Next Race: Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Int'l Speedway
2/7/2009 at 8:00 PM ET on FOX
All TV times are Eastern and subject to change.
| # | Date | Race Name | Track Name | TV/Start | Winner | Defending Champion |
| * | Feb. 9 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona Int'l Speedway | FOX/8:00 PM | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Tony Stewart |
| * | Feb. 14 | Gatorade Duel 1 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | SPEED/2:00 PM | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Tony Stewart |
| * | Feb. 14 | Gatorade Duel 2 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | SPEED/3:30 PM | Denny Hamlin | Jeff Gordon |
| 1 | Feb. 17 | Daytona 500 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | FOX/2:00 PM | Ryan Newman | Kevin Harvick |
| 2 | Feb. 24 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | FOX/3:30 PM | Carl Edwards | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | Mar. 2 | UAW-DaimlerChrylser 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FOX/3:30 PM | Carl Edwards | Jimmie Johnson |
| 4 | Mar. 9 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| 5 | Mar. 16 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Jeff Burton | Kyle Busch |
| 6 | Mar. 30 | Goody's Cool Orange 500 | Martinsville Speedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Denny Hamlin | Jimmie Johnson |
| 7 | Apr. 6 | Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Carl Edwards | Jeff Burton |
| 8 | Apr. 12 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | FOX/8:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Jeff Gordon |
| 9 | Apr. 27 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Kyle Busch | Jeff Gordon |
| 10 | May 3 | Crown Royal 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | FOX/7:00 PM | Clint Bowyer | Jimmie Johnson |
| 11 | May 10 | Dodge Avenger 500 | Darlington Raceway | FOX/7:00 PM | Kyle Busch | Jeff Gordon |
| * | May 17 | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | SPEED/7:00 PM | Kasey Kahne | Kevin Harvick |
| 12 | May 25 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FOX/5:00 PM | Kasey Kahne | Casey Mears |
| 13 | June 1 | Dover 400 | Dover Int'l Speedway | FOX/1:30 PM | Kyle Busch | Martin Truex, Jr. |
| 14 | June 8 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | TNT/12:30 PM | Kasey Kahne | Jeff Gordon |
| 15 | June 15 | Michigan 400 | Michigan Int'l Speedway | TNT/12:30 PM | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Carl Edwards |
| 16 | June 22 | Toyota/SaveMart 350 | Infineon Raceway | TNT/3:30 PM | Kyle Busch | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 17 | June 29 | Lenox Industrial Tools 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | TNT/12:30 PM | Kurt Busch | Denny Hamlin |
| 18 | July 5 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 400 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | TNT/8:00 PM | Kyle Busch | Jamie McMurray |
| 19 | July 12 | Chicagoland 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | TNT/8:00 PM | Kyle Busch | Tony Stewart |
| 20 | July 27 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ESPN/1:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Tony Stewart |
| 21 | Aug. 3 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | ESPN/1:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Kurt Busch |
| 22 | Aug. 10 | Centurion Boats at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | ESPN/1:00 PM | Kyle Busch | Tony Stewart |
| 23 | Aug. 17 | 3M Performance 400 | Michigan Int'l Speedway | ESPN/1:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Kurt Busch |
| 24 | Aug. 23 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ESPN/7:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Carl Edwards |
| 25 | Aug. 31 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 500 | California Speedway | ESPN/7:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 26 | Sep. 6 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | ABC/7:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 27 | Sep. 14 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Greg Biffle | Clint Bowyer |
| 28 | Sep. 21 | Dover 400 | Dover Int'l Speedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Greg Biffle | Carl Edwards |
| 29 | Sep. 28 | Kanas 400 | Kansas Speedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Greg Biffle |
| 30 | Oct. 5 | Amp Energy 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon |
| 31 | Oct. 11 | Bank of America 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | ABC/7:00 PM | Jeff Burton | Jeff Gordon |
| 32 | Oct. 19 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 500 | Martinsville Speedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 33 | Oct. 26 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ABC/1:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Jimmie Johnson |
| 34 | Nov. 2 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | ABC/3:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Jimmie Johnson |
| 35 | Nov. 9 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | ABC/3:00 PM | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson |
| 36 | Nov. 16 | Ford 400 | Homestead Miami Speedway | ABC/3:00 PM | Carl Edwards | Matt Kenseth |
* Not a Points Race
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