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2009 American Championship Car season
Series  : IndyCar
Champion : 25px UK Dario Franchitti
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The 2009 IndyCar Series season was the 14th season of the IndyCar Series. The 17-race season began on April 5, and its premier event, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held May 24. All races were broadcast on ABC[1] or Versus in high-definition. It represented the 98th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing.

On July 30, 2008 the 2009 schedule for the IndyCar Series was officially released.[2] New to the schedule were Long Beach and Toronto, with Nashville having been removed to make way for the new events.

Dario Franchitti won his second IndyCar Series championship, putting a disappointing foray into NASCAR in 2008 behind him. Franchitti took his Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda to victory at Long Beach, Iowa Speedway, Toronto and Infineon Raceway in a season long battle with his Chip Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon and Team Penske driver Ryan Briscoe. Dixon led the series heading into the final round, but Franchitti's win at the series finale at Homestead pushed the British driver eleven points clear at seasons end.

Dixon, who took five wins, held second place by a solitary point over Briscoe. Briscoe, with three wins, had his best ever season leading Team Penske after Hélio Castroneves's abbreviated start to the season from his tax-evasion trial. The Brazilian recovered by winning his third Indianapolis 500 before taking a win a Texas Motor Speedway a month later.

The Ganassi and Penske teams dominated the season, only two race victories were taken by drivers other than the four regulars from these two teams, and one of them, at Edmonton, was claimed by part-time Penske driver Will Power. The only other winner was Justin Wilson, scoring Dale Coyne Racing's first victory at Watkins Glen.

The Andretti Green Racing team had their first ever season without a win. Drivers Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan and Hideki Mutoh each scored podium finishes, and Patrick finished fifth in the season points, setting a new record for highest points finish by a female driver.

Brazilian racer Raphael Matos claimed rookie of the year honors for the Luczo-Dragon Racing team, finishing thirteenth in the season point score, 29 points clear of Robert Doornbos with a season best result of sixth at Milwaukee.

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2009 IndyCar Series schedule[]

Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Time TV
1 April 5 25px USA Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida 2 p.m. Versus
2 April 19 25px USA Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California 3:30 p.m. Versus
3 April 26 25px USA RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas 4 p.m. Versus
4 May 24 25px USA 93rd Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana 1 p.m. ABC
5 May 31 25px USA ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. ABC
6 June 6 25px USA Bombardier Learjet 550 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas 9 p.m. Versus
7 June 21 25px USA Iowa Corn Indy 250 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa 1 p.m. ABC
8 June 27 25px USA SunTrust Indy Challenge Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Virginia 8 p.m. Versus
9 July 5 25px USA Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 1 p.m. ABC
10 July 12 25px Canada Honda Indy Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 1 p.m. ABC
11 July 26 25px Canada Rexall Edmonton Indy Edmonton City Centre Airport Edmonton, Alberta 5 p.m. Versus
12 August 1 25px USA Meijer Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky 8 p.m. Versus
13 August 9 25px USA Honda 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 1 p.m. Versus
14 August 23 25px USA Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California 5 p.m. Versus
15 August 29 25px USA Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois 9 p.m. Versus
16 September 18 25px Japan Indy Japan 300 Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan 10:30 p.m. Versus
17 October 10 25px USA Firestone Indy 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida 4 p.m. Versus

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Schedule details[]

  • All times are EDT and are subject to change.[3]
  • Race names and sponsors are subject to change
  • All IndyCar Series races in 2009 will be broadcast on the Sky Sports line up of channels in the UK, TSN in Canada (with all but two races airing live between TSN and TSN2), sky Deutschland in Germany and Rede Bandeirantes and simulcasting on BandSports in Brazil. When the race isn't entirely shown or is interrupted on Bandeirantes, BandSports -Bandeirante's sports cable channel- will continue broadcasting the race. Originally, ESPN Latin America and ESPN+ was to bring to Hispanic America the same five races that ABC broadcast in the United States, i.e. Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Iowa, Watkins Glen and Toronto, whereas the remaining 12 races wouldn't be shown by any channel. However, the company got the rights to broadcast the final five races, i.e. Mid-Ohio, Sonoma, Chicago, Motegi and Homestead.
  • On December 18, it was announced that the Detroit Indy Grand Prix was cancelled for the 2009 season.[4]

Team and Driver Chart[]

Team No Drivers Sponsor(s) Notes
25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Target Team did not use the #1 it was entitled to use, owing to sponsor Target Corporation and its IndyCar identity of the #9 and #10.[5]
10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Target  
25px USA Penske Racing 3 25px Australia Will Power Mobil 1/Verizon Wireless Will Power replaced Hélio Castroneves in the #3 car for the St. Petersburg race due to Castroneves' then ongoing tax evasion trial. With Castroneves being acquitted on all tax evasion charges, he returned to the #3 car starting at Long Beach, with Power running the 12 car with Verizon Wireless backing at Long Beach and the Indy 500. Power was later scheduled for five additional races at Toronto, Edmonton, Kentucky, Sonoma and Homestead in the #12 Penske Truck Rental Dallara/Honda. During practice for Sonoma, Power was caught up in a violent accident and suffered fractures to two lumbar vertebrae in his back ruling him out of Homestead. #3 and #6 cars appear with unbranded Marlboro colors and logos in accordance with the MSA.
25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves
12 25px Australia Will Power
6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe
25px USA Andretti Green Racing 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Boost Mobile Ran with Motorola sponsorship at St. Petersburg, Long Beach, and Kansas.
11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan 7-Eleven  
25 25px France Franck Montagny Automatic Fire Sprinklers Sonoma only
26 25px USA Marco Andretti Venom Energy
27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Panasonic/Formula Dream
25px USA Vision Racing 20 25px USA Ed Carpenter Menards Sponsored by William Rast in the Canadian races, Sonoma, and Motegi.
21 25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Izod/William Rast Moved to Foyt after Texas for the rest of the season.
25px USA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24 25px UK Mike Conway Henkel/Dad's Root Beer/Roll Coater Henkel's Purex brand on car for Indy 500.
23 25px UK Darren Manning Charter Communications St. Petersburg and Long Beach only.
25px The flag of Venezuela Milka Duno CITGO Kansas, Indy 500, Texas, Watkins Glen, Kentucky, Mid-Ohio, Sonoma, Chicagoland and Homestead only.
25px USA Roger Yasukawa Charter Communications Motegi only.
25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter Charter Communications/Mona Vie Scheckter ran #23 at Milwaukee, Iowa, Richmond, Toronto and Edmonton.
Ran #43 at Texas, Kentucky, Chicagoland, Motegi, and Homestead.
43 Mona Vie
25px USA John Andretti Window World Indy 500 only; partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports.
44 25px USA Davey Hamilton Hewlett-Packard Indy 500 only; partnership with Kingdom Racing.
25px USA Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 02 25px USA Graham Rahal McDonald's
06 25px Netherlands Robert Doornbos McDonald's/flogs.com McDonald's sponsoring from Richmond onwards.[6]
Doornbos parted company with the team after Kentucky after fulfilling the 12 race agreement.[7] Servià replaced Doornbos from Mid-Ohio to Motegi.
25px Spain Oriol Servià
40202 25px UK Alex Lloyd HER Energy Drink Homestead only.[8] The unusual car number (normally the #06, and listed as #40202 on the Versus broadcast and on scoring monitors) is an advertising technique; by texting "stand" to 40202 one can donate $5 to cancer awareness and research.[9]
25px USA Panther Racing 4 25px Great Britain Dan Wheldon United States National Guard  
16 25px USA Scott Sharp Patrón Indy 500 only; partnership with Highcroft Racing.
25px USA HVM Racing 00 25px France Nelson Philippe EcoDrivingUSA Indy 500 only
13 25px The flag of Venezuela E. J. Viso PDVSA
33 25px Netherlands Robert Doornbos iTeamSports Raced for HVM from Mid-Ohio onwards.
25px USA A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 25px Brazil Vitor Meira ABC Supply Meira injured at Indy 500; out for season.[10] Paul Tracy replaced Meira at Milwaukee. A. J. Foyt IV replaced Meira at Texas. Ryan Hunter-Reay was named as a replacement for the remainder of the season beginning at Iowa. Meira tested at Indy on Sept. 30th, but did not return for the Homestead finale as was originally planned.
25px Canada Paul Tracy
25px USA A. J. Foyt IV
25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
41 25px USA A. J. Foyt IV ABC Supply Indy 500 only
25px USA Team 3G 98 25px USA Stanton Barrett Interush St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Kansas and Motegi only. Failed to qualify at Indy 500, did not start at Milwaukee.
25px USA Jaques Lazier Interush/Novicomm Texas, Iowa, Richmond, Kentucky, Chicago and Homestead only.
25px USA Richard Antinucci Watkins Glen, Toronto, Edmonton, Mid-Ohio and Sonoma only.
25px USA Luczo-Dragon Racing 2 25px Brazil Raphael Matos US Marines/US Air Force
25px USA KV Racing Technology 5 25px Brazil Mario Moraes Votorantim Group/Azul Tequila Out for Mid-Ohio (bereavement)
25px Canada Paul Tracy In #5 car for Mid-Ohio (Moraes Bereavement).
15 Geico/
Ontario Honda Dealers Association
Indy 500, Watkins Glen, Edmonton, and Toronto only. Ontario Honda Dealers Association and Wounded Warriors.ca sponsorship for Toronto and Edmonton.
8 25px USA Townsend Bell Herbalife Indy 500 only.
25px USA Dale Coyne Racing 18 25px UK Justin Wilson Z-Line Designs Number changed to match NASCAR Nationwide Series cars of Joe Gibbs Racing that are also sponsored by Z-Line (#18) starting at Long Beach.
19 Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q St. Petersburg only.
25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter Mona Vie Indy 500 only.
Part-time entries
25px USA Conquest Racing 34 25px Canada Alex Tagliani Edmonton Indy St. Petersburg, Long Beach, Indianapolis, Texas, Toronto and Edmonton only. Tagliani failed to qualify this car for Indy 500.
25px Japan Kosuke Matsuura CLICK Securities Motegi only.
25px France Nelson Philippe EcoDrivingUSA Philippe suffered a fractured foot after a practice accident at Infineon Raceway.[11]
36 25px Canada Alex Tagliani All Sport/Big Red Indy 500 only; Junqueira qualified car, but was replaced by Tagliani for sponsorship reasons. Partnership with the Rubicon Race Team.
25px Brazil Bruno Junqueira
25px USA Sarah Fisher Racing 67 25px USA Sarah Fisher Dollar General Kansas, Indy 500, Texas, Kentucky, Chicago and Homestead only.[12]
25px USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 99 25px Great Britain Alex Lloyd HER Energy Drink Indy 500 only; partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing.
25px USA Hemelgarn Racing 91 25px USA Buddy Lazier Great Lakes Leasing Indy 500 only; failed to qualify.
25px USA Rahal Letterman Racing 17 25px Spain Oriol Servià DAFCA Indy 500 only.

Series news[]

  • 2009 is the beginning of a new 10-year TV deal with the Versus TV network. Versus will broadcast at least twelve IndyCar Series events a year in HD. Versus will also broadcast extensive pre-race coverage, a one-hour preview show the day before each race including qualifying highlights, qualifications for the Indianapolis 500, a Firestone Indy Lights weekly telecast, replays of all series races a week after original broadcast, and at least ten hours of ancillary programming.[13] Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, and Jon Beekhuis will be the broadcast team along with Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, and Lindy Thackston in the pits. Emmy-award winning auto-racing producer Terry Lingner will produce the coverage.[14] Versus will air commercials using IndyCar Non-Stop.
  • Firestone will offer two sets of tire compounds beginning in 2009 on road and street courses for the IR5 chassis. It will operate similar to Champ Car's "option tire" program. The alternate tires are marked with red sidewalls and are made of a softer compound. They contain more grip and allow for faster times, but do not last as long as the regular tires. Each team will receive six sets of the regular tires ("the blacks") and three sets of the new alternate tires ("the reds") for the race weekend. The car will be required to run at least two green flag laps with the alternate tires during a race.
  • A new private testing policy was put into place for team for 2009, provided they participate in the TEAM revenue-sharing program.[15] Teams will be permitted:
    • 800 miles (Template:Convert/(800)*1609.344) or six days of testing, whichever comes first, along with eight sets of tires.
    • Two-car teams may conduct 1,200 miles (Template:Convert/(1200)*1609.344) of testing with 26 sets of tires.
    • Additional team cars gain 200 miles (Template:Convert/(200)*1609.344) and four sets of tires per car.
    • No testing at any track within seven days of a race.
    • Teams can earn additional test days by providing opportunities to Firestone Indy Lights drivers.
  • Bonus practice time for rookies and teams outside the Top 10 in points will be added starting at Long Beach. The bonus session will last from 30–45 minutes at each venue before the first practice sessions of the day for all cars. The policy is intended to promote competition, allowing teams a chance to close the gap on the Top 10 teams without paying for expensive private testing. In addition, it will provide more opportunities for rookie drivers, particularly those moving up from Indy Lights.[16]
  • Slight changes have be made to the points system in 2009, as a driver will only get two points for most laps led in a race instead of three. A point will be given for winning pole for a race.
  • IndyCar Series officials have banned formerly optional 118 and 120 inch wheelbases, requiring teams to uniformly adopt 122 inch wheelbases. This will provide cost savings for the teams as well as greatly enhancing competition on the oval tracks.[17]
  • On July 28, 2009 the IRL approved "push to pass" buttons on all the cars. They would give a driver a 20 hp boost for 12 seconds with a 10-second recharge time. This will be available for use only 20 times during a given race. This feature will debut at the event at Kentucky Speedway on August 1, 2009.[18]

Team and driver news[]

  • Chip Ganassi Racing: 2007 Champion Dario Franchitti returns from NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series and is driving the #10 entry in 2009, replacing Dan Wheldon, who was signed by Panther Racing.[19] 2007 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Alex Lloyd competed in the Indianapolis 500 with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in partnership with Ganassi.[20]
  • Penske Racing: Hélio Castroneves signed a multi-year contract extension with Penske Racing. However, on October 2, 2008, Castroneves was faced with a federal indictment, and was charged with six counts of tax evasion. Castroneves went on hiatus from the team during the trial. Will Power was named as a replacement, and drove the St. Petersburg race in the #3 car. With Castroneves being acquitted on all tax evasion charges later in the month, he returned to the #3 car starting at Long Beach, with the team running a third car, the #12 Verizon Wireless Penske Championship Racing machine for Will Power at Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske announced after the Indianapolis 500 that he would field a third car for Power at additional races in the 2009 season.
  • Andretti Green Racing: All four drivers returned for 2009.[21] The team will field a fifth car for Franck Montagny at Sonoma.
  • HVM Racing: Driver E. J. Viso returned for 2009.[22] The team tested Ryan Hunter-Reay at Sebring but ultimately signed Viso. The team prepared a second Indy-only entry for Nelson Philippe.[23]
  • Panther Racing: Dan Wheldon signed a multi-year contract replacing Vitor Meira in the #4 entry.[19] Scott Sharp drove a second Indy-only entry,[24] in a joint-effort with Patrón Highcroft Racing.[25]
  • A. J. Foyt Enterprises: Vitor Meira replaced replaced Darren Manning in the #14 entry.[26] Meira suffered two fractured vertebrae at Indianapolis will miss most of the remainder of the season.[10] Paul Tracy was the replacement driver for Milwaukee.[27] The team fielded the #41 driven by A. J. Foyt IV in the Indianapolis 500. The #48 car was entered in the race but did not appear.[28]
  • KV Racing: Oriol Servia did not re-sign with the team and Will Power left for Penske Racing.[29] Mario Moraes signed with the team for 2009 and will be the team's sole full-season entry.[30] In addition to Servia, Paul Tracy and GP2 driver Lucas di Grassi also have been linked with a seat with the team.[31][32] Team co-owner Jimmy Vasser has stated that he is confident the team will have a deal in place to run a second car starting with the Indy 500. It was announced on April 17 that Paul Tracy will drive the #15 car for the team at the Indy 500 with GEICO sponsorship, with additional races up to the rest of the season possible. A later release from the team confirmed Tracy would appear in the #15 at the Edmonton and Toronto races. A third car, the #8, was listed for the team on the Indianapolis 500 entry list, and was raced by Townsend Bell.[28]
  • Vision Racing: A. J. Foyt IV was replaced by Ryan Hunter-Reay.[33] The team would have prepared an additional car for the Indianapolis 500, the #22 entered by Bryan Herta Autosport, but entry was later withdrawn.
  • Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing: Justin Wilson did not return to the team in 2009. However, Graham Rahal's option was picked up for 2009 and he returned.[34] 2007 Champ Car Rookie of the Year Robert Doornbos' signing was confirmed on February 20, 2009.[35] Milka Duno tested with the team at Homestead, but the deal to run a third full-season car for her apparently fell apart as she lost her backing from Citgo according to a report.[36]
  • Conquest Racing: A marketing brochure on the team's official site states that "Conquest Racing will field two cars in the 2009 IndyCar Series. With Alex Tagliani, the team will have a wily veteran with the experience and commitment to continue moving the team forward. Joining Tagliani will be a driver of equal gift and grit to round out a balanced driver package.".[37] On February 16, the team announced that Jaime Camara will return to the #34 car for the Homestead test, but that its 2009 driver lineup had not been finalized.[38] On a conference call on February 18, owner Eric Bachelart said the team's ambition was to remain a two-car team, but they may have to have two drivers share one car for the season.[39] On April 1, Tagliani was confirmed as the team's sole driver at St. Pete with sponsorship from Northlands. The team has announce a partnership with the former Rubicon Race Team to attempt to add additional sponsorship. A second car is listed for the team on the Indy 500 entry list and it will be driven by Bruno Junqueira.[28]
  • Sarah Fisher Racing: Owner/driver Sarah Fisher secured funding for six oval races with sponsorship from Dollar General[40] and IUPUI.[41]
  • Curb/Agajanian/Team 3G: Curb/Agajanian/Team 3G is a new team owned by Beck Motorsports owner Greg Beck, NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett, Mike Curb and Cary Agajanian of Curb Agajanian Motorsports and sports marketer Steve Sudler. Barrett will drive a full-time entry for the new team in 2009 sponsored by interush.net.[42] The team is working on a deal to possibly run a second car in 2009, perhaps with Tomas Scheckter or another driver.[43]
  • Luczo-Dragon Racing: Luczo-Dragon has signed 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Raphael Matos to a multi-year contract. Matos will race a full-time entry for the team in 2009.[44]
  • Roth Racing: Roth Racing has closed its doors and will not return as a full-season. The equipment was put up for sale. The team's employees were used to assist Conquest Racing for the second car that was prepared for Junqueira.[45] The team entered two cars, the #25 and #52, on the Indy 500 entry list, but neither appeared.[28]
  • Rubicon Race Team/Pacific Coast Motorsports: Curt Cavin confirmed that Pacific Coast Motorsports and Rubicon had merged on January 23, and Rubicon's website updated listing PCM owner Tyler Tadevic and Panther Racing co-founder Doug Boles as new co-owners.[46] Buddy Rice was reported as in-line for the seat with the combined team and the team claimed to be close to funding for a full schedule.[47] The team did not participate in any open test or race and on the team's Twitter page they announced a name change to Rubicon Sports Agency. They formally announcing a partnership with Conquest Racing.
  • Dale Coyne Racing: Mario Moraes left for KV Racing. Justin Wilson tested one of the Coyne cars at Homestead. Wilson was confirmed as the driver of Coyne's single entry at St. Petersburg and has signed a full-season deal. The team is still looking at possibilities to field a second car starting with the Indy 500. The team has a second entry, the #19 listed for the Indy 500.[28] The team's primary entry was originally #19 but was changed by sponsor Z-Line Designs to #18 to match the NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry of Joe Gibbs Racing cars they sponsor starting at Long Beach.
  • Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: The team announced Mike Conway signed for the 2009 campaign.[48] The team plans to run a second car.[49] Driver Roger Yasukawa will race with the team at Motegi.[50] On April 1, 2009, it was confirmed that Darren Manning would drive the #23 Dreyer & Reinbold entry at St. Petersburg; Manning continued in the seat at Long Beach. Milka Duno will return to the team run a limited schedule in the #23 starting at Kansas.[51] Davey Hamilton and Kingdom Racing will also partner with the team to field an Indy 500 entry.[28] A fourth D&R entry at the Indianapolis 500 was announced on April 6, co-branded with George Gillett's Richard Petty Motorsports. That entry featured John Andretti with Window World as sponsor.[52]
  • Rahal Letterman Racing: The team was unable to secure sponsorship for the full 2009 season,[53][54] but fielded an Indy-only effort for Oriol Servia.[28]
  • De Ferran Motorsports: The ALMS team owned by Gil de Ferran was contemplating adding an IndyCar program.[55] It did not materialize in enough time for the 2009 Indy 500, but is expected full-time for 2010. According to Speed Channel's Robin Miller, it may be a two car effort for former BAR Honda F1 driver Takuma Sato of Japan, and de Ferran's ALMS teammate Simon Pagenaud, who spent one year in Champ Car after winning the 2006 Atlantic Championship. One of de Ferran's former CART Championship rivals and fellow ALMS convert Adrian Fernandez had been rumoured to join the series for 2010, but the team closed its doors at the end of October 2009.
  • Forsythe Racing: Former Champ Car team Forsythe Racing announced intentions to race in the IndyCar Series in 2009, and stated that they were close (95%) to finalizing programs according to team manager Ken Siweck in July 2008. Plans were also announced for a foray into the ALMS and a return to Indy Lights.[56] No Forsythe car has appeared in any of the three series, but a blurb on usatoday.com on April 23, 2009 mentioned the team was "mulling an IndyCar entry".[57]
  • Hemelgarn Racing: The team entered the 2009 Indy 500 with Buddy Lazier, but failed to qualify.

Testing[]

The following open tests were held.

  • February 24–25 at Homestead (night)
  • March 22–23 at Barber Motorsports Park.

Race results[]

Rnd Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team Report
1 25px USA St. Petersburg 25px USA Graham Rahal 25px UK Justin Wilson 25px UK Justin Wilson 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px USA Penske Racing Report
2 25px USA Long Beach 25px Australia Will Power 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
3 25px USA Kansas 25px USA Graham Rahal 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
4 25px USA Indianapolis 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 25px USA Penske Racing Report
5 25px USA Milwaukee 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
6 25px USA Texas 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 25px USA Penske Racing Report
7 25px USA Iowa 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
8 25px USA Richmond 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
9 25px USA Watkins Glen 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px UK Justin Wilson 25px UK Justin Wilson 25px USA Dale Coyne Racing Report
10 25px Canada Toronto 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
11 25px Canada Edmonton 25px Australia Will Power 25px UK Mike Conway 25px Australia Will Power 25px Australia Will Power 25px USA Penske Racing Report
12 25px USA Kentucky 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Ed Carpenter 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px USA Penske Racing Report
13 25px USA Mid-Ohio 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
14 25px USA Sonoma 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
15 25px USA Chicagoland 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px USA Penske Racing Report
16 25px Japan Motegi 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report
17 25px USA Homestead 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 25px UK Dario Franchitti 25px USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report

Race summaries[]

Round 1: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg[]

  • Report: 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
  • Sunday April 5, 2009 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Streets of St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Florida (1.8-mile temporary street course)
  • Distance: 100 laps / 180 miles
  • Race weather: 86°F, sunny
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.30[58]
  • Attendance: 140,000+ (estimated 3-day weekend attendance)[59]
  • Pole position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:02.4110 sec, 103.828 mph ( km/h)
  • Race Summary: On the opening lap, polsitter Graham Rahal was involved in light contact with Tony Kanaan, which damaged his nosecone, and dropped him deep in the standings. With 20 laps to go, defending IndyCar champion Scott Dixon crashed out after contact with Hideki Mutoh. With 14 laps to go, Ryan Briscoe took the lead from Justin Wilson on a restart. Briscoe held off Ryan Hunter-Reay to secure the victory.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 4 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 100 2:12:26.8387 46
2 14 21 25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing 100 +0.4619 0
3 2 19 25px Great Britain Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 100 +0.9490 52
4 5 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 100 +1.5230 0
5 3 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 100 +2.3214 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 28 laps

Round 2: 35th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach[]

  • Report: 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
  • Sunday April 19, 2009 - 12:30 p.m. PDT / 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, California (1.968-mile temporary street course)
  • Distance: 85 laps / 167.28 miles
  • Race weather: 96°F, sunny
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.52 [60][61]
  • Attendance: 65,000+ (estimated race day), 175,000 (estimated 3-day weekend)[62]
  • Pole Position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:09.7107 sec, 101.631 mph ( km/h)
  • Race Summary: At the start, Will Power took the lead from the pole position and led the first 16 laps. Dario Franchitti and Danica Patrick both pitted early on lap 16, and benefitted from a full-course caution. Over the next 30 laps, the lead traded between Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Dario Franchitti. Pitting early once more, Dario Franchitti and Danica Patrick again benefitted. Moments later, Mike Conway spun into the tire barrier in turn 8, bringing out the full course caution again. Most of the leaders pit under the yellow, while Franchitti stayed out to take the lead. Franchitti pulled away and held the lead to the finish, taking the victory. It was his first IndyCar win since 2007, having spent 2008 racing in NASCAR.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 2 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 85 1:58:47.4658 51
2 1 12 25px Australia Will Power Penske Racing 85 +3.3182 16
3 11 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 85 +4.0537 7
4 22 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 85 +5.0742 0
5 14 4 25px UK Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 85 +6.5655 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 6 between 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps

Round 3: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300[]

  • Report: 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300
  • Sunday April 26, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. CDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, Kansas (1.52 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
  • Race weather:
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.15[63]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:43.5819 sec, 211.311 mph ( km/h) (4-lap)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 4 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:43:21.0035 134
2 22 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 200 +0.7104 3
3 8 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 200 +1.5022 0
4 7 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 200 +1.8872 53
5 3 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200 +2.6502 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 10 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 20 laps

Round 4: 93rd Indianapolis 500[]

  • Report: 2009 Indianapolis 500
  • Sunday May 24, 2009 - 12:12 p.m. CDT / 1:12 p.m. EDT
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway, Indiana (2.5 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 500 miles
  • Race weather: 83°F, sunny
  • Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever, Jack Arute, Jamie Little, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch)
  • Nielsen ratings: 4.2
  • Attendance: TBA
  • Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves, 2:40.0967 sec, 224.864 mph ( km/h) (4-lap)
  • Race Summary: Dario Franchitti made the move at the start, passing Ryan Briscoe on the first lap and polesitter Hélio Castroneves at a restart on the eighth lap. Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan, starting fifth and sixth made short work of Graham Rahal and joined the top three. Castroneves lost out to Briscoe and Dixon in the first round of stops. Briscoe, now second took the lead from Franchitti on lap 53. Graham Rahal crashed from sixth on lap 56 which brought out the caution. Another poor stop for Castroneves got him behind Kanaan as well, while the two Ganassi cars of Dixon and Franchitti switched places. The race turned green on lap 64, and it was evident that Briscoe had a bad set of tires. He lost many places immediately, and Castroneves also lost out to Raphael Matos and Danica Patrick. Meanwhile Briscoe had to pit again, and rejoined 24th. The top three pulled away, while Castroneves passed Patrick on lap 81. During the third round of stops (after another caution), Franchitti got ahead of Dixon, and Castroneves got in front of Matos. There was the green flag on lap 91, and Dixon used Franchitti's slipstream to take the lead. Kanaan, running third on lap 98 had a huge impact with the wall at Turn 3 after a mechanical failure. He was okay except for some bruises, and the caution was brought out again leading to the fourth round of stops. The top two retained order, while third placed Castroneves again lost out, this time to Will Power and Matos. Danica Patrick had a bad stop as well, dropping from sixth to tenth. During the next restart, Castroneves made short work of Matos, and had a go at Power, but Power kept the place. The order remained the same until lap 131, when Nelson Philippe crashed, bringing out the fifth caution. This led to another round of stops. While Dixon maintained his lead, Franchitti had a slow stop, dropping from second to eighth, and Castrineves got the jump on power. The order after the stops is Dixon from Castroneves, Power, Paul Tracy and Dan Wheldon. The green flag came out on lap 142, and it was Castroneves who immediately was on sond, taking the lead from Dixon even before they had reached the first turn. Tracy started dropping back, quickly passed by Wheldon and Townsend Bell. Franchitti, frustrated after his bad stop, further dropped down to 12th after running wide when trying to pass Ed Carpenter. On lap 159, Power passed Dixon for second. The next caution came after Justin Wilson crashed. This led to one more round of stops. Power and Dixon, running second and third had bad stops, and Danica Patrick got in front of Townsend Bell during this time. Ryan Briscoe did not stop, and was in second. There were no changes at the restart. There was one more caution, during which Briscoe pitted from second. He rejoined 16th. At the last restart with twenty laps to go, Patrick had a go at Wheldon but Wheldon defended well. Castroneves pulled away and won, with Wheldon, Patrick, Bell and Power making the top 5.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 200 3:19:34.6427 66
2 18 4 25px UK Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 +1.9819 0
3 10 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200 +2.3350 0
4 24 8 25px USA Townsend Bell KV Racing Technology 200 +2.7043 0
5 9 12 25px Australia Will Power Penske Racing 200 +3.6216 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 6 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 61 laps

Round 5: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225[]

  • Report: 2009 ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225
  • Sunday May 31, 2009 - 2:50 p.m. CDT / 3:50 p.m. EDT
  • Milwaukee Mile - West Allis, Wisconsin (1.015 mile oval)
  • Distance: 225 laps / 228.375 miles
  • Race weather: 57°F, partially cloudy
  • Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.72
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:26.7966 sec, 168.394 mph ( km/h) (4-lap)
  • Race Summary: Polesitter Ryan Briscoe overcame a bad start to pass Tony Kanaan and Graham Rahal to lead. He led until lap 200, when Scott Dixon took advantage of backmarker Tomas Scheckter to pass him on the inside of Turn 2. Dixon went on to win ahead of Briscoe and Dario Franchitti.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 4 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 225 1:38:43.9552 27
2 1 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 225 +2.1257 154
3 8 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 225 +2.2644 19
4 2 02 25px USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 225 +2.6744 0
5 7 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 225 +5.9824 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 22 laps

Round 6: Bombardier Learjet 550[]

  • Report: 2009 Bombardier Learjet 550
  • Saturday June 6, 2009 - 8:40 p.m. CDT / 9:40 p.m. EDT
  • Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, Texas (1.455 mile oval)
  • Distance: 228 laps / 331.74 miles
  • Race weather: 89°F, fair
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.63
  • Attendance: 90,000 (estimated)[64]
  • Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:37.6725 sec, 214.513 mph ( km/h) (4-lap)
  • Race Summary: Ryan Briscoe passed polesitter Dario Franchitti at a restart on lap 10, and as there were no cautions for the next 140 laps, Briscoe built up a 15-second lead over second placed Marco Andretti. A caution for debris on lap 151 took away the lead. Three laps after the restart, Hélio Castroneves passed Andretti for second. A crash for A. J. Foyt IV brought out the yellow flag again, and led to the final round of stops. A quicker stop for Castroneves got him ahead of Briscoe. Castroneves held off Briscoe for the win, with Scott Dixon, Andretti and Franchitti making up the top 5.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 4 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 228 1:55:16.1670 57
2 2 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 228 +0.3904 160
3 3 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +2.2461 0
4 8 26 25px USA Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 228 +4.3745 0
5 1 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +4.7695 10
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 7 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 26 laps

Round 7: Iowa Corn Indy 250[]

  • Report: 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250
  • Sunday June 21, 2009 - 12:28 p.m. CDT / 1:28 p.m. EDT
  • Iowa Speedway - Newton, Iowa (0.894 mile oval)
  • Distance: 250 laps / 223.5 miles
  • Race weather: 75°F, overcast
  • Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.8[65]
  • Attendance: 42,000[66]
  • Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves (qualifying cancelled; field set by owner points)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 4 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 250 1:39:47.9077 68
2 2 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 250 +5.0132 85
3 11 27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 250 +10.9769 0
4 6 4 25px UK Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 250 +17.5807 8
5 3 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 249 +1 Lap 1
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 12 between 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 46 laps

Round 8: SunTrust Indy Challenge[]

  • Report: 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge
  • Saturday June 27, 2009 - 7:45 p.m. CDT / 8:45 p.m. EDT
  • Richmond International Raceway - Henrico County, Virginia (0.75 mile oval)
  • Distance: 300 laps / 225 miles
  • Race weather: 76°F, partly cloudy
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.22[67]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:04.5488 sec, 167.315 mph ( km/h) (4-lap)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 2 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 300 1:48:02.4703 161
2 1 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 300 +0.3109 65
3 5 02 25px USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 300 +2.4085 0
4 8 27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 300 +13.5302 74
5 10 7 25px USA Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 300 +14.1111 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 46 laps

Round 9: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen[]

  • Report: 2009 Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen
  • Sunday July 5, 2009 - 1:26 p.m. EDT
  • Watkins Glen International - Watkins Glen, New York (3.37 mile road course)
  • Distance: 60 laps / 202.2 miles
  • Race weather: 71°F, fair
  • Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.9
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:28.5970 sec, 136.935 mph ( km/h)
  • Race Summary: Justin Wilson dominated most of the event, en route to victory, the first-ever Indy car win for Dale Coyne Racing. Late in the race, Wilson was carrying the optional red tires. A late-race caution bunched the field for a sprint to the finish. Wilson got the jump on the restart, and pulled out to over a 4-second lead to preserve the win. It was the first race all season, and the first since the 2008 Detroit event, which saw neither Ganassi nor Penske in victory lane.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 2 18 25px Great Britain Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 60 1:48:24.1947 49
2 1 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 60 +4.9906 7
3 3 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 60 +5.1632 1
4 13 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 60 +7.0755 1
5 8 26 25px USA Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 60 +8.5595 2
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 8 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 10 laps

Round 10: Honda Indy Toronto[]

  • Report: 2009 Honda Indy Toronto
  • Sunday July 12, 2009 - 1:16 p.m. EDT
  • Streets of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario (1.755 mile temporary street course)
  • Distance: 85 laps / 149.175 miles
  • Race weather: 72°F, partly cloudy
  • Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch)
  • Nielsen ratings: 1.0[68]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:01.0249 sec, 103.532 mph ( km/h)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 85 1:43:47.1408 45
2 11 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 85 +1.6745 0
3 2 12 25px Australia Will Power Penske Racing 85 +2.1355 0
4 8 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 85 +2.4803 0
5 4 18 25px UK Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 85 +2.9230 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 7 between 5 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 15 laps

Round 11: Rexall Edmonton Indy[]

  • Report: 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy
  • Sunday July 26, 2009 - 3:50 p.m. MDT / 5:50 p.m. EDT
  • Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Alberta (1.973 mile temporary airport course)
  • Distance: 95 laps / 187.435 miles
  • Race weather: 77°F, partly cloudy
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.24[69]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:01.0133 sec, 116.414 mph ( km/h)
  • Race Summary: Penske Racing cars started 1-2-3 for the first time since Mid-Ohio in 1994.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 12 25px Australia Will Power Penske Racing 95 1:42:42.3773 90
2 3 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 95 +1.0936* 2
3 4 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 95 +1.3213 2
4 2 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 95 +1.8266 1
5 6 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 95 +4.4652 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps
  • * Race finished under caution.

Round 12: Meijer Indy 300[]

  • Report: 2009 Meijer Indy 300
  • Saturday August 1, 2009 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Kentucky (1.48 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 296 miles
  • Race weather: 76°F, overcast
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.14[70]
  • Attendance: 48,000
  • Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon (qualifying cancelled; field set by owner points)
  • Race Summary: Series officials implemented a mid-season rules change on oval races to encourage increased competition. A push-to-pass system was added to the cars, along with various aerodynamic enhancements. The changes were well-received, and the race became the most competitive oval race on the circuit in almost two years. In the final 50 laps, Ed Carpenter of Vision Racing led Ryan Briscoe and Tony Kanaan, with Hélio Castroneves lurking amongst the top 5. In the final ten laps, Carpenter and Briscoe raced side by side, swapping the lead several times each lap. On the final turn, Briscoe edged ahead, and denied Carpenter his first career victory by 0.0162 seconds. The race's average speed, only slowed by a single caution flag for a second straight race, was over 200 mph, making it the second fastest IndyCar Series race held.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 3 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 200 1:28:24.3246 38
2 14 20 25px USA Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 200 +0.0162 35
3 9 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 200 +0.1614 1
4 4 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 200 +0.2728 1
5 10 02 25px USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 +0.6346 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 22 between 7 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 6 laps

Round 13: Honda 200[]

  • Report: 2009 Honda 200
  • Sunday August 9, 2009 - 1:56 p.m. EDT
  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - Lexington, Ohio (2.258 mile road course)
  • Distance: 85 laps / 191.930 miles
  • Race weather: 91°F, partly cloudy
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.2[70]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:06.6814 sec, Template:Convert/mi/h
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 3 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 85 1:46:05.7985 51
2 1 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 85 +29.7803 6
3 6 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 85 +30.0551 0
4 7 14 25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 85 +33.7307 0
5 11 27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 85 +34.1839 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 6 laps

Round 14: Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma[]

  • Report: 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
  • Sunday August 23, 2009 - 2:50 p.m. PDT / 5:50 p.m. EDT
  • Infineon Raceway - Sonoma, California (2.303 mile road course)
  • Distance: 75 laps / 172.725 miles
  • Race weather: 69 °F, fair
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.25 [71]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:16.7987 sec, Template:Convert/mi/h
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 10 25px UK Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 75 1:49:23.0073 75
2 2 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 75 +0.2488 0
3 9 24 25px UK Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 +0.8293 0
4 14 5 25px Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 75 +3.6171 0
5 5 27 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 75 +5.4536 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 2 for 7 laps

Round 15: Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300[]

  • Report: 2009 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300
  • Saturday August 29, 2009 - 9:00 p.m. CDT / 10:00 p.m. EDT
  • Chicagoland Speedway - Joliet, Illinois (1.52 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
  • Race weather: 60 °F, fair
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.24[71]
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:41.6327 sec, Template:Convert/mi/h (4-lap)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 200 1:42:34.3051 71
2 6 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +0.0077 61
3 8 5 25px Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 200 +0.0699 0
4 3 10 25px UK Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +0.0997 34
5 5 02 25px USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 +0.1295 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 18 between 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 23 laps

Round 16: Indy Japan 300[]

  • Report: 2009 Indy Japan 300
  • Saturday September 19, 2009 - 12:00 p.m. JST / Friday September 18, 2009 - 11:00 p.m. EDT
  • Twin Ring Motegi - Motegi, Tochigi (1.52 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles
  • Race weather: 76 °F, cloudy
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute)
  • Nielsen ratings: 0.14,[71] 197,000 viewers
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon, 1:48.3400 sec, Template:Convert/mi/h (4-lap)
  • Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:51:37.6411 139
2 3 10 25px UK Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +1.4475 53
3 5 02 25px USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 +3.2002 3
4 7 06 25px Spain Oriol Servià Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 +7.3720 0
5 2 5 25px Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 200 +12.7643 0
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 7 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 23 laps

Round 17: Firestone Indy 300[]

  • Report: 2009 Firestone Indy 300
  • Saturday October 10, 2009 - 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Homestead-Miami Speedway - Homestead, Florida (1.485 mile oval)
  • Distance: 200 laps / 297 miles
  • Race weather: 89 °F, fair
  • Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
  • Nielsen ratings:
  • Attendance:
  • Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:40.5378 sec, Template:Convert/mi/h (4-lap)
  • Race Summary: The championship battle came down to a three-man race between Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti (5 points behind), and Ryan Briscoe (8 points behind). In what became the series' first oval race to run caution-free the full distance, the three title contenders dominated and were the only cars to finish on the lead lap. In the final 50 laps, fuel strategy became key, as Dixon and Briscoe ran 1st-2nd, with Franchitti trailing some 25 seconds in third. Both Dixon and Briscoe were forced to pit for fuel in the final 8 laps, while Franchitti stayed out and stretched his fuel to the finish. Franchitti's race victory clinched his second IndyCar Series title.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 10 25px Great Britain Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:28:28.3117 25
2 3 6 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 200 +4.7888 103
3 2 9 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 +6.0206 70
4 15 11 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 199 +1 Lap 0
5 11 3 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 199 +1 Lap 2
Race average speed: Template:Convert/mi/h
Lead changes: 12 between 4 drivers
Cautions: None

Final driver standings[]

Pos Driver STP
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
KAN
25px USA
INDY
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
TXS
25px USA
IOW
25px USA
RIR
25px USA
WGL
25px USA
TOR
25px Canada
EDM
25px Canada
KTY
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
SNM
25px USA
CHI
25px USA
MOT
25px Japan
HMS
25px USA
Pts
1 25px UK Dario Franchitti 4 1* 18 7 3 5 1 2 15 1* 5 6 3 1* 4 2 1 616
2 25px New Zealand Scott Dixon 16 15 1* 6* 1 3 5 1* 3 4 3 7*1 1* 13 2 1* 3 605
3 25px Australia Ryan Briscoe 1 13 4 15 2* 2* 2* 19 2 2 4 1 2 2 1* 18 2* 604
4 25px Brazil Hélio Castroneves 7 2 1 11 1 71 17 4 18 2 4 12 18 20 10 5 433
5 25px USA Danica Patrick 19 4 5 3 5 6 9 5 11 6 11 8 19 16 12 6 19 393
6 25px Brazil Tony Kanaan 5 3 3 27 19 8 14 6 8 17 21 3 10 8 13 11 4 386
7 25px USA Graham Rahal 7 12 7 31 4 22 11 3 13 20 7 5 8 21 5 3 11 385
8 25px USA Marco Andretti 13 6 6 30 7 4 12 7 5 8 10 10 6 14 11 7 22 380
9 25px UK Justin Wilson 3* 22 14 23 15 15 18 14 1* 5 8 21 13 7 10 12 10 354
10 25px UK Dan Wheldon 14 5 10 2 10 7 4 10 10 14 15 11 16 12 22 8 21 354
11 25px Japan Hideki Mutoh 15 20 8 10 8 21 3 4 18 12 14 13 5 5 23 14 6 353
12 25px USA Ed Carpenter 18 18 9 8 16 9 10 13 16 15 16 2 17 11 6 13 12 321
13 25px Brazil Raphael Matos 20 8 20 22 6 12 16 8 12 10 18 16 9 9 9 9 14 312
14 25px Brazil Mario Moraes 21 19 11 33 9 10 17 16 14 11 23 18 4 3 5 7 304
15 25px USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 11 15 32 12 16 19 15 21 7 17 14 4 19 15 21 13 298
16 25px Netherlands Robert Doornbos 11 9 12 28 14 11 15 9 9 23 9 19 14 10 18 16 20 283
17 25px UK Mike Conway 22 21 19 18 20 19 8 18 6 22 20 17 20 3 16 22 15 261
18 25px The flag of Venezuela E. J. Viso 17 23 21 24 18 24 20 12 7 13 12 15 15 22 17 15 16 248
19 25px Australia Will Power 6 2 5 3 1* 9 DNS 215
20 25px South Africa Tomas Scheckter 12 13 13 6 11 16 19 22 8 23 9 195
21 25px Spain Oriol Servià 26 11 6 7 4 115
22 25px Canada Alex Tagliani 10 10 11 14 9 13 114
23 25px Canada Paul Tracy 9 17 20 19 6 7 113
24 25px The flag of Venezuela Milka Duno 16 20 23 17 20 21 17 21 17 113
25 25px USA Sarah Fisher 13 17 17 12 14 18 89
26 25px USA Jaques Lazier 18 13 20 23 19 23 77
27 25px USA Richard Antinucci 19 21 22 18 15 63
28 25px Brazil Vitor Meira 9 14 22 21 62
29 25px USA Stanton Barrett 12 17 17 DNQ DNS 19 62
30 25px UK Alex Lloyd 13 8 41
31 25px UK Darren Manning 8 16 38
32 25px USA Townsend Bell 4 32
33 25px USA A. J. Foyt IV 16 20 26
34 25px USA Scott Sharp 14 16
35 25px France Nelson Philippe 25 DNS 16
36 25px Japan Kosuke Matsuura 17 13
37 25px USA John Andretti 19 12
38 25px France Franck Montagny 20 12
39 25px USA Roger Yasukawa 20 12
40 25px USA Davey Hamilton 29 10
25px Brazil Bruno Junqueira Wth 0
25px USA Buddy Lazier DNQ 0
Pos Driver STP
25px USA
LBH
25px USA
KAN
25px USA
INDY
25px USA
MIL
25px USA
TXS
25px USA
IOW
25px USA
RIR
25px USA
WGL
25px USA
TOR
25px Canada
EDM
25px Canada
KTY
25px USA
MDO
25px USA
SNM
25px USA
CHI
25px USA
MOT
25px Japan
HMS
25px USA
Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th-10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
DNS Any driver who qualifies
but does not start (DNS),
earns half the points
had they taken part.
1 Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
Rookie of the Year
Rookie

In every race, points are awarded to drivers on the following basis:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

See also[]

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