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2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250
Country = USA| Race = Iowa| Image = Iowa Speedway track map.png| Caption = | Date = June 21| Year = 2009| Official name = Iowa Corn Indy 250| Round_No = 7th| Series = IndyCar Series| Location = Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa, United States| Course = Permanent racing facility| Course_mi = 0.894| Course_km = 1.439| Distance_laps = 250| Distance_mi = 223.500| Distance_km = 359.688| Weather = 75 F, overcast| Pole_Driver = Hélio Castroneves| Pole_Team = Penske Racing| Pole_Time = set by owner points| Pole_Country = BRA| Fast_Driver = Hideki Mutoh| Fast_Team = Andretti Green Racing| Fast_Time = 18.0128| Fast_Lap = 32| Fast_Country = JPN| 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 = Hideki Mutoh| Third_Team = Andretti Green Racing| Third_Country = JPN|
The 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the seventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 21, 2009 at the 0.894 mi Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, United States. The race was broadcast on ABC. It received a 0.8 rating on the Nielsen ratings scale, down from a 1.1 rating from the 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250.
Race
| 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 | OFFICIAL IRL REPORT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | GBR Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | 1:39:47.9077 | 4 | 68 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AUS Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 250 | + 5.0132 | 2 | 85 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | JPN Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 250 | + 10.9769 | 11 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UK Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 250 | + 17.5807 | 6 | 8 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NZ Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | South Africa Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BRA Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 16 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | USA Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 24 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | USA Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02 | USA Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 245 | + 5 Laps | 9 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | USA Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 244 | + 6 Laps | 8 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | USA Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 237 | + 13 Laps | 20 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | BRA Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 108 | Contact | 7 | 48 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06 | NED Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 58 | Handling | 14 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 53 | Contact | 12 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BRA Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 52 | Contact | 15 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 33 | Contact | 10 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | USA Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 2 | Contact | 17 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | VEN E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 0 | Contact | 18 | 0 | 12 |
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Ryan Briscoe | 241 |
| 2 | UK Dario Franchitti | 238 |
| 3 | NZL Scott Dixon | 226 |
| 4 | BRA Hélio Castroneves | 212 |
| 5 | USA Danica Patrick | 189 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
Name_of_race = 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 | Year_of_race = 2009 | Previous_race_in_season = 2009 Bombardier Learjet 550 | Next_race_in_season = 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge | Previous_year's_race = 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 | Next_year's_race = 2010 Iowa Corn Indy 250
References
- (2009-06-22). "The Ratings Game".
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