2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge

2009 Richmond
Race details
8th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateJune 27, 2009
Official nameSunTrust Indy Challenge
LocationRichmond International Raceway
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.750 mi / 1.207 km
Distance300 laps
225.000 mi / 362.102 km
Weather76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
Pole position
Driver Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:04.5488 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time16.6070 (on lap 263 of 300)
Podium
First Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Graham Rahal (N/H/L Racing)

The 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge was the eighth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 27, 2009 at the 0.750-mile (1.207 km) Richmond International Raceway, in Henrico County, Virginia.[1] Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing won the race, the 19th of his career and tied him with Sam Hornish Jr. with the record of the most IndyCar Series victories.[2]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps
Led		 Points
1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 300 1:48:02.4703 2 161 52
2 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 300 + 0.3109 1 65 41
3 02 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 300 + 2.4085 5 0 35
4 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 300 + 13.5302 8 74 32
5 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 300 + 14.1111 10 0 30
6 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 299 + 1 Lap 17 0 28
7 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 299 + 1 Lap 16 0 26
8 2 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 299 + 1 Lap 6 0 24
9 06 Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 299 + 1 Lap 12 0 22
10 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 299 + 1 Lap 13 0 20
11 23 Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 299 + 1 Lap 9 0 19
12 13 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 299 + 1 Lap 7 0 18
13 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 299 + 1 Lap 14 0 17
14 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 298 + 2 Laps 15 0 16
15 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 298 + 2 Laps 18 0 15
16 5 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 297 + 3 Laps 19 0 14
17 3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 245 Contact 3 0 13
18 24 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 135 Contact 11 0 12
19 6 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 26 Contact 4 0 12
20 98 Jaques Lazier Team 3G 0 Contact 20 0 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Cautions

From
Lap 		To
Lap 		Number
of laps 		Reason
1 7 7 Jaques Lazier accident turn 2
27 37 11 Ryan Briscoe accident turn 2
138 153 16 Mike Conway accident turn 4
248 159 12 Hélio Castroneves accident turn 2

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Dario Franchitti 279
2 Scott Dixon 278
3 Ryan Briscoe 253
4 Hélio Castroneves 225
5 Danica Patrick 219
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References

  1. ^ "2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Paulk, Ralph N. (June 28, 2009). "Dixon prevails in SunTrust Indy Challenge". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 20, 2024.


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