2009 Indianapolis 500

93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 93rd Indianapolis 500 2009 Indianapolis 500.svg Indy Racing League 2009 IndyCar season Penske Racing May 24, 2009 BRA Hélio Castroneves Rick Rinaman2011 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation/IMS Public Relations 2011 Statistics 176 English https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2011-Indy-500-Media-Guide.pdf 3:19:34.6427 150.318 mph BRA Hélio Castroneves 224.864 mph 0 on BRA Hélio Castroneves CAN Alex Tagliani NZL Scott Dixon (73) Indiana National Guard Jim Nabors Mari Hulman George Chevrolet Camaro Josh Duhamel Bryan Howard Allen Sirkin, COO of Phillips-Van Heusenhttp://www.indy500.com/talkback/post/6655-Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Race_Day Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Race Day Indy500.com 2009-05-24 2009-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090529060523/http://indy500.com/talkback/post/6655-Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Race_Day 29 May 2009 live 250,000+http://www.indystar.com/article/20090525/SPORTS0107/905250319 Castroneves wins Indy 500 IndyStar.com 2009-05-25 2009-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090529155938/http://www.indystar.com/article/20090525/SPORTS0107/905250319 29 May 2009 live ABC Marty ReidScott GoodyearEddie Cheever, Jr. 4.0 11 2008 2010 The 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 24, 2009. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. Hélio Castroneves, a native of Brazil, won the race from the pole position, his third of four Indy 500 victories. He became the first foreign-born three-time winner of the race, and tied a record by winning the race three times in the same decade (2001, 2002, 2009). The win was car owner Roger Penske's 15th Indy 500 triumph, extending his team's own record. Former winner Dan Wheldon of England came second, with Danica Patrick third, the best finish ever by a female driver. There were eight crashes, with Vítor Meira and Tony Kanaan both suffering non-permanent injuries. The race began the three-year-long Centennial era, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the track (1909) and the 100th anniversary of the inaugural race in 1911. The victory by Castroneves marked the milestone 60th Indianapolis 500 victory for Firestone. It came less than two months after Castroneves was acquitted of federal charges of tax evasion and conspiracy. The IRS filed the charges against Castroneves in the fall of 2008, and the trial was held in March 2009 at the U.S. District Court in Miami. A guilty verdict in the trial would have likely sent Castroneves to prison, and ended his driving career. Schedule Race schedule — May 2009SunMonTueWedThuFriSat     1 2Mini-Marathon3 4 5ROP6ROP7Practice8Practice9Pole Day10Time Trials11 12 13 14Practice15Practice16Time Trials17Bump Day18 19 20Comm. Day21 22Carb Day23Parade24Indy 50025Memorial Day26 27 28 29 30 31       ColorNotesGreenPracticeDark BlueTime trialsSilverRace dayRedRained out*BlankNo track activity * Includes days where track activitywas significantly limited due to rain ROP — denotes Rookie Orientation Program Comm. Day — denotes 500 Festival Community Day Other selected events May 21: Firestone Indy Lights practice and qualifying May 22: Freedom 100 Entry list See Team and Driver Chart for more information The official entry list was released April 20. http://www.indy500.com/news/13645/S Tracy back for win Indy500.com 2009-04-20 2009-04-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120216000630/http://www.indy500.com/news/13645/S 2012-02-16 The initial list includes 77 cars for 40 entries. 32 driver–car combinations have already been announced, as of Monday, May 4. Among the participants include five former winners (Lazier, Castroneves, Wheldon, Franchitti, Dixon), and six rookies.http://www.indystar.com/article/20090503/SPORTS0107/905030374/1052/SPORTS01 Kanaan leads pack in search of 1st Indy 500 win IndyStar.com 2009-05-04 2009-05-04 Paul Tracy, the runner-up of the controversial 2002 race, returned for the first time since that race,http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13611 Tracy back for win IndyCar.com 2009-04-17 2009-04-18 and Scott Sharp also returns. However, this would mark the final IndyCar Series race for the 1996 Indy Racing League co-champion. Race and event news thumb|180px|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. The pace car was the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. It was the first Camaro pace car since 1993, and the first time the Corvette was not the pace car since 2003. http://www.indy500.com/news/13240/All-New_Chevrolet_Camaro_To_Pace_93rd_Indianapolis_500 All-New Chevrolet Camaro To Pace 93rd Indianapolis 500 indy500.com 2009-02-26 2009-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305135242/http://www.indy500.com/news/13240/All-New_Chevrolet_Camaro_To_Pace_93rd_Indianapolis_500 5 March 2009 dead Actor Josh Duhamel served as the driver.http://www.indy500.com/news/13760/Actor_Josh_Duhamel_To_Drive_Chevrolet_Camaro_Pace_Car_At_Indy_500 Actor Josh Duhamel To Drive Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car At Indy 500 indy500.com 2009-04-30 2009-04-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120216000727/http://www.indy500.com/news/13760/Actor_Josh_Duhamel_To_Drive_Chevrolet_Camaro_Pace_Car_At_Indy_500 2012-02-16 Miss America Katie Stam sang "America the Beautiful" during the pre-race ceremonies.http://www.indy500.com/news/13777/Miss_America_Katie_Stam_To_Sing_For_Home_Crowd_At_Indianapolis_500 Miss America Katie Stam To Sing For Home Crowd At Indianapolis 500 indy500.com 2009-05-01 2009-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090506050933/http://www.indy500.com/news/13777/Miss_America_Katie_Stam_To_Sing_For_Home_Crowd_At_Indianapolis_500 6 May 2009 dead Jim Nabors traditionally performed "Back Home Again in Indiana". The pre-race fly-by was conducted by two vintage B-25 Mitchell bombers to honor Disabled American Veteranshttp://www.indy500.com/news/13766/B-25_Bombers_To_Salute_Disabled_Veterans_With_Indy_500_Flyover B-25 Bombers To Salute Disabled Veterans With Indy 500 Flyover indy500.com 2009-04-30 2009-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520053047/http://www.indy500.com/news/13766/B-25_Bombers_To_Salute_Disabled_Veterans_With_Indy_500_Flyover 20 May 2009 dead In addition, a ten-member firing detail from the Indiana National Guard executed the three-volley salute.http://www.indy500.com/news/13914/Military_Three_Volley_Salute_Added_To_Indy_500_Pre_Race_Ceremonies Military Three-Volley Salute Added To Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremonies indy500.com 2009-05-11 2009-05-11 2012-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216001023/http://www.indy500.com/news/13914/Military_Three_Volley_Salute_Added_To_Indy_500_Pre_Race_Ceremonies dead The Centennial Era Balloon Festival opened the month of activities on May 1–3.http://www.indy500.com/news/13014/Centennial_Era_Balloon_Festival_To_Launch_May_Schedule IMS Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of 1st Event indy500.com 2009-01-16 2009-04-03 2009-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134444/http://indy500.com/news/13014/Centennial_Era_Balloon_Festival_To_Launch_May_Schedule dead The 33rd annual OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon was held May 2.http://www.500festival.com/marathon/ OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon 500Festival.com 2009-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413041738/http://www.500festival.com/marathon/ 13 April 2009 live Drivers Will Powerhttp://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=19&ContentID=139151 Power to join rookie in mini-marathon race The West Australian 2009-04-30 2009-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090616065337/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=19 June 16, 2009 and Mike Conwayhttp://www.indystar.com/article/20090505/SPORTS0107/905050317/1052/SPORTS01 Preaching patience to rookies IndyStar.com 2009-05-05 2009-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150620102318/http://www.indystar.com/article/20090505/SPORTS0107/905050317/1052/SPORTS01 June 20, 2015 participated. 3 Doors Down headlined the annual Carb Day concert. http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news/13311/3_Doors_Down_To_Headline_Miller_Lite_Carb_Day_Concert_May_22 '3 Doors Down' to Headline Miller Lite Carb Day Concert IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com 2009-03-13 2009-03-13September 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes NASCAR team Richard Petty Motorsports collaborated with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in fielding an entry for veteran John Andretti.http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/03/rpetty.jandretti.indy.500/index.html Petty Motorsports to field Indy 500 car for Andretti NASCAR.com 2009-04-03 2009-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090405095401/http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/03/rpetty.jandretti.indy.500/index.html 5 April 2009 live The drivers of the starting field participated in the annual New York City publicity tour at Herald Square on May 18.http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/03/rpetty.jandretti.indy.500/index.html NASCAR is too hip for Times Square, but IndyCar still loves New York OrlandoSentinel.com 2009-05-05 2009-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090508103910/http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/03/rpetty.jandretti.indy.500/index.html 8 May 2009 live The 2009 race would prove to be the final time that Team Penske ran the Marlboro colors at the Speedway. During the offseason that followed the 2009 IndyCar season, Phillip Morris USA ended their relationship with Penske Racing, closing out a 21-year partnership. Practice – Week 1 Tuesday May 5 – Rookie Orientation Weather: Partly cloudy, 71 °F 0 Practice summary: Nine drivers took to the track for the first day of rookie orientation. Six rookies participated and three veterans took refresher tests. Robert Doornbos, Raphael Matos, Alex Tagliani, and Mike Conway completed all four phases of the rookie test. Nelson Philippe completed three phases, while Stanton Barrett finished two. No incidents were reported. http://www.indy500.com/news/13805/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_1 Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Day 1 Indy500.com 2009-05-05 2009-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090516021529/http://www.indy500.com/news/13805/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_1 16 May 2009 dead May 5, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed115Canada Paul TracyKV Racing223.089 mph 0 on216USA Scott SharpPanther Racing221.878 mph 0 on306Netherlands Robert DoornbosNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing221.735 mph 0 on42Brazil Raphael MatosLuczo Dragon Racing218.613 mph 0 on534Canada Alex TaglianiConquest Racing218.333 mph 0 on OFFICIAL REPORT Wednesday May 6 – Rookie Orientation & IndyCar Series practice Weather: Rain, 62 °F 0 Practice summary: The second session of rookie orientation began at 9 a.m. Three cars took to the track for 45 minutes before rain interrupted the session. Nelson Philippe completed the final phase of his rookie test.http://www.indy500.com/news/13828/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_2 Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Day 2 Indy500.com 2009-05-05 2009-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090525141653/http://www.indy500.com/news/13828/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_2 25 May 2009 live All veteran practice was washed out for the day. May 6, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed100FRA Nelson PhilippeHVM Racing217.688 mph 0 on299GBR Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports214.514 mph 0 on398USA Stanton BarrettTeam 3G211.644 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Thursday May 7 – IndyCar Series practice Weather: 73 °F 0, foggy in the morning Practice summary: Practice opened early to make up for lost time on Wednesday. Veterans took to the track for the first time just before 11 a.m. At 2:19 p.m., Ryan Hunter-Reay spun exiting turn two and hit the outside wall down the backstretch. He was not injured. A busy day of practice saw 2,199 practice laps completed.http://www.indy500.com/news/13844/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_3 Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Day 3 Indy500.com 2009-05-07 2009-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510085826/http://www.indy500.com/news/13844/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_3 10 May 2009 live May 7, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed126USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing225.478 mph 0 on23Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225.237 mph 0 on36Australia Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske224.904 mph 0 on49New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing224.448 mph 0 on510UK Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing224.160 mph 0 on OFFICIAL REPORT Friday May 8 – IndyCar Series Fast Friday practice Weather: 67 °F 0, cloudy, light rain in the afternoon Practice summary: The final full day of practice was held before pole qualifying. Two significant crashes occurred. At 12:30 p.m., rookie Robert Doornbos went high and crashed into the wall in turn two. The car continued to slide down the backstretch. About two hours later, Scott Sharp lost the back end in the southchute, and crashed hard in turn two. Both drivers climbed from their cars. Largely aided by a tow, both Penske cars broke the 225 mph barrier. Midway through the afternoon, a light shower delayed practice for one hour.http://www.indy500.com/news/13863/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_4 Daily Trackside Report: Indianapolis 500 Day 4 Indy500.com 2009-05-08 2009-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090516023627/http://www.indy500.com/news/13863/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_4 16 May 2009 live May 8, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed16Australia Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske225.981 mph 0 on23Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske225.438 mph 0 on310UK Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing224.984 mph 0 on49New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing224.822 mph 0 on57USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing224.755 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Time trials – Weekend 1 Saturday May 9 – Pole day thumb|Hélio Castroneves sits in his car just prior to his pole-winning qualification run. thumb|Front row qualifiers (L to R): Dario Franchitti, Hélio Castroneves, and Ryan Briscoe. thumb|Scoring pylon at the close of pole day qualifications. Weather: 65 °F 0, sunny and windy Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Rating: 0.35 (385,000 households) http://thescore.ibj.com/blogshell.asp?p=968 Indy Pole Day draws TV viewers IBJ.com 2009-05-15 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000913/http://thescore.ibj.com/blogshell.asp?p=968 2011-07-13 dead Practice summary Windy conditions kept many speeds down during the morning practice session. Robert Doornbos crashed for the second day in a row in turn two, this time in his backup car. Penske teammates Ryan Briscoe (225.182 mph) and Hélio Castroneves (224.525 mph) again led the speed chart. Later in the afternoon, Dan Wheldon hit a gust of wind and backed the car into the wall in turn two. He would not go on to make a qualifying attempt.http://www.indy500.com/news/13877/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Pole_Day Daily Trackside Report: Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Indy500.com 2009-05-09 2009-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090515110640/http://www.indy500.com/news/13877/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Pole_Day 15 May 2009 live Time trials summary The first wave of qualifiers began at 12 noon. Justin Wilson was the first car to complete an attempt. Marco Andretti was second out, and put himself on the provisional pole at 222.789 mph. It did not last long, as Penske driver Ryan Briscoe up the speed to 224.131 mph. Hélio Castroneves rounded out the first wave of time trials, filling the field to eleven cars, and tentatively putting himself second on the grid. About an hour later, Dario Franchitti squeezed himself into the front row as second-fastest. Later, his Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon also completed a run, but did not threaten the top three. Meanwhile, Wilson's run was disallowed due to an improper ballast location, and Tony Kanaan was disqualified for being underweight. At 3:45 p.m., Danica Patrick was the first to withdraw an earlier speed and go out for a second attempt. She improved her speed by nearly a mile per hour. Hélio Castroneves then withdrew and took to the track. His 224.864 mph run took over the pole position. Several drivers took their shot, but no one was able to bump Castroneves from the pole position. Sitting on the bubble, Paul Tracy endured seven instances where his car was re-instated to the field (due to cars withdrawing). However, he ultimately was bumped. With five minutes left in the day, Alex Lloyd made his first attempt. He surprisingly bumped his way into the field, and held on to make the top 11. May 9, 2009 – Pole Day Qualifying ResultsRank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed13BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing224.864 mph 0 on26AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing224.083 mph 0 on310UK Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing224.010 mph 0 on402USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing223.954 mph 0 on59NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing223.867 mph 0 on611BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing223.612 mph 0 on75BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology223.331 mph 0 on826USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing223.113 mph 0 on912AUS Will PowerPenske Racing223.028 mph 0 on107USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing222.882 mph 0 on1199UK Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports222.622 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Sunday May 10 – Second day Weather: 67 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary On only his second lap of the day, rookie Mike Conway spun and crashed hard in turn one, badly damaging the car. Conway was transferred to Methodist Hospital with bruised lungs. Twenty minutes later, Alex Tagliani also wrecked in turn one, but was not injured. During afternoon practice, John Andretti added to the D & R Team's woes, with a wreck in turn one. Sitting on the bubble, Andretti was practicing in expectations to re-qualify. The back end broke loose, and he slid into the wall. Graham Rahal was following close behind the crash. He went high to avoid debris, but Andretti's car slid right back into his path. Rahal took evasive action, and spun the car inside to avoid contact. He suffered four flat tires, but kept the car off the wall.http://www.indy500.com/news/13898/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_6 Daily Trackside Report: Indianapolis 500 Day 6 Indy500.com 2009-05-10 2009-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090515203024/http://www.indy500.com/news/13898/Daily_Trackside_Report__Indianapolis_500_Day_6 15 May 2009 live Time trials summary For the second day of time trials, positions 12–22 were open for qualifying. Sarah Fisher started out the day at noon. She slipped in turn one, and completed a disappointing run of 219.911 mph. After one hour, nine additional cars completed runs, including Vítor Meira, Paul Tracy, and Justin Wilson. Fisher withdrew her previous time, and on her second attempt, improved her speed to over 222 mph. After some downtime, Dan Wheldon, who had wrecked in practice a day earlier, put his car solidly in the field at 222.777 mph. He was followed by surprising runs by Ed Carpenter, and Raphael Matos. At 223.492 mph, Matos was the seventh-fastest car overall in the field, the fastest car of the day, and the first rookie to qualify. Late in the afternoon, several drivers began jockeying for the final few spots open for the day. Scott Sharp completed a slow run, but eventually withdrew the time. About an hour later, Sharp went back out to try again, this time bumping John Andretti. Andretti had just wrecked his car in practice, and was not going to return to the track for the day. Sharp's speed of 221.333 mph, however, put him on the bubble. He was scheduled to race in the ALMS Utah Grand Prix the following weekend, and hoped to qualify at Indy before departing for Utah. With 25 minutes left in the day, A. J. Foyt IV bumped out Sharp, and put himself safely in the field. The move left E. J. Viso on the bubble at 221.745 mph. Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alex Tagliani both attempted to bump Viso, but both were too slow and waved off. With about one minute remaining until the 6 o'clock gun, Viso, Davey Hamilton and Sarah Fisher all pulled out of the qualifying line (Hamilton and Fisher were at that point, safely in the field). That allowed Scott Sharp to hurry onto the track just seconds before the gun. Sharp completed a run of 222.162 mph, and bumped out Viso. May 10, 2009 – Second Day Qualifying ResultsRank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed122Brazil Raphael Matos orange R silverLuczo Dragon Racing223.429 mph 0 on1315Canada Paul TracyKV Racing223.111 mph 0 on1414BRA Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt Enterprises223.054 mph 0 on1518UK Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing222.903 mph 0 on1627Japan Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing222.805 mph 0 on1720USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing222.780 mph 0 on184GBR Dan WheldonPanther Racing222.777 mph 0 on1941USA A. J. Foyt IVA. J. Foyt Enterprises222.586 mph 0 on2016USA Scott SharpPanther Racing222.162 mph 0 on2167USA Sarah FisherSarah Fisher Racing222.082 mph 0 on2244USA Davey HamiltonDreyer & Reinbold Racing221.956 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Practice – Week 2 Thursday May 14 – IndyCar Series practice Weather: Cloudy, 69 °F 0 Practice summary: Practice resumed after three off-days, and track activity was busy. Oriol Servià was named to the Rahal Letterman entry, and took his first laps of the month. At 221.353 mph, Servia was the fastest among non-qualified cars. Veteran Buddy Lazier took his first laps of the month as well. No incidents were reported.http://www.indy500.com/news/13951/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_7 Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Day 7 Indy500.com 2009-05-15 2009-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090518095303/http://www.indy500.com/news/13951/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_7 18 May 2009 live May 14, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed15BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology222.739 mph 0 on26Australia Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske222.406 mph 0 on33Brazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske222.395 mph 0 on49New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing222.374 mph 0 on511Brazil Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing221.890 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Friday May 15 – IndyCar Series practice Weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F 0 Practice summary: The final full day of practice saw heavy activity amongst qualified and non-qualified entries. Early in the afternoon, Tomas Scheckter took his first laps of the month. In addition, Mike Conway returned after his crash earlier in the week. The teams spent most of the day running in race trim. The cars took turns running in drafting packs. Of the non-qualified entries, Townsend Bell was fastest, with Oriol Servià next. No incidents on the track were reported. However, practice had to be halted at 5:33 p.m. when a number of the bricks from the famous start/finish line came loose in the mortar, and one chunk flew out.http://www.indy500.com/news/13974/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_8 Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Day 8 Indy500.com 2009-05-15 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090518095308/http://www.indy500.com/news/13974/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Day_8 18 May 2009 live May 15, 2009 – Top Practice SpeedsRank CarNo. Driver Team BestSpeed19New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing222.799 mph 0 on25BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology222.799 mph 0 on38USA Townsend BellKV Racing Technology222.139 mph 0 on43TBrazil Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske222.395 mph 0 on56TAustralia Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske222.406 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT https://web.archive.org/web/20120216001108/http://www.indy500.com/images/news/2009/indycar_results_p7.pdf 2012-02-16 Time trials – Weekend 2 Saturday May 16 – Third day Weather: TBA Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Practice summary Overnight rains delayed the start of practice until 11:15 a.m. Townsend Bell led the speed chart at 223.580 mph. After practice, rain fell again, closing the track for three hours. Time trials summary Track crews dried the track, and Third Day Time Trials began at 3:30 p.m. Ten qualifying attempts were made, and eight were run to completion. Robert Doornbos recovered from his crashes the previous week, and put in the fastest qualifying speed of the day (221.692 mph). Also qualifying early on with solid runs were Townsend Bell, Tomas Scheckter, and Oriol Servià. After a fast first lap, Buddy Lazier's first four-lap qualifying attempt sunk to a slow 216.487 mph. After an hour of down time, John Andretti was the next car to attempt. His speed of 219.442 was slower than his speed last weekend, but it tentatively put him in the field. Meanwhile, Alex Tagliani and Mike Conway safely qualified. The day wrapped up with a full field of 33 cars. Milka Duno bumped out Buddy Lazier, then Stanton Barrett fell 0.0262 seconds shy of bumping his way into the field.http://www.indy500.com/news/13989/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Third_Day_Qualifying Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Third Day Qualifying Indy500.com 2009-05-16 2009-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520181944/http://www.indy500.com/news/13989/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Third_Day_Qualifying 20 May 2009 live May 16, 2009 – Third Day Qualifying ResultsRank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed2306Netherlands Robert Doornbos orange R silverNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing221.692 mph 0 on248USA Townsend BellKV Racing Technology221.195 mph 0 on2517Spain Oriol ServiàRahal Letterman Racing220.984 mph 0 on2634Canada Alex Tagliani orange R silverConquest Racing220.553 mph 0 on2719South Africa Tomas ScheckterDale Coyne Racing220.212 mph 0 on2824UK Mike Conway orange R silverDreyer & Reinbold Racing220.124 mph 0 on2913Venezuela E. J. VisoHVM Racing219.971 mph 0 on3021USA Ryan Hunter-ReayVision Racing219.502 mph 0 on3143USA John AndrettiRichard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold219.442 mph 0 on3223Venezuela Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold Racing218.040 mph 0 on3300France Nelson Philippe orange R silverHVM Racing218.032 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Sunday May 17 – Bump day Weather: Sunny, 67 °F 0 Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Practice summary Favorable weather conditions during practice indicated that the track was faster than the previous afternoon. Milka Duno raised eyebrows after turning a lap of 221.568 mph, more than 3 mph faster than her standing qualifying speed. Veteran Bruno Junqueira took his first laps of the month, after landing a ride with Conquest Racing. Time trials summary Saturday's two slowest qualifiers, Nelson Philippe and Milka Duno withdrew their times and re-entered the field at much higher speeds. Bruno Junqueira, in his first attempt, bumped John Andretti from the field with ease. In the late afternoon several third day qualifiers followed Philippe and Duno's lead and requalified at faster speeds. Tomas Scheckter withdrew his speed, and greatly improved. Andretti's first two attempts to re-enter the field were unsuccessful, as the team was struggling to trim the car out. With 20 minutes remaining, Andretti's second attempt was just shy of bumping in, and would have been fast enough to bump Tomas Scheckter had Scheckter not withdrawn and re-qualified. He was followed by Buddy Lazier and Stanton Barrett, and both waved off their slow attempts. Neither had managed to gain speed during the afternoon practice, and neither broke 219 mph. At 5:52 p.m., John Andretti pulled away for his third and final allotted attempt, bumping Ryan Hunter-Reay with a 221.316 mph average. Hunter-Reay got the final attempt to enter the field, and bumped Alex Tagliani from the field by a scant 0.0324 seconds. The 6 o'clock gun, signaling the end of qualifying, fired during Hunter-Reay's run, leaving Tagliani and Lazier waiting in line.http://www.indy500.com/news/14004/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Bump_Day Daily Trackside Report – Indianapolis 500 Bump Day Indy500.com 2009-05-17 2009-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521103843/http://www.indy500.com/news/14004/Daily_Trackside_Report_-_Indianapolis_500_Bump_Day 21 May 2009 live May 17, 2009 – Bump Day Qualifying ResultsRank CarNo. Driver Team Qual.Speed2619South Africa Tomas ScheckterDale Coyne Racing221.496 mph 0 on2724UK Mike Conway orange R silverDreyer & Reinbold Racing221.417 mph 0 on2843USA John AndrettiRichard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold221.316 mph 0 on2913Venezuela E. J. VisoHVM Racing221.164 mph 0 on3036Brazil Bruno JunqueiraConquest Racing221.115 mph 0 on3123Venezuela Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold Racing221.106 mph 0 on3200France Nelson Philippe orange R silverHVM Racing220.754 mph 0 on3321USA Ryan Hunter-ReayVision Racing220.597 mph 0 onOFFICIAL REPORT Shortly before midnight on May 17, Conquest Racing announced that Alex Tagliani, who had failed to qualify, would replace Bruno Junqueira in the No. 36 car. Because of the replacement, the car was moved to the last spot in the starting grid.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14015 'Tag' in race after all Lewandowski Dave indycar.com 2009-05-17 2009-05-18 Carb Day IndyCar Series final practice The final hour-long practice was held. Pit Stop Contest Team Penske won the 32nd annual Pit Stop Challenge, their record tenth overall victory in the event. The teams of Hélio Castroneves and Marco Andretti met in the finals with Castroneves and his chief mechanic Rick Rinaman winning the $40,000 first prize after a 7.962-second pit stop. Qualification round Rank CarNo. Driver Team Time(seconds)13BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing8.122226USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing9.03839NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing9.085410UK Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing9.10557USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing9.246621USA Ryan Hunter-ReayVision Racing9.37711BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing10.05582Brazil Raphael MatosLuczo Dragon Racing11.291 6AUS Ryan BriscoePenske RacingExempt 02USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan RacingExempt Note: Positions 5–8 are eliminated from the competition. Positions 3–4 advance to the quarterfinals. Positions 1–2 received a bye for the quarterfinals, and advanced directly to the semi-finals. Ryan Briscoe and Graham Rahal were randomly selected to bypass the qualifying round and advance directly to the quarterfinals. Elimination bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 6 Ryan Briscoe(Team Penske) 7.977 9 Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) 12.916 10 Dario Franchitti(Chip Ganassi Racing) 8.573 02 Graham Rahal(Newsman-Haas) 9.385 3 Hélio Castroneves(Team Penske) 7.636 6 Ryan Briscoe(Team Penske) stalled 26 Marco Andretti(Andretti-Green) 8.931 10 Dario Franchitti(Chip Ganassi Racing) 11.589 3 Hélio Castroneves(Team Penske) 7.962 26 Marco Andretti(Andretti-Green) 9.456 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside13BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silver6AUS Ryan Briscoe10UK Dario Franchitti gold W silver202USA Graham Rahal9NZL Scott Dixon gold W silver11BRA Tony Kanaan35BRA Mario Moraes26USA Marco Andretti12AUS Will Power47USA Danica Patrick99UK Alex Lloyd2Brazil Raphael Matos orange R silver515Canada Paul Tracy14BRA Vítor Meira18UK Justin Wilson627Japan Hideki Mutoh20USA Ed Carpenter4GBR Dan Wheldon gold W silver741USA A. J. Foyt IV16USA Scott Sharp67USA Sarah Fisher844USA Davey Hamilton06Netherlands Robert Doornbos orange R silver8USA Townsend Bell917Spain Oriol Servià19South Africa Tomas Scheckter24UK Mike Conway orange R silver1043USA John Andretti13Venezuela E. J. Viso23Venezuela Milka Duno1100France Nelson Philippe orange R silver21USA Ryan Hunter-Reay36Canada Alex Tagliani orange R silver1 Alex Tagliani failed to qualify the #34 Conquest Racing entry, but replaced Bruno Junqueira in the team's #36 entry. Tagliani started from the 33rd position as a result of the driver change. gold W silver = Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver = Indianapolis 500 rookie Failed to qualify No. Car NumberDriverTeamReason34Canada Alex Tagliani orange R silverConquest RacingBumped on Day 4. Replaced Junqueira in field.91USA Buddy Lazier gold W silverHemelgarn RacingBumped on Day 3. Too slow on Day 4.98USA Stanton Barrett orange R silverTeam 3GToo slow on Day 3. Too slow on Day 4. Race The green flag was waved off on the first attempt after Hélio Castroneves hit the accelerator in the middle of turn four and the field did not maintain its traditional three-row lineup. The second attempt, although similar in formation, was given the green flag.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/more/05/24/indianapolis.500.recap/?eref=T1 https://archive.today/20120717001458/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/more/05/24/indianapolis.500.recap/?eref=T1 dead July 17, 2012 CNN Emotional Castroneves finishes fast to capture third Indianapolis 500 2009-05-24 2010-04-23 During the first lap entering the first short chute, Mario Moraes squeezed Marco Andretti into the wall, crashing both drivers out. Both drivers were out, but Andretti returned briefly later in the race. Moraes held the view that Andretti ran into him, and both drivers expressed their frustration to the TV crews. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531120225/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hTxqQtprrIZpHuGT3fArNp-0JAigD98CPEI00 May 31, 2009 Andretti said that Moraes is "clueless", while Moraes believed that Andretti checked down on him. Ryan Hunter-Reay also had a crash on lap 20 which saw his car slide into the pit lane.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBwdZKLAVvI https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/QBwdZKLAVvI 2021-12-13 live April 24, 2018 IndyCar Series : Ryan Hunter-Reay Crashes (Indianapolis 500 2009) YouTube ] This capped a brutal month of May for the Vision Racing driver, in which his car never seemed to get up to speed, and he barely even made the 500 field.April 2018 Graham Rahal and Davey Hamilton had similar crashes on laps 56 and 83 respectively. Both slowed their cars between turns 3 and 4, drifted up the track, and hit the wall on the front straightaway. Rahal had a similar crash in the 2008 race. On lap 98, while running third Tony Kanaan suffered a driveshaft failure while at speed in the back stretch, pitching his car into the wall.Ganguli Tanya Orlando Sentinel blog http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_nascar/2009/05/indy-500-irl-points-leader-tony-kanaan-is-done-scott-dixon-leads.html Indy 500: IRL points leader Tony Kanaan is done, Scott Dixon leads 24 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090528234842/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_nascar/2009/05/indy-500-irl-points-leader-tony-kanaan-is-done-scott-dixon-leads.html 28 May 2009 Kanaan's steering was largely incapacitated and the Brazilian bounced off the backstretch wall and then hit the turn 3 wall. In television interviews, Kanaan appeared visibly shaken. The next day, Tony stated the hit was recorded at 175 G's. During the first half of the 200-lap event, Scott Dixon, Castroneves and Dario Franchitti swapped the lead with the Dixon–Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi team leading much of the laps.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75611 Autosport 26 November 2014 Dixon leads as Kanaan crashes Simon Strang https://web.archive.org/web/20090527130439/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75611 27 May 2009 live 2009-05-24 Dixon led laps 91 through 141, with Franchitti close behind to protect him. Drivers Robert Doornbos, Nelson Philippe, and Justin Wilson, all former Champ Car World Series race winners, had incidents in the middle-to-late stages of the race that ended their respective days. Under the caution for the Philippe incident, Franchitti's fueler got stuck in his car, causing him to lose track position. With nobody to block for him, Dixon was powerless on the restart to stop Castroneves from passing him. The Penske Dallara-Honda cleared Dixon before the cars even entered turn 1. It turned out to be the winning pass. thumb|right|Hélio Castroneves won his third Indianapolis 500, following victories in 2001 and 2002. The scariest incident of the day occurred on lap 173, when Vítor Meira and Raphael Matos collided in turn 1. Both had heavy contact with the wall. Meira's car also flipped on its side and slid along the wall for hundreds of feet before falling back to all four wheels on the track. Meira was taken to Methodist hospital after the incident.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75614 Autosport 24 May 2009 Patrick rues late-race yellow at Indy Simon Strang https://web.archive.org/web/20090527091328/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75614 27 May 2009 live 2009-05-24 Meira broke two vertebrae in his back and spent the next two days in the hospital being fitted for a back brace.https://www.espn.com/racing/racing/indycar/news/story?id=4202664 Meira breaks back in crash with Matos 24 May 2009 ESPN IndyCar ESPN.com news services Matos suffered a bruised right knee in the crash. Ryan Briscoe had fallen back to the middle of the pack with a bad set of tires, but short-fueled in a late round of pit stops to claim second place, behind teammate Castroneves. Eventually Briscoe attempted to take the lead, with the intention of pulling Castroneves along, in order to help the Brazilian save fuel by using the draft. However, he had to pit during the Meira–Matos caution and was never a factor to win. In the final 15 laps, Castroneves maintained a gap over Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and Townsend Bell. Castroneves and Wheldon kept similar lap speeds of 218 mphMay 2009 through the last 15 laps, but with a gap of roughly eight car lengths and Patrick on his tail, Wheldon could not catch the pole-sitter. Castroneves won the event as his sister, Kati, and mother celebrated. The driver and his crew engaged in his traditional victory celebration, climbing the frontstretch catch fence, to the delight of the crowd. It was his third career Indianapolis 500 victory, with the others coming in 2001 and 2002. He is the sixth driver to win three 500s and the first foreign-born driver to do so. Box score Rank No. Driver Team Chassis Engine Laps Status Grid Points13Brazil Hélio Castroneves gold W silverTeam PenskeDallaraHonda200 150.318 mph15124UK Dan Wheldon gold W silverPanther RacingDallaraHonda200 +1.9819184037USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda200 +2.3350103548USA Townsend BellKV Racing TechnologyDallaraHonda200 +2.70432432512AUS Will PowerTeam PenskeDallaraHonda200 +3.621693069NZL Scott Dixon gold W silverChip Ganassi RacingDallaraHonda200 +4.2988530710UK Dario Franchitti gold W silverChip Ganassi RacingDallaraHonda200 +4.9159326820USA Ed CarpenterVision RacingDallaraHonda200 +5.50961724915CAN Paul TracyKV Racing TechnologyDallaraHonda200 +6.518013221027JPN Hideki MutohAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda200 +7.331216201136CAN Alex Tagliani orange R silverConquest RacingDallaraHonda200 +10.535133191219South Africa Tomas ScheckterDale Coyne RacingDallaraHonda200 +10.987426181399GBR Alex LloydChip Ganassi Racing/Sam Schmidt MotorsportsDallaraHonda200 +11.194411171416USA Scott SharpPanther RacingDallaraHonda200 +11.42592016156AUS Ryan BriscoeTeam PenskeDallaraHonda200 +12.66952151641USA A. J. Foyt IVA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDallaraHonda200 +15.486719141767USA Sarah FisherSarah Fisher RacingDallaraHonda200 +15.977421131824GBR Mike Conway orange R silverDreyer & Reinbold RacingDallaraHonda200 +16.348827121943USA John AndrettiDreyer & Reinbold Racing/Richard Petty MotorsportsDallaraHonda200 +18.086828122023VEN Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold RacingDallaraHonda199 -1 lap30122114Brazil Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDallaraHonda173Contact1412222Brazil Raphael Matos orange R silverLuczo-Dragon RacingDallaraHonda173Contact12122318GBR Justin WilsonDale Coyne RacingDallaraHonda160Contact15122413VEN E. J. VisoHVM RacingDallaraHonda139Steeringhttp://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329397&FS=INDYCAR Indy500: HVM Racing race report 2009-05-24 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110607212814/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329397&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-07 dead 2009-05-2529122500FRA Nelson Philippe orange R silverHVM RacingDallaraHonda130Contact31102617Spain Oriol ServiàRahal Letterman RacingDallaraHonda98Fuel pumphttp://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329363&FS=INDYCAR Indy500: Rahal Letterman Racing race report 2009-05-24 motorsport.com 2009-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607212941/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=329363&FS=INDYCAR 2011-06-07 dead25102711BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda97Contact6102806NED Robert Doornbos orange R silverNewman/Haas/Lanigan RacingDallaraHonda85Contact23102944USA Davey HamiltonDreyer & Reinbold Racing/Kingdom RacingDallaraHonda79Contact22103026USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green RacingDallaraHonda56Handling8103102USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan RacingDallaraHonda55Contact4103221USA Ryan Hunter-ReayVision RacingDallaraHonda19Contact3210335BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing TechnologyDallaraHonda0Contact710 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–7 Hélio Castroneves8–52 Dario Franchitti53–63 Ryan Briscoe64–85 Scott Dixon86–90 Dario Franchitti91–141 Scott Dixon142–200 Hélio Castroneves Total laps led Driver LapsScott Dixon 73Hélio Castroneves 66Dario Franchitti 50Ryan Briscoe 11 Cautions: 8 for 61 lapsLapsReason1–6 Mario Moraes, Marco Andretti crash in turn 221–27 Ryan Hunter-Reay crash in turn 257–62 Graham Rahal crash in turn 483–89 Davey Hamilton crash in turn 498–108 Tony Kanaan crash in turn 3132–140 Nelson Philippe crash in turn 4161–166 Justin Wilson crash in turn 1174–182 Raphael Matos, Vítor Meira crash in turn 1 Broadcasting Television The race was televised in high definition in the United States on ABC, the 45th consecutive year on that network. ABC Sports signed a four-year extension to continue covering the Indianapolis 500 through 2012.https://www.espn.com/racing/racing/indycar/news/story?id=3523526 ESPN, ABC to continue coverage of IndyCar Series ESPN.com 2008-08-07 2009-04-03 Marty Reid served as anchor for the fourth year. For the fourth time, the telecast utilized the Side-by-Side format for commercial breaks. Time trials and Carb Day were shown live in high definition on Versus, part of a new ten-year contract with the network and the Indy Racing League. Bob Jenkins served as anchor, along with Robbie Buhl and Jon Beekhuis as analysts. Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, and Lindy Thackston covered the pits. ABC TelevisionBooth AnnouncersPit/garage reportersHost: Brent Musburger Announcer: Marty Reid Color: Scott Goodyear Color: Eddie CheeverJack AruteVince WelchBrienne PedigoJamie Little Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network. Mike King served as anchor. For the first time, three living "Voices of the 500" joined in to offer commentary during the pre-race. King, Paul Page,http://paulpage.tv/blog/ Very Cool Moment!! PaulPage.TV 2009-04-29 2009-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325103404/http://paulpage.tv/blog/ 25 March 2009 dead and Bob Jenkins recollected their experiences on network. Page remained in the booth to offer commentary and observations throughout the race. Jenkins, who had returned as a turn reporter in 2007–2008, was unable to serve during the race due to his commitments with Versus. Jake Query moved from the pits to take the turn two location. For 2009, there were only three regular pit reporters, but they were joined by Dave Wilson, who moved from the booth to cover the garage area and infield hospital. For 2009, as a gesture to the Centennial Era, a special change was made for the famous out-cue "Stay tuned for the greatest spectacle in racing." The out-cues for each commercial break were recordings of previous renditions by the former "Voices of the 500". Each commercial break would feature a different chief announcer, rotating through Sid Collins, Paul Page, Lou Palmer, Bob Jenkins, and Mike King. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network Booth AnnouncersTurn ReportersPit/garage reportersChief Announcer: Mike King Driver expert: Johnny Parsons Historian: Donald Davidson Live in-car reports: Davey Hamilton Commentary: Paul Page Commentary: Bob JenkinsTurn 1: Jerry Baker Turn 2: Jake Query Turn 3: Mark Jaynes Turn 4: Chris DenariDave Argabright (north pits)Kevin Olson (center pits)Kevin Lee (south pits)Dave Wilson (garages) See also List of Indianapolis 500 winners Indianapolis 500 year by year 2009 IndyCar Series season Indy Racing League IndyCar Series References 2 External links Indy500.com – Official site https://web.archive.org/web/20120204113005/http://www.indy500.com/ February 4, 2012 IndyCar.com – Official site Race Results https://web.archive.org/web/20090527072858/http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/results/year/2009 2009-05-27 2008 Scott Dixon 2009 Hélio Castroneves 2010 Dario Franchitti Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500