The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown 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 | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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| 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 (32 °C), fair |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:40.5378 (4 laps), 212.696 mph (342.301 km/h) |
| 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 edit
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Dario Franchitti
|
9 |  Scott Dixon
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| 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
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| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
67 | Sarah Fisher
|
| 9 | 23 |  Milka Duno
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13 | E. J. Viso
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| 10 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh
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24 | Mike Conway
|
| 11 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
33 |  Robert Doornbos
|
| 12 | 98 | Jaques Lazier
|
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Race edit
All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone Firehawk tires
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:28:28.3117 (201.42 mph (324.15 km/h)) |
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 edit
- ^ 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.
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