2009 Auto Club 500

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 run into prime time, counterprogramming against the Academy Awards.