2009 Indy Japan 300

The 2009 Indy Japan 300 was the sixteenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on September 19, 2009 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Twin Ring Motegi, in Motegi, Japan.[1]

2009 Motegi
Race details
16th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateSeptember 19, 2009
Official nameIndy Japan 300
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.520 mi / 2.446 km
Distance200 laps
304.000 mi / 489.241 km
Pole position
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:48.3400 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time27.6698 (on lap 174 of 200)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondDario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdGraham Rahal (Newman/Haas/Lanigan)

Grid
Row Inside Outside
1 9 Scott Dixon 5 Mario Moraes
2 10 Dario Franchitti 6 Ryan Briscoe
3 02 Graham Rahal 7 Danica Patrick
4 06 Oriol Servià 4 Dan Wheldon
5 18 Justin Wilson 23 Tomas Scheckter
6 20 Ed Carpenter 2 Raphael Matos (R)
7 24 Mike Conway (R) 26 Marco Andretti
8 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 34 Kosuke Matsuura
9 43 Roger Yasukawa 13 E. J. Viso
10 33 Robert Doornbos (R) 98 Stanton Barrett (R)
11 3 Hélio Castroneves 27 Hideki Mutoh
12 11 Tony Kanaan**
  • ** Note: Kanaan originally qualified 14th, but failed post-qualifying inspection. As a result, Kanaan was forced to start from the rear of the field.

Race
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 1:51:37.6411 1 139 53
2 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 + 1.4475 3 53 40
3 02 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 + 3.2002 5 3 35
4 06 Oriol Servià Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 + 7.3720 7 0 32
5 5 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 200 + 12.7643 2 0 30
6 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200 + 16.1392 6 0 28
7 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200 + 16.6513 14 0 26
8 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 + 17.2646 8 0 24
9 2 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 200 + 17.5790 12 0 22
10 3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 199 + 1 Lap 21 0 20
11 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 199 + 1 Lap 23 0 19
12 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 199 + 1 Lap 9 0 18
13 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 198 + 2 Laps 11 0 17
14 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 198 + 2 Laps 22 0 16
15 13 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 198 + 2 Laps 18 0 15
16 33 Robert Doornbos (R) HVM Racing 198 + 2 Laps 19 0 14
17 34 Kosuke Matsuura Conquest Racing 195 + 5 Laps 16 0 13
18 6 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 185 + 15 Laps 4 5 12
19 98 Stanton Barrett (R) Team 3G 182 + 18 Laps 20 0 12
20 43 Roger Yasukawa Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 172 + 28 Laps 17 0 12
21 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 157 Contact 15 0 12
22 24 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 103 Contact 13 0 12
23 23 Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 83 Mechanical 10 0 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Scott Dixon 570
2 Dario Franchitti 565
3 Ryan Briscoe 562
4 Hélio Castroneves 403
5 Danica Patrick 381

References
  1. "2009 Indy Japan 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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