2009 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300

The 2009 Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 was the fifteenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 29, 2009 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The race was won by Ryan Briscoe who beat Scott Dixon on the last lap to win by only 0.0077 of a second.[1]

United States 2009 Chicagoland
Race details
15th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateAugust 29, 2009
Official namePeak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300
LocationChicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.520 mi / 2.446 km
Distance200 laps
304 mi / 489.200 km
Pole position
DriverRyan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
Time1:41.6327 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
DriverTomas Scheckter (Dreyer & Reinbold)
Time25.0567 (on lap 193 of 200)
Podium
FirstRyan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdMario Moraes (KV Racing)

Grid

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Row Inside Outside
1 6   Ryan Briscoe 3   Hélio Castroneves
2 10   Dario Franchitti 11   Tony Kanaan
3 02   Graham Rahal 9   Scott Dixon
4 26   Marco Andretti 5   Mario Moraes
5 06   Oriol Servià 7   Danica Patrick
6 4   Dan Wheldon 20   Ed Carpenter
7 27   Hideki Mutoh 43   Tomas Scheckter
8 18   Justin Wilson 24   Mike Conway (R)
9 2   Raphael Matos (R) 14   Ryan Hunter-Reay
10 67   Sarah Fisher 13   E. J. Viso
11 23   Milka Duno 33   Robert Doornbos (R)
12 98   Jaques Lazier

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 6   Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 200 1:42:34.3051 1 71 53
2 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 + 0.0077 6 61 40
3 5   Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 200 + 0.0699 8 0 35
4 10   Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 + 0.0997 3 34 32
5 02   Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 + 0.1295 5 0 30
6 20   Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 200 + 0.1668 12 0 28
7 06   Oriol Servià Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 200 + 0.2612 9 0 26
8 43   Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 + 0.2683 14 4 24
9 2   Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 200 + 0.3356 17 0 22
10 18   Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 200 + 0.4344 15 0 20
11 26   Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 200 + 0.5224 7 0 19
12 7   Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 200 + 0.5840 10 0 18
13 11   Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 200 + 0.8269 4 7 17
14 67   Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 199 + 1 Lap 19 0 16
15 14   Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 199 + 1 Lap 18 0 15
16 24   Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 199 + 1 Lap 16 0 14
17 13   E. J. Viso HVM Racing 198 + 2 Laps 20 0 13
18 33   Robert Doornbos (R) HVM Racing 197 + 3 Laps 22 0 12
19 98   Jaques Lazier Team 3G 195 + 5 Laps 23 0 12
20 3   Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 184 Contact 2 23 12
21 23   Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 155 Mechanical 21 0 12
22 4   Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 95 Mechanical 11 0 12
23 27   Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 90 Contact 13 0 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Ryan Briscoe 550
2   Dario Franchitti 525
3   Scott Dixon 517
4   Hélio Castroneves 383
5   Danica Patrick 353

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Briscoe wins a close one in IndyCar series". Los Angeles Times. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-31.


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