| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | June 28, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 273 laps, 288.834 mi (464.833 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.508 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds up to 11.39 miles per hour (18.33 km/h)[4] | ||
| Average speed | 97.497 miles per hour (156.906 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 93 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Turner Network Television | ||
| Announcers | Ralph Sheheen,[5] Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
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The 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was the 17th stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on June 28, 2009, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 101,000 people attended the race. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Joey Logano won the rain-shortened 273-lap race starting from the 24th position in his first career win. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports was second, with Penske Racing's Kurt Busch third.
Tony Stewart was awarded the pole position after qualifying was rained out and the starting order was determined by owners' points. He was immediately passed by Gordon at the start of the race. Busch took the first position on lap seven, before Gordon retook it on the 20th lap. Gordon lost the lead to Busch twelve laps later. Jimmie Johnson assumed the lead on lap 50, and maintained it for the following 73 laps. He led another 20 laps for a total of 93 laps, more than any other driver. His teammate Gordon re-assumed the lead following a caution period on the 159th lap and maintained it until Stewart passed him on lap 196. Bobby Labonte led laps 238 to 247 before Ryan Newman became the leader on lap 247. Logano took over first place sixteen laps later when Newman made a pit stop for fuel. The race ended early on the 273rd lap due to earlier rain and Logano was declared the winner. There were 11 cautions and 21 lead changes amongst 14 drivers during the event.
It was Logano's first victory in the Cup Series; at the age of 19 years, 1 month and 4 days, he became the youngest driver in series history to win a race.[7] After the race, Gordon lowered Stewart's advantage in the Drivers' Championship from 84 to 69 points. Johnson, Busch and Edwards rounded out the top five. Chevrolet maintained the Manufacturers' Championship lead with 126 points, 32 ahead of Toyota, 46 in front of Ford, and 52 ahead of Dodge with 19 races to go in the season. The race attracted 5.555 million television viewers.
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- ^ "2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV Ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Top 10 youngest winners in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series". NASCAR. July 7, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.