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2009 Firestone Indy 300
Country = USA| Race = Homestead-Miami Speedway| Image = Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg| Caption = | Date = October 10| Year = 2009| Official name = Firestone Indy 300| Round_No = 17th| Series = IndyCar Series| Location = Homestead-Miami Speedway| Course = Permanent racing facility| Course_mi = 1.485| Course_km = 2.390| Distance_laps = 200| Distance_mi = 297.000| Distance_km = 477.975| Weather = 89 F, fair| Pole_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Pole_Time = 1:40.5378 (4 laps), 212.696 mph| Pole_Country = UK| Fast_Driver = Scott Dixon| Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Fast_Time = 25.4483| Fast_Lap = 105| Fast_Country = NZL| First_Driver = Dario Franchitti| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = UK| Second_Driver = Ryan Briscoe| Second_Team = Penske Racing| Second_Country= AUS| Third_Driver = Scott Dixon| Third_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Third_Country = NZL|
The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297 mi race took place on October 10, at the 1.485 mi Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida near Miami. The race was telecast by Versus. Scotland's Dario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to take his second IndyCar Series title by ten points. This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.
Grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | GBR Dario Franchitti | 9 | NZL Scott Dixon | |||||||||||
| 6 | AUS Ryan Briscoe | 20 | USA Ed Carpenter | |||||||||||
| 40202 | GBR Alex Lloyd | 02 | USA Graham Rahal | |||||||||||
| 7 | USA Danica Patrick | 26 | USA Marco Andretti | |||||||||||
| 2 | BRA Raphael Matos | 5 | BRA Mario Moraes | |||||||||||
| 3 | BRA Hélio Castroneves | 43 | RSA Tomas Scheckter | |||||||||||
| 18 | GBR Justin Wilson | 4 | GBR Dan Wheldon | |||||||||||
| 11 | BRA Tony Kanaan | 67 | USA Sarah Fisher | |||||||||||
| 23 | VEN Milka Duno | 13 | VEN E. J. Viso | |||||||||||
| 27 | JPN Hideki Mutoh | 24 | GBR Mike Conway | |||||||||||
| 14 | USA Ryan Hunter-Reay | 33 | NED Robert Doornbos | |||||||||||
| 98 | USA Jaques Lazier |
Race
All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone Firehawk tires
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | OFFICIAL IRL REPORT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | UK Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:28:28.3117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (201.42 mph) | 1 | 25 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AUS Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 200 | + 4.7888 | 3 | 103 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NZL Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | + 6.0206 | 2 | 70 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | BRA Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 0 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BRA Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | JPN Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BRA Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 198 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40202 | UK Alex Lloyd (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | RSA Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 | USA Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | USA Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 4 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | USA Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 196 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BRA Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 9 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | + 5 Laps | 20 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | VEN E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | VEN Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 17 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | USA Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 187 | + 13 Laps | 16 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | USA Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 185 | + 15 Laps | 7 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | NED Robert Doornbos (R) | HVM Racing | 166 | Lost mirror | 22 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UK Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 150 | Pit lane crash | 14 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | USA Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 58 | Brakes | 8 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | USA Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 23 | Fuel Pressure | 23 | 0 | 12 |
Caution flags: none
References
References
- Beer, Matt. (2009-10-10). "Franchitti clinches IndyCar title". [[Haymarket Group.
- (2009-10-11). "Franchitti regains IndyCar title". [[BBC]].
- Lewandowski, Dave. (2009-10-10). "Hail the champion". [[IndyCar Series]].
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