Race details | |
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17th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | October 10, 2009 |
Official name | Firestone Indy 300 |
Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.485 mi / 2.390 km |
Distance | 200 laps 297.000 mi / 477.975 km |
Weather | 89 °F (32 °C), fair |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:40.5378 (4 laps), 212.696 mph (342.301 km/h) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 25.4483 (on lap 105 of 200) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297-mile (478 km) race took place on October 10, at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km) Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida near Miami. The race was telecast by Versus. Scotland's Dario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to take his second IndyCar Series title by ten points. This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.
Grid
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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1 | 10 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
3 | 40202 | ![]() |
02 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
43 | ![]() |
7 | 18 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 11 | ![]() |
67 | ![]() |
9 | 23 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() |
10 | 27 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
33 | ![]() |
12 | 98 | ![]() |
Race
All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone Firehawk tires
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 10 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:28:28.3117 (201.42 mph (324.15 km/h)) |
1 | 25 | 51 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 200 | + 4.7888 | 3 | 103 | 42 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | + 6.0206 | 2 | 70 | 35 |
4 | 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 3 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 | 30 |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 28 |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
KV Racing Technology | 198 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | 26 |
8 | 40202 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 24 |
9 | 43 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 0 | 22 |
10 | 18 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 02 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 20 | ![]() |
Vision Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 4 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 14 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 196 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 17 |
14 | 2 | ![]() |
Luczo-Dragon Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 9 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 24 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | + 5 Laps | 20 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 13 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 23 | ![]() |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 17 | 0 | 13 |
18 | 67 | ![]() |
Sarah Fisher Racing | 187 | + 13 Laps | 16 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 7 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 185 | + 15 Laps | 7 | 0 | 12 |
20 | 33 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 166 | Lost mirror | 22 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 4 | ![]() |
Panther Racing | 150 | Pit lane crash | 14 | 0 | 12 |
22 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | 58 | Brakes | 8 | 0 | 12 |
23 | 98 | ![]() |
Team 3G | 23 | Fuel Pressure | 23 | 0 | 12 |
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT |
Caution flags: none
References
- Beer, Matt (2009-10-10). "Franchitti clinches IndyCar title". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- "Franchitti regains IndyCar title". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- Lewandowski, Dave (2009-10-10). "Hail the champion". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
External links
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