The 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series schedule was announced on December 24, 2008. The 23rd season for the series consists of a 11 race schedule at 10 tracks. The series lost three tracks from last year's schedule (Stafford Motor Speedway, Music City Motorplex

Music City Motorplex

Fairgrounds Speedway is a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is one of the oldest tracks in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup races from 1958 to 1984...

 and Mansfield Motorsports Park) but gains one new track for this season (Tri-County Motor Speedway). The Tennessee State Fairgrounds was initially on the schedule but changes in management of the track at the venue (new management decided to eliminate NASCAR sanction) resulted in the loss of the event.

For the fourth year in a row, the regular season will start at Greenville-Pickens Speedway

Greenville-Pickens Speedway

Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and just east of Easley, South Carolina. The track hosts weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several touring series visit the track each year, including the Whelen...

 on April 11. The series will make its first appearance at Tri-County Motor Speedway two weeks later on April 25 before heading to Iowa for the series' third appearance at Iowa Speedway. The Iowa race will be a combination East/West race where drivers from both series will compete against each other. Drivers are awarded points based on their finishing position against drivers in their series. (i.e. Highest finishing driver in the East gets first place points and the highest finishing driver in the West gets first place points)

Traditional stops at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Thompson International Speedway

Thompson International Speedway

Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner...

, Adirondack International Speedway, and Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...

 fill up the bulk of the summer schedule before the regular season finale at Dover International Speedway

Dover International Speedway

Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...

 on September 25.

The 2009 season Toyota All-Star Showdown takes place January 30, 2010, and will be televised live on Speed Channel.

Date	Race	Distance	Venue	TV Air Date1
April 11	NASCAR Home Tracks 150 Presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet	150 Laps	Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville-Pickens Speedway Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and just east of Easley, South Carolina. The track hosts weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several touring series visit the track each year, including the Whelen...	April 16
April 25	NASCAR Camping World Series East-Tri-County 150	150 Laps	Tri-County Motor Speedway	May 7
May 17	U.S. Cellular 200	200 Laps	Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...	May 28
May 30	South Boston 150	150 Laps	South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...	June 4
June 6	Tioga Downs Casino 125	125 Miles	Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...	June 11
June 26	Heluva Good! Summer 125	125 Laps	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	July 9
July 11	Pepsi Full Fender Frenzy	100 Laps	Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner...	July 23
August 1	The Edge Hotel 150 presented by Casella Waste Systems	150 Laps	Adirondack International Speedway	August 13
August 15	Mohegan Sun 200	200 Kilometers	Lime Rock Park Lime Rock Park Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...	August 27
September 18	Heluva Good! Fall 125	125 Laps	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	September 24
September 25	Sunoco 150	150 Laps	Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...	October 1
January 30, 2010	Toyota All-Star Showdown 2	250 Laps	Toyota Speedway at Irwindale	Live 10 PM EST

¹ All races will air tape-delayed on Speed Channel on Thursdays at 3pm ET

² Non-points event. This race airs live on Speed Channel.

Television

NASCAR announced on March 16 the broadcast schedule for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series race schedule on SPEED.

The races will be aired as a one-hour special each Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

“The NASCAR Camping World Series features the NASCAR stars of tomorrow locked in exciting, wheel-to-wheel competition,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “This comprehensive schedule allows fans to tune in the same time every week and catch all the action from their favorite track. Our partnership with SPEED provides an exceptional platform to showcase the tremendous talent as they tackle the challenging mixture of short tracks, road courses, and speedways.”

The annual East-West Challenge at Iowa Speedway Sunday, May 17 will air on Thursday, May 28. The last two years, fans have tuned in to watch the best NASCAR Camping World Series drivers from both coasts go head-to-head in addition to competing against one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In 2007, then-16-year-old Joey Logano outran Kevin Harvick, and last year Brian Ickler held off the challenge from Kasey Kahne. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch has already committed to run this year’s event.

The SPEED coverage will cover all 11 races beginning with the opener at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C. The opener, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, will air Thursday, April 16. The season will conclude Friday, Sept. 25 at Dover International Speedway and the race will be broadcast Thursday, Oct. 1.

The Toyota All-Star Showdown will air live January 30, 2010, at 10 PM EST.

The NASCAR Camping World Series East race at Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tenn., originally scheduled for Saturday, July 18, has been cancelled due to changes in track management, and the lack of a suitable replacement for that date. The new Tennessee State Fairgrounds promoters decided to remove the NASCAR sanction for the track.

NASCAR Home Tracks 150 Presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet

Brian Ickler is hoping to use the NASCAR Camping World Series East as a launching pad. Performances like Saturday night at historic Greenville Pickens Speedway certainly don’t hurt his cause, as Ickler led nearly every lap from start to finish in winning the season opening NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 11.

Ickler recorded his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory and seventh NASCAR Camping World Series victory overall.

Veteran Jody Lavender scored a career-best second-place finish, while Eddie MacDonald finished third. Josh Richards and Brett Moffitt, both making their first career NASCAR starts, rounded out the top five.

Ickler qualified second behind Coors Light Pole Award winner Moffitt. A multi-car accident in Turn 1 on the start of the race caused a lengthy red flag before the end of the first lap. NASCAR decided to reset the lineup of the field with the exception of those cars involved in the accident and do a complete restart of the event. Several cars came into the pits to repair damage and would have to start at the rear of the field since they were considered to have pitted before the initial green flag. On the second attempt at the start, Ickler got the jump on Moffitt and quickly began to pull away from the field.

MacDonald, restarting on the outside of the front row, briefly took the lead by a nose on two restarts. Each time however, Ickler erased the lead and pulled out to a commanding lead. Ickler led four times for 146 laps. In addition, the victory gave Ickler a sercured spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown - a spot reserved for winners of the NASCAR Camping World Series events in 2009.

Results

Official Results
Finish	Start	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Car	Laps	Reason Out
1	2	15	Brian Ickler	San Diego, Calif.	Ickler Racing Chevrolet	150
2	13	88	Jody Lavender Jody Lavender Jody Lavender is a NASCAR driver, competing in the Camping World Series, East Division. He was born in Hartsville, South Carolina.-Racing history:Lavender only competed in one Busch Series race, in a family owned #08 Ford...	Hartsville, S.C.	H&R Block Chevrolet	150
3	3	71	Eddie MacDonald	Rowley, Mass.	Grimm Construction Chevrolet	150
4	17	52	Josh Richards	Shinnston, W.Va.	Seubert Calf Ranchers Chevrolet	150
5	1	44	Brett Moffitt	Grimes, Iowa	Andy Santerre Motorsports Chevrolet	150
6	9	03	Patrick Long	Oak Park, Calif.	Aasco Chevrolet	150
7	4	35	Steve Park Steve Park (NASCAR) Stephen Park is a professional race car driver. Park is currently racing in the #35 Waste Management Recycle America Monte Carlo in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East....	East Northport, N.Y.	Waste Management Recycle America Chevrolet	150
8	8	40	Matt Kobyluck Matt Kobyluck Matt Kobyluck is a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Series East, a regional stepping-stone series to NASCAR's national divisions...	Uncasville, Conn.	Mohega Sun Chevrolet	150
9	12	38	Alan Tardiff	Windham, Maine	Bestway Disposal Chevrolet	150
10	6	18	Matt DiBenedetto	Grass Valley, Calif.	Joe Gibbs Driven Chevrolet	150
11	20	17	Jason Patison	Corona, Calif.	Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet	150
12	7	4	Dakoda Armstrong	New Castle, Ind.	Schrader Racing Chevrolet	149
13	22	39	Dustin Delaney	Mayfield, N.Y.	Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet	149
14	5	00	Ryan Truex	Mayetta, N.J.	NAPA Auto Parts Toyota	149
15	10	7	Ryan Duff	Hazard, KY	Pine Branch Coal Chevrolet	148
16	24	50	Todd Peck	Glenville, Pa.	Pyramex/Addiction Management Center Chevrolet	148
17	18	37	Alex Kennedy Alex Kennedy Alexander Stuart "Alec" Kennedy was an Hampshire cricketer and one of the ten highest wicket-takers in first-class cricket Alexander Stuart "Alec" Kennedy (24 January 1891, Edinburgh, Scotland – 15 November 1959, Southampton, England) was an Hampshire cricketer and one of the ten highest...	Aztek, NM	Spraker Racing Chevrolet	146
18	23	58	Richard Gould	North Brunswick, N.J.	Cintron Energy Drink Chevrolet	142
19	19	16	Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith (NASCAR Driver) Jonathan Smith is a racecar driver from Beacon Falls, Connecticut. He started racing at the age of five on dirtbikes, by the age of 12 he was racing BMX bicycles, where he was crowned State Champion in his first year...	Beacon Fals, Conn.	C Prodcuts LLC Chevrolet	137	Vibration
20	28	10	Matt Kurzejewski	Mansfield, Pa.	Costy's Auto Dodge	132	Accident
21	26	30	Jeff Anton	Russell, Mass.	East Coast Resurfacing Chevrolet	131	Accident
22	16	94	Kristin Bumbera	Sealy, Texas	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	110	Accident
23	27	63	John Salemi	Nashua, N.H.	John Salemi Racing LLC Chevrolet	108	Oil Line
24	14	23	Jarit Johnson	El Cajon, Calif.	Trail M-Sport Dodge	107	Overheating
25	15	12	Jesus Hernandez	Fresno, Calif.	Telmex/Chivas/Z-Line Designs Dodge	55	Accident
26	21	26	Scott Bouley	Thomaston, Conn.	Cutting Edge Signs & Shirts Chevrolet	43	Rear End
27	25	72	Jason Cochran	Marion, N.C.	Cochran Ralty Chevrolet	34	Brakes
28	11	11	Tom Hessert III	Cherry Hill, N.J.	Cherry Hill Classic Cars Ford	0	Accident
29	29	1	Dominick Casola	Holmdel, N.J.	A. Casola Farms Ford	0	Accident

Race Statistics

Fastest Qualifier: Brett Moffitt, Time: 20.691 Seconds, Speed: 86.994 mi/h

Time of Race: 1 hrs., 22 mins, 9 seconds

Margin of Victory: 0.951 Seconds

Average race speed: 54.778 mi/h

Cautions: Laps 11-13; 45-48; 99-103; 106-111; 113-118; 129-132; 135-141; 144-146. 8 for 38 laps.

Lead changes: 6 changes involving 2 drivers

Lap Leaders: Ickler 1-48, MacDonald 49, Ickler 50-111, MacDonald 112, Ickler 113-118, MacDonald 119-120, Ickler 121-150.

Total Laps Lead: Brian Ickler 146, Eddie MacDonald 4

Did not Qualify: None

Top 10 Driver Points: Brian Ickler 190, Jody Lavender 170, Eddie MacDonald 170, Josh Richards 160, Brett Moffitt * 155, Patrick Long 150, Steve Park 146, Matt Kobyluck 142, Alan Tardiff 138, Matt DiBenedetto 134

Sunoco Rookie of the Year Points: Brett Moffitt 10, Dakoda Armstrong 9, Ryan Truex 8, Matt Kurzejewski 7, Kristin Bumbera 6, Jarit Johnson 5, Jason Cochran 4, Dominick Casola 3

Contingency Awards

Camping World Happy Camper Award: Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet

Coca-Cola Move of the Race Award: Josh Richards, 52 Seubert Calf Ranches Chevrolet

Coors Light Pole Award: Brett Moffitt *, 44 Andy Santerre Motorsports Chevrolet

Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Steve Park, 35 WM Recycle America Chevrolet

Sunoco Rookie of the Race Award: Brett Moffitt *, 44 Andy Santerre Motorsports Chevrolet

WIX Filters Lap Leader Award: Brian Ickler, 15 Ickler Motorsports Chevrolet

NASCAR Camping World Series East-Tri-County 150

Matt DiBenedetto took just two starts to find Victory Lane.

The 17-year-old Grass Valley, Calif., driver passed Austin Dillon on a back-and-forth battle following a green-white-checkered finish to Saturday night’s Tri-County 150 to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Series East victory.

DiBenedetto, a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, and Dillon, a Richard Childress Racing development driver, swapped the lead six times over the second half of the race. The event was stretched to 165 laps due to a pair of late cautions. DiBenedetto led four times for 75 laps, while Dillon led three times for 15 laps.

On the final restart, Dillon got the jump from the second spot to take the lead. DiBenedetto, however, was able to nose underneath as they came to the white flag and took the lead going into Turn 1 of the final lap.

Rookie Alan Tardiff earned his first Coors Light Pole Award earlier in the day and brought home his best finish with a third-place run. Jody Lavender took over the points lead with a fourth-place finish, while Patrick Long rounded out the top five.

Results

Official Results
Finish	Start	Car #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points/Bonus Points	Reason Out
1	3	18	Matt DiBenedetto	Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota	165	190/10
2	4	3	Austin Dillon	Mom N' Pops Country Ham/Camp Debbie Lou	165	175/5
3	1	38	Alan Tardiff *	Bestway Disposal Chevrolet	165	170/5
4	10	88	Jody Lavender	H&R Block Chevrolet	165	160
5	9	03	Patrick Long	AASCO Motorsports Chevrolet	165	155
6	2	9	Trevor Bayne	DaveDavisMotorsports.com Chevrolet	165	150
7	7	4	Dakoda Armstrong *	Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet	165	146
8	16	7	Ryan Duff	Pine Branch Coal/Laughlin Perf. Chevrolet	165	142
9	15	39	Dustin Delaney	Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet	165	138
10	6	40	Matt Kobyluck	Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino Chevrolet	165	139/5
11	22	17	Jason Patison	Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet	165	130
12	8	71	Eddie MacDonald	Grimm Construction Chevrolet	165	127
13	19	52	Kyle Fowler	Georgia Western/Techniweld Chevrolet	165	124
14	21	37	Alex Kennedy	Media Master Chevrolet	165	121
15	13	35	Steve Park	Waste Management Recycle America Chevrolet	165	118
16	20	00	Ryan Truex *	NAPA Toyota	165	115
17	14	29	Ryan Gifford	Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet	165	112
18	11	63	John Salemi	John Salemi Racing Chevrolet	165	109
19	24	12	Antonio Perez	Chivas/Telmex/Z-Line Designs Dodge	164	106
20	23	61	Dominick Casola *	A.Casola Farms Chevrolet	164	103
21	12	72	Jason Cochran *	Cochran Realty/Clark Tire Chevrolet	164	100
22	17	16	Jonathan Smith	Fadden Racing/C-Products Chevrolet	163	97
23	5	44	Brett Moffitt *	BrettMoffitt.com Chevrolet	162	94
24	26	94	Kristin Bumbera *	Wide Open Energy Drink Dodge	162	91
25	25	10	Matt Kurzejewski *	American Campus Communities Dodge	147	88	Accident
26	18	23	Jarit Johnson *	Jarit Johnson Racing Chevrolet	130	85	Engine

Race Statistics

Fastest Qualifier: A.Tardiff *, 86.946 mi/h, 16.562 seconds

Time of Race: 1 hour 8 minutes 43 seconds

Margin of Victory: .340 seconds

Average Speed: 90.833 mi/h

Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers

Cautions: 8 for 43 laps

Lap Leaders: A. Tardiff 1-16; M. Kobyluck 17-75; M. DiBenedetto 76-101; A. Dillon 102-113; M. DiBenedetto 114-146; A. Dillon 147; M. DiBenedetto 148-162; A. Dillon 163-164; M. DiBenedetto 165

Laps Lead: Matt DiBenedetto 75, Matt Kobyluck 59, Alan Tardiff * 16, Austin Dillon 15

Standings: 1. J. Lavender, 330; 2. M. DiBenedetto, 324; 3. A. Tardiff, 308; 4. P. Long, 305; 5. E. MacDonald, 297; 6. M. Kobyluck, 281; 7. D. Armstrong, 273; 8. S. Park, 264; 9. D. Delaney, 262; 10. R. Duff, 260

Did not Qualify: None

Contingency Awards

Camping World Happy Camper Award: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota

Coca-Cola Move of the Race Award: Jason Patison, 17 Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet

Coors Light Pole Award: Alan Tardiff *, 38 Bestway Disposal Chevrolet

Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota

Sunoco Rookie of the Race Award: Alan Tardiff *, 38 Bestway Disposal Chevrolet

WIX Filters Lap Leader Award: Matt DiBenedetto, 18 Joe Gibbs Driven Toyota