Venue:
Daytona International Speedway
Matt Kenseth, the former Nascar champ who didn't have a single win in 2008, won his first Daytona 500 in 2009.
The rain-shortened race was called with 48 laps left to go. Kenseth slid past Elliott Sadler with 54 laps left and then an Aric Almirola spin brought out the caution flag. Then the rains came.
The 2009 race was the fourth rain-shortened Daytona 500, and the first since 2003.
2009 Daytona 500 Results
| 1 |
39 |
#17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
| 2 |
32 |
#29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
| 3 |
20 |
#44 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Dodge |
| 4 |
22 |
#33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
| 5 |
30 |
#19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
| 6 |
33 |
#6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
| 7 |
27 |
#55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
| 8 |
5 |
#14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
| 9 |
34 |
#43 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dodge |
| 10 |
13 |
#2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
| 11 |
1 |
#1 |
Martin Truex Jr |
Chevrolet |
| 12 |
28 |
#00 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
| 13 |
3 |
#24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
| 14 |
8 |
#42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Chevrolet |
| 15 |
25 |
#07 |
Casey Mears |
Chevrolet |
| 16 |
2 |
#5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
| 17 |
23 |
#47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota |
| 18 |
16 |
#99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
| 19 |
37 |
#34 |
John Andretti |
Chevrolet |
| 20 |
35 |
#16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
| 21 |
42 |
#78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
| 22 |
12 |
#96 |
Bobby Labonte |
Ford |
| 23 |
40 |
#21 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
| 24 |
43 |
#66 |
Terry Labonte |
Toyota |
| 25 |
17 |
#36 |
Scott Riggs |
Toyota |
| 26 |
10 |
#11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
| 27 |
14 |
#88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Chevrolet |
| 28 |
26 |
#31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
| 29 |
15 |
#9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
| 30 |
11 |
#8 |
Aric Almirola |
Chevrolet |
| 31 |
7 |
#48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
| 32 |
29 |
#77 |
Sam Hornish Jr |
Dodge |
| 33 |
24 |
#12 |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
| 34 |
31 |
#7 |
Robby Gordon |
Toyota |
| 35 |
38 |
#82 |
Scott Speed |
Toyota |
| 36 |
36 |
#39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
| 37 |
21 |
#26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
| 38 |
19 |
#98 |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
| 39 |
6 |
#83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
| 40 |
18 |
#41 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Toyota |
| 41 |
4 |
#18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
| 42 |
41 |
#28 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
| 43 |
9 |
#20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
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