2009 Auto Club 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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2009 Auto Club 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 22, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
| Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 66.2 °F (19.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 135.839 miles per hour (218.612 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing Team | ||
| Time | 39.250 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 84 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2009 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. the 500 miles (800 km) race occurred on February 22, 2009, at the 2 miles (3.2 km) Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Fox broadcast the race beginning at 5 pm EST with radio coverage on MRN (terrestrial) and SiriusXM (satellite) starting at 5:15 pm US EST. The race started at 3 pm local time, and ran into prime time, counterprogramming against the Academy Awards.