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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2009 Auto Club 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 22, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
| Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 66.2 °F (19.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 135.839 miles per hour (218.612 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing Team | ||
| Time | 39.250 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 84 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2009 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. the 500 miles (800 km) race occurred on February 22, 2009, at the 2 miles (3.2 km) Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, 60 miles (97 km) from Los Angeles and was one of the cleanest races in the history of the track with only one caution for an on track incident out of all 250 laps. Fox broadcast the race beginning at 5 pm US EST with radio coverage on MRN (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) starting at 5:15 pm US EST. The race started at 3 pm local time, and ran into prime time, counterprogramming against the Academy Awards.