Sam's Town 300

Las Vegas Motor Speedway — January 1, 2009

Greg Biffle

Winner

209

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Greg Biffle won the 2009 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009, leading 86 of 209 laps. Carl Edwards finished second; Brian Vickers rounded out the podium. The race featured 12 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Track

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Season

2009

Winner

Greg Biffle

Leaders

12 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing		209	—	Running	86	195
2	7	+5	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing		209	—	Running	35	175
3	10	+7	Brian Vickers	Braun Racing		209	—	Running	11	170
4	23	+19	Jason Leffler	Braun Racing		209	—	Running	—	160
5	15	+10	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports		209	—	Running	—	155
6	16	+10	Michael McDowell	JTG Daugherty Racing		209	—	Running	—	150
7	13	+6	Brendan Gaughan	Rusty Wallace Racing		209	—	Running	3	151
8	11	+3	Justin Allgaier	Penske Racing	Dodge	209	—	Running	5	147
9	42	+33	Scott Lagasse Jr.	CJM Racing		209	—	Running	—	138
10	14	+4	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing		209	—	Running	1	139
11	28	+17	Scott Wimmer	Key Motorsports		208	—	Running	—	130
12	35	+23	Kenny Hendrick	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	208	—	Running	—	127
13	24	+11	Morgan Shepherd	Faith Motorsports (Shepherd)		207	—	Running	—	124
14	20	+6	Kenny Wallace	Jay Robinson Racing		207	—	Running	—	121
15	39	+24	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports		207	—	Running	—	118
16	33	+17	Eric McClure	Team Rensi Motorsports		207	—	Running	—	115
17	37	+20	Ken Butler III	R3 Motorsports		207	—	Running	—	112
18	31	+13	Danny O'Quinn Jr.	JD Motorsports		206	—	Running	—	109
19	32	+13	Brian Keselowski	Whitney Motorsports	Dodge	205	—	Running	—	106
20	29	+9	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports		205	—	Running	—	103
21	4	-17	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		196	—	DNF - Crash	7	105
22	9	-13	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing		194	—	DNF - Crash	16	102
23	27	+4	Andy Ponstein	Corrie Stott Racing		189	—	DNF - Engine	—	94
24	36	+12	Brandon Whitt	Specialty Racing		182	—	Running	—	91
25	26	+1	Jason Keller	Baker Curb Racing		177	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
26	12	-14	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing		169	—	DNF - Crash	1	90
27	8	-19	Brad Keselowski	JR Motorsports		165	—	Running	—	82
28	43	+15	Stanton Barrett	Stanton Barrett Racing		151	—	Running	—	79
29	2	-27	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.		146	—	Running	41	81
30	6	-24	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing		144	—	Running	—	73
31	19	-12	David Green	Fitz Motorsports		104	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	34	+2	Michael Annett	Germain Racing		90	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	25	-8	D.J. Kennington	MacDonald Motorsports	Dodge	89	—	DNF - Crash	—	64
34	30	-4	Robert Richardson Jr.	R3 Motorsports		89	—	DNF - Crash	—	61
35	17	-18	Casey Atwood	Day Enterprises		76	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
36	38	+2	Scott Gaylord	Means Motorsports		65	—	DNF - Crash	—	55
37	18	-19	Kelly Bires	Braun Racing		32	—	DNF	1	57
38	41	+3	John Wes Townley	Jay Robinson Racing		26	—	DNF - Crash	—	49
39	5	-34	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		21	—	DNF - Crash	—	46
40	1	-39	Scott Speed	Michael Waltrip Racing		21	—	DNF - Crash	2	48
41	22	-19	Terry Cook	MSRP Motorsports		20	—	DNF	—	40
42	40	-2	Johnny Chapman	MSRP Motorsports		12	—	DNF	—	37
43	21	-22	Dennis Setzer	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge	3	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 5 matched drivers, the model averaged 14.4 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
6	Michael McDowell	17.0	6	+11.0	Coinflip
8	Justin Allgaier	18.3	8	+10.3	Coinflip
21	Denny Hamlin	8.2	21	-12.8	High Confidence
27	Brad Keselowski	11.2	27	-15.8	Moderate
39	Kyle Busch	17.0	39	-22.0	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

Greg Biffle: has 24 career starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 12.7 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 37 career starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 13.2 avg finish (3 wins), finishing P21 on the day.
Michael McDowell: was the biggest surprise, finishing P6 vs predicted P17. Track history: 23 starts, 27.5 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 Sam's Town 300?

Greg Biffle won the 2009 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway driving for Roush Fenway Racing.

Where was the 2009 Sam's Town 300 held?

The 2009 Sam's Town 300 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on January 1, 2009.