2009 IndyCar Series

American auto racing season February 2025 IndyCar 2009 Indycar series directv.png IndyCar Series 17 (18 planned) April 5 October 10 GBR Dario Franchitti BRA Raphael Matos BRA Hélio Castroneves 2008 2010 right horizontal 300 Dario Franchitti 2009 Indy 500 Carb Day.JPG Scott Dixon at the 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore.jpg Dario Franchitti (left) won his second Drivers' Championship while Scott Dixon (right) finished second in the championship. The 2009 IndyCar Series 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 ABChttp://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12218 FAQ's about the TV deal IndyCar.com IndyCar Series 2008-08-07 2008-08-07 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.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12175 Dave Lewandowski '09 expansion IndyCar.com IndyCar Series 2008-07-30 2008-07-30 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 season's 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 at 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. Originally Honda was supposed to end their IndyCar Series single engine supplier after 2009. But on September 23, 2009, it was confirmed that Honda renewed their single engine supplier until the 2011 season.http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/honda-confirms-it-will-stay-indycar-series Honda confirms it will stay in IndyCar Series autoweek.com AutoWeek 2009-09-23 2009-09-23 Series news 2009 started a 10-year TV deal with the Versus TV network. Versus agreed to broadcast at least twelve IndyCar Series events a year in HD, as well as 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.Lewandowski Dave 2008-08-07 Solid Partnerships http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12219 2008-08-07 indycar.com IndyCar Series Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, and Jon Beekhuis made up the broadcast team along with Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, and Lindy Thackston in the pits. Emmy Award-winning auto-racing producer Terry Lingner produced the coverage.Lewandowski Dave 2009-01-14 Experienced lineup http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12995 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090121150611/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12995 21 January 2009 2009-01-18 indycar.com IndyCar Series Versus will air commercials using IndyCar Non-Stop. In 2011 Versus was renamed NBC Sports Network. Firestone supplied two sets of tire compounds beginning in 2009 on road and street courses for the IR5 chassis. Alternate tires would be marked with red sidewalls and would be 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 received six sets of the regular tires ("the blacks") and three sets of the new alternate tires ("the reds") for the race weekend. The cars were required to run at least two green flag laps with the alternate tires during a race. Oval races used the primary tire only. A new private testing policy was put into place for team for 2009, provided they participate in the TEAM revenue-sharing program.2009-01-20 IndyCar Series Announces Testing Policy http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/19683-indycar-series-announces-testing-policy.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716105250/http://www.racingwest.com/news/articles/19683-indycar-series-announces-testing-policy.html 2011-07-16 2009-01-20 RacingWest.com Teams were permitted: 800 mi km or six days of testing, whichever comes first, along with eight sets of tires. Two-car teams may conduct 1200 mi km of testing with 26 sets of tires. Additional team cars gained 200 mi km and four sets of tires per car. No testing at any track within seven days of a race. Teams could 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 were added starting at Long Beach. The bonus session lasted from 30 to 45 minutes at each venue before the first practice sessions of the day for all cars. The policy was intended to promote competition, allowing teams a chance to close the gap on the Top 10 teams without paying for expensive private testing, and provided more opportunities for rookie drivers, particularly those moving up from Indy Lights.Lewandowski Dave 2009-03-09 Bonus Program http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13287 live https://web.archive.org/web/20090314220157/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13287 2009-03-14 2009-03-09 indycar.com IndyCar Series Slight changes were made to the points system in 2009, the number of points awarded for leading the most laps in a race was reduced from three to two. A point was awarded for winning pole for a race. On December 26, 2008, IndyCar Series introduced a new exhaust design to reduce noise of Honda Indy V8 engines.2009-02-25 IndyCar new mufflers in 2009 http://honda-tech.com/road-racing-autocross-time-attack-19/indycar-2009-a-2509789/ 2009-02-25 honda-tech.com 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.Lewandowski Dave 2009-04-21 Oval equalizer http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13650 2009-04-21 indycar.com IndyCar Series On July 28, 2009, the IRL approved "push to pass" buttons on all the cars. This gave a driver a 20 hp boost for 12 seconds with a 10-second recharge time. This was available for use only 20 times during a given race. This feature debuted at the event at Kentucky Speedway on August 1, 2009.Lewandowski, Dave. Horsepower boost, IndyCar.com, July 28, 2009 Due to several IndyCar Series teams opting for Dallara IR-05 chassis, Panoz discontinued their IndyCar Series involvement after the 2008 season. With the series undergoing a development freeze until the 2011 season, IndyCar Series teams carried over chassis and engine from 2008 season but modified due to new exhaust design. The series was concentrating on 2012 new car development to save costs.2009-02-04 New IndyCar engine plans stirring global interest despite delay to 2012 https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1031985_new-indycar-engine-plans-stirring-global-interest-despite-delay-to-2012 2009-02-04 motorauthority.com Confirmed entries All entrants competed in Dallara IR-05 chassis, powered by Honda HI9R V8 engines, and utilize Firestone Firehawk tires. Team No Drivers RoundsUSA Andretti Green Racing 7USA Danica Patrick All 11BRA Tony Kanaan All 25FRA Franck Montagny orange R silver 14 26USA Marco Andretti All 27JPN Hideki Mutoh AllUSA A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14BRA Vítor Meirahttp://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-kanaan-hurting-meira-out-for-09/ Kanaan Hurting; Meira Out For '09 speedtv.com Speed Channel Robin Miller 2009-05-25 2009-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090731195711/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-kanaan-hurting-meira-out-for-09 2009-07-31 dead 1–4CAN Paul Tracy 5USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 7–17USA A. J. Foyt IV 6 41 4USA Conquest Racing 34CAN Alex Tagliani 1–2, 4, 6, 10–11FRA Nelson Philippe orange R silver http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14951 Drivers hospitalized indycar.com IndyCar Series 2009-08-22 2009-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143227/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14951 2012-03-14 live 14JPN Kosuke Matsuura 16 36CAN Alex Tagliani 4 BRA Bruno Junqueira 4USA Dale Coyne Racing 18GBR Justin Wilson 2–1719 1ZAF Tomas Scheckter 4USA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23GBR Darren Manning 1–2VEN Milka Duno 3–4, 6, 9, 12–15, 17ZAF Tomas Scheckter 5, 7–8, 10–11, 16 24GBR Mike Conway orange R silver All 43 USA John Andretti 4ZAF Tomas Scheckter 6, 12, 15, 17USA Roger Yasukawa 16 44 USA Davey Hamilton 4USA Hemelgarn Racing 91 USA Buddy Lazier 4USA HVM Racing 00FRA Nelson Philippe orange R silver 4 13 VEN E. J. Viso All 33NLD Robert Doornbos orange R silver 13–17USA KV Racing Technology 5 BRA Mario Moraes1–12, 14–17 CAN Paul Tracy 13 15 4, 9–11 8 USA Townsend Bell 4USA Luczo-Dragon Racing 2 BRA Raphael Matos orange R silver AllUSA Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 02 USA Graham Rahal All 06 NLD Robert Doornbos orange R silver http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77547 Doornbos parts company with NHL autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-08-04 2009-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090807083727/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77547 2009-08-07 live 1–12 ESP Oriol Servià 13–1640202 GBR Alex Lloyd orange R silver 17 http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15063 Lloyd to drive NHLR car at Homestead 2009-09-02 2009-09-02 indycar.com16th And Georgetown: NHL's #06 Changes To #40202 https://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/09/nhls-06-changes-to-40202.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110902204420/http://16thandgeorgetown.blogspot.com/2009/09/nhls-06-changes-to-40202.html 2011-09-02 live 2009-10-01 USA Panther Racing 4 GBR Dan Wheldon All 16 USA Scott Sharp 4 USA Penske Racing 12 AUS Will Power 2, 4, 10–12, 14 3 1 BRA Hélio Castroneves 2–17 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe AllUSA Rahal Letterman Racing 17 ESP Oriol Servià 4USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 99 GBR Alex Lloyd orange R silver 4USA Sarah Fisher Racing 67 USA Sarah Fisher 3–4, 6, 12, 15, 17http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=107746&newlang=&topic=10&catid=0 Sarah Fisher Racing Announces IndyCar Team Will Compete In All Superspeedway Events PaddockTalk 2009-04-26 2009-04-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110719225028/http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=107746&newlang=&topic=10&catid=0 2011-07-19 USA Target Chip Ganassi Racinghttp://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2009/01/jan_9_on_no_1_and_canadian_tv.html Jan. 9: On No. 1 and Canadian TV indystar.com Indianapolis Star Curt Cavin 2009-01-09 2009-01-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090214021002/http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2009/01/jan_9_on_no_1_and_canadian_tv.html February 14, 2009 9 NZL Scott Dixon All 10 GBR Dario Franchitti AllUSA Team 3G 98 USA Stanton Barrett orange R silver 1–5, 16USA Jaques Lazier 6–8, 12, 15, 17USA Richard Antinucci orange R silver 9–11, 13–14USA Vision Racing 20USA Ed Carpenter All 21USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 1–6 Team and driver news section May 2012 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 re-signed by Panther Racing. http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12431 Driver Musical Chairs IndyCar.com IndyCar Series Dave Lewandowski 2008-09-02 2008-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217181017/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12431 2012-02-17 dead 2007 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Alex Lloyd competed in the Indianapolis 500 with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in partnership with Ganassi. http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13293 Champion returns indycar.com IndyCar Series Dave Lewandowski 2009-03-10 2009-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090314220159/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13293 14 March 2009 live 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 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.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-agr-confirms-andretti-for-2009/7 AGR Confirms Andretti for 2009 speedtv.com Speed Channel 2008-12-12 2008-12-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724095658/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-agr-confirms-andretti-for-2009/7 2011-07-24 The team will field a fifth car for Franck Montagny at Sonoma. HVM Racing: Driver E. J. Viso returned for 2009.http://www.whowon.com/sresults.asp?SanctionID=215&StoryID=263371 HVM Announces E.J. Viso in 2009 Driver Line-up Jeff Dennison WhoWon.com HVM Racing 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090316122552/http://www.whowon.com/sresults.asp?SanctionID=215&StoryID=263371 2009-03-16 The team tested Ryan Hunter-Reay at Sebring but ultimately signed Viso. The team prepared a second Indy-only entry for Nelson Philippe.https://www.foxnews.com/story/driver-hopes-to-shift-the-indy-500-into-neutral Driver Hopes to Shift the Indy 500 Into Neutral Fox News 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426232248/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C517758%2C00.html 26 April 2009 live dmy-all Panther Racing: Dan Wheldon signed a multi-year contract replacing Vítor Meira in the #4 entry. Scott Sharp drove a second Indy-only entry,http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=21424 HOLY TEQUILA! PANTHER ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SCOTT SHARP, PATRON FOR 93RD INDIANAPOLIS 500 Panther Racing 2009-04-09 2009-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726150603/http://www.pantherracing.com/news/index.cfm?cid=21424 2011-07-26 dead in a joint-effort with Patrón Highcroft Racing. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-sharp-patron-and-panther-for-indy/ Sharp, Patron, and Panther for Indy speedtv.com Speed Channel Marshall Pruett 2009-04-10 2009-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614122015/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-sharp-patron-and-panther-for-indy 2009-06-14 dead A. J. Foyt Enterprises: Vítor Meira replaced Darren Manning in the #14 entry.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12608 Fresh start indycar.com IndyCar Series Dave Lewandowski 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143159/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12608 2012-03-14 live Meira suffered two fractured vertebrae at Indianapolis and missed most of the remainder of the season. Paul Tracy was the replacement driver for Milwaukee.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14145 Tracy and Foyt indycar.com IndyCar Series Dave Lewandowski 2009-05-26 2009-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143208/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=14145 2012-03-14 live 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.http://www.indy500.com/images/news/2009/IMS_IndyCar_Series_Entry_List_4_20_09.pdf 2009 Indy 500 entry list indy500.com 2009-04-20 2009-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625000316/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-vasser-and-tracy-trying-to-team-up-says-miller 2009-06-25 live Pkelly KV Racing: Oriol Servia did not re-sign with the team and Will Power left for Penske Racing. http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2008/12/kv_racing_solidiering_on.html https://www.webcitation.org/1263731382886179?url=http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2008/12/kv_racing_solidiering_on.html dead 2010-01-17 KV Racing: Soldiering on indystar.com 2008-12-05 2008-12-15 Mario Moraes signed with the team for 2009 and will be the team's sole full-season entry. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080908/SPORTS0107/809080352/1217/SPORTS0107 https://archive.today/20130126221009/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080908/SPORTS0107/809080352/1217/SPORTS0107 dead 2013-01-26 MARIO MORAES TO PILOT KV RACING TECHNOLOGY ENTRY DURING 2009 INDYCAR SERIES SEASON kvracingtechnology.com 2008-01-12 2008-01-12 In addition to Servia, Paul Tracy and GP2 driver Lucas di Grassi also have been linked with a seat with the team. http://www.indystar.com/article/20090112/SPORTS01/90112039/1052 https://archive.today/20130126115042/http://www.indystar.com/article/20090112/SPORTS01/90112039/1052 dead 2013-01-26 Moraes to drive for KV Racing in '09 IndyStar.com 2008-01-12 2008-01-12 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-vasser-and-tracy-trying-to-team-up-says-miller/ Vasser and Tracy Trying to Team Up, says Miller speedtv.com 2008-01-16 2008-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625000316/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-vasser-and-tracy-trying-to-team-up-says-miller 2009-06-25 dead 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 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. Vision Racing: A. J. Foyt IV was replaced by Ryan Hunter-Reay.Miller, Robin. Hunter-Reay Joins Vision, says Miller, SpeedTv.com, March 27, 2009. Accessed 2009-07-01. Archived 2009-07-28. 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. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/robin-millers-mailbag-for-september-16//P5/ Robin Miller's Mailbag for September 16 speedtv.com 2008-09-16 2008-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919221726/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/robin-millers-mailbag-for-september-16//P5/ 19 September 2008 dead 2007 Champ Car Rookie of the Year Robert Doornbos' signing was confirmed on February 20, 2009. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73370 Doornbos joins Newman/Haas/Lanigan autosport.com 2009-02-20 2009-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090223162035/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73370 23 February 2009 live 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.James, Brant. Money woes put many on IndyCar hot seat in offseason https://web.archive.org/web/20110607041811/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/article988726.ece 2011-06-07 , St. Peterburg Times, April 1, 2009 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.".http://www.conquestracing.com/documents/8002-Conquest-IRL-9-4-08.pdf Conquest Racing 2009 conquestracing.com 2008-09-04 2008-09-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090324205151/http://www.conquestracing.com/documents/8002-Conquest-IRL-9-4-08.pdf 2009-03-24 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. http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13158 Test for Camara indycar.com 2009-02-16 2009-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090220082752/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13158 20 February 2009 live 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. http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13169 An interview with indycar.com 2009-02-18 2009-02-18 On April 1, Tagliani was confirmed as the team's sole driver at St. Pete. The team has announced 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. Sarah Fisher Racing: Owner/driver Sarah Fisher secured funding for six oval races with sponsorship from Dollar General http://www.dollargeneral.com/DGRacing/Pages/DG_INDY_Schedule.aspx 2009 IndyCar Schedule Car #67 dollargeneral.com 2009-04-13 2009-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090416075527/http://www.dollargeneral.com/dgracing/Pages/DG_Indy_Schedule.aspx 2009-04-16 dead and IUPUI.http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID%3D33869#middle Fisher Lands IUPUI Sponsorship - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick 2009-02-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090210033103/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=33869 2009-02-10 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. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrett-changes-direction//P1/ INDYCAR: Barrett Changes Direction speedtv.com 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724095808/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-barrett-changes-direction//P1/ 2011-07-24 dead The team is working on a deal to possibly run a second car in 2009, perhaps with Tomas Scheckter or another driver.1070 The Fan – Indy's Sportscenter http://www.1070thefan.com/trackside/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10026667 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054557/http://www.1070thefan.com/trackside/blogentry.aspx?blogentryid=10026667 2011-07-07 dead 2009-07-01 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. http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12668 Promotion Day indycar.com 2008-10-07 2008-10-07 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. http://www.wheels.ca/reviews/article/419845 Canada's Roth splits with Indy wheels.ca (Toronto Star) 2008-10-18 2008-10-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022095154/http://www.wheels.ca/reviews/article/419845 22 October 2008 dead dmy-all The team entered two cars, the #25 and #52, on the Indy 500 entry list, but neither appeared. 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. http://www.rubiconraceteam.com/teamownerscategory Team Owners rubiconraceteam.com 2009-01-16 2009-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201074709/http://www.rubiconraceteam.com/teamownerscategory 1 February 2009 dead dmy-all 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.http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2009/01/jan_23_on_rice_rubicon_and_rec.html Ask the Expert On Rubicon indystar.com 2009-01-23 2009-02-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090126015323/http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2009/01/jan_23_on_rice_rubicon_and_rec.html January 26, 2009 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. 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. http://www.dreyerreinbold.com/racing/article.asp?fan=GUEST29033F144DF8BFAE462D950DBCE&id=545 Dreyer & Reinbold announces Mike Conway as first driver for 2009 IndyCar season Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 2009-01-20 2009-01-20 October 2010 H3llBot The team plans to run a second car. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72911 Jeff Olson Conway switches to IndyCar autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-01-20 2009-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122214650/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72911 22 January 2009 live Driver Roger Yasukawa will race with the team at Motegi. http://www.dreyerreinbold.com/racing/article.asp?fan=GUESTCBB34024EBC94C684B374AB9505&id=551 ROGER YASUKAWA TEAMS WITH DREYER & REINBOLD FOR INDY JAPAN 300 dreyerreinbold.com 2009-02-23 2009-02-23 October 2010 H3llBot 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.http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13693 News – Verizon IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, Pro Mazda & Cooper Tires USF2000 IndyCar.com 10 April 2018 Davey Hamilton and Kingdom Racing will also partner with the team to field an Indy 500 entry. 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.http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/03/rpetty.jandretti.indy.500/index.html News & Media nascar.com 10 April 2018 Rahal Letterman Racing: The team was unable to secure sponsorship for the full 2009 season due to ApexBrasil's partnership with Ethanol as Ethanol fuel provider, http://www.indystar.com/article/20090129/SPORTS0107/901290455/1052/SPORTS01 https://archive.today/20130127151911/http://www.indystar.com/article/20090129/SPORTS0107/901290455/1052/SPORTS01 dead 2013-01-27 Rahal says team's IRL season in doubt IndyStar.com 2009-01-29 2009-01-29 http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=33713 Rahal Letterman Racing Still Hoping to Compete This Year Insideindianabusiness.com 2009-01-29 2009-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308042807/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=33713 8 March 2009 dead dmy-all but fielded an Indy-only effort for Oriol Servia. Instead, Rahal Letterman Racing to concentrate on the American Le Mans Series with BMW M3 E92 GT2 machines. De Ferran Motorsports: The ALMS team owned by Gil de Ferran was contemplating adding an IndyCar program.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73717 De Ferran team eyes IndyCar entry autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-03-15 2009-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090316212744/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73717 2009-03-16 live 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. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69310 Forsythe plan IRL and ALMS for '09 David Phillips autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2008-07-19 2008-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080723163958/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69310 23 July 2008 live 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". https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/2009-04-23-fisher-forsythe_N.htm Fisher reaps partnership benefits with Forsythe team usatoday.com 2009-04-24 2009-04-24 Nate Ryan Hemelgarn Racing: The team entered the 2009 Indy 500 with Buddy Lazier, but failed to qualify. Schedule Icon Legend white O silver Oval/Speedway lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff S silver Street circuitCCancelled race RndDateRace NameTrackLocation1April 5Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburgpeachpuff S silver Streets of St. PetersburgUnited States St. Petersburg, Florida2April 19Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beachpeachpuff S silver Streets of Long BeachUnited States Long Beach, California3April 26RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300white O silver Kansas Speedway United States Kansas City, Kansas4May 2493rd Indianapolis 500white O silver Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUnited States Speedway, Indiana5May 31ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225white O silver The Milwaukee MileUnited States West Allis, Wisconsin6June 6Bombardier Learjet 550white O silver Texas Motor SpeedwayUnited States Fort Worth, Texas7June 21Iowa Corn Indy 250white O silver Iowa SpeedwayUnited States Newton, Iowa8June 27SunTrust Indy Challengewhite O silver Richmond International Raceway United States Richmond, Virginia9July 5Camping World Grand Prix at The Glenlightblue R silver Watkins Glen InternationalUnited States Watkins Glen, New York10July 12Honda Indy Torontopeachpuff S silver Exhibition Place Canada Toronto, Ontario11July 26Rexall Edmonton Indylightblue R silver Edmonton City Centre Airport SpeedwayCanada Edmonton, Alberta12August 1Meijer Indy 300white O silver Kentucky SpeedwayUnited States Sparta, Kentucky13August 9Honda 200lightblue R silver Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, Ohio14August 23Indy Grand Prix of Sonomalightblue R silver Infineon Raceway United States Sonoma, California15August 29Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300white O silver Chicagoland SpeedwayUnited States Joliet, Illinois CSeptember 6Detroit Indy Grand Prixpeachpuff S silver The Raceway on Belle Isle ParkUnited States Detroit, Michigan16September 18Indy Japan 300white O silver Twin Ring MotegiJapan Motegi, Tochigi17October 10Firestone Indy 300white O silver Homestead-Miami SpeedwayUnited States Homestead, Florida Schedule details The Detroit Indy Grand Prix was cancelled for the 2009 season.Miller Robin 2008-12-18 Detroit Cancelled for 2009, Vision Racing Trims Staff http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-detroit-cancelled-for-2009-vision-racing-trims-staff/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081219104659/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-detroit-cancelled-for-2009-vision-racing-trims-staff/ 19 December 2008 2008-12-18 speedtv.com Speed Channel Testing The following open tests were held. February 24–25 at Homestead (night) March 22–23 at Barber Motorsports Park. Results Rd.RacePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace winnerReport Driver Team 1 St. Petersburg USA Graham Rahal GBR Justin Wilson GBR Justin WilsonAUS Ryan Briscoe USA Penske Racing Report 2 Long Beach AUS Will Power AUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Dario FranchittiGBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 3 Kansas USA Graham Rahal AUS Ryan Briscoe NZL Scott DixonNZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 4 Indianapolis BRA Hélio Castroneves GBR Dario Franchitti NZL Scott DixonBRA Hélio Castroneves USA Penske Racing Report 5 Milwaukee AUS Ryan Briscoe NZL Scott Dixon AUS Ryan BriscoeNZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 6 Texas GBR Dario Franchitti AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan BriscoeBRA Hélio Castroneves USA Penske Racing Report 7 Iowa BRA Hélio Castroneves JPN Hideki Mutoh AUS Ryan BriscoeGBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 8 Richmond GBR Dario Franchitti NZL Scott Dixon NZL Scott DixonNZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 9 Watkins Glen AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Justin Wilson GBR Justin Wilson USA Dale Coyne Racing Report 10 Toronto GBR Dario Franchitti AUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 11 Edmonton AUS Will Power GBR Mike Conway AUS Will Power AUS Will Power USA Penske Racing Report 12 Kentucky NZL Scott Dixon USA Ed Carpenter NZL Scott Dixon AUS Ryan Briscoe USA Penske Racing Report 13 Mid-Ohio AUS Ryan Briscoe NZL Scott Dixon NZL Scott DixonNZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 14 Sonoma GBR Dario Franchitti BRA Hélio Castroneves GBR Dario Franchitti GBR Dario Franchitti USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 15 Chicagoland AUS Ryan Briscoe ZAF Tomas Scheckter AUS Ryan Briscoe AUS Ryan Briscoe USA Penske Racing Report 16 Motegi NZL Scott Dixon NZL Scott Dixon NZL Scott DixonNZL Scott Dixon USA Chip Ganassi Racing Report 17 Homestead GBR Dario Franchitti NZL Scott Dixon AUS Ryan Briscoe GBR Dario Franchitti USA 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: 0.30http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13537 Corner-to-corner coverage indycar.com 2009-04-08 2009-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143203/http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=13537 2012-03-14 live Attendance: 140,000+ (estimated 3-day weekend attendance) http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article989967.ece Grand Prix is a winner for St. Petersburg tampabay.com 2009-04-06 2009-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090721021617/http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/article989967.ece 2009-07-21 dead Pole position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:02.4110 sec, 103.828 mph km/h on Race Summary: On the opening lap, polesitter 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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 146AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing1002:12:26.838746 21421USA Ryan Hunter-ReayVision Racing100+0.461903219GBR Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing100+0.9490524510GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing100+1.523005311BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing100+2.32140Race average speed: 81.542 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 3 driversCautions: 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 http://www.indystar.com/article/20090421/SPORTS0107/90421062/1217 Without NASCAR, IndyCar TV ratings pop indystar.com 2009-04-21 2009-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090604204310/http://www.indystar.com/article/20090421/SPORTS0107/90421062/1217 4 June 2009 dead http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?p=908 IRL TV rating improves ibj.com 2009-04-21 2009-04-21 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Attendance: 65,000+ (estimated race day), 175,000 (estimated 3-day weekend) http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12180679 Dario Franchitti wins Long Beach Grand Prix in scorcher presstelegram.com 2009-04-19 2009-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090421151922/http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12180679 2009-04-21 dead Pole Position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:09.7107 sec, 101.631 mph km/h on 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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1210GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing851:58:47.4658512112AUS Will PowerPenske Racing85+3.31821631111BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing85+4.053774227USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing85+5.074205144GBR Dan WheldonPanther Racing85+6.56550Race average speed: 84.491 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 6 between 6 driversCautions: 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: 78 F, cloudy Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Nielsen ratings: 0.15The Score » IRL TV ratings take dive http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?p=927 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000913/http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?p=927 2011-07-13 dead 2009-07-01 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:43.5819 sec, 211.311 mph km/h on (4-lap) Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed149NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing2001:43:21.00351342223BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing200+0.710433811BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing200+1.50220476AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing200+1.887253537USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing200+2.65020Race average speed: 176.488 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 10 between 5 driversCautions: 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 on (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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 113BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing2003:19:34.6427662184GBR Dan WheldonPanther Racing200+1.981903107USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing200+2.335004248USA Townsend BellKV Racing Technology200+2.704305912AUS Will PowerPenske Racing200+3.62160Race average speed: 150.318 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 6 between 4 driversCautions: 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 on (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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed149NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing2251:38:43.955227216AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing225+2.12571543810GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing225+2.2644194202USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing225+2.67440577USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing225+5.98240Race average speed: 138.784 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 4 driversCautions: 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)Motor Sports News – Dallasnews.com's motor sports coverage includes the latest news, notes, commentary, analysis and photos of motor sports events at Texas Motor Speedway, plus other motor sports events in Texas. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/motorsports/tms/stories/060709dnspotmslede.4454f82.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090818003416/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/motorsports/tms/stories/060709dnspotmslede.4454f82.html 2009-08-18 live 2009-07-01 Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:37.6725 sec, 214.513 mph km/h on (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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed143BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing2281:55:16.167057226AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing228+0.3904160339NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing228+2.246104826USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing228+4.374505110GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing228+4.769510Race average speed: 172.677 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 7 between 4 driversCautions: 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: 0.8The Score » 2009» June» 26 http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=20090626 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000913/http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=20090626 2011-07-13 dead 2009-07-01 Attendance: 42,000Cavin, Curt. On Barber and Iowa, Indianapolis Star blogs, June 23, 2009. Accessed 2009-07-01. Archived 2009-07-28. Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves (qualifying cancelled; field set by owner points) Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1410GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing2501:39:47.907768226AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing250+5.01328531127JPN Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing250+10.97690464GBR Dan WheldonPanther Racing250+17.58078539NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing249+1 Lap1Race average speed: 134.371 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 12 between 7 driversCautions: 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: 0.22http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=200907September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Attendance: Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:04.5488 sec, 167.315 mph km/h on (4-lap) Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed129NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing3001:48:02.47031612110GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing300+0.3109653502USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing300+2.408504827JPN Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing300+13.530274 5107USA Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing300+14.11110Race average speed: 124.952 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 3 between 3 driversCautions: 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 on 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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1218GBR Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing601:48:24.194749216AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing60+4.99067339NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing60+5.163214133BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing60+7.075515826USA Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing60+8.55952Race average speed: 111.915 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 8 between 5 driversCautions: 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: 1.0https://www.usatoday.com/sports/weekend-tv-ratings.htm USA Today Selected weekend TV ratings and news Michael Hiestand 2010-04-19 2010-04-23 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:01.0249 sec, 103.532 mph km/h on Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1110GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing851:43:47.1408452116AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing85+1.674503212AUS Will PowerPenske Racing85+2.13550489NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing85+2.480305418GBR Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing85+2.92300Race average speed: 86.240 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 7 between 5 driversCautions: 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: 0.24The Score » 2009» August http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=200908 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000913/http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=200908 2011-07-13 dead 2009-08-04 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:01.0133 sec, 116.414 mph km/h on 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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1112AUS Will PowerPenske Racing951:42:42.377390233BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing95+1.0936*2349NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing95+1.32132426AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing95+1.826615610GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing95+4.46520Race average speed: 109.498 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 4 driversCautions: 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: 0.14http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=200908 Archived copy 2009-08-06 2011-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713000913/http://thescore.ibj.com/content/?m=200908 dead 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 on, making it the second fastest IndyCar Series race held. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed136AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing2001:28:24.32463821420USA Ed CarpenterVision Racing200+0.0162353911BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing200+0.16141443BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing200+0.2728151002USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing200+0.63460Race average speed: 200.893 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 22 between 7 driversCautions: 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 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:06.6814 sec, 121.905 mi/h km/h on Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed139NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing851:46:05.798551216AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing85+29.780363610GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing85+30.055104714USA Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises85+33.7307051127JPN Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing85+34.18390Race average speed: 108.541 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 5 between 3 driversCautions: 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 IRL TV ratings skidding toward season's end 2009-09-25 http://www.ibj.com/the-score/2009/09/25/irl-tv-ratings-skidding-toward-seasons-end/PARAMS/post/7271 https://archive.today/20130126041258/http://www.ibj.com/the-score/2009/09/25/irl-tv-ratings-skidding-toward-seasons-end/PARAMS/post/7271 2013-01-26 dead 2009-09-26 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:16.7987 sec, 107.955 mi/h km/h on Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1110GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing751:49:23.007375226AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing75+0.248803924GBR Mike Conway orange R silverDreyer & Reinbold Racing75+0.829304145BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology75+3.617105527JPN Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing75+5.45360Race average speed: 94.745 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 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 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #6 Ryan Briscoe, 1:41.6327 sec, 215.364 mi/h km/h on (4-lap) Race Summary: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed116AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing2001:42:34.305171269NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing200+0.007761385BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology200+0.069904310GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing200+0.0997345502USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing200+0.12950Race average speed: 177.827 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 18 between 6 driversCautions: 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, 197,000 viewers Attendance: Pole Position winner: #9 Scott Dixon, 1:48.3400 sec, 202.031 mi/h km/h on (4-lap) Race Summary: Ryan Briscoe's solo incident with the pit road wall allowed the championship to continue to Homestead-Miami Speedway. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed119NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing2001:51:37.64111392310GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing200+1.4475533502USA Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing200+3.200234706ESP Oriol ServiàNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing200+7.37200525BRA Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology200+12.76430Race average speed: 163.401 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 7 between 4 driversCautions: 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: 0.24 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #10 Dario Franchitti, 1:40.5378 sec, 212.696 mi/h km/h on (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 CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed1110GBR Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing2001:28:28.311725236AUS Ryan BriscoePenske Racing200+4.7888103329NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing200+6.02067041511BRA Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing199+1 Lap05113BRA Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing199+1 Lap2Race average speed: 201.420 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 12 between 4 driversCautions: None Points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems 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. Driver standings PosDriverSTPLBHKANINDYMILTMSIOWRICWGLTOREDMKENMOHSONCHIMOTHOM Pts1 GBR Dario Franchitti 4 1* 18 7 3 5 1 2 15 1* 5 6 3 1* 4 2 1 616 2 NZL Scott Dixon 16 15 1* 6* 1 3 5 1* 3 4 3 7*1 1* 13 2 1* 3 605 3 AUS Ryan Briscoe 1 13 4 15 2* 2* 2* 19 2 2 4 1 2 2 1* 18 2* 604 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 7 2 1 11 1 71 17 4 18 2 4 12 18 20 10 5 433 5 USA Danica Patrick 19 4 5 3 5 6 9 5 11 6 11 8 19 16 12 6 19 393 6 BRA Tony Kanaan 5 3 3 27 19 8 14 6 8 17 21 3 10 8 13 11 4 386 7 USA Graham Rahal 7 12 7 31 4 22 11 3 13 20 7 5 8 21 5 3 11 385 8 USA Marco Andretti 13 6 6 30 7 4 12 7 5 8 10 10 6 14 11 7 22 380 9 GBR Justin Wilson 3* 22 14 23 15 15 18 14 1* 5 8 21 13 7 10 12 10 354 10 GBR Dan Wheldon 14 5 10 2 10 7 4 10 10 14 15 11 16 12 22 8 21 354 11 JPN Hideki Mutoh 15 20 8 10 8 21 3 4 18 12 14 13 5 5 23 14 6 353 12 USA Ed Carpenter 18 18 9 8 16 9 10 13 16 15 16 2 17 11 6 13 12 321 13BRA Raphael Matos yellow RY silver 20 8 20 22 6 12 16 8 12 10 18 16 9 9 9 9 14 312 14 BRA Mario Moraes 21 19 11 33 9 10 17 16 14 11 23 18 4 3 5 7 304 15 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 11 15 32 12 16 19 15 21 7 17 14 4 19 15 21 13 298 16NLD Robert Doornbos orange R silver 11 9 12 28 14 11 15 9 9 23 9 19 14 10 18 16 20 283 17GBR Mike Conway orange R silver 22 21 19 18 20 19 8 18 6 22 20 17 20 3 16 22 15 261 18 VEN E. J. Viso 17 23 21 24 18 24 20 12 7 13 12 15 15 22 17 15 16 248 19 AUS Will Power 6 2 5 3 1* 9 Wth 215 20 ZAF Tomas Scheckter 12 13 13 6 11 16 19 22 8 23 9 195 21 ESP Oriol Servià 26 11 6 7 4 115 22 CAN Alex Tagliani 10 10 11 14 9 13 114 23 CAN Paul Tracy 9 17 20 19 6 7 113 24 VEN Milka Duno 16 20 23 17 20 21 17 21 17 113 25 USA Sarah Fisher 13 17 17 12 14 18 89 26 USA Jaques Lazier 18 13 20 23 19 23 77 27USA Richard Antinucci orange R silver 19 21 22 18 15 63 28 BRA Vítor Meira 9 14 22 21 62 29USA Stanton Barrett orange R silver 12 17 17 DNQ Wth 19 62 30GBR Alex Lloyd orange R silver 13 8 41 31 GBR Darren Manning 8 16 38 32 USA Townsend Bell 4 32 33 USA A. J. Foyt IV 16 20 26 34 USA Scott Sharp 14 16 35FRA Nelson Philippe orange R silver 25 Wth 16 36 JPN Kosuke Matsuura 17 13 37 USA John Andretti 19 12 38FRA Franck Montagny orange R silver 20 12 39 USA Roger Yasukawa 20 12 40 USA Davey Hamilton 29 10 — BRA Bruno Junqueira Wth 0 — USA Buddy Lazier DNQ 0PosDriverSTPLBHKANINDYMILTMSIOWRICWGLTOREDMKENMOHSONCHIMOTHOMPtsColorResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreen4th & 5th placeLight Blue6th–10th placeDark BlueFinished(Outside Top 10)PurpleDid not finishRedDid not qualify(DNQ)BrownWithdrawn(Wth)BlackDisqualified(DSQ) WhiteDid Not Start(DNS)Race abandoned(C)BlankDid notparticipate In-line notationBoldPole position(1 point; except Indy).ItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race laps(2 points)DNSAny driver who qualifiesbut does not start (DNS),earns half the pointshad they taken part.cQualifying canceledno bonus point awardedyellow RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie Entrant standings Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown. PosDriverSTPLBHKANINDYMILTMSIOWRICWGLTOREDMKENMOHSONCHIMOTHOM Pts1 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 1* 18 7 3 5 1 2 15 1* 5 6 3 1* 4 2 1 616 2 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 16 15 1* 6* 1 3 5 1* 3 4 3 7*1 1* 13 2 1* 3 605 3 #6 Team Penske 1 13 4 15 2* 2* 2* 19 2 2 4 1 2 2 1* 18 2* 604 4 #3 Team Penske 6 7 2 1 11 1 71 17 4 18 2 4 12 18 20 10 5 461 5 #7 Andretti Autosport 19 4 5 3 5 6 9 5 11 6 11 8 19 16 12 6 19 393 6 #11 Andretti Autosport 5 3 3 27 19 8 14 6 8 17 21 3 10 8 13 11 4 386 7 #02 Newman/Haas Racing 7 12 7 31 4 22 11 3 13 20 7 5 8 21 5 3 11 385 8 #26 Andretti Autosport 13 6 6 30 7 4 12 7 5 8 10 10 6 14 11 7 22 380 9 #18 Dale Coyne Racing 3* 22 14 23 15 15 18 14 1* 5 8 21 13 7 10 12 10 354 10 #4 Panther Racing 14 5 10 2 10 7 4 10 10 14 15 11 16 12 22 8 21 354 11 #27 Andretti Autosport 15 20 8 10 8 21 3 4 18 12 14 13 5 5 23 14 6 353 12#06 Newman/Haas Racing 11 9 12 28 14 11 15 9 9 23 9 19 11 6 7 4 8 338 13 #5 KV Racing Technology 21 19 11 33 9 10 17 16 14 11 23 18 7 4 3 5 7 330 14 #20 Vision Racing 18 18 9 8 16 9 10 13 16 15 16 2 17 11 6 13 12 321 15#2 Luczo Dragon Racing 20 8 20 22 6 12 16 8 12 10 18 16 9 9 9 9 14 312 16 #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 9 14 22 21 17 20 19 15 21 7 17 14 4 19 15 21 13 269 17#24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 22 21 19 18 20 19 8 18 6 22 20 17 20 3 16 22 15 261 18 #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 8 16 16 20 13 23 6 11 17 16 19 20 21 17 21 23 17 253 19 #13 HVM Racing 17 23 21 24 18 24 20 12 7 13 12 15 15 22 17 15 16 248 20#98 Team 3G 12 17 17 DNQ Wth 18 13 20 19 21 22 23 18 15 19 19 23 202 21 #12 Team Penske 2 5 3 1* 9 Wth 187 22 #34 Conquest Racing 10 10 11 14 9 13 Wth 17 133 23 #21 Vision Racing 2 11 15 32 12 16 116 24 #43 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 19 13 22 8 20 9 99 25 #67 Sarah Fisher Racing 13 17 17 12 14 18 89 26 #15 KV Racing Technology 9 20 19 6 87 27 #33 HVM Racing 14 10 18 16 20 74PosDriverSTPLBHKANINDYMILTMSIOWRICWGLTOREDMKENMOHSONCHIMOTHOMPts See also 2009 Indianapolis 500 2009 Indy Lights season 2009 Atlantic Championship season References 30em External links IndyCar.com – official site Indianapolis 500 – official site https://web.archive.org/web/20120204113005/http://www.indy500.com/ February 4, 2012 Indianapolis Star Category:IndyCar Series seasons IndyCar Series