 The three races all carried championship points and together constituted "Race 17" of the championship.However the finishing positions at the end of the 500 km race were deemed to be the finishing positions of the "2009 L&H 500" regardless of the total points scored by drivers over the three individual races.For the first time since 2003, teams from outside of the V8 Supercar Championship Series were invited to compete in a championship race.