Jimmie Johnson, the 2009 Sprint Cup Series champion. This was the fourth of his five consecutive titles.Mark Martin came in second behind Johnson by 141 points. It was his first full season since 2006.Jeff Gordon finished third in the championship in a 1-2-3 sweep for Hendrick Motorsports in the standings in 2009.Joey Logano, the 2009 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's championship with 18 wins & 248 points.
The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 38th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 21st century's first decade, the 2000s. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races with the regular season beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The final ten races were known as 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while Jimmie Johnson won the Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the final race of the season. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 248 points.
2009 was the first season without NASCAR legends Johnny Benson (since 1995), Dale Jarrett (since 1985) and Kyle Petty (since 1978) after they retired following the 2008 season. It was also, significantly, the first in Cup Series history in which no Petty family driver competed during the season.
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