CARQUEST Auto Parts 300

Charlotte Motor Speedway — January 1, 2009

Mike Bliss

Winner

170

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Mike Bliss won the 2009 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009, leading 21 of 170 laps. Brendan Gaughan finished second; Kyle Busch rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

2009

Winner

Mike Bliss

Leaders

7 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	10	+9	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		170	—	Running	21	190
2	15	+13	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		170	—	Running	4	175
3	2	-1	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		170	—	Running	98	175
4	5	+1	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		170	—	Running	6	165
5	12	+7	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing		170	—	Running	—	155
6	28	+22	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		170	—	Running	1	155
7	4	-3	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		170	—	Running	—	146
8	40	+32	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		170	—	Running	—	142
9	9	—	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		170	—	Running	—	138
10	1	-9	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		170	—	Running	37	139
11	14	+3	Scott Speed	Michael Waltrip Racing		170	—	Running	—	130
12	3	-9	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		170	—	Running	—	127
13	13	—	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports		170	—	Running	—	124
14	38	+24	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	169	—	Running	—	121
15	7	-8	David Gilliland	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	169	—	Running	—	118
16	22	+6	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		169	—	Running	—	115
17	17	—	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		169	—	Running	—	112
18	27	+9	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		169	—	Running	3	114
19	29	+10	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		169	—	Running	—	106
20	6	-14	Michael McDowell	JTG Daugherty Racing		169	—	Running	—	103
21	20	-1	Paul Menard	Yates Racing		169	—	Running	—	100
22	41	+19	Burney Lamar	Braun Racing		169	—	Running	—	97
23	8	-15	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		168	—	Running	—	94
24	30	+6	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		168	—	Running	—	91
25	11	-14	Stanton Barrett	Stanton Barrett Racing		168	—	Running	—	88
26	36	+10	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		168	—	Running	—	85
27	26	-1	Jeremy Clements	Clements Racing		168	—	Running	—	82
28	25	-3	Scott Wimmer	Key Motorsports		168	—	Running	—	79
29	32	+3	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		167	—	Running	—	76
30	39	+9	Brian Keselowski	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	167	—	Running	—	73
31	16	-15	Peyton Sellers	Cardinal Motorsports		167	—	Running	—	70
32	23	-9	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		166	—	Running	—	67
33	37	+4	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports		166	—	Running	—	64
34	43	+9	Derrike Cope	Quest Motor Racing	Dodge	164	—	Running	—	61
35	21	-14	Kevin Hamlin	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	147	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	35	-1	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		147	—	DNF - Engine	—	55
37	31	-6	J.C. Stout	Stellar Quest Racing		143	—	Running	—	52
38	33	-5	Dennis Setzer	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	28	—	DNF	—	49
39	24	-15	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		22	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	18	-22	Terry Cook	MSRP Motorsports		14	—	DNF	—	43
41	19	-22	Mark Green	JD Motorsports		11	—	DNF	—	40
42	34	-8	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		10	—	DNF	—	37
43	42	-1	Donny Lia	Fitz Motorsports		1	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 6.8 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Good

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
3	Kyle Busch	17.0	3	+14.0	Coinflip
5	Joey Logano	14.7	5	+9.7	Coinflip
8	Brad Keselowski	11.2	8	+3.2	Moderate
14	Justin Allgaier	18.3	14	+4.3	Coinflip
20	Michael McDowell	17.0	20	-3.0	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

Mike Bliss: has 24 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 20.1 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Brad Keselowski: was the model’s top pick based on 45 career starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a 11.9 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P8 on the day.
Kyle Busch: was the biggest surprise, finishing P3 vs predicted P17. Track history: 68 starts, 8.4 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300?

Mike Bliss won the 2009 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway driving for Phoenix Racing.

Where was the 2009 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 held?

The 2009 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009.