2009 Firestone Indy 300
# 2009 Firestone Indy 300

The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297-mile (478 km) race took place on October 10, at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km) Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida near Miami. The race was telecast by Versus. Scotland's Dario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to take his second IndyCar Series title by ten points. This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.

## Grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 9 | Scott Dixon |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
| 3 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd | 02 | Graham Rahal |
| 4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 26 | Marco Andretti |
| 5 | 2 | Raphael Matos | 5 | Mario Moraes |
| 6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 43 | Tomas Scheckter |
| 7 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 67 | Sarah Fisher |
| 9 | 23 | Milka Duno | 13 | E. J. Viso |
| 10 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | 24 | Mike Conway |
| 11 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 33 | Robert Doornbos |
| 12 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | | |

## Race

All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone Firehawk tires

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:28:28.3117 (201.42 mph (324.15 km/h)) | 1 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 200 | + 4.7888 | 3 | 103 | 42 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | + 6.0206 | 2 | 70 | 35 |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 198 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 43 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 197 | + 3 Laps | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 196 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 195 | + 5 Laps | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 194 | + 6 Laps | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 187 | + 13 Laps | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 185 | + 15 Laps | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | HVM Racing | 166 | Lost mirror | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 150 | Pit lane crash | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 58 | Brakes | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 23 | Fuel Pressure | 23 | 0 | 12 |
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Caution flags: none

