| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 2009 Autism Speaks 400 program cover | |||
| Date | May 31, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Autism Speaks 400 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.609 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 115.237 miles per hour (185.456 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 22.960 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 298 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! was the thirteenth points race in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, marking the halfway point to the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and was held at the 1-mile (1.6 km) Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital city May 31 of that year, consisting of 400 miles (640 km).
- ^ Weather information for the 2009 Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! at The Old Farmers' Almanac