NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's

Pocono Raceway — August 2, 2009

Denny Hamlin

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Denny Hamlin won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2009, leading 91 of 200 laps. Juan Pablo Montoya finished second; Clint Bowyer rounded out the podium. The race featured 11 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Track

Pocono Raceway

Season

2009

Winner

Denny Hamlin

Leaders

11 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	+5	Denny Hamlin		200	—	Running	91	195
2	10	+8	Juan Pablo Montoya		200	—	Running	—	170
3	16	+13	Clint Bowyer		200	—	Running	23	170
4	29	+25	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	160
5	8	+3	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	200	—	Running	35	160
6	15	+9	Brian Vickers		200	—	Running	—	150
7	9	+2	Mark Martin		200	—	Running	10	151
8	3	-5	Jeff Gordon		200	—	Running	—	142
9	4	-5	Kurt Busch	Dodge	200	—	Running	14	143
10	1	-9	Tony Stewart		200	—	Running	—	134
11	12	+1	Matt Kenseth		200	—	Running	1	135
12	23	+11	Kevin Harvick		200	—	Running	—	127
13	2	-11	Jimmie Johnson		200	—	Running	22	129
14	7	-7	Ryan Newman		200	—	Running	—	121
15	11	-4	Greg Biffle		200	—	Running	—	118
16	14	-2	Kyle Busch		200	—	Running	—	115
17	27	+10	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	112
18	5	-13	Carl Edwards		200	—	Running	—	109
19	24	+5	Martin Truex, Jr.		200	—	Running	—	106
20	20	—	Jamie McMurray		200	—	Running	—	103
21	17	-4	Jeff Burton		200	—	Running	—	100
22	30	+8	David Ragan		200	—	Running	—	97
23	37	+14	Scott Speed		200	—	Running	—	94
24	25	+1	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	91
25	21	-4	Casey Mears		200	—	Running	—	88
26	33	+7	Paul Menard		200	—	Running	—	85
27	19	-8	Joey Logano		200	—	Running	—	82
28	22	-6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		200	—	Running	—	79
29	13	-16	David Reutimann		200	—	Running	1	81
30	35	+5	John Andretti		200	—	Running	1	78
31	31	—	Michael Waltrip		198	—	Running	—	70
32	32	—	David Stremme	Dodge	196	—	Running	—	67
33	34	+1	Robby Gordon		195	—	Running	—	64
34	18	-16	Marcos Ambrose		192	—	Running	1	66
35	26	-9	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	185	—	Running	—	58
36	28	-8	Bobby Labonte		180	—	Running	—	55
37	41	+4	Patrick Carpentier		38	—	DNF	—	52
38	36	-2	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	36	—	DNF	—	49
39	39	—	Joe Nemechek		30	—	DNF	—	46
40	40	—	Dave Blaney		26	—	DNF	—	43
41	38	-3	David Gilliland		24	—	DNF	1	45
42	43	+1	Tony Raines		17	—	DNF	—	37
43	42	-1	Mike Wallace		13	—	DNF	—	34

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 7 matched drivers, the model averaged 5.8 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Good

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Denny Hamlin	8.2	1	+7.2	High Confidence
13	Jimmie Johnson	19.9	13	+6.9	Moderate
16	Kyle Busch	17.0	16	+1.0	Coinflip
17	A.J. Allmendinger	18.3	17	+1.3	Moderate
19	Martin Truex, Jr.	15.4	19	-3.6	Coinflip
25	Casey Mears	16.9	25	-8.1	Coinflip
27	Joey Logano	14.7	27	-12.3	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

Denny Hamlin: has 38 career starts at Pocono Raceway with a 10.5 avg finish (7 wins) — the model correctly identified this strength.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's?

Denny Hamlin won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's at Pocono Raceway.

Where was the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's held?

The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono presented by Aaron's was held at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2009.