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colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.5 mi (4.023 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 152 laps, 380 mi (610 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Scheduled Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Temperatures reaching up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 132.816 miles per hour (213.747 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2009 Daytona 500</b>, the 51st running of the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">event</a>, was held on February 15, 2009, at <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a> as the first points-paying race of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season</a> and the last 500 of the 2000s decade. The race was won by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>, making a car numbered 17 winning the race for the first time in 20 years since Darrell Waltrip's win back in 1989 and the first Daytona 500 win for <a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a>. The race was called off with 48 laps to go after a severe rainstorm that had been lingering throughout the area hit the track. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_Daytona_500_program_cover.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/2009_Daytona_500_program_cover.png/220px-2009_Daytona_500_program_cover.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/2009_Daytona_500_program_cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="360" /></a><figcaption>The program for the 2009 Daytona 500.</figcaption></figure> <p>This marks the first Daytona 500 without The <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Petty</a> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">family</a> and the first without <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a> since 1990. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Defending_champions">Defending champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Defending champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time since 1981, the defending race champion driver and the team have been split. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a>, the champion driver, drove for <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart Haas Racing">Stewart Haas Racing</a> in the No. 39 <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Impala" title="Chevrolet Impala">Chevrolet Impala</a>. The team that he won with, <a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing">Penske Racing</a>, fielded the No. 12 <a href="/wiki/Dodge_Charger_(LX)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodge Charger (LX)">Dodge Charger</a> with <a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a> behind the wheel. </p><p>The last time a driver and team split was when <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a> drove for Harry Ranier Racing in winning the 1980 event, but the next year was the driver of <a href="/wiki/Hoss_Ellington" title="Hoss Ellington">Hoss Ellington</a>'s No. 1. </p><p>Former winners <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> (2007), <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> (2001, 2003), <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> (1997, 1999, 2005), <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> (1985, 1987), <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> (2004), <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> (2006), and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> (2008) did race in the event finishing second, seventh, thirteenth, twenty-third, twenty-seventh, thirty-first, and thirty-sixth respectively. <a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> (1990) and <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a> (1986), also former winners, failed to qualify. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entry_List">Entry List</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Entry List"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>(W)</b> denotes past 500 winner</li> <li><b>(R)</b> denotes rookie driver</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th></tr> <tr> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing">Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Championship_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Championship Racing">Penske Championship Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>08</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boris_Said" title="Boris Said">Boris Said</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carter/Simo_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Carter/Simo Racing">Carter/Simo Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Racing_(NASCAR_team)" title="Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)">Phoenix Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Wood Brothers Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/R3_Motorsports" title="R3 Motorsports">R3 Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine" title="Kirk Shelmerdine">Kirk Shelmerdine</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirk Shelmerdine Racing">Kirk Shelmerdine Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yates_Racing" title="Yates Racing">Yates Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Raines" title="Tony Raines">Tony Raines</a></td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayfield_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayfield Motorsports">Mayfield Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>44</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Long" title="Carl Long">Carl Long</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Long_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Long Racing">Carl Long Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Bires" title="Kelly Bires">Kelly Bires</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BlackJack_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackJack Racing">BlackJack Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>57</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Benning" title="Norm Benning">Norm Benning</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Benning_Racing" title="Norm Benning Racing">Norm Benning Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>64</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunselman_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunselman Motorsports">Gunselman Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prism_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Prism Motorsports">Prism Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TRG_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="TRG Motorsports">TRG Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>73</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Garvey" title="Mike Garvey">Mike Garvey</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=H%26S_Motorsports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H&S Motorsports (page does not exist)">H&S Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cope/Keller_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Cope/Keller Racing">Cope/Keller Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>82</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>87</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_Racing" title="Hall of Fame Racing">Hall of Fame Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td>Yates Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2009/daytona-500/info">Official Entry list</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Daytona 500 is the only event with a unique qualifying system on the NASCAR circuit. In the primary qualifying, only the front row (the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> and the second-fastest driver) are locked into the race positions. Since 2005, NASCAR's top 35 owners points standings from the previous season automatically qualify those teams (not the drivers) into the event. The top two teams that are not within the owners' Top 35 automatically qualify in the Gatorade Duels, a pair of 150 miles (240 km) races. This is followed by a combination of last years' owners' points, pole qualifying speed and if needed, a past champions' provisional fills out the field. </p><p><b>Qualifying</b>• One round of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series timed qualifying will be held. Each team may run two laps with the fast lap setting the qualifying time. The two fastest qualifiers set starting positions one and two and are the only guaranteed positions, filling the front row for the Daytona 500. • The Gatorade Duels, the 150-mile qualifying races, will determine starting positions for the Daytona 500 beyond the front row. In the event of cancellation, the field will be set according to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book. </p><p><b>Gatorade Duel Assignment</b> • The eligible highest ranked 35 in 2008 car owner points will be assigned to Gatorade Duel races based on their standing in the 2008 final car owner points. Odd-numbered owner points will compete in the first Gatorade Duel; even-numbered owners will compete in the second. The only exception is that the fastest qualifier will start on the pole in the first Gatorade Duel and the second-fastest will start on the pole in the second, regardless of 2008 car owner point standings. • Owners who failed to finish in the top 35 of the 2008 car owner points will be assigned to a Gatorade Duel based on qualifying times – the highest qualifying owner to the first Duel; the next to the second and alternating through the remaining entries. Starting positions for the Gatorade Duels are based on qualifying times. </p><p><b>Daytona 500 Lineup</b> • Finishing positions in the Gatorade Duels will determine starting positions in the Daytona 500 once the two fastest qualifiers will start on the front row of the Daytona 500 based on their qualifying times, regardless of their finish in the Duels. Based on their finish in the first Duel, the eligible highest ranked 35 in car owner points plus the two highest finishing non-top 35 teams will be lined up in the odd-number starting positions. Based on their finish in the second Duel, the eligible highest ranked 35 in car owner points plus the two highest finishing non-top 35 teams will be lined up in the even-number starting positions. • The remaining positions will be filled based on qualifying times beginning with the next available position. • The composition of the front row will reduce the above numbers. If there are top-35 teams on the front row, the number of guaranteed starters is reduced accordingly. If there are no top-35 teams on the front row, the number of cars that get in based on time is reduced accordingly. • The 43rd starting position will be assigned to any car owner who has the most recent eligible past NASCAR Sprint Cup champion as long as the past champion competed in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. If the 43rd position is not used by a past champion, it will be assigned to the next highest qualifying time. </p><p><b>Recap</b> The bottom line – for the 2009 Daytona 500 – is that the top-two qualifiers are in. The remaining top-35 guaranteed starters are in. Four drivers will make the field based on their performance in the duels and the remaining positions will be filled based on qualifying times or being a past champion. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_summary">Race summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Race summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Race">Pre-Race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pre-Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Country singer <a href="/wiki/Keith_Urban" title="Keith Urban">Keith Urban</a> performed a concert on the infield singing "<a href="/wiki/Days_Go_By_(Keith_Urban_song)" title="Days Go By (Keith Urban song)">Days Go By</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Thing_(Keith_Urban_song)" title="Sweet Thing (Keith Urban song)">Sweet Thing</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Better_Life" title="Better Life">Better Life</a>". Urban tossed his guitar pick into the crowd at the end of his performance. The first episode of the miniseries "The Adventures of Digger and Friends" premiered during the FOX pre-race coverage; Keith Urban's "Little Digger," the theme song to "The Adventures of Digger and Friends," also premiered. However, from there on, Digger would draw much opposition, including sites, forums, and blogs warning FOX about his use. </p><p>The Grand Marshal was the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Florida">Florida Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist">Charlie Crist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> recording artist <a href="/wiki/Gavin_DeGraw" title="Gavin DeGraw">Gavin DeGraw</a> sang the USA National Anthem, and actor <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> drove the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Camaro" title="Chevrolet Camaro">Chevrolet Camaro</a> pace car to the start of the race.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race">Race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the drivers' meeting, NASCAR announced there would be a competition caution on lap 25 because of overnight rain. Despite threatening weather, the race started at 3:30 pm, with the green flag at 3:41 pm, waved by three-time champion <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> as the "Martin and Martin" front row led the field to the start of the race. <a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a> led the first lap and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Martin (NASCAR)">Mark Martin</a> led the next one before being passed by <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a>. The first caution came out on lap 9 when <a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a> got tapped from behind by <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> and spun near the entrance to pit road, nearly collecting <a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a>. The race restarted on lap 11, with Busch still leading; Busch would remain there until lap 53 when <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> passed him for the lead. With the help of his Busch (his former teammate), <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> passed Earnhardt Jr. for the lead while entering turn 4. Shortly after, <a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a> smacked the wall twice on lap 55, bringing out the third caution. Earnhardt Jr. missed his pit stall and lost a lap because he was forced to pit again. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> came out of the pits with the lead, until being passed by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> on lap 70. On lap 72, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> was in the pits changing tires under green flag conditions when somehow the car fell off the jack while changing the left-side tires. Newman's crew had to use two jacks to lift the car off the ground and complete the pit stop. On lap 80, Daytona 500 rookie <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> avoided <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> losing control out of turn 4 but made contact with the front of <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a>'s car, causing him to crash head-on into the inside retaining wall on the front stretch, ending his day. Busch won the race off pit road edging ahead of his teammate <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> by over half a car length, while <a href="/wiki/Hermie_Sadler" title="Hermie Sadler">Hermie Sadler</a> reported bad weather about 40 minutes away from the track. </p><p>Green flag pit stops began on lap 113 when Gordon over tire wear concerns, and his crew changed tires on lap 113, with the rest of the field on lap 119. <a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a> blew a tire on pit road as soon as his teammates <a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a> exited. Sadler wound up in 2nd and Sorenson in 3rd while the entire field had to pit one lap later. Earnhardt Jr. mistakenly made his second pit stop in Lap 121 by completing his pit stop with his right front tire over the outside boundary line of his pit box, resulting in a one-lap penalty. </p><p>On lap 124, the race for the beneficiary resulted in <a href="/wiki/The_Big_One_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Big One (NASCAR)">the "Big One"</a>. This began when Earnhardt Jr. spun <a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a> into traffic toward the end of the backstretch, collecting race dominator Busch and his brother <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a>, and Earnhardt Jr.'s teammate <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>. R. Gordon's car slid in front of Earnhardt Jr. within a couple of feet of contact. Many of Earnhardt Jr.'s fans, the Daytona 500 participants, and the drivers believed that the contact was done intentionally; and many fans (including those of the No. 88 fans) and drivers (such as Vickers, Ku. and Ky. Busch, R. Gordon, Hamlin, and McMurray gave NASCAR requests and calls to black-flag Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt was penalized on two counts by NASCAR; first, he was sent to the tail end of the longest line for overaggressive driving, and the ensuing penalty meant he was not granted the beneficiary as a result. (A driver cannot cause the caution to be granted the beneficiary.) Brian Vickers was angry and said when interviewed "To wreck somebody intentionally like that in front of the entire field is really kind of dangerous. That's my biggest problem with it. But, apparently, (Earnhardt Jr.) wanted a caution pretty bad." Both Vickers and Earnhardt Jr. were a lap down before the wreck occurred, and Earnhardt Jr. was unaware that he was battling Vickers for the position. At this time, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> pushed <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> into a battle for first between Kenseth and Sadler. On lap 138, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> smacked the wall, collecting <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a>. Burton was then black-flagged for having a piece of sheetmetal hanging from his bumper. </p><p>On lap 146, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> took the lead from Sadler a lap after the action resumed. Almirola was then spun by <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> after Almirola made contact with <a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a> on the backstretch. At this time, rain began to fall on the track under the yellow. On lap 152, the cars came into pit road under the red flag. Some drivers exited their cars while others, including Kenseth, remained in theirs. During the red flag period, asked what happened with Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said, "I got a run on him and he (Vickers) saw me coming. I had a big old run on him and I went to the inside. I didn't try to make any late move and make some kind of surprise or anything. I just kind of ease on over and he went to block me and hit me in the fender sending us both off, sent me down into the grass and I tried to recover my car. I got back into him coming back into the racetrack." When asked what happened was accidental, Earnhardt Jr. was unrepentant and said, "Yeah, it was accidental. I didn't want to wreck the field." Later that week, Earnhardt Jr. gave a public apology for the incident and decided that he should have thought before he made his move that obviously would have crashed Vickers. </p><p>At 6:49 pm. EST, sixteen minutes after the start of the red flag, NASCAR officials decided to call the race declaring Kenseth as the winner. "It's going to be really wet out here because I'm crying like a baby," said Kenseth moments after the race was called. "I tell you what, after last year, winning a race means a lot to me," Kenseth later said who was winless in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harvick, winner of the Bud Shootout, was second. Richard Petty Motorsports drivers <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a> (#44), Sadler (#19), and <a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a> (#43) finished 3rd, 5th, and 9th respectively. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> had the best finishing Toyota in the 7th. Stewart was 8th in his first race as a driver and team owner. Truex Jr. finished 11th, J. Gordon (Gatorade Duel No. 1 winner) finished 13th, <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> (in his first 500 starts) finished 17th, Johnson (the defending Series champion) finished 31st, Speed (the high-finishing rookie) finished 35th, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> (the defending 500 winners) finished 36th, Ky. Busch (who led the most laps at 88 and won Gatorade Duel #2) finished 41st because of him being involved in the lap 124 multi-car crash, and Logano (also in his first Daytona 500 start also) finished 43rd. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Starting_lineup">Starting lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Starting lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing">Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>14<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_Racing" title="Hall of Fame Racing">Hall of Fame Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Championship_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Championship Racing">Penske Championship Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayfield_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayfield Motorsports">Mayfield Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yates_Racing" title="Yates Racing">Yates Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>44</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>77<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>29<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>39<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>34<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>82<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>17<sup>*</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td>Yates Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>43 </th> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prism_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Prism Motorsports">Prism Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="14">Did not qualify </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>87</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>08</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boris_Said" title="Boris Said">Boris Said</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carter/Simo_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Carter/Simo Racing">Carter/Simo Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Racing_(NASCAR_team)" title="Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)">Phoenix Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine" title="Kirk Shelmerdine">Kirk Shelmerdine</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirk Shelmerdine Racing">Kirk Shelmerdine Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TRG_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="TRG Motorsports">TRG Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Raines" title="Tony Raines">Tony Raines</a></td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>73</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Garvey" title="Mike Garvey">Mike Garvey</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=H%26S_Motorsports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H&S Motorsports (page does not exist)">H&S Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cope/Keller_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Cope/Keller Racing">Cope/Keller Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/R3_Motorsports" title="R3 Motorsports">R3 Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Bires" title="Kelly Bires">Kelly Bires</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BlackJack_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackJack Racing">BlackJack Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Long" title="Carl Long">Carl Long</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Long_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Long Racing">Carl Long Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>64</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Bodine" class="mw-redirect" title="Geoffrey Bodine">Geoffrey Bodine</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunselman_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunselman Motorsports">Gunselman Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>57</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Benning" title="Norm Benning">Norm Benning</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norm_Benning_Racing" title="Norm Benning Racing">Norm Benning Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>WD </th> <td>60</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Hylton" title="James Hylton">James Hylton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/E%26M_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="E&M Motorsports">E&M Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* – NASCAR rules state that if a car, engine, or transmission change is made by the team, that car starts the race in the back of the field. For the Daytona 500, the rule applies to a car if a crash takes place in the Gatorade Duel or in the Friday or Saturday practice. An engine or transmission change is permitted after the Gatorade Duel, so the engine and transmission used in Friday practice must be used in Saturday practice and the race. The penalty for an engine or transmission change applies only if a second engine change is made after the Gatorade Duel once Friday practice begins. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_results">Race results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Daytona_500&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Car No. </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Laps </th> <th>Led </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>152</td> <td>7</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>44</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a></td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>152</td> <td>24</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>15</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>1</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>14</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>1</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>1</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>1</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>152</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>151</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>151</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>151</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td>82</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>151</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>39</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> <b>(W)</b></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>150</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>139</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>138</td> <td>0</td> <td>Accident </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>126</td> <td>0</td> <td>Accident </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>126</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>123</td> <td>88</td> <td>Accident </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>90</td> <td>0</td> <td>Running </td></tr> 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Beach, Florida">City of Daytona Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida#Sports" title="Florida">Sports in Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_and_Road_Course" title="Daytona Beach and Road Course">Daytona Beach and Road Course</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach_International_Airport" title="Daytona Beach International Airport">Daytona Beach International Airport</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Daytona_Beach_News-Journal" title="The Daytona Beach News-Journal">The Daytona Beach News-Journal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDSC-TV" title="WDSC-TV">WDSC-TV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Daytona_500_race_reports"><b>Daytona 500 race reports</b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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title="1967 Daytona 500">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Daytona_500" title="1968 Daytona 500">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Daytona_500" title="1969 Daytona 500">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Daytona_500" title="1970 Daytona 500">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Daytona_500" title="1971 Daytona 500">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Daytona_500" title="1972 Daytona 500">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Daytona_500" title="1973 Daytona 500">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Daytona_500" title="1974 Daytona 500">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Daytona_500" title="1975 Daytona 500">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Daytona_500" title="1976 Daytona 500">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Daytona_500" title="1977 Daytona 500">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Daytona_500" title="1978 Daytona 500">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Daytona_500" title="1979 Daytona 500">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Daytona_500" title="1980 Daytona 500">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Daytona_500" title="1981 Daytona 500">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Daytona_500" title="1982 Daytona 500">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Daytona_500" title="1983 Daytona 500">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Daytona_500" title="1984 Daytona 500">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Daytona_500" title="1985 Daytona 500">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Daytona_500" title="1986 Daytona 500">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Daytona_500" title="1987 Daytona 500">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Daytona_500" title="1988 Daytona 500">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Daytona_500" title="1989 Daytona 500">1989</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Daytona_500" title="2012 Daytona 500">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Daytona_500" title="2013 Daytona 500">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Daytona_500" title="2014 Daytona 500">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Daytona_500" title="2015 Daytona 500">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Daytona_500" title="2016 Daytona 500">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Daytona_500" title="2017 Daytona 500">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Daytona_500" title="2018 Daytona 500">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Daytona_500" title="2019 Daytona 500">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Daytona_500" title="2020 Daytona 500">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Daytona_500" title="2021 Daytona 500">2021</a></li> <li><a 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title="Fox Sports Networks">Fox Sports Net</a> (2001–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_2" title="Fox Sports 2">Fox Sports 2</a> (2015–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">Fox News Channel</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_SpongeBob_SquarePants_400" title="2015 SpongeBob SquarePants 400">2015 Kansas pre-race only</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Business_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Business Network">Fox Business Network</a> (2016 <a href="/wiki/Eldora_Dirt_Derby" title="Eldora Dirt Derby">Eldora Dirt Derby</a> only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FXX" title="FXX">FXX</a> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Race_Hub" title="NASCAR Race Hub">NASCAR Race Hub</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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Truck & ARCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Stover" title="Brent Stover">Brent Stover</a> (ARCA alternate)</li> <li>Eric Brennan (ARCA alternate)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> (Cup)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> (Cup)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> (Xfinity alternate, Truck & Mexico Series)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Parsons" title="Phil Parsons">Phil Parsons</a> (Truck & ARCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> (Xfinity & ARCA alternate)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> (Xfinity alternate)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Petree" title="Andy Petree">Andy Petree</a> (Xfinity alternate)</li> <li>Driver / crew chief guest analysts (Xfinity, Truck & ARCA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pit reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Little" title="Jamie Little">Jamie Little</a> (Cup)</li> <li>Josh Sims (Cup, Xfinity, Truck, ARCA & Mexico Series)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a> (Cup, Xfinity & Truck)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Busick" title="Amanda Busick">Amanda Busick</a> (Xfinity, Truck & ARCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a> (Truck)</li> <li>Heather DeBeaux (Truck & ARCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Howe" title="Jamie Howe">Jamie Howe</a> (Truck & ARCA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamba_Smith" title="Mamba Smith">Mamba Smith</a> (Truck & ARCA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-race show</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a> (Cup at-track host)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> (Cup at-track analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> (Cup at-track analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Spake" title="Shannon Spake">Shannon Spake</a> (Cup & Xfinity studio host)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> (Cup, Xfinity & Truck studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> (Cup studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a> (Xfinity studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> (Xfinity & Truck studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaitlyn_Vincie" title="Kaitlyn Vincie">Kaitlyn Vincie</a> (Truck studio host)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a> (Truck studio analyst)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Tony Rivera (play-by-play)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessi_Losada" title="Jessi Losada">Jessi Losada</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giselle_Zarur" title="Giselle Zarur">Giselle Zarur</a> (pit reporter)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a> (Cup technical analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pockrass" title="Bob Pockrass">Bob Pockrass</a> (social media reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hammond_(NASCAR)" title="Jeff Hammond (NASCAR)">Jeff Hammond</a> (NRH analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> (NRH analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Petree" title="Andy Petree">Andy Petree</a> (NRH analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> (NRH analyst)</li> <li>Josh Sims (NRH reporter/alternate host)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Berggren" title="Dick Berggren">Dick Berggren</a> (2001–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Byrnes" title="Steve Byrnes">Steve Byrnes</a> (2001–2015)</li> <li>Mark Garrow (2001–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> (2001–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Yocum" title="Matt Yocum">Matt Yocum</a> (2001–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Zelasko" title="Jeanne Zelasko">Jeanne Zelasko</a> (2001–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Little" title="Chad Little">Chad Little</a> (2002–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(sportscaster)" title="Rick Allen (sportscaster)">Rick Allen</a> (2003–2014)</li> <li>Ray Dunlap (2003–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Parker_Jr." title="Hank Parker Jr.">Hank Parker Jr.</a> (2003–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krista_Voda" title="Krista Voda">Krista Voda</a> (2007–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a> (2007–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Trotta" title="Danielle Trotta">Danielle Trotta</a> (2010–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermie_Sadler" title="Hermie Sadler">Hermie Sadler</a> (2011–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Roberts_(sportscaster)" title="John Roberts (sportscaster)">John Roberts</a> (2014–2018)</li> <li>Alan Cavanna (2015–2020)</li> <li>Andrew Doud (2015–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Neville" title="Chris Neville">Chris Neville</a> (2015–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sheheen" title="Ralph Sheheen">Ralph Sheheen</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Till" title="Brian Till">Brian Till</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Welch" title="Vince Welch">Vince Welch</a> (2015–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> (2016–2021)</li> <li>Kevin Lee (2017–2018)</li> <li>Kim Coon (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a> (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Czarniak" title="Lindsay Czarniak">Lindsay Czarniak</a> (2019–2020)</li> <li>Dave Rieff (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Walsh" title="Sara Walsh">Sara Walsh</a> (2019)</li> <li>Dillon Welch (2019)</li> <li>Katie Osborne (2020–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Jarrett" title="Glenn Jarrett">Glenn Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_LaJoie" title="Randy LaJoie">Randy LaJoie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mast" title="Rick Mast">Rick Mast</a></li> <li>Jim Tretow</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Schreer" title="Scott Schreer">Scott Schreer</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_Fox#Theme_song" title="NASCAR on Fox">NASCAR Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/With_Arms_Wide_Open" title="With Arms Wide Open">With Arms Wide Open</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" 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