2009 Sprint Cup Series Schedule
| Date | Race | Venue | TV/Start | Elliot's Starting Position |
Elliot's Race Result |
Elliot's Total Cup Points |
| Feb. 7 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | FOX/21:30 pm Eastern | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Feb. 12 | Gatorade Duel 1 | Daytona International Speedway | SPD/21:19 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
| Feb. 12 | Gatorade Duel 2 | Daytona International Speedway | SPD/21:00 pm Eastern | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Feb. 15 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | FOX/21:40 pm Eastern | 30 | 5 | 160 |
| Feb. 22 | Auto Club 500 | Auto Club Speedway | FOX/21:15 pm Eastern | 20 | 25 | 248 |
| Mar. 1 | Shelby 427 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FOX/21:46 pm Eastern | 33 | 29 | 324 |
| Mar. 8 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FOX/21:16 pm Eastern | 14 | 20 | 427 |
| Mar. 22 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FOX/21:13 pm Eastern | 22 | 20 | 530 |
| Mar. 29 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | FOX/21:13 pm Eastern | 17 | 31 | 600 |
| Apr. 5 | Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | FOX/21:16 pm Eastern | 42 | 32 | 667 |
| Apr. 18 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | FOX/21:44 pm Eastern | 40 | 32 | 734 |
| Apr. 26 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | FOX/21:19 pm Eastern | 39 | 19 | 845 |
| May. 2 | Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 | Richmond International Raceway | FOX/21:43 pm Eastern | 32 | 25 | 933 |
| May. 9 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | FOX/21:35 pm Eastern | 19 | 14 | 1059 |
| May. 16 | Sprint Showdown | Lowe's Motor Speedway | SPD/21:30 pm Eastern | 27 | 33 | 1059 |
| May. 16 | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race | Lowe's Motor Speedway | SPD/21:00 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
| May. 24 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FOX/21:01 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
| May. 25 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FOX/21:00 pm Eastern | 15 | 31 | 1129 |
| May. 31 | Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway | FOX/21:15 pm Eastern | 10 | 27 | 1216 |
| Jun. 7 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | TNT/21:18 pm Eastern | 27 | 25 | 1309 |
| Jun. 14 | LifeLock 400 | Michigan International Speedway | TNT/21:16 pm Eastern | 25 | 12 | 1436 |
| Jun. 21 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | TNT/21:19 pm Eastern | 8 | 10 | 1570 |
| Jun. 28 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | TNT/21:15 pm Eastern | 23 | 26 | 1660 |
| Jul. 4 | Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | Daytona International Speedway | TNT/21:19 pm Eastern | 23 | 10 | 1794 |
| Jul. 11 | LifeLock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | TNT/21:16 pm Eastern | 34 | 27 | 1881 |
| Jul. 26 | Allstate 400 at The Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ESPN/21:19 pm Eastern | 42 | 40 | 1924 |
| Aug. 2 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | ESPN/21:18 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
| Aug. 3 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | ESPN/21:15 pm Eastern | 25 | 24 | 2015 |
| Aug. 9 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | ESPN/21:18 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
| Aug. 10 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | ESPN/21:15 pm Eastern | 19 | 32 | 2082 |
| Aug. 16 | Carfax 400 | Michigan International Speedway | ESPN/21:16 pm Eastern | 34 | 25 | 2170 |
| Aug. 22 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ESPN/21:43 pm Eastern | 42 | 26 | 2255 |
| Sep. 6 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ESPN/21:46 pm Eastern | 21 | 21 | 2355 |
| Sep. 12 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | ABC/21:43 pm Eastern | 34 | 34 | 2416 |
| Sep. 20 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ABC/21:15 pm Eastern | 35 | 8 | 2558 |
| Sep. 27 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway | ABC/21:15 pm Eastern | 34 | 30 | 2631 |
| Oct. 4 | Price Chopper 400 | Kansas Speedway | ABC/21:16 pm Eastern | 42 | 20 | 2739 |
| Oct. 11 | Pepsi 500 | Auto Club Speedway | ABC/21:31 pm Eastern | 39 | 32 | 2806 |
| Oct. 17 | NASCAR Banking 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | ABC/21:41 pm Eastern | 38 | 26 | 2891 |
| Oct. 25 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | ABC/21:43 pm Eastern | 40 | 21 | 2991 |
| Nov. 1 | AMP Energy 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | ABC/21:19 pm Eastern | 26 | 9 | 3134 |
| Nov. 8 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | ABC/21:31 pm Eastern | 33 | 22 | 3231 |
| Nov. 15 | Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | ABC/21:30 pm Eastern | 35 | 28 | 3310 |
| Nov. 22 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | ABC/21:30 pm Eastern | - | - | - |
