Camping World 300

Daytona International Speedway — January 1, 2009

Tony Stewart

Winner

120

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Tony Stewart won the 2009 Camping World 300 at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 2009, leading 23 of 120 laps. Carl Edwards finished second; Clint Bowyer rounded out the podium. The race featured 11 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

2009

Winner

Tony Stewart

Leaders

11 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	+4	Tony Stewart	Hendrick Motorsports		120	—	Running	23	190
2	10	+8	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	8	175
3	3	—	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing		120	—	Running	33	175
4	13	+9	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		120	—	Running	14	165
5	6	+1	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	2	160
6	27	+21	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		120	—	Running	10	155
7	24	+17	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	146
8	9	+1	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	—	142
9	12	+3	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		120	—	Running	3	143
10	2	-8	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing		120	—	Running	15	139
11	1	-10	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		120	—	Running	4	135
12	21	+9	David Reutimann	Braun Racing		120	—	Running	—	127
13	14	+1	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	124
14	41	+27	Michael McDowell	JTG Daugherty Racing		120	—	Running	—	121
15	35	+20	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		120	—	Running	—	118
16	34	+18	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		120	—	Running	2	120
17	16	-1	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	120	—	Running	—	112
18	31	+13	Mark Green	ML Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	109
19	28	+9	Mike Wallace	JD Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	106
20	8	-12	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing		120	—	Running	—	103
21	33	+12	John Wes Townley	Jay Robinson Racing		120	—	Running	—	100
22	15	-7	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		120	—	Running	6	102
23	7	-16	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	94
24	11	-13	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing		120	—	Running	—	91
25	22	-3	Brian Keselowski	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	120	—	Running	—	88
26	36	+10	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		120	—	Running	—	85
27	40	+13	Jeff Green	Day Enterprises		120	—	Running	—	82
28	25	-3	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		120	—	Running	—	79
29	30	+1	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing		120	—	Running	—	76
30	37	+7	David Green	Fitz Motorsports		119	—	Running	—	73
31	38	+7	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		116	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	43	+11	Scott Wimmer	Key Motorsports		116	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	4	-29	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		115	—	Running	—	64
34	29	-5	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports		115	—	Running	—	61
35	18	-17	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		113	—	Running	—	58
36	42	+6	Donnie Neuenberger	Means Motorsports		110	—	Running	—	55
37	39	+2	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		102	—	Running	—	52
38	26	-12	Kertus Davis	Jay Robinson Racing		95	—	Running	—	49
39	20	-19	Morgan Shepherd	Faith Motorsports (Shepherd)		92	—	Running	—	46
40	32	-8	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	82	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	23	-18	Kenny Hendrick	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	80	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	17	-25	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		71	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	19	-24	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		71	—	DNF - Crash	—	34

Model Performance

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

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
4	Kyle Busch	15.1	4	+11.1	Coinflip
14	Michael McDowell	20.0	14	+6.0	Coinflip
20	Joey Logano	20.5	20	+0.5	Moderate
22	Brad Keselowski	16.0	22	-6.0	Coinflip
40	Justin Allgaier	21.1	40	-18.9	Moderate

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

Tony Stewart: has 47 career starts at Daytona International Speedway with a 16.5 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Kyle Busch: was the model’s top pick based on 69 career starts at Daytona International Speedway with a 17.3 avg finish (3 wins), finishing P4 on the day.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P4 vs predicted P15. Track history: 69 starts, 17.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 Camping World 300?

Tony Stewart won the 2009 Camping World 300 at Daytona International Speedway driving for Hendrick Motorsports.

Where was the 2009 Camping World 300 held?

The 2009 Camping World 300 was held at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 2009.