2009 Firestone Indy 300
The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final race of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297-mile (478 km) race took place on October 10, at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km) 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.[1][2][3] This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.
Race details | |
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17th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | October 10, 2009 |
Official name | Firestone Indy 300 |
Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.485 mi / 2.390 km |
Distance | 200 laps 297.000 mi / 477.975 km |
Weather | 89 °F, fair |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:40.5378 (4 laps), 212.696 mph |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 25.4483 (on lap 105 of 200) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Grid
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 9 | Scott Dixon |
2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
3 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd | 02 | Graham Rahal |
4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 26 | Marco Andretti |
5 | 2 | Raphael Matos | 5 | Mario Moraes |
6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 43 | Tomas Scheckter |
7 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 67 | Sarah Fisher |
9 | 23 | Milka Duno | 13 | E. J. Viso |
10 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | 24 | Mike Conway |
11 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 33 | Robert Doornbos |
12 | 98 | 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 |
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1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:28:28.3117 (201.42 mph) |
1 | 25 | 51 |
2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 200 | + 4.7888 | 3 | 103 | 42 |
3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | + 6.0206 | 2 | 70 | 35 |
4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 | 30 |
6 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 28 |
7 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 198 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | 26 |
8 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 24 |
9 | 43 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 0 | 22 |
10 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 4 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 196 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 17 |
14 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 9 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | + 5 Laps | 20 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 17 | 0 | 13 |
18 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 187 | + 13 Laps | 16 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 185 | + 15 Laps | 7 | 0 | 12 |
20 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | HVM Racing | 166 | Lost mirror | 22 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 150 | Pit lane crash | 14 | 0 | 12 |
22 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 58 | Brakes | 8 | 0 | 12 |
23 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 23 | Fuel Pressure | 23 | 0 | 12 |
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT |
Caution flags: none
References
- Beer, Matt (2009-10-10). "Franchitti clinches IndyCar title". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- "Franchitti regains IndyCar title". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- Lewandowski, Dave (2009-10-10). "Hail the champion". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
External links
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IndyCar Series 2009 season |
Next race: none |
Previous race: 2008 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 |
Firestone Indy 300 | Next race: 2010 Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 |
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