POS NAME CAR NAT TEAM PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 Scotland Air Wick 616
2 Scott Dixon 9 New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi 605
3 Ryan Briscoe 6 Australia Team Penske 604
4 Helio Castroneves 3 Brazil Team Penske 433
5 Danica Patrick 15 USA Motorola 393
6 Tony Kanaan 11 Brazil Team 7-Eleven 386
7 Graham Rahal 02 USA McDonald's Racing Team 385
8 Marco Andretti 26 USA Andretti Green 380
9 Justin Wilson 19 England Sonny's Bar-B-Q 354
10 Dan Wheldon 4 England National Guard Panther 354
11 Hideki Mutoh 27 Japan Formula Dream 353
12 Ed Carpenter 20 USA Menards/ Vision Racing 321
13 Raphael Matos 2 Brazil Luczo Dragon Racing 312
14 Mario Moraes 5 Brazil KV Racing Technology 304
15 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 USA Vision Racing 298
16 Robert Doornbos 06 Netherlands Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 283
17 Mike Conway 24 England Dreyer & Reinbold 261
18 E.J. Viso 13 Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing 248
19 Will Power 3 Australia Team Penske 215
20 Tomas Scheckter 19 South Africa MONA-VIE 195
21 Oriol Serva 17 Spain Rahal Letterman 115
22 Alex Tagliani 34 Canada Rexall Edmonton Indy 114
23 Paul Tracy 15 Canada GEICO/KV Racing 113
24 Milka Duno 23 Venezuela Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 113
25 Sarah Fisher 67 USA Sarah Fisher Racing 89
26 Jaques Lazier 98 USA CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 77
27 Richard Antinucci 98 USA CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 63
28 Vitor Meira 14 England ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 62
29 Stanton Barrett 98 USA CURB/ Agajanian/ Team 3G 62
30 Alex Lloyd 11 England HER CGR/SSM Racing 41
31 Darren Manning 23 England Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 38
32 Townsend Bell 8 USA Herbalife-KV Racing 32
33 A J Foyt IV 41 USA ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer 26
34 Scott Sharp 16 USA Tequila Patron Panther 16
35 Nelson Philippe 00 France i drive green HVM Racing 16
36 Kosuko Matsuura 34 Japan Conquest Racing 13
37 John Andretti 43 USA Window World 12
38 Franck Montagny 25 France Automatic Fire 12
39 Roger Yasukawa 43 USA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 12
40 Davey Hamilton 44 USA Hewlett Packard 10
FIRESTONE INDY 300
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
FLORIDA(Round 16/ Oct 10, 2009)
DIXON WINS INDY JAPAN 300
For the second night in a row, Dario Franchitti was dripping wet during an awards ceremony.
After claiming his second IndyCar Series championship in a pressure-packed and thrilling race at steamy Homestead-Miami Speedway, the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver picked up the hardware and monetary prizes totaling more than $1.1 million during the Indy Racing League Championship Celebration at the new W Hotel on South Beach.
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TWIN RING MOTEGI RESULTS, September 19, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 51
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 42
3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 35
4 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 199 Running 32
5 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 199 Running 30
6 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 198 Running 28
7 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila 198 Running 26
8 Alex Lloyd 402 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 198 Running 24
9 Tomas Scheckter 43 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 197 Running 22
10 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 197 Running 20
11 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 197 Running 19
12 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 197 Running 18
13 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 196 Running 17
14 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 196 Running 16
15 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 195 Running 15
16 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 194 Running 14
17 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 194 Running 13
18 Sarah Fisher 67 Dollar General 187 Running 12
19 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 185 Running 12
20 Robert Doornbos 33 HVM Racing 166 Mechanical 12
21 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 150 Mechanical 12
22 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 58 Mechanical 12
23 Jaques Lazier 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 23 Mechanical 12
INDY JAPAN 300
TWIN RING MOTEGI
JAPAN(Round 15/ Sep 19, 2009)
DIXON WINS INDY JAPAN 300
Scott Dixon claimed his fifth victory of the season, winning the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi to take over the IndyCar Series points lead with one race remaining.
Dixon, who started from the pole position and led a field high 149 of 200 laps, took the lead for good on the 164th lap and finished 1.4475 seconds ahead of Target Chip Ganassi teammate Dario Franchitti. Graham Rahal finished third, while Mario Moraes, who started on the front row for the first time in his 30-plus races, overcame an early pit miscue to wind up fifth - his third consecutive top five. Danica Patrick, who won at Twin Ring Motegi last year, finished sixth.
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TWIN RING MOTEGI RESULTS, September 19, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Scott Dixon 9 Chip Ganassi Racing 200 Running 53
2 Dario Franchitti 10 Lifelock 200 Running 40
3 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 200 Running 35
4 Oriol Servia 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 200 Running 32
5 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila 200 Running 30
6 Danica Patrick 7 Motorola 200 Running 28
7 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 200 Running 26
8 Dan Wheldon 4 Panther Racing 200 Running 24
9 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 200 Running 22
10 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 199 Running 20
11 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 199 Running 19
12 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 199 Running 18
13 Ed Carpenter 20 Vision Racing 198 Running 17
14 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 198 Running 16
15 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 198 Running 15
16 Robert Doornbos 33 HVM Racing 198 Running 14
17 Kosuke Matsuura 34 Conquest Racing 195 Running 13
18 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 185 Running 12
19 Stanton Barrett 98 Interush Racing 182 Running 12
20 Roger Yasukawa 43 Dreyer & Reinbold 172 Running 12
21 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 157 Contact 12
22 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 103 Contact 12
23 Tomas Scheckter 23 Dreyer & Reinbold 83 Mechanical 12
PEAK ANTIFREEZE & MOTOR OIL INDY 300
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
CHICAGO, IL(Round 14/ Aug 29, 2009)
RYAN BRISDOE WINS CHICAGOLAND
Ryan Briscoe won the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 by 0.0077 of a second over Scott Dixon at the 1.5-mile oval. It was Briscoe's third victory of the season, which - adding one bonus point for the pole and two for most laps led (71) to the 50 for the win - increased his championship advantage to 25.
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CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY RESULTS, August 29, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 53
2 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 40
3 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila/KVRT 200 Running 35
4 Dario Franchitti 10 Lifelock 200 Running 32
5 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 200 Running 30
6 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 200 Running 28
7 Oriol Servia 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 200 Running 26
8 Tomas Scheckter 43 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 Running 24
9 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 200 Running 22
10 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 200 Running 20
11 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 200 Running 19
12 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 200 Running 18
13 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 200 Running 17
14 Sarah Fisher 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 199 Running 16
15 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 199 Running 15
16 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 199 Running 14
17 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 198 Running 13
18 Robert Doornbos 33 HVM Racing 197 Running 12
19 Jaques Lazier 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 195 Running 12
20 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 184 Contact 12
21 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 155 Mechanical 12
22 Dan Wheldon 4 Panther Racing 95 Mechanical 12
23 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 90 Contact 12
INDY GRAND PRIX OF HONDA
INFINEON RACEWAY
SENOMA, CA(Round 13/ Aug 23, 2009)
DARIO FRANCHITTI WINS
Dario Franchitti won the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, and Ryan Briscoe's runner-up finish gave him the championship points lead by four over Franchitti.
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INFINEON RACEWAY RESULTS, August 23, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 75 Running 53
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 75 Running 40
3 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 75 Running 35
4 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila/Votorantim 75 Running 32
5 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 75 Running 30
6 Oriol Servia 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 75 Running 28
7 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 75 Running 26
8 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 75 Running 24
9 Raphael Matos 2 Dragon Racing 75 Running 22
10 Robert Doornbos 33 HVM Racing 75 Running 20
11 Ed Carpenter 20 Vision Racing 75 Running 19
12 Dan Wheldon 4 Panther Racing 75 Running 18
13 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 75 Running 17
14 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 75 Running 16
15 Richard Antinucci 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 75 Running 15
16 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 74 Running 14
17 Milka Duno 23 CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold 71 Running 13
18 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 66 Contact 12
19 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 65 Mechanical 12
20 Franck Montagny 25 Automatic Fire 57 Handling 12
21 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 30 Mechanical 12
22 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 0 Contact 12
23 Will Power 12 Penske Truck Rental 0 DNS 6
24 Nelson Philippe 34 Conquest Racing 0 DNS 6
HONDA INDY 200
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
LEXINGTON, OHIO(Round 12/ Aug 9, 2009)
SCOTT DIXON WINS 20TH IRL RACE
LEXINGTON, Ohio - A sweat soaked firesuit served as his royal garb and a water bottle his scepter. Nonetheless, Scott Dixon was crowned the IndyCar Series king Aug. 9 in a humid Victory Circle at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Dixon won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance in commanding fashion for his record 20th IndyCar Series victory. Speedways, bullrings, road/street circuits, the 30-year old New Zealander has conquered them all - along with two series titles and an Indianapolis 500 victory - leading to his coronation.
"Obviously it's a fantastic milestone for myself and obviously for the team," said Dixon, who registered his fourth win of the season. "I've achieved all of those wins with Target. Without them, it wouldn't have been possible.
"To finally be labeled (Mr. IRL) I think in this series is a big deal to me, a big deal to the team. But it's going to be tough to hang on to that. To keep that going, I'm definitely going to have to keep racing for a lot more years. If I got to 25, 30 or 35, that would be pretty cool."
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HONDA INDY 200 RESULTS, August 9, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 85 Running 52
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 41
3 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 85 Running 35
4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 85 Running 32
5 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 85 Running 30
6 Marco Andretti 26 Meijer 85 Running 28
7 Paul Tracy 5 Azul Tequila/Votorantim 85 Running 26
8 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 85 Running 24
9 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 85 Running 22
10 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 85 Running 20
11 Oriol Servia 06 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 85 Running 19
12 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 85 Running 18
13 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 85 Running 17
14 Robert Doornbos 33 HVM Racing 85 Running 16
15 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 84 Running 15
16 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 84 Running 14
17 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/ Vision Racing 84 Running 13
18 Richard Antinucci 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 83 Running 12
19 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 83 Running 12
20 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 69 Mechanical 12
21 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 56 Handling 12
MEIJER INDY 300
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY
SPARTA, KENTUCKY(Round 11/ Aug 1, 2009)
RYAN BRISCO WINS KENTUCKY
Ryan Briscoe holds off Ed Carpenter by 0.0162 of a second - the closest finish at Kentucky Speedway - to win the Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Red Baron and Edy's.
"Now I know how Sam Hornish Jr. use to feel when he would win all of those races on the outside," said Briscoe.
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MEIJER INDY 300 RESULTS, August 1, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 50
2 Ed Carpenter 20 Vision Racing 200 Running 40
3 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 200 Running 35
4 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 200 Running 32
5 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 200 Running 30
6 Dario Franchitti 10 Vaseline 200 Running 28
7 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 28
8 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 200 Running 24
9 Will Power 12 Penske Truck Rental 200 Running 22
10 Marco Andretti 26 Meijer 200 Running 20
11 Dan Wheldon 4 Panther Racing 200 Running 19
12 Sarah Fisher 67 Sarah Fisher Racing 200 Running 18
13 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 200 Running 17
14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 197 Running 16
15 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 197 Running 15
16 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 196 Running 14
17 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 192 Running 13
18 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila 188 Running 12
19 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 185 Running 12
20 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 165 Running 12
21 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 120 Mechanical 12
22 Tomas Scheckter 43 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 59 Mechanical 12
23 Jaques Lazier 98 Novicomm LED Lighting 43 Mechanical 12
REXALL EDMONTON INDY
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA
(Round 10/ July 26, 2009)
WILL POWER WINS EDMONTON
Will Power won for the first time in the IndyCar Series, taking the victory in the Rexall Edmonton Indy. Helio Castroneves finished second and Scott Dixon was third.
"I'm really enjoying being a part of Penske Racing," said Power, who won his fourth major open-wheel race. "I'm not stressed. I'm just taking it one race at a time and doing my best. I've got to thank (team owner) Roger (Penske) for the opportunity. Today was a great day."
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REXALL EDMONTON INDY RESULTS, July 26, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Will Power 12 Penske Truck Rental 95 Running 53
2 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 95 Running 40
3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 95 Running 35
4 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 95 Running 32
5 Dario Franchitti 10 Vaseline 95 Running 30
6 Paul Tracy 15 Edmonton Honda Dealers 95 Running 28
7 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 95 Running 26
8 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 95 Running 24
9 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 94 Running 22
10 Marco Andretti 26 Mott's Clamato Caesar 94 Running 20
11 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 94 Running 19
12 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 94 Running 18
13 Alex Tagliani 34 Rexall Edmonton Indy 94 Running 17
14 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 94 Running 16
15 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 94 Running 15
16 Ed Carpenter 20 Vision/William Rast 93 Running 14
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 87 Running 13
18 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines Luczo Dragon 85 Running 12
19 Tomas Scheckter 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 73 Contact 12
20 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 63 Running 12
21 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 34 Pit Fire 12
22 Richard Antinucci 98 Novicomm LED Lighting 20 Mechanical 12
23 Mario Moraes 5 1800 Tequila/Votorantim 0 Contact 12
HONDA INDY TORONTO
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
(Round 9/ July 12, 2009)
FRANCHITTI WINS TORONTO
Ten years after winning on the streets of Toronto, Dario Franchitti repeated the result in the Honda Indy Toronto.
Franchitti held of Ryan Briscoe by 1.6745 seconds for his third victory of the season. Will Power, making his first start since the Indianapolis 500 in May, finished third and Scott Dixon was fourth. Justin Wilson, who won a week earlier at Watkins Glen International, rounded out the top five. Danica Patrick advanced 12 positions to finish sixth, and Ryan Hunter-Reay gave A.J. Foyt Racing its best finish of the season in seventh.
Franchitti regained the championship points lead -- by two over Dixon, his Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate. Briscoe, who has five runner-up finishes in the past six races, is 13 points behind.
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TORONTO HONDA INDY RESULTS, July 12, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 85 Running 53
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 40
3 Will Power 12 Penske Truck Rental 85 Running 35
4 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 85 Running 32
5 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 85 Running 30
6 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 85 Running 28
7 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 85 Running 26
8 Marco Andretti 26 NYSE/iShares 85 Running 24
9 Alex Tagliani 34 King Tut/Conquest Racing 85 Running 22
10 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines Luczo Dragon 85 Running 20
11 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 85 Running 19
12 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 84 Running 18
13 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 84 Running 17
14 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 84 Running 16
15 Ed Carpenter 20 Vision/William Rast 82 Running 15
16 Tomas Scheckter 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 74 Contact 14
17 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 70 Contact 13
18 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 65 Contact 12
19 Paul Tracy 15 Ontario Honda Dealers 65 Contact 12
20 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 57 Contact 12
21 Richard Antinucci 98 Novicomm LED Lighting 41 Mechanical 12
22 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 32 Contact 12
23 Robert Doornbos 06Newman/Haas/Lanigan 26 Electrical 12
CAMPING WORLD GRAND PRIX
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
(Round 8/ July 5, 2009)
JUSTIN WILSONS POST RACE COMMENTS:
When the optional Firestones were working so well that we were able to just run them throughout the whole stint. They didn't really go off. They didn't degrade. So we knew that we could do two full stints on them without any problem.
They were fantastic. A little bit more grip, and a little bit more confidence. I mean, it was a nice feeling to have those underneath me. Especially on that last stint where we were trying to save fuel, and still trying to get the mileage to go to the end.
I knew that Ryan didn't have them and I did. And as soon as that yellow came out, we didn't need to save fuel again, we could run flat out to the end. And also, the option tires seemed to be coming in a little bit quicker. It heats up faster, so I was able to open up a nice gap, and make my life a lot easier the last five laps.
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WATKINS GLEN RESULTS, July 5, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 60 Running 52
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 60 Running 41
3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 60 Running 35
4 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 60 Running 32
5 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 60 Running 30
6 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 60 Running 28
7 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 60 Running 26
8 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 60 Running 24
9 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 60 Running 22
10 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 60 Running 20
11 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 60 Running 19
12 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines Luczo Dragon 60 Running 18
13 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 60 Running 17
14 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 60 Running 16
15 Dario Franchitti 10 Polaroid 59 Running 15
16 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 59 Running 14
17 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 58 Running 13
18 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 51 Contact 12
19 Richard Antinucci 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 47 Running 12
20 Paul Tracy 15 KV Racing Technology 29 Contact 12
21 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 0 Contact 12
SUNTRUST INDY CHALLENGE
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
(Round 8/ June 27, 2009)
SCOTT DIXON WINS AT RICHMOND
Scott Dixon wasn't thinking about tying the IndyCar Series' victory record during the closing laps of the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway. More pressing was keeping Target Chip Ganaasi Racing teammate Dario Franchitti behind his No. 9 entry.
Dixon remained the leader following a Lap 260 restart on the 0.75-mile oval and went on to win by 0.3109 of a second - his second victory at the D-shaped oval (2003), his third victory of the season (Kansas, Milwaukee) and the 19th of his career (tying Sam Hornish Jr.).
"Achievements like that are something you can look back at someday and treasure," said Dixon, who's embroiled in a points battle at the midpoint of the season. "There will be many years, hopefully, in my career that I can try to build on that. But there are a lot of people like TK (Tony Kanaan) and Helio (Castroneves) that are pretty close. I have to stick at it for a long time to try to keep that going."
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RICHMOND RESULTS, June 27, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 300 Running 52
2 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 300 Running 41
3 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 300 Running 35
4 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 300 Running 32
5 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 300 Running 30
6 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 299 Running 28
7 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 299 Running 26
8 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines Luczo 299 Running 24
9 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 299 Running 22
10 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 299 Running 20
11 Tomas Scheckter 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 299 Running 19
12 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 299 Running 18
13 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 299 Running 17
14 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 298 Running 16
15 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 AJ Foyt Racing 298 Running 15
16 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 297 Running 14
17 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 245 Contact 13
18 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 135 Contact 12
19 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 26 Running 12
20 Jaques Lazier 98 Novicomm LED Light 0 Contact 12
IOWA CORN 250
IOWA SPEEDWAY
(Round 7/ June 21, 2009)
DARIO FRANCHITTI WINS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
Dario Franchitti won at Iowa Speedway for the second time in three years as he held off Ryan Briscoe over the final 50 laps. Hideki Mutoh finished third.
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IOWA SPEEDWAY RESULTS, June 21, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 TOM TOM 250 Running 50
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 250 Running 42
3 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 250 Running 35
4 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 250 Running 32
5 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 249 Running 30
6 Tomas Scheckter 23 Mona Vie/Dreyer 249 Running 28
7 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 249 Running 26
8 Mike Conway 24 Dad's Root Beer 249 Running 24
9 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 249 Running 22
10 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 248 Running 20
11 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 245 Running 19
12 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 244 Running 18
13 Jaques Lazier 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 237 Running 17
14 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 108 Contact 16
15 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 58 Handling 15
16 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines Luczo Dragon 53 Contact 14
17 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 52 Contact 13
18 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 33 Contact 12
19 Ryan Hunter-Reay 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 2 Contact 12
20 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 0 Contact 12
BOMBARDIER LEARJET 550
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Round 6/ June 6, 2009)
HELIO CASTRONEVES TAKES TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Castroneves swiped the lead off a Lap 175 pit stop and went on to a 0.3904-of-a-second victory over Team Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe in the Bombardier Learjet 550k under the stadium lights and a full moon. Scott Dixon, the 2008 race winner, was third and Marco Andretti finished a season-high fourth.
"I drove it like I stole it," said Castroneves, whose second-year teammate would concur.
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TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY RESULTS, June 6, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 228 Running 50
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 228 Running 42
3 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 228 Running 35
4 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 228 Running 32
5 Dario Franchitti 10 Energizer 228 Running 31
6 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 228 Running 28
7 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 228 Running 26
8 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 228 Running 24
9 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 228 Running 22
10 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 227 Running 20
11 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 227 Running 19
12 Raphael Matos 2 US Air Force 226 Running 18
13 Tomas Scheckter 43 Mona-Vie/Dreyer 226 Running 17
14 Alex Tagliani 34 Conquest Racing 225 Running 16
15 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 225 Running 15
16 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 Vision Racing 225 Running 14
17 Sarah Fisher 67 Dollar General 222 Running 13
18 Jaques Lazier 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 210 Running 12
19 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 185 Running 12
20 A.J. Foyt IV 14 ABC Supply Co. 170 Contact 12
21 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 153 Electrical 12
22 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 1 Contact 12
23 Milka Duno 23 CITGO/Dreyer 1 Contact 12
24 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 1 Contact 12
A J FOYT 225
THE MILWAUKEE MILE
(Round 5/ May 31, 2009)
SCOTT DIXON TAKES THE MILWAUKEE MILE
"I think the Milwaukee Mile is an extremely tough track to go around by yourself," said Dixon. "When you have 20 or more cars, it's even tougher. We just kind of waited patiently in the second and third spot for most of it, trying to save fuel, seeing if we could make a jump there.
"You can't really use traffic. You just got to time it right. You've got to try to look ahead, see where those guys are using their lines, see if he's on the bottom, see if he's on the top, what's going to be the quickest way if you can get around. Luckily for me, my car was fantastic on the high line in (Turns) 1 and 2.
"I got a great run on the high side and it just lined up perfect. From that point on, the car was hooked up."
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THE MILWAUKEE MILE RESULTS, May 31, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 225 Running 50
2 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 225 Running 43
3 Dario Franchitti 10 TOM TOM 225 Running 35
4 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 225 Running 32
5 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 225 Running 30
6 Raphael Matos 2 US Marines 225 Running 28
7 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 225 Running 26
8 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 224 Running 24
9 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 224 Running 22
10 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard 224 Running 20
11 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 222 Running 19
12 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 IZOD/WilliamRast 222 Running 18
13 Tomas Scheckter 23 Charter/Dreyer 222 Running 17
14 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan 220 Running 16
15 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 219 Running 15
16 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/Vision Racing 219 Running 14
17 Paul Tracy 14 ABC Supply Co. 219 Running 13
18 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 175 Mechanical 12
19 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 132 Mechanical 12
20 Mike Conway 24 Roll Coater Dreyer 55 Contact 12
21 Stanton Barrett 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 0 DNS 6
INDIANAPOLIS 500
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
(Round 4/ May 24, 2009)
HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS THE INDY 500
A friend of mine sent me a message: 'It would make a great Hollywood story. Win the race. Go get them,' " Castroneves said hours before the race. "I said, 'Get ready for an Oscar.' "
Canadian drivers Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani came in a respectable 9th. and 11th., a great feat since they aren't regulars in the IRL season.
Congratulations to all drivers in the Indy 500 for a great race.
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INDY 500 RACE RESULTS, May 24, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 200 Running 51
2 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 200 Running 40
3 Danica Patrick 7 Boost Mobile/Motorola 200 Running 35
4 Townsend Bell 8 Herbalife-KV Racing 200 Running 32
5 Will Power 12 Team Verizon Wireless 200 Running 30
6 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 30
7 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 26
8 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/ Vision Racing 200 Running 24
9 Paul Tracy 15 GEICO/KV Racing 200 Running 22
10 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 200 Running 20
11 Alex Tagliani 36 Conquest Racing 200 Running 19
12 Tomas Scheckter 19 MONA-VIE 200 Running 18
13 Alex Lloyd 11 HER CGR/SSM Racing 200 Running 17
14 Scott Sharp 16 Tequila Patron Panther 200 Running 16
15 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 15
16 A.J. Foyt IV 41 ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer 200 Running 14
17 Sarah Fisher 67 Dollar General 200 Running 13
18 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 Running 12
19 John Andretti 43 Window World 200 Running 12
20 Milka Duno 23 CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold 199 Running 12
21 Vitor Meira 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 173 Contact 12
22 Raphael Matos 2 US Air Force 173 Contact 12
23 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 160 Contact 12
24 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 139 Mechanical 12
25 Nelson Philippe 00 i drive green HVM Racing 130 Contact 10
26 Oriol Servia 17 Rahal Letterman 98 Mechanical 10
27 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 97 Contact 10
28 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 85 Contact 10
29 Davey Hamilton 44 Hewlett Packard 79 Contact 10
30 Marco Andretti 26 Team Venom Energy 56 Handling 10
31 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 55 Contact 10
32 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 IZOD/WilliamRast/Vision 19 Contact 10
33 Mario Moraes 5 Azul Tequila- KV Racing 0 Contact 10
ROAD RUNNER TURBO INDY 300
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
(Round 3/ Apr 26, 2009)
SCOTT DIXON WINS, TONY KANAAN GET #1 IN POINTS
"You've got to come out of the box fighting, you've got to be strong, you've got to be consistent," said Dixon, who vaulted from 17th in the standings to fourth with a 52-point effort (50 for victory, two bonus points for leading a field-high 134 laps) in winning the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. "I think that shows with (Kanaan) taking the points lead. He's been in the top five every race we've gone to, but still hasn't won."
Dixon added "Consistency's definitely the key. You have to come out with your A game. That's what makes this championship so tough to win. You've got so many great competitors. You've got big teams, fantastic drivers. It's getting tougher each year."
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KANSAS SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS, Apr 26, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 200 Running 52
2 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 200 Running 40
3 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 200 Running 35
4 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 200 Running 32
5 Danica Patrick 7 Motorola 200 Running 30
6 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Green 200 Running 28
7 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 200 Running 27
8 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 200 Running 24
9 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/ Vision Racing 200 Running 22
10 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 200 Running 20
11 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 200 Running 19
12 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 199 Running 18
13 Sarah Fisher 67 Dollar General Stores 199 Running 17
14 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 199 Running 16
15 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 Vision Racing 196 Running 15
16 Milka Duno 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 195 Running 14
17 Stanton Barrett 98 CURB/ Agajanian/Team 3G 181 Running 13
18 Dario Franchitti 10 Air Wick 151 Contact 12
19 Mike Conway 24 Dad's Root Beer 109 Mechanical 12
20 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 95 Contact 12
21 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 37 Mechanical 12
22 Vitor Meira 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 14 Contact 12
STREETS OF LONG BEACH
(Round 2/ Apr 19, 2009)
FRANCHITTI WINS LONG BEACH RACE
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours At Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. A student of motorsports history, adding a victory in the 35th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach had special significance to Dario Franchitti.
Franchitti, who started second in the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, held off pole sitter Will Power by 3.3182 seconds in the 85-lap race on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit. It was Franchitti's first road/street victory in the IndyCar Series and his ninth overall.
Andretti Green Racing teammates Kanaan and Danica Patrick followed. Dan Wheldon, driving the No. 4 National Guard Panther car, was fifth. Marco Andretti finished sixth.
Team Penske's Helio Castroneves, who had two 30-minute sessions of practice and two rounds of qualifying under his belt, finished seventh in his season debut in the No. 3 car. Ryan Briscoe, who won the season opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, finished 14th.
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STREETS OF LONG BEACH RACE RESULTS, Apr 19, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Dario Franchitti 10 Target Chip Ganassi 85 Running 52
2 Will Power 12 Team Verizon Wireless 85 Running 41
3 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 85 Running 35
4 Danica Patrick 7 Motorola 85 Running 32
5 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 85 Running 30
6 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Green 85 Running 28
7 Helio Castroneves 3 Team Penske 85 Running 26
8 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 85 Running 24
9 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 85 Running 22
10 Alex Tagliani 34 Rexall Edmonton Indy 85 Running 20
11 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 Vision Racing 85 Running 19
12 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 85 Running 18
13 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 85 Running 17
14 Vitor Meira 14 AJ Foyt Racing 84 Running 16
15 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 84 Running 15
16 Darren Manning 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 84 Running 14
17 Stanton Barrett 98 CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 84 Running 13
18 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/ Vision Racing 82 Running 12
19 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 71 Contact 12
20 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 60 Running 12
21 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 51 Contact 12
22 Justin Wilson 18 Z-Line Designs 24 Contact 12
23 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 16 Contact 12
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG
(Round 1/ Apr 5, 2009)
IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg At Streets of St.
Petersburg, Fla. 2:45 p.m. (EDT) Sunday, April 5, 2009
VERSUS/IMS Radio Network (Live)
Entry List:
Car Driver Nat Car Name Entrant Race
2 Raphael Matos (R) Brazil Luczo Dragon Racing Luczo Dragon Racing
3 Will Power Australia Team Penske Team Penske
4 Dan Wheldon England National Guard Panther Racing
5 Mario Moraes Brazil Votorantim KV Racing Technology
6 Ryan Briscoe Australia Team Penske Team Penske
7 Danica Patrick USA Motorola Andretti Green Racing
9 Scott Dixon New Zealand Target Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10 Dario Franchitti Scotland Air Wick Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11 Tony Kanaan Brazil Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing
13 E.J. Viso Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing HVM Racing
14 Vitor Meira England ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt Enterprises
19 Justin Wilson England Sonny's Bar-B-Q Dale Coyne Racing
20 Ed Carpenter USA Menards Vision Racing
21 Ryan Hunter-Reay USA Vision Racing Vision Racing
23 Darren Manning England Dreyer & Reinbold Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
24 Mike Conway (R) England Dad's Root Beer Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
26 Marco Andretti USA Andretti Green Andretti Green Racing
27 Hideki Mutoh Japan Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing
34 Alex Tagliani Canada Rexall Edmonton Indy Conquest Racing
98 Stanton Barrett(R) USA CURB/Agajanian CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G
02 Graham Rahal USA McDonald's Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
06 Robert Doornbos(R) Netherlands Newman/Haas Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
All cars use Dallara chassis, Honda engines and Firestone tires.
Issued: 4/1/09
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BRISCOE WINS ST PETE'S SEASON OPENER
"I wanted to come in carrying off the experience I gained last year and try to kick the season off gaining points and trying to go for this championship," said Briscoe, who on previous St. Pete visits finished 23rd and 14th."This is our first race of the season and it's such a great feeling to kick it off with a race win. The conditions were tough; it was very tricky on restarts. The tires would get very cold and it would be very slippery. It was a challenge to keep it between the white lines and off the wall. I had some strong challenges from behind, but my car was very strong today and I was able to hold them off."
Briscoe, who started fourth on the 22-car grid, overtook race leader Justin Wilson in Turn 1 just after a Lap 86 restart. Briscoe withstood pressure on restarts after two more full-course cautions in the final 14 laps to record his third victory in 37 starts over parts of five seasons in the series - his second full season with the Roger Penske-led team.
"At the end there, we had some restarts and I was able to get Justin Wilson down on the inside," Briscoe said. "I had a great car with Team Penske today. Roger Penske calls my strategy and it was just absolutely perfect."
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Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg from Streets of St.Petersburg
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG RACE RESULTS, Apr 5, 2009
POS NAME CAR TEAM LAPS STATUS PTS
1 Ryan Briscoe 6 Team Penske 100 Running 50
2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 21 Vision Racing 100 Running 40
3 Justin Wilson 19 Sonny's Bar-B-Q 100 Running 37
4 Dario Franchitti 10 Air Wick 100 Running 32
5 Tony Kanaan 11 Team 7-Eleven 100 Running 30
6 Will Power 3 Team Penske 100 Running 28
7 Graham Rahal 02 McDonald's Racing Team 100 Running 27
8 Darren Manning 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 100 Running 24
9 Vitor Meira 14 ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt 100 Running 22
10 Alex Tagliani 34 Rexall Edmonton Indy 99 Running 20
11 Robert Doornbos 06 Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan 96 Running 19
12 Stanton Barrett 98 CURB/ Agajanian/ Team 3G 96 Running 18
13 Marco Andretti 26 Andretti Green 94 Contact 17
14 Dan Wheldon 4 National Guard Panther 86 Contact 16
15 Hideki Mutoh 27 Formula Dream 86 Contact 15
16 Scott Dixon 9 Target Chip Ganassi 80 Contact 14
17 E.J. Viso 13 PDVSA HVM Racing 75 Mechanical 13
18 Ed Carpenter 20 Menards/ Vision Racing 71 Contact 12
19 Danica Patrick 15 Motorola 31 Contact 12
20 Raphael Matos 2 Luczo Dragon Racing 31 Contact 12
21 Mario Moraes 5 KV Racing Technology 31 Contact 12
22 Mike Conway 24 Dreyer & Reinbold 1 Contact 12
