November 9 – - If Jeff Gordon falls a few points short of the NASCAR championship, he’ll likely point to Texas as the deciding factor.  After Jimmie Johnson’s early crash opened a window of opportunity for Gordon to trim the points deficit, he struggled to a 13th place finish and still trails by 112 points.  Had Gordon scored the victory, the deficit would have been just 46 points.  Nevertheless, there are still two races — and more than 700 miles of racing– to go in the season.

Gordon started on the pole and led the opening laps.  On lap 3, Jimmie Johnson spun on the backstretch after contact from Sam Hornish and drilled the inside wall.  Johnson sustained heavy front and rear end damage on the Lowes Chevrolet and brought his car to the garage for extended repairs.  Gordon led until lap 13 when his car became loose in the corners.  Kurt Busch took the lead one lap later.  Kyle Busch took the runner-up spot on lap 19.   As the action progressed on the track, Jeff Gordon’s car chief Jason Burdett went to the garage area to help with repairs on Johnson’s car.

Gordon fell to 5th on lap 40 after Tony Stewart passed. Gordon came to pit road for a green flag pit stop on lap 55.  Crew chief Steve Letarte opted for track bar and air pressure adjustments to tighten the car up in the corners.  A slow pit stop hindered Gordon as he ran 11th after the stop.  On lap 88, Sam Hornish lost control and hit the inside wall on the backstretch to bring out the caution flag.  Gordon came to pit road for tires and a track bar adjustment.  He gained two spots and restarted in 9th place.   Juan Pablo Montoya passed Gordon on lap 99, putting him back in 10th spot.  On lap 116, Johnson returned to the track in a rebuilt car to gain points.  However, Gordon continued to struggle with the handling and dropped to 14th on lap 125. Gordon came to pit road for adjustments on lap 146 under the green flag.  After the pit stop sequence, Gordon ran in 16th.  A debris caution on lap 167 saved Gordon from going a lap down.

A wreck on lap 175 collected Carl Edwards and Montoya.  Gordon spun in turn two but luckily did not hit anything.  He came to pit road for tires and for repairs on the splitter brace.  He muddled around in 18th position before the next caution on lap 205.  Gordon went a lap down with 29 laps to go as the handling didn’t improve under the lights.

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THE RACE : Dickie’s 500
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #34 of 36 for the 2009 season
Chase for the Sptint Cup race #8 of 10

Race: Sunday, November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, TX
Title Sponsor: Dickie’s
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:31pm/et

Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team

NASCAR Countdown: ABC – 2:30pm/et
Television Race Coverage: ABC, 3:15pm/et
TV Announcers: Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake, Vince Welch
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace
SPEED’s NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 12:30pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:

Monday, November 9 at 3:30am/et on ESPN2
Monday, November 9 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Wednesday, November 11 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

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Practices:
Friday, November 6, 1:00 – 2:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Saturday, November 7, 9:45 – 10:30 am/et, TV-SPEED

Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, November 7, 11:00am – 12:00pm/et, TV-SPEED

Qualifying Information/Times/TV

Qualifying Draw: Friday, November 6, 12:00pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, November 6 at 4:40pm/et, TV-SPEED, no re-air scheduled;
AND live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128.

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#18 Kyle Busch Ch. 144 / XM 109
#99 Carl Edwards Ch. 155 / XM 112
#48 Jimmie Johnson Ch. 149 / XM 110
#24 Jeff Gordon Ch. 151 / XM 111
NASCAR Officials Ch. 157 / XM 114
#?? Fan’s Choice Ch. 156 / XM 113

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November 2 – - Jimmie Johnson all but clinched his fourth consecutive Cup series championship with a 6th place finish at Talladega Superspeedway, in a race where he ran out of the lead pack in 30th for the balance of the day. Jeff Gordon took the opposite strategy and led the Amp Energy 500 on several occasions, but he ran out of fuel under caution with 3 laps to go. He was pushed back to pit road, but restarted deep in the field. Gordon was swept up in a last lap crash and now trails Johnson by more than 200 points with just three races remaining. “I’m glad we ran out of fuel when we did so we could get back out there and destroy our car,” Gordon said sarcastically after the race.

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THE RACE: Tums Fast Relief 500
TRACK: Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #32 of 36 for the 2009 season
Chase for the Sptint Cup race #6 of 10

Race: Sunday, October 25, 2009 in Martinsville, VA
Title Sponsor: Tums
Scheduled Green Flag (approx):  1:43pm/et

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NASCAR Countdown: ABC – 1:00pm/et
Television Race Coverage: ABC, 1:30pm/et
TV Announcers: Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake, Vince Welch
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace

SPEED’s NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, October 26 at 2:30am/et on ESPN2
Monday, October 26 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Wednesday, October 29 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

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Practices:
Friday, October 23, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Saturday, October 24, 10:00 – 11:45 am/et, TV-ESPN2

Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, October 24, 11:15 am – 12:15pm/et, TV-ESPN2, via tape ~6:30pm/et

Qualifying Information/Times/TV

Qualifying Draw:  Friday, October 23, 10:30am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, October 23 at 3:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled;
AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128.

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#14 Tony Stewart Ch. 154 / XM 111
#48 Jimmie Johnson Ch. 153 / XM 110
#24 Jeff Gordon Ch. 152 / XM 109
NASCAR Officials Ch. 156 / XM 113
#?? Fan’s Choice Ch. 155 / XM 112

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October 18 – - Jimmie Johnson dominated the weekend at Lowes Motor Speedway en route to the victory.  He led every practice session, captured the pole position, and scored his 3rd win in his last 4 races.  Johnson opened a 90-point lead over Mark Martin, and a 135-point lead over Jeff Gordon as he is firmly in command toward an unprecedented fourth straight championship.

Gordon started 9th and fell to 13th before the first caution for Sam Hornish’s spin on lap 3.  He slipped back to 15th on lap 10, just before Hornish’s second spin of the night.  He held 15th until a caution period for rain on lap 35.  Gordon gained two spots on pit road and restarted in 13th place on lap 44.  He took 11th from David Ragan on lap 50 as the handling began coming in.  Four laps later, he took 9th from Ryan Newman with a pass coming off turn four.  Newman re-assumed the 9th spot on lap 83, as Clint Bowyer also took a position from Gordon sending him back to 11th.

Green flag pit stops came at lap 95 with Gordon taking four tires.  He fell back to 13th battling handling issues in race traffic.  A caution for Kyle Busch’s spin in turn four slowed the field on lap 119.  Gordon changed two tires and departed pit road with the lead.  Gordon led the field thru the next caution period when Juan Pablo Montoya spun on lap 164.  Gordon opted for four tires and fell to 2nd after Denny Hamlin won the race off of pit road.  Gordon took the lead from Hamlin within a lap of the restart, and led until a debris caution on lap 189.  Gordon lost two spots on pit road after taking two tires and restarted behind Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson.  Gordon fell back on the restart and dropped to 4th on lap 204 after Kasey Kahne passed.  He fell to 5th on lap 243 when Bowyer passed.

Gordon came in for a four-tire pit stop under he green flag on lap 246, and ran in 5th when the stops cycled through the field.  On lap 285, he pulled to the inside on the backstretch and let Kurt Busch and Joey Logano pass, which dropped him to 7th place.  Max Papis’ blown engine on lap 291 brought the caution flag out, and the lead lap cars came to pit road.  Gordon opted for two tires and departed in 3rd place.  He passed Kahne on the restart before a caution flag for Carl Edwards’ blown engine.  That allowed Gordon to line up alongside Johnson for the restart with 18 laps to go.  Gordon took the lead with 15 laps to go, but lost the top spot to Johnson two laps later.  Gordon then fell to 4th with 10 to go.  He held off Joey Logano on the final lap to finish in 4th.   Johnson pulled away for his 3rd win in the last 4 races.  Simply unstoppable X4.

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THE RACE:  NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America
TRACK:  Lowe’s Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #31 of 36 for the 2009 season
Chase for the Sptint Cup race #5 of 10
Race:  Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Concord, NC
Title Sponsor:  Bank of America
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:41pm/et

Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team

NASCAR Countdown:  ABC – 7:25pm/et
Television Race Coverage:  ABC, 7:00pm/et
TV Announcers:  Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch
Pit Reporters:  Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake, Vince Welch
Studio:  Allen Bestwick, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace
SPEED’s NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show:  5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Sunday, October 18 at 3:15am/et on ESPN2
Sunday, October 18 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Wednesday, October 21 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

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Practices:
Thurday, October 15, 3:00 – 4:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Friday, October 16, 5:00 – 5:45 pm/et, TV-SPEED
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Friday, October 16, 6:20 – 7:20pm/et, TV-ESPN2

Qualifying Information/Times/TV

Qualifying Draw:  Thursday, October 15, 2:00pm/et
Qualifying:  2 laps for positions 1-42, Thursday, October 15 at 7:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled;
AND live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128.

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#5 Mark Martin Ch. 129 / XM 106
#14 Tony Stewart Ch. 153 / XM 109
#48 Jimmie Johnson Ch. 147 / XM 108
#24 Jeff Gordon Ch. 130 / XM 107
NASCAR Officials Ch. 156 / XM 111
#?? Fan’s Choice Ch. 155 / XM 110

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October 12 – - Jimmie Johnson led the most laps en route to the victory in the Pepsi 500 at California Speedway.  It was Johnson’s 45th career win and gives him the points lead in the Chase for the first time.  Jeff Gordon finished 2nd after briefly challenging Johnson for the lead during several late-race restarts.   Gordon moved up to 5th in points, but still trails Johnson by more than 100.

Gordon started 10th and used the outside line to his advantage on the opening lap to move up to 8th.  By lap 8, he gained two more spots and ran in 6th place.  Gordon moved into the top-5 on lap 21 with a pass on Greg Biffle coming off turn four.   He brushed the wall on lap 30, before coming in for a green flag pit stop 10 laps later.

Gordon ran 4th when the pit stop sequence cycled through.  However, he lost the position to Denny Hamlin before the 50-lap mark.  As the run progressed, Gordon re-assumed the 4th spot from Hamlin.   The first caution came at lap 65 for Jamie McMurray’s cut tire.  Gordon came onto pit road in 4th held the position.  He dropped back on the restart before rallying back to 3rd on lap 75. Two laps later, Jimmie Johnson passed to send Gordon back to 4th.   On lap 79, he dropped to 5th, and slipped to 6th after Kevin Harvick went by on lap 81.  A caution for Ryan Newman’s cut tire brought the field to pit road on lap 84.  Gordon lost two spots on pit road and departed in 8th position.

He worked through race traffic and moved back into the top-5 on lap 90.  At the 100-lap mark, he passed Mark Martin to take back the 4th position.   A debris caution on lap 117 brought the leaders to pit road, where Gordon moved up two spots.  He restarted in 2nd place on lap 121 alongside Denny Hamlin.   He fell to 3rd as Johnson passed within two laps of the restart. Gordon dropped to 4th on lap 130 as Juan Pablo Montoya went by.   He took 3rd from Hamlin on lap 145.  Gordon stayed out during a pit sequence to lead a lap — the first lap he led in the Chase.  However, after the pit stop he slipped back to 4th while voicing his displeasure with the tires on the car.  A debris caution on lap 183 brought the leaders to pit road, where Gordon made a mistake and slid through the pit box — thus slowing the time.   He departed pit road in 6th place.

On the restart, Montoya and Hamlin made contact with Hamlin hitting the inside wall and sending him to the garage.   Gordon moved to 4th with 54 laps to go, but ran distantly behind Johnson and Montoya.  Gordon took 3rd from Martin on lap 215, before pitting under green with 25 laps to go.  Gordon ran 2nd to Johnson after the pit stop sequence cycled through.  A debris caution with 15 laps to go slowed the field and set up a restart with Johnson and Gordon alongside each other.  Gordon started on the inside and took the lead on the backstretch.  Greg Biffle and Kasey Kahne spun on the frontstretch, bringing out the caution with 11 laps to go.  The restart came with 7 laps to go with Gordon on the outside.  Johnson took the lead from his teammate coming off turn four before a wreck in turn 1 collected six cars, including Jeff Burton, AJ Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose, Reed Sorensen, Kasey Kahne, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.  The final restart came with 3 laps to go with Johnson pulling away from Gordon for his 45th career victory.  Gordon’s 2nd place effort was his 8th runner-up finish of the season.

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