The 2009 Carfax 400 is a NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Sprint Cup Series race that took place on August 16, 2009 at Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas...

 in Brooklyn

Brooklyn, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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. Out of the 43 races, there were 42 Americans

United States

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 and 2 foreigners (Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose

Marcos Ambrose is a championship winning Australian racing car driver. He currently drives the #9 Stanley Black & Decker Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

 from Australia

Australia

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 and Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a Colombian race car driver known internationally for participating and winning in Formula One and CART race competitions. He has enjoyed great success. Currently, he competes in NASCAR, driving the #42 Target Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the Sprint...

 from Colombia

Colombia

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). There were seven cautions for 36 laps and the race lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes. Attendance was 103000 strong and Brian Vickers

Brian Vickers

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 (driving a Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry

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) won the race. The other contenders who finished in the top ten were: Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon

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 (lost by 1.409 seconds), Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

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, Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards

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, Sam Hornish, Jr.

Sam Hornish, Jr.

Racing League]] championships. He currently drives the #12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger for Penske Racing part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He also drives the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford when Travis Kvapil is unable to drive the car....

, Casey Mears

Casey Mears

Casey James Mears is the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600....

, Joey Logano

Joey Logano

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, Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer

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, David Reutimann

David Reutimann

Emil David Reutimann is the driver the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine/Tums/Best Western Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

, and Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin

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. The pole speed was 187.242 miles per hour while the average speed was 131.531 miles per hour. 200 laps were done on a 2-mile paved oval track and Red Bull

Red Bull

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 was the winning sponsor for that day (Dietrich Mateschitz

Dietrich Mateschitz

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was the winning car owner for the 2009 Carfax 400).