2009 Meijer Indy 300

  2009 Kentucky

Race details
12th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Date	August 1, 2009
Official name	Meijer Indy 300
Location	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.480 mi / 2.382 km
Distance	200 laps, 296 mi / 476.366 km
Weather	76°F, overcast
Pole position
Driver	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing
Time	set by owner points[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing
Time	24.3847 (on lap 8 of 200)
Podium
First	Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing
Second	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing
Third	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing

The 2009 Meijer Indy 300 presented by Red Baron and Edy's was the twelfth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 1, 2009 at the 1.480-mile (2.382 km) Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.

Grid

Row	Inside		Outside
1	9	Scott Dixon	10	Dario Franchitti
2	6	Ryan Briscoe	3	Hélio Castroneves
3	7	Danica Patrick	26	Marco Andretti
4	4	Dan Wheldon	18	Justin Wilson
5	11	Tony Kanaan	02	Graham Rahal
6	27	Hideki Mutoh	06	Robert Doornbos (R)
7	2	Raphael Matos (R)	20	Ed Carpenter
8	23	Milka Duno	5	Mario Moraes
9	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	13	E. J. Viso
10	24	Mike Conway (R)	12	Will Power
11	98	Jaques Lazier	67	Sarah Fisher
12	43	Tomas Scheckter

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	6	Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	200	1:28:24:3246	3	38	50
2	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	200	+ 0.0162	14	35	40
3	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	200	+ 0.1614	9	1	35
4	3	Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	200	+ 0.2728	4	1	32
5	02	Graham Rahal	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	200	+ 0.6346	10	0	30
6	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	200	+ 1.7670	2	0	28
7	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	200	+ 3.2512	1	94	28
8	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	200	+ 4.7231	5	2	24
9	12	Will Power	Penske Racing	200	+ 6.1424	20	30	22
10	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	200	+ 6.9963	6	0	20
11	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	200	+ 12.7597	7	0	19
12	67	Sarah Fisher	Sarah Fisher Racing	200	+ 15.9732	22	0	18
13	27	Hideki Mutoh	Andretti Green Racing	200	+ 27.9705	11	0	17
14	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	197	+ 3 Laps	17	0	16
15	13	E. J. Viso	HVM Racing	197	+ 3 Laps	18	0	15
16	2	Raphael Matos (R)	Luczo-Dragon Racing	196	+ 4 Laps	13	0	14
17	24	Mike Conway (R)	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	192	+ 8 Laps	19	0	13
18	5	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	188	+ 12 Laps	16	0	12
19	06	Robert Doornbos (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	185	+ 15 Laps	12	0	12
20	23	Milka Duno	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	165	+ 35 Laps	15	0	12
21	18	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	120	Mechanical	8	0	12
22	43	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	59	Mechanical	23	0	12
23	98	Jaques Lazier	Team 3G	43	Mechanical	21	0	12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ryan Briscoe 416 2 Scott Dixon 408 3 Dario Franchitti 405 4 Hélio Castroneves 341 5 Danica Patrick 309 References "Meijer Indy 300 Qualifications - Results of Session" (PDF). imscdn.com. IndyCar Series. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-08-01.