the media and as a result in a decrease in TV ratings during theNASCAR on Fox portion of the season. (The June Pocono race was the first race of the 2009 season on TNT.) The entire field will line up double-file, much like the start of the race at every restart. The leaders and other lead lap cars are now in front always when taking the green flag. Cars who choose to stay out and not pit during a caution flag who are in front of the leaders are now waved-around to restart (double file) at the back of the field. The lucky dog/free pass rule is now in effect the entire distance of the race, and the double-file restarts are for every restart, including green-white-checkered finishes. The only reasons cars do not line up double-file in the order they are position wise on the leaderboard is if they are serving a penalty (in most cases, for pit road violations). The leader of the race also has the option of selecting which lane, inside or outside, to restart in, however, the 3rd place car (and 5th, 7th, and so on) will always restart on the inside.
The new restart procedure began in theNASCAR Nationwide Series on July 3 at Daytona. NASCAR said it will not be it in theNASCAR Camping World Truck Series until at least 2010.
Two hours prior to the race at Darlington,NASCAR announced that driverJeremy Mayfield has been suspended for a substance abuse policy violation. Mayfield said that the positive test was due to an interaction between a prescription drug and anover-the-counter drug. Mayfield had failed to qualify for the race.
Mayfield violated his suspension by being atLowe's Motor Speedway for a press conference during the all-star race weekend.
The suspension is indefinite until Mayfield completes NASCAR's substance abuse program, which includes rehabilitation and additional testing.
In the ensuing days and weeks following the initial suspension, NASCAR was widely criticized by fans, drivers, owners, the media, and theWorld Anti-Doping Agency for not publicly identifying the drug found in Mayfield's test and failing to publish its drug policy or a list of banned substances. NASCAR's drug policy was later published and reports and court filings (see below) indicate that the test was positive foramphetamines. Despite releasing this information, NASCAR has still not published a definitive list of banned substances, leading to continued criticism. However, NASCAR addressed the issue in its May meeting with the NASCAR owners and drivers, who now say they understand why NASCAR doesn't publish a list. Nonetheless, some remained skeptical of NASCAR's intentions, claiming that "if NASCAR sees something they don't like, they can suspend anyone at anytime." In the middle of the controversy, NASCAR randomly tested 10 NASCAR drivers, officials, and crew members during a rain delay at theCoca-Cola 600 duringMemorial Day weekend.
ESPN reported on June 9 that Mayfield tested positive formethamphetamines. This was later confirmed in court.
Mayfield suedNASCAR to have his suspension lifted. Mayfield says that he had takenClaritin-D, an allergy drug, in addition toAdderall, aprescription medication used to treatattention deficit disorder.Adderall is anamphetamine.
An initial court hearing for a restraining order that would have allowed Mayfield to compete at Dover was ruled in NASCAR's favor. Mayfield's team, which has been taken over by his wife and driverJ. J. Yeley, withdrew from the race at Dover. Mayfield sold his team in late July to raise funds for his legal defense.NASCAR has said that Mayfield's team may continue to compete with a different driver and under a different owner. Since Mayfield is suspended, he cannot be in theNASCAR garage area or anywhere where aNASCAR license is required.
NASCAR has successfully moved the case to federal court.NASCAR has also countersued Mayfield, accusing the suspended driver of willfully violating thesubstance abuse policy, breach ofcontract, and defrauding competitors of earnings. Mayfield earned approximately $150,000 from May 1 in NASCAR earnings. May 1 is when Mayfield claims he began taking theClaritin-D. On June 25, Mayfield formally denied ever taking methamphetamines in a pre-hearingaffidavit filed inU.S. District Court, whileNASCAR said that the test results proved he was a chronic user of meth and was a danger to public safety.
On July 1,U.S. District Court granted Mayfield a temporary injunction that lifted Mayfield's suspension and allowed him to resume his role as driver and owner. The court ruled the damage to Mayfield and was far exceeding the damage to NASCAR, and that there was a high probability that the second test sample was compromised. Mayfield did not return to the track, as his race team was low on funds and sponsors did not want to associate with Mayfield. He sold his team in late July.
On July 7, NASCAR appealed the U.S. District Court's ruling. On July 8, NASCAR formally filed an appeal with theU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one step away from theUnited States Supreme Court. NASCAR claimed that the district court's ruling undermines NASCAR's ability to police drug use and is asking that Mayfield may be re-suspended. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals granted NASCAR a motion to re-suspend Mayfield on July 24 following a second drug test. NASCAR re-suspended Mayfield immediately.
On July 7,Mayfield submitted to adrug test.NASCAR said Mayfield was notified by an Aegis representative at 1:18 pm Monday to report to a nearby testing center within two hours, but the driver said he had to first speak to hisattorney. After a delay, Mayfield's attorney told NASCAR that Mayfield couldn't get to the center by 3:18 pm, soNASCAR said it found a lab closer to his location. At 3:45 pm,Mayfield called the lab to say he was close but lost, and a receptionist offered to talk him the rest of the way.NASCAR said Mayfield told the lab he would call right back but no one was contacted until 5:30 pm, when Mayfield's attorney called NASCAR to inform them Mayfield could not find the location so the lawyer had sent him to an independent laboratory. Two testers and a NASCAR security officer arrived at Mayfield's home in Catawba County, N.C., at 7:20 pm, could not gain access for 10 minutes, and then weren't able to persuade Mayfield to give a sample until 8:20 pm. NASCAR called this seven-hour layover between the time requested for a test and the time a test was given a "classic delay tactic".
On July 15, NASCAR filed documents in U.S. District Court that indicated that Mayfield had once again tested positive formethamphetamines. In addition to the second test results, NASCAR also submitted an affidavit from Mayfield's stepmother in which she says that Mayfield used meth over 30 times in 7 years through snorting it up hisnose.[2] Mayfield says that "Brian France talking about effective drug programs is like having Al Capone talking about effective law enforcement," and that "I don't trust anything NASCAR does, anything (program administrator) Dr. David Black does, never have, never will." As for his stepmother, Mayfield says that "She's basically a whore. She shot and killed my dad."[3] Lisa Mayfield (Jeremy's stepmother) has since filed a lawsuit suing Mayfield for $20,000 in damages.[4][needs update] Mayfield says that he has been tested almost daily by an independent lab and every test result has come back negative.
Mayfield Motorsports' general manager resigned the same day, hours before the test results were released. The team has since been sold, and a few expect Mayfield to return to the track soon, if ever again.
Many drivers have said that since the controversy began, the drug testing time has gone from a quick 5-minute in and out to a prolonged 45-minute process that includes identity verification.
In late 2008,Verizon merged withAlltel. As a result, per the grandfather clause, the team would run Verizon red on the No. 12 car, but would not run Verizon as a sponsor, placing Penske logos instead.[citation needed]
The most significant schedule changes in the 2009NASCAR schedule realignment included the addition of thePepsi 500 atAuto Club Speedway to the 2009 Chase, the shifting of theAMP Energy 500 atTalladega Superspeedway to a later autumn date, and the placement of thePep Boys Auto 500 atAtlanta Motor Speedway toLabor Day weekend as a night race. Additionally, there was a fourth off-week between theSharpie 500 atBristol Motor Speedway and thePep Boys 500. The schedule changes are listed in boldface on the chart below.
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In their third year of the current NASCAR television agreement,Fox carried the Bud Shootout, the Daytona 500 and the first 13 races throughDover's June race. Fox-ownedSpeed Channel aired theGatorade Duels andSprint All Star Race XXV.TNT then picked up the next six races starting atPocono including the summer race at Daytona, theCoke Zero 400 with its "wide open format" coverage and ending atChicago. TheAllstate 400 at the Brickyard startedESPN/ABC's coverage, including the entireChase for the Sprint Cup on ABC.
New to Fox telecasts was 3-D CGI animated adventures of "Digger", the network's gopher cam mascot and his friends, Annie, Marbles, Grandpa and rival Lumpy Wheels (named after formerLowe's Motor Speedway chiefHumpy Wheeler). According to Digger's backstory, created by Fox Sports chairmanDavid Hill, Digger lives underground atTalladega Superspeedway. The characters were also used in segues into and out of commercial breaks. However, Digger later became a harbor of criticism, as well as what most have cited as a cause of a deeper ratings decline than in years past, adding to already lower-than-normal ratings. More is mentionedhere.
Hours before the July New Hampshire race on TNT,Bill Weber was removed from the broadcast booth and replaced byRalph Sheheen for undisclosed personal reasons. TNT and NASCAR announced on July 1 that Sheheen would replace Weber for the final two races on TNT at Daytona and Chicagoland.
The annual changes at ABC/ESPN continue.Mike Massaro became a third host ofNASCAR Now onESPN2; Vince Welch replaced Massaro on pit road andMarty Reid is doing selectedNationwide Series events as well. But ESPN continues to face heavy criticism from NASCAR fans in result of bored announcers, bad camera work, excessive commercials and lack of post-race coverage.
On radio,Sirius XM Radio will carry all races in the series. Terrestrial radio rights are being handled as follows:
Speed (replacingESPN Classic) and MRN will be the broadcasters at the annual Sprint Cup Banquet at theWynn Las Vegas Hotel Casino insaid city on December 4. Las Vegas replaces New York City as the host after 27 years there, 26 of the banquets being staged inThe Waldorf=Astoria Hotel.
In Canada,TSN andTSN 2 covered the 2009 season.
In Australia,Fox Sports showed all of the Sprint Cup races live across their networks.Network Ten also showed Qualifying, Final Practice (Happy Hour), a 1-hour highlights package and selected races live on its new digital sports multichannel,ONE.
In Portugal, all races this season were telecast onSportTv 3, while in Sweden,Viasat Motor televised the races. In nearby Finland,Urheilu+Kanava telecasted the season's events, and in Great Britain and Ireland, the whole season was again telecasted onSky Sports, in SpainTeledeporte televised six races of the season live.
InLatin America all the races were broadcast on Speed Latin America. They did not telecast practices or qualifying.
TheBudweiser Shootout, ran on February 7, is an exhibition race that traditionally is contested by all pole winners from the previous season. This year however, after an announcement made during the previous season, the top six teams from each competing manufacturer based on 2008 owner's points, plus a wild card entry from each manufacturer would be entered to run this race.Paul Menard drew the pole.
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TheGatorade Duels, held on February 12, are a pair of qualifying races to set the field for theDaytona 500.
Race 1 results
Race 2 results
The 2009Daytona 500 was held on February 15.Martin Truex Jr. qualified on the pole. On lap 152, the race was halted because of rain and when NASCAR determined they could not get the race restarted, the race was called official.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 87 –Joe Nemechek, No. 08 –Boris Said, No. 09 –Brad Keselowski, No. 27 –Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 71 –Mike Wallace, No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 73 –Mike Garvey, No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 23 –Mike Skinner, No. 51 –Kelly Bires, No. 46 –Carl Long, No. 64 –Geoff Bodine, No. 57 –Norm Benning, No. 60 –James Hylton (withdrew)
The Auto Club 500 was run on February 22 atAuto Club Speedway.Brian Vickers won the pole for this race, but had to start in the back of the field due to an engine change. Despite the caution flag coming out for rain on 4 occasions, NASCAR was still able to complete this race in its entirety.Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag and became the first driver sinceJeff Gordon in 1997 to start off a Cup season by winning the first two races of the year.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 64 –Todd Bodine, No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 51 –David Starr, No. 73 –Mike Garvey, No. 09 –Sterling Marlin
The Shelby 427 was run atLas Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1. Normally this race is 267 laps and 400 miles long, but for this year's running,Carroll Shelby International took over the title sponsorship of the race and decided to run the race 27 miles longer in honor of theShelby 427 sports car.Kyle Busch qualified on the pole for the race, but had to start in the back due to an engine change. Busch would rally in the last part of the race to win from the pole.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 28 –Travis Kvapil, No. 66 –Dave Blaney, No. 73 –Mike Garvey, No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield, No. 09 –Sterling Marlin, No. 36 –Scott Riggs, No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 51 –Dexter Bean
TheKobalt Tools 500 was held on March 8 atAtlanta Motor Speedway.Mark Martin won the pole.Kurt Busch started on the outside front row from second place and would go on to lead 234 laps on his way to a dominating win. This race was extended from 325 to 330 laps due to a green-white-checkered finish.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 35 –Todd Bodine, No. 36 –Scott Riggs, No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield, No. 64 –Geoff Bodine, No. 37 –Tony Raines
TheFood City 500 was held on March 22 atBristol Motor Speedway.Mark Martin started on the pole. One week afterKurt Busch dominated at Atlanta, his brotherKyle Busch would dominate this race. Kyle Busch led 378 of the races 503 laps despite starting mid pack in 19th place. This race was extended to 503 laps from its scheduled 500 due to a green-white-checkered finish.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 36 –Scott Riggs, No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield
TheGoody's Fast Pain Relief 500 was held atMartinsville Speedway on March 29. Qualifying was rained out and points were used to set the field.Jeff Gordon would be given the pole starting spot as a result.Denny Hamlin led the bulk of the laps, leading 296 of 500.Jimmie Johnson however, would hold off a hard charging Hamlin and give car ownerRick Hendrick an emotional win asHendrick Motorsports was celebrating their 25th anniversary of the organization's first win right at this very track.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 09 –Sterling Marlin, No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 46 –Dennis Setzer, No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 73 –Mike Garvey (withdrew)
TheSamsung 500 was held on Sunday April 5, atTexas Motor Speedway.David Reutimann won the pole.Jeff Gordon would hold on from a hard chargingJimmie Johnson who was cutting into Gordon's lead and take the victory. This was Jeff Gordon's first career victory at Texas.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 87 –Joe Nemechek, No. 82 –Scott Speed, No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield, No. 64 –Todd Bodine, No. 36 –Scott Riggs
TheSubway Fresh Fit 500 was run on Saturday, April 18, atPhoenix International Raceway.Mark Martin started on the pole, led 157 of the race's 312 laps, and went on to become the fourth driver in Cup Series history to win a points race over the age of 50.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 64 –Todd Bodine, No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield, No. 51 –Dexter Bean, No. 02 –Brandon Ash, No. 06 –Trevor Boys
TheAaron's 499 was run on Sunday, April 26, atTalladega Superspeedway.Juan Pablo Montoya won the pole. This race is forever remembered for the final lap. The tandem duo ofRyan Newman andDale Earnhardt Jr. were running first and second coming to the white flag when another tandem duo ofCarl Edwards and Nationwide Series regularBrad Keselowski drafted and blew right by Newman and Earnhardt Jr., breaking away down the back straightaway to settle the race among themselves. Coming into the tri oval, Brad Keselowski started to peak outside, causing Edwards to react high when Keselowski quickly turned back into the inside finding some room and some momentum to start making a pass down to the inside. Edwards tried to block Keselowski but when Brad's front end made contact with Carl's back end, it turned Carl Edwards' car sideways, causing the back end of his car to lift before being slammed into from the oncoming car of Ryan Newman. The impact sent Carl Edwards' car crashing up into the catch fence that separates the fans from the action. Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag to win his first career Sprint Cup Series race in just his 5th start.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 66 –Michael McDowell, No. 4 –Eric McClure, No. 64 –Geoff Bodine
TheCrown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 was held on Saturday, May 2 atRichmond International Raceway.Brian Vickers won the pole.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 64 –Todd Bodine, No. 06 –Trevor Boys
TheSouthern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com was held atDarlington Raceway on Saturday, May 9.Matt Kenseth won the pole.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 41 –Jeremy Mayfield*, No. 82 –Scott Speed, No. 64 –Geoff Bodine (withdrew)
The 2009NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is a non-points event, held on Saturday, May 16, at theLowe's Motor Speedway.Sam Hornish Jr. won the Sprint Showdown race prior to the start of the All-Star Race, allowing him and runner upJamie McMurray to transfer into the main event.Joey Logano won the fan vote that also lets one driver not eligible to run the All-Star race to make the event on account of a popular vote by the fans.Jimmie Johnson led the first 50 laps in the event before the lead switched back and forth betweenKyle Busch andJeff Gordon.Matt Kenseth would take the lead on lap 95, but with four laps to goTony Stewart pulled up alongside in what was an exciting battle for the lead. Stewart would overtake Kenseth with two laps to go and hold on for the race win.
Top 10 results (Showdown)
Top 10 results (All-Star)
The 50thCoca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race of the season, was scheduled to run on Sunday, May 24, but due to rain the race was postponed to Monday, May 25 onMemorial Day.Ryan Newman won the pole. On lap 222, rain hit the track throwing out the yellow flag. When drivers and teams decided on pit strategy in the ensuing couple laps,David Reutimann chose to stay out on the track, inheriting the race lead. The race was stopped on lap 227 and never restarted. Reutimann was declared the winner.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 41 –J. J. Yeley, No. 73 –Mike Garvey, No. 64 –Todd Bodine, No. 06 –David Starr
TheAutism Speaks 400 was held atDover International Speedway on Sunday, May 31.David Reutimann won the pole for the race.Jimmie Johnson was the class of the field, leading 298 of 400 laps. Johnson would passTony Stewart with a couple laps to go and take the win.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 25 –Brad Keselowski, No. 13 –Max Papis, No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 06 –David Starr, No. 41 –J. J. Yeley (withdrew), No. 64 –Todd Bodine (withdrew)
ThePocono 500 was held on Sunday, June 7 atPocono Raceway.Tony Stewart won the pole. He came from the rear of the field due to starting in a backup car after crashing in practice. And Stewart also won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 64 –Mike Wallace, No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 06 –Trevor Boys (withdrew)
TheLifeLock 400 was held on Sunday, June 14 atMichigan International Speedway.Brian Vickers took the pole butMark Martin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 36 –Mike Skinner
TheToyota/Save Mart 350 was held on Sunday, June 21 atInfineon Raceway.Brian Vickers took the pole butKasey Kahne won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 82 –Scott Speed, No. 27 –Tom Hubert, No. 37 –Chris Cook, No. 36 –Brian Simo, No. 87 –Joe Nemechek (qualified but was replaced by Scott Speed)
TheLenox Industrial Tools 301 was held on Sunday, June 28 atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway.Tony Stewart took the pole. The race was stopped on lap 273 due to rain, givingJoey Logano the win.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 51 –Dexter Bean, No. 27 –Ted Christopher, No. 64 –Mike Wallace (withdrew)
TheCoke Zero 400 was held on Saturday, July 4 atDaytona International Speedway.Tony Stewart took the pole and won the race. Stewart spunKyle Busch coming to the finish line to win the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 13 –Max Papis, No. 64 –Mike Wallace (withdrew)
TheLifeLock.com 400 was held on Saturday, July 11 atChicagoland Speedway.Brian Vickers took the pole butMark Martin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 64 –Mike Wallace, No. 51 –Dexter Bean, No 37 –Tony Raines
TheAllstate 400 was held on Sunday, July 26 atIndianapolis Motor Speedway.Mark Martin took the pole butJimmie Johnson won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 09 –Sterling Marlin, No 13 –Max Papis, No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 64 –Mike Wallace (withdrew)
TheSunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was held on Monday, August 3 atPocono Raceway.Tony Stewart took the pole butDenny Hamlin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 75 –Derrike Cope (withdrew)
TheHeluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen was held on Monday, August 10 atWatkins Glen International.Jimmie Johnson took the pole butTony Stewart won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 87 –Joe Nemechek, No. 36 –Brian Simo, No. 70 –David Gilliland
TheCarfax 400 was held on Sunday, August 16 atMichigan International Speedway.Brian Vickers took the pole and won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 08 –Terry Labonte (withdrew), No. 64 –Mike Wallace (withdrew)
TheSharpie 500 was held on Saturday, August 22 atBristol Motor Speedway.Mark Martin took the pole butKyle Busch won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 36 –Mike Skinner, No. 13 –Max Papis, No. 64 –Mike Wallace, No. 09 –Aric Almirola, No. 51 –Dexter Bean (withdrew)
ThePep Boys Auto 500 was held on Sunday, September 6 atAtlanta Motor Speedway.Martin Truex Jr. took the pole butKasey Kahne won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 78 –Regan Smith, No. 36 –Patrick Carpentier, No. 37 –Tony Raines
TheChevy Rock & Roll 400 was held on Saturday, September 12 atRichmond International Raceway.Mark Martin took the pole butDenny Hamlin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 37 –Tony Raines
TheSylvania 300 was held on Sunday, September 20 atNew Hampshire Motor Speedway.Juan Pablo Montoya took the pole butMark Martin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 75 –Derrike Cope, No. 51 –Dexter Bean
TheAAA 400 was held on Sunday, September 27 atDover International Speedway.Jimmie Johnson took the pole and won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 4 –Scott Wimmer
ThePrice Chopper 400 was held on Sunday, October 4 atKansas Speedway.Mark Martin took the pole butTony Stewart won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 04 –David Gilliland, No. 36 –Michael McDowell, No. 37 –Kevin Hamlin
ThePepsi 500 was held on Sunday, October 11 atAuto Club Speedway.Denny Hamlin took the pole butJimmie Johnson won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 64 –Mike Wallace
TheNASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America was held on Saturday, October 17 atLowe's Motor Speedway.Jimmie Johnson took the pole and won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 36 –Michael McDowell, No. 09 –Sterling Marlin, No. 66 –Dave Blaney, No. 37 –Travis Kvapil, No. 64 –Mike Wallace (withdrew)
TheTUMS Fast Relief 500 was held on Sunday, October 25 atMartinsville Speedway.Ryan Newman took the pole butDenny Hamlin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 73 –Josh Wise, No. 75 –Derrike Cope (withdrew)
TheAMP Energy 500 was held on Sunday, November 1 atTalladega Superspeedway.Jimmie Johnson took the pole butJamie McMurray won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No.37 Tony Raines (withdrew)
TheDickies 500 was held on Sunday, November 8 atTexas Motor Speedway.Jeff Gordon took the pole butKurt Busch won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 37 –Tony Raines, No. 66 –Dave Blaney, No. 13 –Max Papis, No. 09 –Mike Bliss, No. 08 –Derrike Cope (withdrew)
TheChecker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was held on Sunday, November 15 atPhoenix International Raceway.Martin Truex Jr. took the pole butJimmie Johnson won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 78 –Regan Smith, No. 70 –Kevin Conway, No. 02 –Brandon Ash
TheFord 400 was held on Sunday, November 22 atHomestead-Miami Speedway.Jimmie Johnson took the pole butDenny Hamlin won the race.
Top 10 results
Failed to qualify: No. 87 –Joe Nemechek, No. 66 –Dave Blaney, No. 70 –Mike Skinner, No. 13 –Max Papis, No. 09 –David Stremme, No. 7 –Matt Crafton (qualified forRobby Gordon)
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time.Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. * – Most laps led.
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 9 | 24* | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 1* | 7 | 22* | 4 | 9* | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 33* | 8 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1* | 9 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 6 | 38 | 1* | 5 | 6652 | |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 16 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1* | 43 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 38 | 1* | 2 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 2* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6511 | |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 25 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6473 | |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 10 | 5 | 23 | 1* | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6446 | |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 26 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2* | 12 | 6 | 22 | 14* | 13 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 1* | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1* | 2 | 22 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 1* | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 6335 | |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1* | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1* | 17 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6309 | |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | 20 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 8* | 20 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 3* | 20 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6292 | |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 14 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11* | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 3* | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 38 | 6252 | |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 36 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 6175 | |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1* | 10 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 6128 | |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | 18 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 2* | 4 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6118 | |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | 39 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 20 | 5929 | |
| Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points | |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 41* | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1* | 24 | 18 | 17 | 25* | 1 | 34 | 6* | 23 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 24† | 8 | 4 | 15 | 11* | 12 | 8 | 4457 | |
| 14 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | 1* | 43 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4389 | |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4359 | |
| 16 | David Reutimann | 12 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 4221 | |
| 17 | Jeff Burton | 28 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4022 | |
| 18 | Marcos Ambrose | 17 | 22 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 3830 | |
| 19 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 3796 | |
| 20 | Joey Logano(R) | 43 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 3791 | |
| 21 | Casey Mears | 15 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 3759 | |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | 37 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 1* | 20 | 19 | 18 | 3604 | |
| 23 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 26* | 37 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3503 | |
| 24 | A. J. Allmendinger | 3 | 29 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3476 | |
| 25 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 27 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 15 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 3422 | |
| 26 | Elliott Sadler | 5 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 3350 | |
| 27 | David Ragan | 6 | 17 | 42 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 3252 | |
| 28 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 32 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 34 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 3203 | |
| 29 | Reed Sorenson | 9 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 40 | 17 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 3147 | |
| 30 | Bobby Labonte | 22 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 43 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 3128 | |
| 31 | Paul Menard | 38 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 2979 | |
| 32 | David Stremme | 33 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 22 | DNQ | 2919 | |||
| 33 | Michael Waltrip | 7 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 30 | 2839 | |||
| 34 | Robby Gordon | 34 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 2699 | ||
| 35 | Scott Speed(R) | 35 | 41 | 21 | 35 | 28 | 39 | DNQ | 34 | 5 | 33 | 26+ | 18 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 37+ | 36 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 2690 | |
| 36 | John Andretti | 19 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 38 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 2597 | |||
| 37 | David Gilliland | 33 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 30 | 41 | DNQ | 40 | 39 | 19 | 24 | 39 | DNQ | 42 | 25 | 39 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 1928 | ||||
| 38 | Brad Keselowski | DNQ | 38 | 23 | 1 | 7 | DNQ | 6 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 1528 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Regan Smith | 21 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 24 | DNQ | 40 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 32 | DNQ | 32 | 1440 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | DNQ | 43 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | DNQ | 41 | 14 | 40 | QL | 37 | 38 | 41 | 42 | QL | 39 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 39 | DNQ | 39 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 40 | DNQ | 1342 | |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 42 | DNQ | 41 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 40 | 41 | DNQ | 40 | 41 | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | 1204 | |||
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 23 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 16 | 1095 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Max Papis | 36 | 35 | 18 | 35 | 42 | DNQ | 35 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | 40 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 29 | DNQ | 32 | DNQ | 1047 | ||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Mike Bliss | 43 | 42 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 24 | DNQ | 577 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Tony Raines | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 43 | 41 | 25 | 39 | 42 | DNQ | 43 | 41 | 30 | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | 42 | DNQ | DNQ | 43 | 43 | DNQ | Wth | DNQ | 43 | 528 | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Aric Almirola | 30 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 33 | DNQ | 29 | 527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Erik Darnell | 30 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Scott Riggs | 25 | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 30 | DNQ | 36 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Travis Kvapil | 42 | 18 | DNQ | 42 | 18 | DNQ | 43 | 37 | 378 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Patrick Carpentier | 43 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 33 | DNQ | 351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Terry Labonte | 24 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Michael McDowell | DNQ | 41 | 41 | 38 | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Sterling Marlin | DNQ | DNQ | 40 | DNQ | 40 | 42 | 39 | 41 | DNQ | 38 | DNQ | 35 | 316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Jeremy Mayfield | 40 | 34 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 38 | DNQ | DNQ | 32 | 35 | DNQ | 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Mike Skinner | DNQ | 41 | DNQ | 39 | 41 | 41 | DNQ | 43 | DNQ | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Ron Fellows | 27 | 29 | 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Boris Said | DNQ | 24 | 34 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Todd Bodine | DNQ | 37 | DNQ | 42 | 43 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 18 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Andy Lally | 27 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Mike Wallace | DNQ | DNQ | Wth | Wth | DNQ | Wth | 43 | Wth | DNQ | 39 | DNQ | Wth | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Scott Wimmer | 29 | DNQ | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Dexter Bean | DNQ | DNQ | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | P. J. Jones | 43 | 41 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Brandon Ash | DNQ | 41 | DNQ | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Derrike Cope | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 42 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Tony Ave | 43 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Mike Garvey | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Wth | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | Geoff Bodine | DNQ | DNQ | Wth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Carl Long | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Kirk Shelmerdine | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Norm Benning | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Kelly Bires | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | David Starr | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | Dennis Setzer | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Trevor Boys | DNQ | DNQ | Wth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | Eric McClure | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | J. J. Yeley | DNQ | Wth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | Brian Simo | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | Tom Hubert | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | Chris Cook | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | Ted Christopher | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 83 | Kevin Hamlin | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | Josh Wise | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85 | Kevin Conway | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | James Hylton | Wth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | ATL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | Points | |
| † – Due to feeling sick,Kyle Busch did not complete the race and during a caution, he was replaced byDavid Gilliland after he started and parked his normal No. 71 car. Since Busch started the race, he is officially credited with the 24th-place finish. +Scott Speed failed to qualifyhis normal ride, the No. 82 Red Bull Toyota at Darlington and Infineon, but droveJoe Nemechek's No. 87 Toyota for those two races, replacing Nemechek, who made the field and had a relationship withJay Frye, vice president of Red Bull and the listed owner of Nemechek's No. 13 Ginn Racing Chevrolet in 2007 that would later be merged withDale Earnhardt, Inc. on July 25, 2007. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:This list does not include exhibition races.
The clear favorite for Rookie of the year was 18-year-old standoutJoey Logano. Despite struggling early in the year, Logano became the youngest winner in Sprint Cup Series history by winning the rain shortenedLenox Industrial Tools 301. The other competitors, formerFormula One driversScott Speed andMax Papis, struggled to adjust to stock cars.
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