2009 Coca-Cola 600
The 2009 Coca-Cola 600 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the fiftieth iteration of the event. It was held on May 25, 2009, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina after being postponed on May 24 because of inclement weather. Scheduled for 400 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval, the race was won by David Reutimann of Michael Waltrip Racing after being shortened to 227 laps because of poor weather conditions. Ryan Newman finished second ahead of Robby Gordon, Carl Edwards, and Brian Vickers, who completed the first five positions.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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2009 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork from Sam Bass.
"Gold Rush!" | |||
| Date | May 25, 2009 | ||
| Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 227 laps, 340.5 mi (547.981 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Time | 28.651 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 173 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
Fox Sports televised the event in the United States, while the race was broadcast on radio by Performance Racing Network (over-the-air) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite)
On the day of the race, 1.33 inches of precipitation were recorded around the speedway; a significant amount of rain for the Charlotte area for the month of May.