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Jamie Williams caught this shot of Chris Staples going for a tumble in his Super Late Model at Unity Raceway (ME) in August of 2009. 
Bosshrio captured this shot of Cassius Clark walking across the hood of Spencer Wauters after the two wrecked on the frontstretch.  The two had some heated words, then Clark left his foot print on the hood of Wauters’ car.   
Jamie Williams avoided Zach Reardon in this wild slide at Lanier National Speedway at SpeedFest in January of 2009.
Jim Smith captured this picture of the number 45 nearly taking out the flag stand at Wall Stadium (NJ)
A beautiful sunset over one of America's most famed short tracks.  Matt Dillner took this shot on a typical Saturday night at Bowman Gray Stadium (NC).
The final turn of the Modified tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway had Jim Dupont clicking the trigger as both leaders were in the catch fence.
Matt Dillner went to Birmingham long after all the walls and grandstands had been tour down.  The site looks more like an landfill then a historic racing track that stood for 95 plus years.
For Steve Park, winning at Adirondack Speedway was the highlight of 2009.  Ken Spring captured this moment as Park saluted the crowd. 
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Bowman Gray Stadium (NC)
Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL
Gresham Motorsports Park, Jefferson, GA
Thunder Road Speedbowl, Barre, VT
Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Irwindale, CA
Winchester Speedway - Winchester, IN
Donny Lia and Ted Christopher -  Two Modified hotshoes who don’t get along on, or off, the track
Jamey Caudill and Matt McCall - The UARA-Stars war
Preston Peltier and any PASS South driver
Joey Logano and Patrick Long - A West Series wild finish on the road course in California
Joey Logano and Peyton Sellers - A wild last lap at the NASCAR All-Star Showdown
Ben Rowe vs. Jake Crum - Bumping and banging in the PASS South race at Newport
Kyle Busch - Just about every time this NASCAR driver showed up to a short track in 2009 he won.
Ted Christopher - The Modified badboy from the North.
Steve Carlson - Midwest short track king who won in just about everything he raced in 2009.
Preston Peltier - Multi-time PASS South winner who wasn’t afraid to rub fenders or ruffle feathers.
Chase Elliott - GAS Champion, and race winner in ASA SAT & PASS South at age 13.
Ross Kenseth - Big 8 series champ, won a pair of ASA LM races, outside polesitter for the Snowball Derby
Parker Kligerman - Won nine ARCA races after only planning to run eight.
Erick Rudolph - 12th in WMT Points, won at Apple Valley Speedway (NY)
Ryan Truex - NASCAR Camping World East Series champion
Richie Evans Memorial 100 New Smyrna - 15 lead changes in the final 50 laps
TD Banknorth 250 - Two wide, three wide, and even four wide racing throughout the field.
Wake County PASS South - A tight field at a quarter-mile track sets off  lots of tempers
Gov Cup at Thunder Road - A record crowd for Tony Stewart and a big win for Joey Pole
Tim Bryant - Five Flags Speedway (FL)
Tom Curley - American Canadian Tour and Thunder Road Speedbowl (VT)
Glenn Luckett and RJ Scott - Champion Racing Association
Tom Mayberry - Pro All Stars Series
David Wilson's Pro Cup victory at Hickory Motor Speedway (NC)
Luke Fleming winning the NASCAR SMT race at Bowman Gray.
Brandon Johnson win in the ASA LM Challenge race at Rockingham Speedway (NC)
Tom Scully Jr. beats the tourers and win PASS North race at Seekonk Speedway (MA)
Billy Putney Winning the Race of Champions at Oswego
Kelly Moore flips into the pits & Cody Bodwell goes into the trees on the same night at White Mountain.
ASA SAT - Watermelon Capital Speedway (GA) - Over 100 laps of caution
Pro Late Model portion of Speedfest  - Lanier National Speedway (GA) - 16 yellow flags
Southern Pro Late Model Series Opener - New Senoia Spedway (GA) - 12 cars, 100 laps all green.
Adam Bates - While battling for the PASS North title, he wrecks his only Super Late Model at Thompson.
Jeff Choquette - Running out of gas at Greenville, DQ'ed at Gresham, wrecked at the Derby - you name it.
Brandon McReynolds - Blown engines cost McReynolds shot at UARA title.
Taylor Satterfield - Close to wins at South Alabama, with wrecks and engine trouble all year.
Andy Seuss - Early season DNF left him unable to catch the very consistant Brunnhoelzl in SMT points.
Peach State rebuilt into Gresham Motorsports Park
Steve Carlson wins ASA Midwest title despite missing one race
Chase Elliott sets records as youngest winner in multiple series
Ben Rowe wins PASS South title in multiple cars ofr the first time
NASCAR Modifieds go to Bristol
Randy Turner Scores One for The Little Guys and Wins PASS North race at Unity
ACT Late Model Tour
ASA Midwest Tour
CRA Super Series
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (North)
PASS North Super Late Models
Brian Hoar - Back to old form in ACT as the champion again.
Steve Park - Won the NASCAR Camping World East race at Adirondack.
Mike Rowe - Won the PASS 300 at Beech Ridge in his return to series.
Beau Slocumb - Battled back from cancer to race again this year.
ASA Southeast Asphalt Tour closing up
Birmingham International Raceway (AL) closing
Cancellation of All American 400
No Modified Tour ride for Matt Hirschmann
Jeff Fultz winning CRA North-South Shootout after son's death earlier in the week.
Beau Slocumb's Return after battling cancer.
Alex Yontz wins at Caraway after brother's death.
Travis Benjamin (PASS North)
Brian Campbell (ASA Late Model Challenge)
J.P. Morgan (USARacing Pro Cup)
David Rogers (Florida Super Late Models)
Andy Seuss (Whelen Southern Modified Tour)
Jamey Caudill (UARA STARS)
Ted Christopher (Modifieds)
Bobby Gill (USARacing Pro Cup)
All Star Showdown - Joey Logano and Peyton Sellers wild finish - Matt Kobyluck wins
Blizzard Race #2 - Bubba Pollard's last lap pass on Augie Grill
New Hampshire Modified Tour - Ted Christopher and Todd Szegedy wreck in turn four, Lia wins
Camping World East - Tri-County - Matt DiBenedetto passes Austin Dillon for win in his second start
Drew Brannon (ASA LM South Champ, total of nine wins in 2009)
J.P. Morgan (second in USARacing Pro Cup Points and scored his first win at Iowa)
Preston Peltier (three PASS Wins, and Pro Late Model wins at Concord)
Ryan Preece (Two victories on the way to third place in NASCAR Whelen Mod Tour points)
TJ Reaid (Snowflake 100 runner-up, four wins in Pro Late Models in 2009)
Kyle Busch (Snowball Derby, Winchester 400, Redbud 300, SpeedFest winner)
Steve Carlson (ASA Midwest Champion, 4 wins, 2 ASA LM North wins, 1 ASA Challenge win)
Chase Elliott (WInner in GAS, PASS South and ASA SAT During Rookie Season)
Gary Lewis (ASA Northwest Champion, six total wins, Idaho 200 & Montana 200 winner)
Donny Lia (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion)
Eddie MacDonald (Oxford 250 Winner, NHMS ACT Winner, Second in CW East Points)
Bubba Pollard (Pro Rattler 125 winner, Miller Lite Champ, Viper Series Champ, 12 total wins in 2009)
Ben Rowe (PASS South Champion, PASS National SLM Champion, Second in PASS North points)
Jamie Williams (Unity)
Richard Bosshrio
Jamie Williams (SpeedFest)
Jim Smith
Matt Dillner
Jim DuPont
Matt Dillner
Ken Spring