2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series

23rd season of NASCAR's Camping World East Series February 2025 November 2025 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series 2008 2010 thumb|Ryan Truex, the 2009 Camping World East Series champion, pictured in 2018, was the first of his two consecutive titles. thumb|Eddie MacDonald, pictured in 2017, finished second in the championship behind Truex by 34 points. thumb|Brett Moffitt, pictured in 2019, driving the No. 44 car for Andy Santerre, finished third in the championship. The 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series was the 23rd season of the Camping World East Series, a touring series sanctioned by NASCAR. Matt Kobyluck entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. Ryan Truex won the championship, 34 points in front of Eddie MacDonald. This was the last season for the East Series with the Camping World title sponsorship. Because Camping World decided to be the title sponsor for the NASCAR Truck Series starting in 2009, they did not renew their title sponsorship of NASCAR's East and West Series after their contract for that ended at the end of the 2009 season. (So, they sponsored all three series for that year only.) K&N Filters became the new title sponsor for the East and West Series starting in 2010. Schedule The schedule was announced on December 24, 2008 with eleven races at ten different tracks. The series lost three tracks from last year's schedule (Stafford Motor Speedway, Music City Motorplex and Mansfield Motorsports Park) but gains one new track for this season (Tri-County Motor Speedway). The Tennessee State Fairgrounds was initially on the schedule but changes in management of the track (new management decided to eliminate NASCAR sanction) resulted in the loss of the event. For the fourth year in a row, the regular season began at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 11. The series made its first appearance at Tri-County Motor Speedway two weeks later on April 25 before heading to Iowa for the series' third appearance at Iowa Speedway. The Iowa race was a combination East/West race where drivers from both series will compete against each other. Drivers are awarded points based on their finishing position against drivers in their series. (i.e. Highest finishing driver in the East gets first place points and the highest finishing driver in the West gets first place points) Traditional stops at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Thompson International Speedway, Adirondack International Speedway, and Lime Rock Park fill up the bulk of the summer schedule before the regular season finale at Dover International Speedway on September 25. On March 16, 2009, NASCAR announced that Speed Channel would broadcast each race as part of a one-hour special that would air on Thursdays at 3 p.m. ET.http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/2273 SPEED, Camping World Series Schedule Announced For 2009 March 16, 2009 NASCAR.com NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 19, 2017August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The 2009 season Toyota All-Star Showdown was held on January 30, 2010, and was televised on Speed Channel. No.Race titleTrackDateTV 1 NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, South Carolina April 11 Speed 2 NASCAR Camping World Series East-Tri-County 150 Tri-County Motor Speedway, Granite Falls, North Carolina April 25 Speed 3 Long John Silver's 200 Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa May 17 Speed 4 South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia May 30 Speed 5 Tioga Downs Casino 125 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York June 6 Speed 6 Heluva Good! Summer 125 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire June 26 Speed 7 Pepsi Full Fender Frenzy 100 Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Connecticut July 11 Speed 8 The Edge Hotel 150 presented by Casella Waste Systems Adirondack International Speedway, New Bremen, New York August 1 Speed 9 Mohegan Sun 200 Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut August 15 Speed 10 Heluva Good! Fall 125 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire September 18 Speed 11 Sunoco 150 Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware September 25 Speed 2009 Toyota All-Star Showdown 2 Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Irwindale, California January 30, 2010 Speed 1 All races will air tape-delayed on Speed Channel on Thursdays at 3pm ET 2 Non-points event. This race airs live on Speed Channel. 2009 Series Races NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet The NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet was held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 11. Brian Ickler is hoping to use the NASCAR Camping World Series East as a launching pad. Performances like Saturday night at historic Greenville Pickens Speedway certainly don’t hurt his cause, as Ickler led nearly every lap from start to finish in winning the season-opening. Ickler recorded his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory and seventh NASCAR Camping World Series victory overall. Veteran Jody Lavender scored a career-best second-place finish, while Eddie MacDonald finished third. Josh Richards and Brett Moffitt, both making their first career NASCAR starts, rounded out the top five. Ickler qualified second behind pole position winner Moffitt. A multi-car accident in Turn 1 on the start of the race caused a lengthy red flag before the end of the first lap. NASCAR decided to reset the lineup of the field with the exception of those cars involved in the accident and do a complete restart of the event. Several cars came into the pits to repair damage and would have to start at the rear of the field since they were considered to have pitted before the initial green flag. On the second attempt at the start, Ickler got the jump on Moffitt and quickly began to pull away from the field. MacDonald, restarting on the outside of the front row, briefly took the lead by a nose on two restarts. Each time however, Ickler erased the lead and pulled out to a commanding lead. Ickler led four times for 146 laps. In addition, the victory gave Ickler a secured spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown - a spot reserved for winners of the NASCAR Camping World Series events in 2009. Official ResultsFinish Start Car # Driver Hometown Car Laps Reason Out1 2 15 Brian Ickler San Diego, Calif. Chevrolet 150 2 13 88 Jody Lavender Hartsville, S.C. Chevrolet 150 3 3 71 Eddie MacDonald Rowley, Mass. Chevrolet 150 4 17 52 Josh Richards Shinnston, W.Va. Chevrolet 150 5 1 44 Brett Moffitt Grimes, Iowa Chevrolet 150 6 9 03 Patrick Long Oak Park, Calif. Chevrolet 150 7 4 35 Steve Park East Northport, N.Y. Chevrolet 150 8 8 40 Matt Kobyluck Uncasville, Conn. Chevrolet 150 9 12 38 Alan Tardiff Windham, Maine Chevrolet 150 10 6 18 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, Calif. Toyota 150 11 20 17 Jason Patison Corona, Calif. Chevrolet 150 12 7 4 Dakoda Armstrong New Castle, Ind. Chevrolet 149 13 22 39 Dustin Delaney Mayfield, N.Y. Chevrolet 149 14 5 00 Ryan Truex Mayetta, N.J. Toyota 149 15 10 7 Ryan Duff Hazard, KY Chevrolet 148 16 24 50 Todd Peck Glenville, Pa. Chevrolet 148 17 18 37 Alex KennedyAztek, NM Chevrolet 146 18 23 58 Richard Gould North Brunswick, N.J. Chevrolet 142 19 19 16 Jonathan Smith Beacon Fals, Conn. Chevrolet 137 Vibration20 28 10 Matt Kurzejewski Mansfield, Pa. Dodge 132 Accident21 26 30 Jeff Anton Russell, Mass. Chevrolet 131 Accident22 16 94 Kristin Bumbera Sealy, Texas Dodge 110 Accident23 27 63 John Salemi Nashua, N.H. Chevrolet 108 Oil Line24 14 23 Jarit Johnson El Cajon, Calif. Dodge 107 Overheating25 15 12 Jesus Hernandez Fresno, Calif. Dodge 55 Accident26 21 26 Scott Bouley Thomaston, Conn. Chevrolet 43 Rear End27 25 72 Jason Cochran Marion, N.C. Chevrolet 34 Brakes28 11 11 Tom Hessert III Cherry Hill, N.J. Ford 0 Accident29 29 1 Dominick Casola Holmdel, N.J. Ford 0 Accident Fastest Qualifier: Brett Moffitt, Time: 20.691 Seconds, Speed: 86.994 mi/h km/h on Time of Race: 1 hrs., 22 mins, 9 seconds Margin of Victory: 0.951 Seconds Average race speed: 54.778 mi/h km/h on Cautions: Laps 11-13; 45-48; 99-103; 106-111; 113-118; 129-132; 135-141; 144-146. 8 for 38 laps. Lead changes: 6 changes involving 2 drivers Lap Leaders: Ickler 1-48, MacDonald 49, Ickler 50-111, MacDonald 112, Ickler 113-118, MacDonald 119-120, Ickler 121-150. Total Laps Lead: Brian Ickler 146, Eddie MacDonald 4 Did not Qualify: None Top 10 Driver Points: Brian Ickler 190, Jody Lavender 170, Eddie MacDonald 170, Josh Richards 160, Brett Moffitt * 155, Patrick Long 150, Steve Park 146, Matt Kobyluck 142, Alan Tardiff 138, Matt DiBenedetto 134 NASCAR Camping World Series East-Tri-County 150 The NASCAR Camping World Series East-Tri-County 150 was held at Tri-County Motor Speedway on April 25. Matt DiBenedetto took just two starts to find Victory Lane. The 17-year-old Grass Valley, Calif., driver passed Austin Dillon on a back-and-forth battle following a green-white-checkered finish to Saturday night’s Tri-County 150 to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory. DiBenedetto, a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, and Dillon, a Richard Childress Racing development driver, swapped the lead six times over the second half of the race. The event was stretched to 165 laps due to a pair of late cautions. DiBenedetto led four times for 75 laps, while Dillon led three times for 15 laps. On the final restart, Dillon got the jump from the second spot to take the lead. DiBenedetto, however, was able to nose underneath as they came to the white flag and took the lead going into Turn 1 of the final lap. Rookie Alan Tardiff earned his first Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day and brought home his best finish with a third-place run. Jody Lavender took over the points lead with a fourth-place finish, while Patrick Long rounded out the top five. Official ResultsFinish Start Car # Driver Team Laps Points/Bonus Points Reason Out1 3 18 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 165 190/10 2 4 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 165 175/5 3 1 38 Alan Tardiff * Chevrolet 165 170/5 4 10 88 Jody Lavender Chevrolet 165 160 5 9 03 Patrick Long Chevrolet 165 155 6 2 9 Trevor Bayne Chevrolet 165 150 7 7 4 Dakoda Armstrong * Chevrolet 165 146 8 16 7 Ryan Duff Chevrolet 165 142 9 15 39 Dustin Delaney Chevrolet 165 138 10 6 40 Matt Kobyluck Chevrolet 165 139/5 11 22 17 Jason Patison Chevrolet 165 130 12 8 71 Eddie MacDonald Chevrolet 165 127 13 19 52 Kyle Fowler Chevrolet 165 124 14 21 37 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 165 121 15 13 35 Steve Park Chevrolet 165 118 16 20 00 Ryan Truex * Toyota 165 115 17 14 29 Ryan Gifford Chevrolet 165 112 18 11 63 John Salemi Chevrolet 165 109 19 24 12 Antonio Pérez Dodge 164 106 20 23 61 Dominick Casola * Chevrolet 164 103 21 12 72 Jason Cochran * Chevrolet 164 100 22 17 16 Jonathan Smith Chevrolet 163 97 23 5 44 Brett Moffitt * Chevrolet 162 94 24 26 94 Kristin Bumbera * Dodge 162 91 25 25 10 Matt Kurzejewski * Dodge 147 88 Accident26 18 23 Jarit Johnson * Chevrolet 130 85 Engine Fastest Qualifier: Alan Tardiff *, 86.946 mi/h km/h on, 16.562 seconds Time of Race: 1 hour 8 minutes 43 seconds Margin of Victory: .340 seconds Average Speed: 90.833 mi/h km/h on Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers Cautions: 8 for 43 laps Lap Leaders: A. Tardiff 1-16; M. Kobyluck 17-75; M. DiBenedetto 76-101; A. Dillon 102-113; M. DiBenedetto 114-146; A. Dillon 147; M. DiBenedetto 148-162; A. Dillon 163-164; M. DiBenedetto 165 Laps Lead: Matt DiBenedetto 75, Matt Kobyluck 59, Alan Tardiff * 16, Austin Dillon 15 Standings: 1. J. Lavender, 330; 2. M. DiBenedetto, 324; 3. A. Tardiff, 308; 4. P. Long, 305; 5. E. MacDonald, 297; 6. M. Kobyluck, 281; 7. D. Armstrong, 273; 8. S. Park, 264; 9. D. Delaney, 262; 10. R. Duff, 260 Did not Qualify: None See also 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series 2009 NASCAR Camping World West Series 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2009 NASCAR Corona Series 2009 NASCAR Mini Stock Series References External links Camping World East Series Standings and Statistics for 2009 * Category:ARCA Menards Series East