2009 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
The 2009 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 3, 2009, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-first race of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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Pocono Raceway, the race track where the race was held. | |||
| Date | August 3, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.67 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 79 °F (26 °C); with wind speeds climbing up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 91 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
It took three hours fifty-seven minutes to complete. Juan Pablo Montoya was humbly given a second-place finish by being .869 seconds slower than Hamlin. Eight drivers failed to finish the race; including last-place finisher Mike Wallace who parked his car on lap 13. Derrike Cope's vehicle was too slow to qualify for the race. Previous-day rain forced a competition caution on lap 22; most other yellow flags after this one were mainly for debris or accidents. Nearly 20% of the race was held under the caution flag; with a green flag run lasting an average of nearly 15 laps.