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 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
Team Penske | 200 | 1 | 66 | 51 |
| 2 | 4 |  Dan Wheldon
|
National Guard Panther Racing | 200 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 7 |  Danica Patrick
|
Boost Mobile/Motorola (Andretti Green Racing) | 200 | 10 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | Townsend Bell
|
Herbalife–KV Racing Technology | 200 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 12 |  Will Power
|
Verizon Wireless (Team Penske) | 200 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 5 | 73 | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | Dario Franchitti
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 3 | 50 | 26 |
| 8 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Menards/Vision Racing | 200 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 15 |  Paul Tracy
|
GEICO/KV Racing Technology | 200 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh
|
Formula Dream (Andretti Green Racing) | 200 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 36 | Alex Tagliani (R)
|
(All Sport) Conquest Racing | 200 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 19 |  Tomas Scheckter
|
Mona Vie (Dale Coyne Racing) | 200 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 99 | Alex Lloyd
|
HER CGR/SSM Racing | 200 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 16 | Scott Sharp
|
Tequila Patrón Panther Racing | 200 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe
|
Team Penske | 200 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 16 | 41 | A.J. Foyt IV
|
ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer Racing | 200 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 67 | Sarah Fisher
|
Dollar General/Sarah Fisher Racing | 200 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | Mike Conway (R)
|
(Purex) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 200 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 43 | John Andretti
|
Window World (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Richard Petty Motorsports) | 200 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 23 |  Milka Duno
|
CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 199 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 14 | Vitor Meira
|
ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt Racing | 173 (Contact) | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R)
|
US Air Force Luczo Dragon | 173 (Contact) | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 18 | Justin Wilson
|
Z-Line Designs (Dale Coyne Racing) | 160 (Contact) | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 13 | E. J. Viso
|
PDVSA HVM Racing | 139 (Steering)[1] | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 00 |  Nelson Philippe (R)
|
i drive green HVM Racing | 130 (Contact) | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 17 |  Oriol Servià
|
The Rahal Letterman DAFCA Special | 98 (Fuel Pump)[2] | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
Team 7-Eleven (Andretti Green Racing) | 97 (Contact) | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 06 |  Robert Doornbos (R)
|
(Hole in the Wall Camps) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 (Contact) | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | 44 | Davey Hamilton
|
Hewlett Packard (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Kingdom Racing) | 79 (Contact) | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| 30 | 26 | Marco Andretti
|
Team Venom Energy (Andretti Green Racing) | 56 (Handling) | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | 02 | Graham Rahal
|
McDonald's Racing Team (Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing) | 55 (Contact) | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 32 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
IZOD/William Rast/Vision Racing | 19 (Contact) | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| 33 | 5 | 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[]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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