at New Hampshire

New Hampshire Motor Speedway — January 1, 2009

Kyle Busch

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2009 at New Hampshire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009, leading 37 of 200 laps. Joey Logano finished second; Brad Keselowski rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Season

2009

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

5 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	+8	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	37	190
2	1	-1	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing		200	—	Running	108	180
3	7	+4	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	165
4	10	+6	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		200	—	Running	3	165
5	5	—	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		200	—	Running	—	155
6	2	-4	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	51	155
7	6	-1	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	146
8	4	-4	Scott Speed	Michael Waltrip Racing		200	—	Running	—	142
9	11	+2	Erik Darnell	Roush Fenway Racing		200	—	Running	—	138
10	12	+2	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	134
11	24	+13	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		200	—	Running	—	130
12	8	-4	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	127
13	13	—	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	124
14	3	-11	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		200	—	Running	—	121
15	16	+1	Michael McDowell	JTG Daugherty Racing		200	—	Running	—	118
16	14	-2	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		200	—	Running	—	115
17	20	+3	Scott Wimmer	Key Motorsports		200	—	Running	—	112
18	28	+10	Elliott Sadler	Braun Racing		200	—	Running	—	109
19	31	+12	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		200	—	Running	1	111
20	21	+1	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		199	—	Running	—	103
21	38	+17	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		199	—	Running	—	100
22	43	+21	Sean Caisse	Richard Childress Racing		198	—	Running	—	97
23	23	—	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		198	—	Running	—	94
24	35	+11	Matt Carter	Specialty Racing		196	—	Running	—	91
25	30	+5	Ken Butler III	R3 Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	88
26	39	+13	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	85
27	18	-9	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	82
28	36	+8	John Wes Townley	Jay Robinson Racing		196	—	Running	—	79
29	25	-4	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	196	—	Running	—	76
30	40	+10	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		196	—	Running	—	73
31	34	+3	Benny Gordon	VSI Racing		196	—	Running	—	70
32	42	+10	Chase Mattioli	Fitz Motorsports		192	—	Running	—	67
33	41	+8	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		176	—	DNF - Engine	—	64
34	26	-8	Brian Keselowski	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	92	—	DNF	—	61
35	15	-20	Paul Menard	Yates Racing		50	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
36	32	-4	Mark Green	Jay Robinson Racing		23	—	DNF	—	55
37	33	-4	Derrike Cope	Quest Motor Racing	Dodge	19	—	DNF	—	52
38	29	-9	Travis Kittleson	Stanton Barrett Racing		13	—	DNF	—	49
39	27	-12	Kevin Lepage	Means Motorsports		13	—	DNF	—	46
40	22	-18	Casey Atwood	Day Enterprises		8	—	DNF	—	43
41	19	-22	Kelly Bires	MSRP Motorsports		4	—	DNF	—	40
42	37	-5	Willie Allen	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	3	—	DNF	—	37
43	17	-26	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		2	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 7.7 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	15.6	1	+14.6	Coinflip
2	Joey Logano	12.1	2	+10.1	Coinflip
3	Brad Keselowski	12.0	3	+9.0	Coinflip
13	Justin Allgaier	17.7	13	+4.7	Moderate
15	Michael McDowell	15.0	15	0.0	Coinflip

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Kyle Busch: has 44 career starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a 11.9 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Brad Keselowski: was the model’s top pick based on 34 career starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a 9.4 avg finish (4 wins), finishing P3 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 at New Hampshire?

Kyle Busch won the 2009 at New Hampshire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Where was the 2009 at New Hampshire held?

The 2009 at New Hampshire was held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009.