2009 AMP Energy 500

February 2025 NAS AMP Energy 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2009_AMP_Energy_500/W 2009 AMP Energy 500 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference.info 2013-05-18 2009 11 01 2009 33 36 Talladega Superspeedway.png Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.28 191 508.06 817.643 188 500.08 804.80 Temperatures reaching up to 62.6 F C; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/2009-11-01 2009 AMP Energy 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-20 https://archive.today/20240526172549/https://www.webcitation.org/6HZudb8bI?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/2009-11-01 2024-05-26 live 157.213 mi/h Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports No time trials Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing 32 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing ABC Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree The 2009 AMP Energy 500 was the 33rd race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the seventh event of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Summary It was held on November 1, 2009, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, and is the only race in the Championship Chase to utilize restrictor plates. This marks the first time the race was run in an early November spot, the slot formerly occupied by the Atlanta Motor Speedway event. Jamie McMurray won the race, his first since Daytona in 2007. The last 15 laps of the race were a duel between McMurray and David Stremme, who had never had a top-five in Sprint Cup competition. Stremme ended up 22nd after running out of fuel. Nationwide Series regular Robert Richardson Jr. made his first Cup start and finished 18th. Qualifying Because qualifying was rained out, the rules awarded points leader Jimmie Johnson the pole position. Single-file racing NASCAR told the drivers in the drivers meeting that they could not bump draft in the corners. That was followed by a controversial race where drivers drove in a single file line all the way around the track for a few segments. Many fans believed and still believe that that was a protest by the drivers to the new rule. Jimmie Johnson and Jamie McMurray all defended their actions. Johnson responded by saying, "No, there's not truth to that. When we hit single-file like that, we just know there's no need to race at that point. All that matters is from that last pit stop on." Instead of deciding to wreck and dwindle down the field on Sunday, Johnson said the drivers finally got smart about how to approach the race. Everyone seemed to realize that you can't win if you aren't around at the end.Jimmie Johnson: Single-File Racing Was Not a Protest Against NASCAR https://bleacherreport.com/articles/284247-single-file-racing-was-not-a-protest-against-nascar-says-jimmie-johnson Kelly Crandall 18 July 2011 McMurray, the eventual race winner, said, "It wasn't like everybody was in their cars and we were like, 'Let's get single-file and prove a point' or 'Let's just follow each other.' You had to be in the outside groove because that's where all the momentum was." Talladega: Bump ban creates single-file racing http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/11/talladega_bump_ban_creates_sin.html The Associated Press 18 July 2011 This continued with Casey Mears leading the line for many laps until the first round of green flag pit stops started. Race ends under caution With five laps to go, Ryan Newman's car flipped on the back straightaway, landing on Kevin Harvick, and also collecting Marcos Ambrose and Elliott Sadler. The race was briefly red-flagged as debris was cleaned up and paramedics cut Newman from his car. Newman was uninjured. After a green-white-checkered restart, a big wreck happened with two laps to go, causing Kurt Busch, Scott Speed, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Robby Gordon to crash; Martin's car blew over, but landed back on its wheels. The race ended under the caution flag and McMurray was scored as winner. Top 20 finishers 22em Jamie McMurray Kasey Kahne Joey Logano Greg Biffle Jeff Burton Jimmie Johnson Michael Waltrip Brad Keselowski Elliott Sadler Bobby Labonte Dale Earnhardt Jr. Clint Bowyer Brian Vickers Carl Edwards Kyle Busch Reed Sorenson David Ragan Robert Richardson Jr. Juan Pablo Montoya Jeff Gordon http://racing-reference.info/race/2009_AMP_Energy_500/W 2009 AMP Energy 500 finishers' list Racing Reference 2013-06-20 References Sprint Cup Series 2009 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 2009 Dickies 500 collapsed AMP Energy 500 AMP Energy 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:November 2009 sports events in the United States