The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 14 at Daytona International Speedway with the Camping World 300. The season concluded on November 21 at Homestead–Miami Speedway with the Ford 300. With 25 top-five finishes, Kyle Busch was the season champion. He finished 210 points clear of Carl Edwards and 318 ahead of Brad Keselowski.
Kyle Busch's 2009 Nationwide championship car at Milwaukee
Carl Edwards, finished second in points driving the No. 60 Save-a-Lot car shown above.
Brad Keselowski, who finished third in points driving the No. 88 GoDaddy.com car shown above, was the highest-finishing series regular in the standings.
Justin Allgaier, who finished sixth in points driving the No. 12 Verizon car shown above, was the Rookie of the Year.
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway since the track's inauguration in 1995. For much of its history, it was the final race of the second-tier series' season. The event is currently named Contender Boats 300 for sponsorship reasons; with exception of one-off emergency races in 2020 and a one-off change in 2021, the race has been held as a 300-mile race.
