Federated Auto Parts 300

Nashville Superspeedway — January 1, 2009

Kyle Busch

Winner

225

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2009 Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on January 1, 2009, leading 173 of 225 laps. Brad Keselowski finished second; Carl Edwards rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

Nashville Superspeedway

Season

2009

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

8 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		225	—	Running	173	195
2	10	+8	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		225	—	Running	10	175
3	6	+3	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		225	—	Running	1	170
4	8	+4	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		225	—	Running	6	165
5	12	+7	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		225	—	Running	26	160
6	9	+3	Stephen Leicht	Richard Childress Racing		225	—	Running	—	150
7	16	+9	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		224	—	Running	—	146
8	3	-5	Michael McDowell	JTG Daugherty Racing		224	—	Running	1	147
9	27	+18	Erik Darnell	Roush Fenway Racing		224	—	Running	1	143
10	4	-6	Brad Coleman	Joe Gibbs Racing		224	—	Running	—	134
11	5	-6	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		223	—	Running	—	130
12	35	+23	Shelby Howard	ML Motorsports		223	—	Running	—	127
13	24	+11	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	223	—	Running	—	124
14	21	+7	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	223	—	Running	—	121
15	22	+7	Burney Lamar	Braun Racing		222	—	Running	—	118
16	28	+12	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		221	—	Running	7	120
17	43	+26	Morgan Shepherd	Faith Motorsports (Shepherd)		221	—	Running	—	112
18	42	+24	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		219	—	Running	—	109
19	40	+21	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		219	—	Running	—	106
20	37	+17	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		218	—	Running	—	103
21	29	+8	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports		218	—	Running	—	100
22	30	+8	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		218	—	Running	—	97
23	18	-5	Kevin Conway	NEMCO Motorsports		213	—	Running	—	94
24	7	-17	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		211	—	Running	—	91
25	38	+13	Marc Davis	Braun Racing		182	—	DNF	—	88
26	11	-15	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		170	—	Running	—	85
27	31	+4	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		143	—	Running	—	82
28	2	-26	Trevor Bayne	Michael Waltrip Racing		128	—	DNF - Crash	—	79
29	13	-16	Sean Caisse	Richard Childress Racing		127	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
30	25	-5	Brian Keselowski	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	127	—	DNF - Crash	—	73
31	15	-16	Cale Gale	Kevin Harvick Inc.		123	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	19	-13	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing		123	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	33	—	Scott Wimmer	Key Motorsports		79	—	DNF	—	64
34	39	+5	Kevin Lepage	Means Motorsports		64	—	DNF - Engine	—	61
35	26	-9	Kertus Davis	Jay Robinson Racing		30	—	DNF	—	58
36	17	-19	Willie Allen	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	16	—	DNF	—	55
37	32	-5	Kelly Bires	MSRP Motorsports		9	—	DNF	—	52
38	23	-15	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		8	—	DNF	—	49
39	41	+2	Mike Harmon	Fitz Motorsports		4	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	34	-6	Casey Atwood	Day Enterprises		4	—	DNF - Crash	—	43
41	36	-5	Brad Baker	Day Enterprises		4	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	14	-28	John Wes Townley	Jay Robinson Racing		2	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	20	-23	Mark Green	JD Motorsports		1	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 10.3 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	17.0	1	+16.0	Coinflip
2	Brad Keselowski	11.2	2	+9.2	Moderate
8	Michael McDowell	17.0	8	+9.0	Coinflip
13	Justin Allgaier	18.3	13	+5.3	Coinflip
32	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	19.9	32	-12.1	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

Kyle Busch: has 17 career starts at Nashville Superspeedway with a 13.3 avg finish (4 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Brad Keselowski: was the model’s top pick based on 10 career starts at Nashville Superspeedway with a 17.0 avg finish (1 win), finishing P2 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 Federated Auto Parts 300?

Kyle Busch won the 2009 Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Where was the 2009 Federated Auto Parts 300 held?

The 2009 Federated Auto Parts 300 was held at Nashville Superspeedway on January 1, 2009.