2009 Season
The 2009 season saw the league in a comfortable groove after a radical change to the Cup series in 2008 with the new multi-team format. The league decided not to make any changes to the format since it was a success the previous season. Most of the changes were purely cosmetical. All of the league's pages went under a big facelift during the off-season, making them bigger and brighter with most of them getting an updated look.
Another project that the league undertook during the off-season was to change the Cup series car numbers from a 3 digit to 2 digit format. The previous years numbers had the first digit indicating which season a member joined the league. A problem would come up when the league hit 10 years. The league decided to take care of the issue now and allowed everyone to pick 2 digit numbers, the same ones that NASCAR uses. Selection went by seniority.
Four rookies would start their first season in the Cup series. Chris Agerton ran a few races in 2008 and joining him were Lincoln Griffin, Robby Stone and Melanie Hicks who would join up with her husband Joe and form Memphis Motorsports.
There was another new team at the start of the season, Northeast Ohio Motorsports. Jordan Hunt and Bob Douce left North Coast Racing, Inc. and joined up with Gary Wheat who came from 2Fast4U.
At Daytona, the Cup series began its sixth year of operation, the Nationwide series began its fifth year and the Truck series began its third year. For the Cup series, the Budweiser Shootout kicked things off and for the first time a member had to earn their way into the race by picking five polesitters the previous year. The winner of the Shootout would get a free entry into the first segment of the money pit. There were 33 elligible members in the first race. The council decided to race the stakes a little higher and make it 7 poles the following year. Jordan Hunt won the Shootout while Matt Sealey would win the big race the following week, winning his first Daytona 500.
Nine different winners would go to victory lane until our first repeat Winner, Carol Siddens who won the 2nd race of the year at California and then again at Richmond. In May the sixth All-Star race took place and René Nadeau took the victory. Robert Butterfield won the Lucky Open and finished 2nd in the All-Star race.
Mid-way through the season a new Cup series team formed. After parting ways with Intimidator Racing, Inc., R.J. Palmer teamed up with Jeffery Willet and Chip Pizzutti to form Outcast Racing. at the time the council voted on a points adjustment to the team standings to ensure that new teams start behind all the other teams.
On September 6th, the Cup series hit a major milestone by running its 200th race. Four current members were still with the league from its very first race back in 2004, so they were able to celebrate their 200th race as well. Those 4 members were Lou Demian, Gwen Demian, John Sherman and Carol Siddens. Here is the special celebration picture for their 200th starts.
In the points standings, Sue Perna led for a number of weeks leading up to the Chase until she lost it at Richmond after the points adjustment. Stephen DiCaprio led for one week but lost it to Larry Scroggins the next week at New Hampshire. After that it was Nathan Helton who was on top for most of the weeks but got beat at the end by his teammate Dean Higley. Dean won the Nationwide series championship the last two years and this year won his third straight championship, this time in the Cup series. Dean held off Bob Douce who finished in 2nd place followed by Nathan Helton in third. Nathan lost out on the Championship but at least he was able to win the Chaser Eraser and gain a spot on the 2010 LROC team.
For the second straight year, Racing Traditions, Inc. won the team championship in impressive fashion over Northeast Ohio Motorsports. They even broke their old points record of last season. Melanie Hicks won rookie of the year in the cup series while Jordan Hunt went on to win the Power Gauge championship.
In the Nationwide series, Lou Demian won his 2nd championship in that series while Matt Sealey won his first championship in the Truck series. For the fourth straight year, Lucky Dog Racing also finished 2nd in the LROC series. FASCAR took the victory in LROC for the first time while Steve Willard finished as the LROC Champion.
For the first time in the cup series, every member who started the season finished it as well. There was zero turn-around during the year. However at the conclusion of the season we found out there will be four new rookies in 2010 replacing Dan Schmittou, Eli Schmittou, Chip Pizzutti and Chris Agerton. The new rookies named were John Magee, Jeffrey Ouderkirk, Leon Baker and Ron Parlacoski. They will need some luck to deal with the competition in the seventh season of the league.
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2009 Season Drivers
Drivers are listed alphabetically
Click on each driver to see their 2009 league stats
| Driver |
Team |
# |
Sponsor |
First Race |
Last Race |
Starts |
Finish |
| Charquillia Addison |
Syracuse Alpine Racing |
#99 |
WWE |
5/20/04 |
Current |
36 |
25th |
| Chris Agerton |
Randy Cook Racing |
#30 |
Nabisco |
9/14/08 |
11/22/09 |
36 |
42nd |
| Earl Arnold, Jr. |
Arnold Motorsports |
#10 |
Allstate |
2/17/08 |
Current |
36 |
43rd |
| Bob Baldridge, Jr. |
2Fast4U |
#25 |
Budweiser |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
37th |
| Ed Blackman |
SOCAL Sprint Car Association |
#6 |
Viagra |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
15th |
| Robert Butterfield |
Earnhardt Junkie |
#13 |
Goodwrench |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
32nd |
| Randy Cook |
Randy Cook Racing |
#29 |
Gillette |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
31st |
| Gwen Demian |
Intimidator Racing, Inc. |
#04 |
Sea World |
4/4/04 |
Current |
36 |
14th |
| Lou Demian |
Intimidator Racing, Inc. |
#1 |
Pepsi Max |
4/4/04 |
Current |
36 |
5th |
| Stephen DiCaprio |
Racing Traditions, Inc. |
#83 |
Wendy's |
10/30/05 |
Current |
36 |
9th |
| Bob Douce |
Northeast Ohio Motorsports |
#08 |
Play It Again Sports |
7/23/06 |
Current |
36 |
2nd |
| Marty Fleissner |
Mafia Motorsports |
#48 |
Coors Light |
7/24/05 |
Current |
36 |
35th |
| Lincoln Griffin |
Left Turn |
#28 |
Yuengling Lager |
2/15/09 |
Current |
36 |
23rd |
| Nathan Helton |
Racing Traditions, Inc. |
#82 |
Comcast |
9/18/05 |
Current |
36 |
3rd |
| Joe Hicks |
Memphis Motorsports |
#89 |
Dupont |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
20th |
| Melanie Hicks |
Memphis Motorsports |
#7 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
2/15/09 |
Current |
36 |
24th |
| Dean Higley |
Racing Traditions, Inc. |
#84 |
Coca-Cola |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
1st |
| Terry Howell |
Ampracing88 |
#59 |
Amp Energy |
2/17/08 |
Current |
36 |
21st |
| Jordan Hunt |
Northeast Ohio Motorsports |
#07 |
Diet Coke |
11/5/06 |
Current |
36 |
8th |
| Harry Jeffery |
SOCAL Sprint Car Association |
#21 |
U.S. Airforce |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
7th |
| Mark Mason |
North Coast Racing, Inc. |
#23 |
Skyline Chili |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
30th |
| Kendall Moore |
Kendall Moore |
#5 |
The Munday Moguls |
5/30/04 |
Current |
36 |
29th |
| Shawnda Moore |
Texas Motorsports |
#88 |
Wrangler |
5/30/04 |
Current |
36 |
17th |
| René Nadeau |
Québecois Fan |
#96 |
Iron Maiden |
6/12/05 |
Current |
36 |
22nd |
| Frank Page |
Daniel Jack's Racing Team |
#16 |
Jack Daniel's |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
26th |
| R.J. Palmer |
Outcast Racing |
#11 |
EA Sports |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
38th |
| Sue Perna |
2Fast4U |
#20 |
Husky Tools |
7/25/04 |
Current |
36 |
11th |
| Ray Perrotta |
Randy Cook Racing |
#31 |
AT&T |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
36th |
| Chip Pizzutti |
Outcast Racing |
#54 |
Yahoo |
8/3/08 |
11/22/09 |
36 |
28th |
| Daniel Schmittou |
Mafia Motorsports |
#24 |
Hooters |
5/1/05 |
11/22/09 |
36 |
27th |
| Eli Schmittou |
Mafia Motorsports |
#14 |
Little Debbie |
9/10/05 |
11/22/09 |
36 |
12th |
| Larry Scroggins |
Intimidator Racing, Inc. |
#43 |
Pabst Blue Ribbon |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
10th |
| Matt Sealey |
Matt Sealey |
#81 |
Sundrop |
5/22/04 |
Current |
36 |
13th |
| John Sherman |
Mafia Motorsports |
#17 |
Samuel Adams |
4/4/04 |
Current |
36 |
16th |
| Carol Siddens |
2Fast4U |
#9 |
Big R Stores |
4/4/04 |
Current |
36 |
21st |
| Ryan Smith |
North Coast Racing, Inc. |
#51 |
Red Bull |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
41st |
| Robby Stone |
Screaming Penguins |
#15 |
Bass Pro Shops |
2/15/09 |
Current |
36 |
34th |
| Kevin Sullivan |
North Coast Racing, Inc. |
#33 |
Philly Blunt |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
4th |
| Brian Travis |
CrazyAboutRusty2 |
#2 |
Miller Lite |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
39th |
| Gary Wheat |
Northeast Ohio Motorsports |
#09 |
Aflac |
2/18/07 |
Current |
36 |
6th |
| Troy Wiggins |
Intimidator Racing, Inc. |
#00 |
Asics |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
18th |
| Jeffery Willett |
Outcast Racing |
#19 |
The Paint Guys |
10/1/06 |
Current |
36 |
19th |
| John Wilson |
Texas Motorsports |
#79 |
Lone Star Light Beer |
2/20/05 |
Current |
36 |
33rd |
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These are the drivers that left us after the 2008 season.
| Driver |
Team Name |
# |
Sponsor |
Starts |
| Steven Cotter |
Armchair Racing, Inc. |
#109 |
Canadian Tire |
175 |
| Louie Gallardo |
Gallardo Racing, Inc. |
#338 |
Nesquik |
75 |
| BJ Spears |
Boogity Boogity Boogity |
#278 |
Jugliners Of Texas |
144 |
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2009 Race Results
Click on the race to see the results
| Date |
Track |
Race |
NASCAR Winner |
League Winner |
| 2/7 |
Budweiser Shootout |
Daytona
Intl. Speedway |
Kevin Harvick
2009 Winner |
Jordan Hunt
Pre-Season
2009 Winner |
| 2/15 |
Daytona 500 |
Daytona
Intl. Speedway |
Matt Kenseth
2009 Winner |
Matt Sealey
2009 Winner |
| 2/22 |
Auto Club 500 |
Auto Club Speedway |
Matt Kenseth
2009 Winner |
Carol Siddens
2009 Winner |
| 3/1 |
Shelby 427 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Kyle Busch
2009 Winner |
Kendall Moore
2009 Winner |
| 3/8 |
Kobalt Tools 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Kurt Busch
2009 Winner |
René Nadeau
2009 Winner |
| 3/22 |
Food City 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
Kyle Busch
2009 Winner |
Bob Baldridge, Jr.
2009 Winner |
| 3/29 |
Goody's Fast Relief 500 |
Martinsville Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Lou Demian
2009 Winner |
| 4/5 |
Samsung 500 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
Jeff Gordon
2009 Winner |
Daniel Schmittou
2009 Winner |
| 4/18 |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 |
Phoenix Intl. Raceway |
Mark Martin
2009 Winner |
Stephen DiCaprio
2009 Winner |
| 4/26 |
Aaron's 499 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Brad Keselowski
2009 Winner |
Brian Travis
2009 Winner |
| 5/3 |
Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 |
Richmond Intl. Raceway |
Kyle Busch
2009 Winner |
Carol Siddens
2009 Winner |
| 5/9 |
Southern 500 |
Darlington Raceway |
Mark Martin
2009 Winner |
Shawnda Moore
2009 Winner |
| 5/16 |
Sprint All-Star Race |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Tony Stewart
2009 Winner |
René Nadeau
2009 Winner |
| 5/26 |
Coca-Cola 600 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
David Reutimann
2009 Winner |
Lincoln Griffin
2009 Winner |
| 5/31 |
Autism Speaks 400 |
Dover Intl. Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Mark Mason
2009 Winner |
| 6/7 |
Pocono 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
Tony Stewart
2009 Winner |
Frank Page
2009 Winner |
| 6/14 |
LifeLock 400 |
Michigan Intl. Speedway |
Mark Martin
2009 Winner |
Matt Sealey
2009 Winner |
| 6/21 |
Toyota/SaveMart 350 |
Infineon Raceway |
Kasey Kahne
2009 Winner |
Jeffery Willett
2009 Winner |
| 6/28 |
LENOX Industrial Tools 301 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
Joey Logano
2009 Winner |
Randy Cook
2009 Winner |
| 7/4 |
Coke Zero 400 |
Daytona Intl. Speedway |
Tony Stewart
2009 Winner |
John Sherman
2009 Winner |
| 7/11 |
LifeLock.com 400 |
Chicagoland Speedway |
Mark Martin
2009 Winner |
Larry Scroggins
2009 Winner |
| 7/26 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Kendall Moore
2009 Winner |
| 8/2 |
Pennsylvania 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
Denny Hamlin
2009 Winner |
Ed Blackman
2009 Winner |
| 8/9 |
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen |
Watkins Glen International |
Tony Stewart
2009 Winner |
Daniel Schmittou
2009 Winner |
| 8/16 |
Carfax 400 |
Michigan Intl. Speedway |
Brian Vickers
2009 Winner |
Harry Jeffery
2009 Winner |
| 8/22 |
Sharpie 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
Kyle Busch
2009 Winner |
Gwen Demian
2009 Winner |
| 9/6 |
Pep Boys Auto 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Kasey Kahne
2009 Winner |
Terry Howell
2009 Winner |
| 9/12 |
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 |
Richmond Intl. Raceway |
Denny Hamlin
2009 Winner |
Melanie Hicks
2009 Winner |
| 9/20 |
Sylvania 300 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
Mark Martin
2009 Winner |
Larry Scroggins
2009 Winner |
| 9/27 |
AAA 400 |
Dover Intl. Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Gary Wheat
2009 Winner |
| 10/4 |
Price Chopper 400 |
Kansas Speedway |
Tony Stewart
2009 Winner |
Sue Perna
2009 Winner |
| 10/11 |
Pepsi 500 |
Auto Club Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Shawnda Moore
2009 Winner |
| 10/17 |
NASCAR Banking 500 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Jimmie Johnson
2008 Winner |
Brian Travis
2009 Winner |
| 10/25 |
TUMS Fast Relief 500 |
Martinsville Speedway |
Denny Hamlin
2009 Winner |
Ed Blackman
2009 Winner |
| 11/1 |
Amp Energy 500 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Jamie McMurray
2009 Winner |
Matt Sealey
2009 Winner |
| 11/8 |
Dickies 500 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
Kurt Busch
2009 Winner |
Ed Blackman
2009 Winner |
| 11/15 |
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 |
Phoenix Intl. Raceway |
Jimmie Johnson
2009 Winner |
Harry Jeffery
2009 Winner |
| 11/22 |
Ford 400 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Denny Hamlin
2009 Winner |
Marty Fleissner
2009 Winner |
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