2009 Honda 200
Third | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
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The 2009 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 9, 2009 at the 2.258-mile (3.634 km) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
The race saw the return of
KV Racing Technology, as Moraes was in Brazil following the death of his father.[3]
Scott Dixon won his 20th IRL-sanctioned race after dominating the race for the last 49 laps, winning by nearly half a minute from championship rivals Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti. Dixon's win gave him the championship lead by three points from Briscoe and also saw him surpass Sam Hornish Jr.'s tally of 19 career IRL victories.[4]
Grid
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 18 | Justin Wilson |
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 02 | Graham Rahal |
3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 10 | Dario Franchitti |
4 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
5 | 13 | E. J. Viso | 5 | Paul Tracy |
6 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | 7 | Danica Patrick |
7 | 26 | Marco Andretti | 06 | Oriol Servià |
8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | 24 | Mike Conway (R) |
9 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) |
10 | 98 | Richard Antinucci (R) | 23 | Milka Duno |
11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | 1:46:05.7985 | 3 | 51 | 52 |
2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing
|
85 | + 29.7803 | 1 | 6 | 41 |
3 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 30.0551 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
85 | + 33.7307 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | + 34.1839 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
6 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | + 46.7669 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
7 | 5 | Paul Tracy | KV Racing Technology
|
85 | + 49.7020 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
8 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
|
85 | + 50.4517 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
9 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing
|
85 | + 51.2286 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
10 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing
|
85 | + 52.0810 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 06 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
|
85 | + 52.6215 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing
|
85 | + 53.2362 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 53.5768 | 2 | 28 | 17 |
14 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | HVM Racing | 85 | + 1:10.0812 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Vision Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 21 | 0 | 13 |
18 | 98 | Richard Antinucci | Team 3G
|
83 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing
|
83 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 0 | 12 |
20 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 69 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 56 | Handling | 20 | 0 | 12 |
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT |
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Scott Dixon | 460 |
2 | Ryan Briscoe | 457 |
3 | Dario Franchitti | 440 |
4 | Hélio Castroneves | 359 |
5 | Danica Patrick | 321 |
References
- Haymarket Publications. Archivedfrom the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (2009-08-09). "King Dixon". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.