| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Daytona International Speedway | |||
| Date | July 4, 2009 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures between 75.2 °F (24.0 °C) and 81.7 °F (27.6 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) reported near the speedway[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | No time trials | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 86 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Turner Network Television | ||
| Announcers | Ralph Sheheen, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
The 2009 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola was the eighteenth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule, marking the halfway point of the season, and the third of four restrictor plate races on the season slate. The 160 lap, 400 miles (640 km) event was held on Saturday night, July 4 (Independence Day in the USA) at the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was broadcast on TNT with pre-race activities beginning at 6:30 PM US EDT, and radio being handled by Sirius XM Radio (satellite) and MRN (over-the-air) starting at 7 PM US EDT. The green flag waved shortly after 8:15 PM US EDT in front of a live audience of 115,000 people with the checkered flag coming out sometime after 11:08 PM US EDT.[2]
- ^ "2009 Coke Zero 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "2009 Coke Zero 400 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2014-04-01.