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The 93rd Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500) was held on Sunday May 24, 2009, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season.

Hélio Castroneves of Brazil won the race from the pole position, becoming the first driver born outside the USA to win the race more than twice. Former winner Dan Wheldon of England came second, with Danica Patrick third and Townsend Bell fourth. There were eight crashes, with Vitor Meira and Tony Kanaan both suffering non-permanent injuries.

The 2009 Indianapolis 500 began a three-year Centennial Era celebration which marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2011 will mark the 100th anniversary of the first Indy 500.

Race results[]

93rd Indianapolis 500 – Race Results
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Car Name Laps/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 1 66 51
2 4 25px UK Dan Wheldon National Guard Panther Racing 200 18 0 40
3 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Boost Mobile/Motorola (Andretti Green Racing) 200 10 0 35
4 8 25px USA Townsend Bell Herbalife–KV Racing Technology 200 24 0 32
5 12 25px Australia Will Power Verizon Wireless (Team Penske) 200 9 0 30
6 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 5 73 30
7 10 25px UK Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing 200 3 50 26
8 20 25px USA Ed Carpenter Menards/Vision Racing 200 17 0 24
9 15 25px Canada Paul Tracy GEICO/KV Racing Technology 200 13 0 22
10 27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Formula Dream (Andretti Green Racing) 200 16 0 20
11 36 25px Canada Alex Tagliani (R) (All Sport) Conquest Racing 200 33 0 19
12 19 25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter Mona Vie (Dale Coyne Racing) 200 26 0 18
13 99 25px Great Britain Alex Lloyd HER CGR/SSM Racing 200 11 0 17
14 16 25px USA Scott Sharp Tequila Patrón Panther Racing 200 20 0 16
15 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 200 2 11 15
16 41 25px USA A.J. Foyt IV ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer Racing 200 19 0 14
17 67 25px USA Sarah Fisher Dollar General/Sarah Fisher Racing 200 21 0 13
18 24 25px Great Britain Mike Conway (R) (Purex) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 27 0 12
19 43 25px USA John Andretti Window World (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Richard Petty Motorsports) 200 28 0 12
20 23 25px The flag of Venezuela Milka Duno CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 199 30 0 12
21 14 25px Brazil Vitor Meira ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt Racing 173 (Contact) 14 0 12
22 2 25px Brazil Raphael Matos (R) US Air Force Luczo Dragon 173 (Contact) 12 0 12
23 18 25px Great Britain Justin Wilson Z-Line Designs (Dale Coyne Racing) 160 (Contact) 15 0 12
24 13 25px The flag of Venezuela E. J. Viso PDVSA HVM Racing 139 (Steering)[1] 29 0 12
25 00 25px France Nelson Philippe (R) i drive green HVM Racing 130 (Contact) 31 0 10
26 17 25px Spain Oriol Servià The Rahal Letterman DAFCA Special 98 (Fuel Pump)[2] 25 0 10
27 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Team 7-Eleven (Andretti Green Racing) 97 (Contact) 6 0 10
28 06 25px Netherlands Robert Doornbos (R) (Hole in the Wall Camps) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 85 (Contact) 23 0 10
29 44 25px USA Davey Hamilton Hewlett Packard (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Kingdom Racing) 79 (Contact) 22 0 10
30 26 25px USA Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy (Andretti Green Racing) 56 (Handling) 8 0 10
31 02 25px USA Graham Rahal McDonald's Racing Team (Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing) 55 (Contact) 4 0 10
32 21 25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay IZOD/William Rast/Vision Racing 19 (Contact) 32 0 10
33 5 25px Brazil Mario Moraes Azul Tequila–Votorantim–KV Racing Technology 0 (Contact) 7 0 10
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 6 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 61 laps
All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone tires
OFFICIAL REPORT

Crashes summary[]

Ten drivers crashed in the race:

  • Mario Moraes – lap 1
  • Marco Andretti – lap 1, re-entered race at leaders' lap 61
  • Ryan Hunter-Reay – lap 20
  • Graham Rahal – lap 56
  • Davey Hamilton – lap 83
  • Tony Kanaan – lap 98

External links[]

2008 Indianapolis 500
Scott Dixon 		2009 Indianapolis 500
Hélio Castroneves 		2010 Indianapolis 500
Dario Franchitti


References[]

  1. ↑ "Indy500: HVM Racing race report". motorsport.com. 2009-05-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329397&FS=INDYCAR. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  2. ↑ "Indy500: Rahal Letterman Racing race report". motorsport.com. 2009-05-24. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329363&FS=INDYCAR. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
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