2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400

February 2025 CUST Race 26 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Chevy Rock & Roll 400 2009 09 12 2009 26 36 Richmond International Speedway.png Richmond International Speedway Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia) 0.75 1.207 400 300.0 482.803 96.601 mi/h Temperatures averaging around 67.8 F C; wind speeds up to 7 mph km/hWeather information for the 2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports 21.292 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 299 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing ESPN Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett Andy Petree The 2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the 26th race in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and served as the last race in the "regular season" before the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 400-lap, 300 mi km on race was held on Saturday night, September 12, 2009, at the 0.75 mi km on Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, Virginia outside the state capital city, and was telecast on ABC with radio being handled by MRN Radio (over the air/terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite). After this race, the top twelve drivers in the points standings were determined to enter the ten-race playoff to decide the 2009 Sprint Cup Champion, and their points were reset to 5,000 points with a ten-point bonus for each win they compile during the first 26 events this year. Denny Hamlin won the race, Brian Vickers gets the last spot, leaving Kyle Busch who won four times out, along with Matt Kenseth. It is the first time he has failed to make the cut. Race The race was mainly a duel between Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin. The duo led 396 of the 400 laps run. Gordon got shoved to sixth, but made it up to third late in the race. Hamlin then held off Kurt Busch to win. Race results Top Ten Finishers Pos. Car # Driver Make Team 1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 6 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 7 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Racing 9 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 10 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Stewart Haas Racing Chase Points Standings Starting at New Hampshire 5-Mark Martin 5040 Points (4th Appearance) 14-Tony Stewart 5030 Points (5th Appearance) 48-Jimmie Johnson 5030 Points (6th Appearance) 11-Denny Hamlin 5020 Points (4th Appearance) 9-Kasey Kahne 5020 Points (2nd Appearance) 24-Jeff Gordon 5010 Points (5th Appearance) 2-Kurt Busch 5010 Points (4th Appearance) 83-Brian Vickers 5010 Points (1st Appearance) 99-Carl Edwards 5000 Points (4th Appearance) 39-Ryan Newman 5000 Points (3rd Appearance) 42-Juan Pablo Montoya 5000 Points (1st Appearance) 16-Greg Biffle 5000 Points (3rd Appearance) References collapsed Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:September 2009 sports events in the United States