| 2009 Sprint Cup Teams |
| Car # |
Driver |
Make |
Primary Sponsor |
Owner |
Crew Chief |
Notes |
00 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aarons |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
Rodney Childers |
Rodney Childers joins MWR from the #19. Reutimann will moves
back to the #00 keeping the #44 owners points. The #44 returns
back to Richard Petty Motorsports. The owner points from the
#00 go to #47 for Marcos Ambrose. Aaron's will sponsor the
team for 18 races in 2009. |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Chevy |
Bass Pro Shops |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Kevin Manion |
Word is that Bass Pro Shops will only sponsor about 23 races.
DEI and Ganassi Racing merged, called Earnhardt Ganassi Racing,
Truex Jr. and DEI agree on one-year deal making Truex a free-agent
after 2009. |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
Roger Penske |
Pat Tryson |
|
02* |
?Marc Davis |
Toyota |
Farm Bureau Insurance |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
? |
Joe Gibbs Racing may run three races (Martinsville in Oct,
Texas in Nov, Homestead in Nov.) with sponsorship by Farm
Bureau Insurance. Driver not officially announced, but could
be Marc Davis. |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevy |
Carquest, Kellogg's, Cheez-It |
Rick Hendrick |
Alan Gustafson |
Martin will run all the Cup races in 2009 and 26 races in
2010, sharing the ride with an un-named driver. Kellogg's
and Carquest will return in 2009. |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
UPS |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Jimmy Fennig |
UPS signed a multi-year deal with Roush to sponsor the #6.
Ragan has supposedly re-signed with Roush for at least 2009. |
07 |
Casey Mears |
Chevy |
Jack Daniel's |
Richard Childress |
Gil Martin |
Mears takes over this ride from Clint Bowyer who moves to
the new 4th Childress team. Bowyer now drives the #33 RCR
team. |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Toyota |
Jim Beam |
Robby Gordon |
Kirk Almquist |
Using a Dodge for the Bud Shootout then run Toyota the rest
of the season and Almquist returns as crew chief. Jim Beam
signs up for 13 races as the primary sponsor. |
8 |
Aric Almirola |
Chevy |
? |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Doug Randolph |
With sponsorship a question the team says they plan on the
full schedule. |
08* |
Boris Said |
Ford |
? |
E&M Motorsports |
Mark Tudor |
Said will run the #08 Ford at Daytona 500. |
09 |
Brad Keselowski |
Chevy |
Miccosukee Indian Gaming |
James Finch |
Marc Reno |
Brad Keselowski will run the Daytona 500 and nine other
races in a Hendrick prepared Chevy. Meanwhile, Bliss, Marlin
& Schrader supposedly will run the other races in a Dodge.
Team plans to run the full 2009 season and has sponsorship
from Miccosukee Indian Gaming for 10 races. |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
Budweiser |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
Kenny Francis |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports has become Richard Petty Motorsports. |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Express |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Mike Ford |
|
12 |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
Verizon |
Penske Racing South |
Roy McCauley |
Alltel was bought by Verizon and will continue to sponsor
the team thru 2010, but will not be allowed to use its logos
on the car, Verizon will also sponsor the Penske's #12 Nationwide
team in 2009. |
13* |
Max Papis |
Toyota |
GEICO |
Germain Racing |
Randy Goss |
Papis will try again in 2009 after failing to qualify late
in 2008. |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevy |
Office Depot (17) ; Old Spice (17); Burger King (2) |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Darien Grubb |
Stewart Hass Motorsports forms a new team with Burger King
as primary sponsor at Daytona in July and Dover in Sept. Grubb
will be Stewart's crew chief in 2009, coming over from Hendrick
Motorsports. Office Depot will be the major primary sponsor
of the team with also Old Spice as a co-primary sponsor. The
the #14 will be the old #70 team and the #39 of Ryan Newman
will be the #66. Hendrick engines will be supplied to the
team. |
15* |
Marc Davis |
Toyota |
BOB-CAT, Howard University, WHUR |
Marc Davis Motorsports |
? |
Davis plans to debut at Infineon Raceway with another road
race at Watkins Glen along with some short track races. |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M, Dish Network |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Greg Erwin |
Biffle signed a 3-year extension with Roush in June. 3M
will be back for three years, no word on how many races. No
word if DISH Network will return in 2009. |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
DeWalt Tools |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Drew Blickensderfer |
Drew Blickensderfer is said to be moving up from the Nationwide
Series to be the new crew chief in 2009, former crew chief
Chip Bolin moves back to an engineering position. |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's, Snickers, Pedigree, Combos, Interstate Batteries |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Steve Addington |
|
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
Best Buy (19 races), Stanley Tools (19 races) |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
Kevin Buskirk |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports has become Richard Petty Motorsports.
Kevin Buskirk comes aboard as the new crew chief. |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
Home Depot |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Greg Zipadelli |
Joey Logano replaces Stewart as the driver with Home Depot
and Zipadelli staying with the team. |
21* |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Motorcraft |
Wood Brothers Racing |
David Hyder |
The Wood Brothers plan to run a limited schedule with Bill
Elliott as the driver and Motorcraft as sponsor. |
23 |
Mike Skinner |
Chevy |
? |
R3 Motorsports |
Robert 'Slugger' Labbe |
Mike Skinner plans to attempt the Daytona 500 and the first
five races of the season to try to get in the top 35 of owners
points. |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevy |
DuPont Finishes, Pepsi, National Guard |
Rick Hendrick |
Steve Letarte |
National Guard will be an associate sponsor of the car and
the primary for 6-8 races. Pepsi will be the primary for 2-3
races. New paint scheme for the DuPont car will be based with
black. |
25* |
Brad Keselowski |
Chevy |
GoDaddy.com |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Lance McGrew |
Kesselowski may run a few races in the 25 and 10 races in
the #09 Chevy owned by Phoenix Racing. Possibly to co-drive
with Martin in the 5 car in 2010 and take over the 5 in 2011
for Hendrick |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
Crown Royal |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Donnie Wingo |
Donnie Wingo moves over from Ganassi Racing as the crew
chief. |
27 |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
Toyota |
? |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
? |
Kirk Shelmerdine plans to attempt the full schedule in Toyotas
purchased from Bill Davis Racing. |
28 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Golden Corral |
Yates Racing |
Ben Leslie |
Kvapil will run the first five races of the season with
no owners points as the #98 team got the #28 owners points.
The team may shutdown if they are not in the top 35 in owner
points after the fifth race. |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevy |
Shell/Pennzoil, Reese's/Hershey Foods |
Richard Childress |
Todd Berrier |
No changes, but Harvick is a free-agent for 2010 as his
RCR contract expires after 2009. |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevy |
Caterpillar |
Richard Childress |
Scott Miller |
Caterpillar replaces AT&T. |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevy |
General Mills/Cheerios |
Richard Childress |
Shane Wilson |
General Mills/Cheerios moves over from the 43 with BB&T
as the primary sponsor for 11 races. Shane Wilson named crew
chief for 2009. This is RCR's new fourth car. |
34 |
John Andretti |
Chevy |
Window World |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Steven Lane |
John Andretti drive the #34 in an alliance between EGR and
Front Row Motorsports. |
36 |
Scott Riggs |
Toyota |
? |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
Tommy Baldwin |
Riggs named to drive the car for Tommy Baldwin Racing. They
will use Toyota's, and plan to run the full season. |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevy |
U.S. Army (23 races) |
Stewart Haas Racing |
Tony Gibson |
Ryan Newman will drive the second Stewart Hass Motorsports
car with Tony Gibson as the crew chief. U.S. Army and Gibson
both join the team from DEI. U.S. Army sponsorship will be
the sponsor for 22 races and the All Star race. |
41 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Toyota |
All Sport |
Mayfield Motorsports |
Tony Furr |
Jeremy Mayfield has started his own team with All Sport
as the sponsor. The team is co-owned by Gary Smtih with Tony
Furr as the crew chief. Car number a question. |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Chevy |
Target |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Brian Pattie |
Ganasi merges with DEI and Target moves over from the now
defunct #41 to sponsor Montoya. The team will use Chevrolets. |
43 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dodge |
U.S. Air Force (2 races), PVA.org (2 races), Valvoline (?
races), McDonalds, Super8 (4 races) |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
Mike Shiplett |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports has merged with Petty Racing
to become Richard Petty Motorsports. Bobby Labonte was released
from the team and Reed Sorenson originally signed to drive
the #10 for Gillett Evernham Motorsports moves to the #43.
Mike Shiplett will be the crew chief. |
44 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Dodge |
Valvoline |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
Sammy Johns |
Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Racing merged to
become Richard Petty Motorsports. Allmendinger has been announced
as the driver of the #44. Plans are to run the Bud Shootout,
the first 8 races and Daytona in July with hopes to run the
full season. |
46* |
Carl Long |
Dodge |
Romeo Guest |
Danielle Long |
ALex Astor |
Carl Long plans on the Daytona 500 and the All Star Race
with Dennis Setzer running Martinsville. |
47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota |
Little Debbies, Clorox, Kingsford Charcoal, Bush's Baked
Beans |
JTG Daugherty Racing |
Frank Kerr |
Formerly the #00 of MWR and took over the owners points
of the #00 as of Atlanta in the Fall of 2008. JTG Daugherty
Racing is aligned with MWR and will operate out of the MWR
shops Marcos Ambrose will drive the #47 Toyota. |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevy |
Lowe's Home Improvement, Kobalt Tools |
Rick Hendrick |
Chad Knaus |
|
51* |
Kelly Bires |
Dodge |
? |
Black Jack Racing |
? |
Kelly Bires will attempt the Daytona 500. The team will
re-evaluate after the first five races depending on whether
they are in the top 35 in owner points after the first five
races. |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
NAPA |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
Robert "Bootie" Barker |
Robert "Bootie" Barker takes over as crew chief.
NAPA returns for at least another full season with Waltrip. |
60* |
James Hylton |
Dodge |
? |
Boris Said |
Frank Stoddard |
Teamed up with No Fear Racing and Boris Said, Said will
run the #08 Ford at Daytona 500, Hylton at 74 years old will
be in the #60 Dodge. |
64 |
Todd Bodine |
Toyota |
? |
Todd Bodine |
Doug Richert |
Plans to run a full season. Unsure who will run at Daytona,
Todd Bodine will be in the car at California and Las Vegas
(1-29-2009) |
66 |
Terry Labonte |
Toyota |
Window World |
Prism Motorsports |
Bill Henderson |
Terry Labonte will run the Daytona 500 with Window World
sponsorship. After Daytona the ride goes to Dave Blaney. The
team is planning to run the full schedule. |
71* |
Mike Wallace |
Chevy |
? |
TRG Motorsports |
Butch Hylton |
Mike Wallace one race deal for the Daytona 500. |
75* |
Derrike Cope |
Dodge |
Limu Company/Blu Frog Energy Drink |
Derrike Cope |
Rich Markle |
Derrike Cope is planning a limited schedule including the
Daytona 500. |
77 |
Sam Hornish |
Dodge |
Mobil 1, Penske Trucking, AAA |
Penske Racing South |
Travis Geisler |
Bill Davis is majority owner of #77 as Penske bought the
#22 and will use the owners points to guarantee qualifying
for the first five races of 2009. |
78* |
Regan Smith |
Chevy |
Furniture Row |
Furniture Row Racing |
Jay Guy |
Regan Smith is said to be the new driver for Furniture Row,
but the team will probably just be a part time team in 2009. |
82 |
Scott Speed |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
Red Bull Racing |
Jimmy Elledge |
Formerly the #84 becomes the #82 in 2009 with Scott Speed
continues to drive after taking over late in 2008. |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull Energy Drink |
Red Bull Racing |
Ryan Pemberton |
Ryan Pemberton new crew chief for 2009. |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
? |
Joe Nemechek |
Philippe Lopez |
Joe Nemechek plans to attmept the Daytona 500 in a Toyota
and may run the full season in Cup. He also has a Chevy for
the full Nationwide Season. |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevy |
Mountain Dew AMP Energy Drink, National Guard |
Rick Hendrick |
Tony Eury Jr. |
The National Guard will also be sponsoring Gordon on #24
Hendrick car. |
96 |
Bobby Labonte |
Ford |
Ask.com (29 races), Texas Instruments/DLP |
Hall of Fame Racing |
Todd Parrott |
Hall of Fame racing signed Todd Parrott as the crew chief
and Bobby Labonte as the driver. The team switches to Ford
for 2009. Ask.com becomes the primary sponsor for 29 races.
DLP is said to be the sponsor the other 7 races. |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
Menard's |
Yates Racing |
Larry Carter |
Paul Menard moves to Yates Racing for 2009 and takes over
the former #28 team, which switches to #98 and takes the owner
points from the #28. Larry Carter will be the crew chief. |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Aflac, Subway?, Clarin? |
Roush Fenway Racing |
Bob Osbourne |
Aflac takes over as new primary sponsor as Office Depot
moves to Tony Stewart's #14. Subway could be primary sponsor
for 3-4 races. |
| * Suspected part time teams |
