Thread: NASCAR 2009 Silly Season

Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing will run three full- time cars during the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, team officials confirmed. Juan Pablo Montoya will drive the team's No.42 car with new sponsorship from Target.

Martin Truex, Jr. will be behind the wheel of the No.1 car with Bass Pro Shops backing the team's efforts this year

Aric Almirola will be in the No.8 car; however, sponsorship for that team has not been finalized.

02/07/09 Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway
02/15/09 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
02/22/09 Auto Club 500 Auto Club Speedway
03/01/09 Shelby 427 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/08/09 Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
03/22/09 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
03/29/09 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Martinsville Speedway
04/05/09 Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway
04/18/09 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway
04/26/09 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway
05/02/09 Crown Royal presents the Your Name Here 400 Richmond International Raceway
05/09/09 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
05/16/09 Sprint All-Star Race Lowe's Motor Speedway
05/24/09 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway
05/31/09 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway
06/07/09 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway
06/14/09 LifeLock 400 Michigan International Speedway
06/21/09 Toyota/SaveMart 350 Infineon Raceway
06/28/09 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
07/04/09 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway
07/11/09 LifeLock.com 400 Chicagoland Speedway
07/26/09 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway
08/02/09 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway
08/09/09 TBA Watkins Glen International
08/16/09 TBA Michigan International Speedway
08/22/09 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
09/06/09 Pep Boys Auto 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway
09/12/09 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway
09/20/09 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
09/27/09 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway
10/04/09 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway
10/11/09 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway
10/17/09 Bank of America 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway
10/25/09 TBA Martinsville Speedway
11/01/09 Amp Energy 500 Talladega Superspeedway
11/08/09 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway
11/15/09 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Phoenix International Raceway
11/22/09 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway
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Former NASCAR Sprint Cup regular John Andretti has secured a ride for the Daytona 500.

Andretti will drive the No. 34 Chevrolet through a partnership between Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing and Front Row Motorsports in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.