NASCAR 2009 Silly Season

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Silly Season 2009 Sprint Cup Driver, Team and Sponsor Changes
http://www.nascar.com/news/features/silly_season/?imw=Y

Change the only constant within 2009 driver lineup
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/feat...dex.html?imw=Y

Ready for the 2009 season? Better have a lineup card handy; driver turnover, team mergers and the slumping economy have drastically changed the face of the Sprint Cup Series.

So who's in for this season? (Or, more to the underlying point: Who's out?)

Full-time drivers
00 David Reutimann 16 Greg Biffle 39 Ryan Newman
07 Casey Mears 17 Matt Kenseth 42 Juan Montoya
1 Martin Truex Jr. 18 Kyle Busch 43 Reed Sorenson
2 Kurt Busch 19 A.J. Allmendinger 47 Marcos Ambrose
5 Mark Martin 20 Joey Logano 48 Jimmie Johnson
6 David Ragan 24 Jeff Gordon 55 Michael Waltrip
7 Robby Gordon 26 Jamie McMurray 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
8 Aric Almirola 28 Travis Kvapil 82 Scott Speed
9 Kasey Kahne 29 Kevin Harvick 83 Brian Vickers
11 Denny Hamlin 31 Jeff Burton 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12 David Stremme 33 Clint Bowyer 98 Paul Menard
14 Tony Stewart 38 David Gilliland 99 Carl Edwards

Part-time drivers
13 Max Papis 21 Bill Elliott 78 Regan Smith *
* -- 2008 Rookie of the Year

Driver TBA
No. 22 part of Bill Davis Racing, which has been sold
No. 41 part of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing after merger
No. 96 part of Hall of Fame Racing

Notable drivers looking for full-time rides
Dave Blaney Jeremy Mayfield Scott Riggs
Patrick Carpentier Michael McDowell Elliott Sadler
Jeff Green Joe Nemechek Ken Schrader
Bobby Labonte Kyle Petty J.J. Yeley
Sterling Marlin Tony Raines

Obviously there are other teams and drivers who will attempt to qualify for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 15 (Bobby Labonte is rumored to be in line for the No. 41 at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing).

However, other drivers are on the outside looking in as Speedweeks approach.

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http://racing-reference.info/dquery2.jsp
Driver Rankings
http://kirzn.narod.ru/sports/nascar/...2008_Top25.xls
В этом файле вкратце дана статистика Топ-25 Пилотов Кубка 1949-2008.
Всего дано 12 таблиц Топ-25 в каждой из следующих категорий:

Earnings - Призовые (деньги)
Starts - Старты (шт.)
Average finish - Средний финиш
Running at finish - Финишировал (нет схода)
Lead lap finishes - Финиши в лидирущем круге
Laps led - Круги лидирования
Top 10 Percentage - Топ-10 финиши в %
Top 10's - Топ-10 финиши (шт.)
Top 5 Percentage - Топ-5 финиши в %
Top 5's - Топ-5 финиши (шт.)
Winning Percentage - Победы в %
Wins - Победы (шт.)

Отдельно даны 6 Пилотов:
№43 Ричард Петти (7 титулов + 200 побед)
№3 Дэйл Эрнхардт (7 титулов + 76 побед)
№24 Джефф Гордон (4 титула + 100 млн призовых)
№48 Джимми Джонсон (3 титула подряд + 40 побед)
№** Тони Стюарт (33 победы + 73 млн призовых)
№** Марк Мартин (35 побед + 445 финишей в лидирующем круге)

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2008/2009 Silly Season - Sprint Cup Series
http://www.race2win.net/ss/

# Driver Sponsor Make Crew Chief
2008 00 Michael McDowell Aaron's/Champion Mortgage Toyota Peter Sospenzo
2009 No Team

2008 01 Regan Smith # The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet Daniel Stillman
2009 No Team

2008 1 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet Kevin Manion
2009 No Major Changes

2008 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge Pat Tryson
2009 No Major Changes

2008 5 Casey Mears Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet Alan Gustafson
2009 Mark Martin

2008 6 David Ragan AAA Ford Jimmy Fennig
2009 UPS

2008 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Gil Martin
2009 Casey Mears

2008 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam, Menard's Dodge Kirk Almquist
2009 Toyota

2008
2009 08 Boris Said * Scotts/U.S. Chrome Ford Frank Stoddard

2008 8 Mark Martin, Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet Tony Gibson
2009 Aric Almirola Guitar Hero Doug Randolph

2008 09 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming Dodge Marc Reno
2009 Sterling Marlin *, Mike Bliss *, Ken Schrader *
2009 Brad Keselowski * Chevrolet

2008 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge Kenny Francis
2009 No Major Changes

2008 10 Patrick Carpentier, AJ Allmendinger Valvoline Dodge Mike Shiplett
2009 44 AJ Allmendinger Sammy Johns

2008 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota Mike Ford
2009 No Major Changes

2008 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge Roy McCauley
2009 David Stremme Verizon

2008
2009 13 Max Papis # * GEICO Toyota Randy Goss

2008 15 Paul Menard Menard's Chevrolet Doug Randolph
2009 No Team

2008 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Greg Erwin
2009 No Major Changes

2008 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Tools Ford Chip Bolin
2009 Drew Blickensderfer

2008 18 Kyle Busch M&M Mars, Interstate Batteries Toyota Steve Addington
2009 No Major Changes

2008 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy, Stanley Tools Dodge Rodney Childers
2009 Kevin Buskirk

2008 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota Greg Zipadelli
2009 Joey Logano #

2008 21 Bill Elliott, Marcos Ambrose, Jon Wood Motorcraft/Little Debbie/Air Force Ford David Hyder
2009 BillElliott * Motorcraft (9) Gene Nead

2008 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota Tommy Baldwin
2009 No Team

2008
2009 23 Mike Skinner *, Robert Richardson Jr. * Mahindra Tractors Chevrolet Robert Labbe

2008 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet Steve Letarte
2009 No Major Changes

2008
2009 25 Brad Keselowski * GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Lance McGrew

2008 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal/IRWIN Ford Larry Carter
2009 Donnie Wingo

2008
2009 27 Kirk Shelmerdine * TBA Toyota TBA

2008 28 Travis Kvapil Race-by-Race Sponsors Ford Todd Parrott
2009 Golden Corral Steve Lesnenwich

2008 29 Kevin Harvick Shell Chevrolet Todd Berrier
2009 No Major Changes

2008 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Scott Miller
2009 Caterpillar

2008
2009 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerois/Hamburger Helper, BB&T (11) Chevrolet Shane Wilson

2008
2009 34 John Andretti * Window World Chevrolet Steve Lane

2008
2009 36 Scott Riggs TBA Toyota Tommy Baldwin

2008
2009 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Dodge N/A

2008 38 David Gilliland Race-by-Race Sponsors Ford Charles Barraclough
2009 98 Paul Menard Menard's Larry Carter

2008 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge Donnie Wingo
2009 No Team

2008
2009 41 Jeremy Mayfield All Sport Toyota Tony Furr

2008 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge Brian Pattie
2009 Target Chevrolet

2008 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Dodge Jeff Meendering
2009 Reed Sorenson McDonald's, U.S. Air Force (4), PVA.org (2), Super 8 (4), Valvoline Mike Shiplett

2008 44 Dale Jarrett, David Reutimann UPS Toyota Ryan Pemberton
2009 00 David Reutimann Aarons (18) Rodney Childers

2008 45 Kyle Petty Marathon Oil/Wells Fargo Dodge Billy Wilburn
2009 No Team

2008
2009 46 Carl Long * Romeo Guest Construction Dodge Alex Astor

2008 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie's, Clorox, Kingsford Toyota Frank Kerr
2009 No Major Changes

2008 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet Chad Knaus
2009 No Major Changes

2008
2009 51 Kelly Bires *, Dexter Bean * TBA Dodge TBA

2008 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota Bobby Kennedy
2009 Robert Barker

2008
2009 57 James Hylton * N/A Dodge Mark Tudor

2008
2009 60 James Hylton * N/A Dodge Jeremy Lafaver

2008
2009 64 Geoff Bodine *, Todd Bodine * N/A Toyota Doug Richert

2008 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet Robert Barker
2009 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army (23) Tony Gibson

2008
2009 66 Terry Labonte *, Dave Blaney * Window World Toyota Bill Henderson

2008 70 Jeremy Mayfield, Tony Raines, Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation/Haas Automation Chevrolet Dave Skog
2009 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot (17), Old Spice (17), Burger King (2) Darien Grubb

2008
2009 71 Mike Wallace * TBA Chevrolet Butch Hylton

2008
2009 73 Mike Garvey Jani-King Dodge Buddy Sisco

2008
2009 75 Derrike Cope * Blu Frog Energy Dodge Rich Markle

2008 77 Sam Hornish Mobil 1 Dodge Travis Geisler
2009 No Major Changes

2008 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet Jay Guy
2009 Regan Smith *

2008 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota Doug Richert
2009 Ryan Pemberton

2008 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota Jimmy Elledge
2009 82 Scott Speed

2008
2009 87 Joe Nemechek TBA Toyota Philippe Lopez

2008 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy, National Guard Chevrolet Tony Eury Jr.
2009 No Major Changes

2008 96 J.J. Yeley, Brad Coleman, Ken Schrader Texas Instruments DLP Products Toyota Steve Boyer
2009 Bobby Labonte Ask.com (29), Academy Sports + Outdoors (5), Texas Instruments/DLP Ford Todd Parrott

2008 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford Bob Osbourne
2009 Aflac

# - ROTY, * - Partial Schedule, Number of races are in parenthesis ()

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http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009...car/index.html



Top 5 Countdown: Cup Series moments
From Stewart's All-Star win to Johnson making history, these are '09's biggest moments.

Stories of 2009
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/feat...ear/index.html


Which of the following is your favorite racing catchphrase?
- Rubbin' is racin'
- Checkers or wreckers
- Drive it like you stole it
- Second place is the first loser

Chase for the record book wasn't only 2009 storyline
Economy, Mayfield, Danica among year's talking points

Jimmie Johnson's rise to dominance in the Cup Series has coincided with the advent of the 10-race Chase playoff system, which was implemented in 2004.


Sponsorship was priceless in '09.


Jeremy Mayfield


Jimmie Johnson


Brian France

Inside the Numbers
Most Cup championships
Rank Driver Titles
Dale Earnhardt = 7
Richard Petty = 7
Jeff Gordon = 4
Jimmie Johnson = 4
David Pearson = 3
Lee Petty = 3
Darrell Waltrip = 3
Cale Yarborough = 3

Consecutive Cup titles
Driver Years No.
Jimmie Johnson 2006-09 = 4
Cale Yarborough 1976-78 = 3
Jeff Gordon 1997-98 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1993-94 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1990-91 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1986-87 = 2
Darrell Waltrip 1981-82 = 2
Richard Petty 1974-75 = 2
Richard Petty 1971-72 = 2
David Pearson 1968-69 = 2
Joe Weatherly 1962-63 = 2
Lee Petty 1958-59 = 2
Buck Baker 1956-57 = 2

Also in the news:
• Can anybody stop Johnson's dominance?
• 4 the score: Johnson, Ron Hornaday set championship records
• Talladega: big track, Big One, bigger problem
• Television ratings and attendance figures each take a dip
• Jeremy Mayfield's alleged meth use challenges NASCAR's drug policy
• Hall of Fame elects inaugural 5-member class for 2010 induction
• Double-file restarts implemented throughout national series
• Will she or won't she? Danica keeps the garage buzzing
• Busch sets all kinds of records while dominating Nationwide Series
• Stewart-Haas Racing takes off and does much better than expected
• Carl Edwards fails to win a Cup race after capturing a series-high nine in 2008
• Edwards fails to win in the midst of a general Roush Fenway and Ford downturn
• Stewart assembles a pretty stout cast, then stands back and lets them rip