2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500
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The 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 was the 32nd race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season
at the beginning of the second half of the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup
. The 500-lap, 263 miles (423.3 km) event, the only race on the Chase that is held on a short track (0.526 mile (0.84651284 km)), was held on October 25, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway
in Martinsville, Virginia
. Denny Hamlin
won; points leader Jimmie Johnson
finished second.
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was the 61st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, which began at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, a race for the top six teams of the four brands in the 2008...
at the beginning of the second half of the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup
2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup
The 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup was the ten-race playoff that determined the champion of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, contested among the top twelve drivers following the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 on September 12 at Richmond International Raceway...
. The 500-lap, 263 miles (423.3 km) event, the only race on the Chase that is held on a short track (0.526 mile (0.84651284 km)), was held on October 25, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...
in Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
. Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin
James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American race car driver. Though originally born in Tampa, Florida, Hamlin was raised for most of his life in Chesterfield, Virginia. After racing in go-karts for a number of years, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract...
won; points leader Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....
finished second.