2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250
# 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250

The 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the seventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 21, 2009 at the 0.894-mile (1.439 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, United States. The race was broadcast on ABC. It received a 0.8 rating on the Nielsen ratings scale, down from a 1.1 rating from the 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250.

## Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | 1:39:47.9077 | 4 | 68 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 250 | + 5.0132 | 2 | 85 | 42 |
| 3 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 250 | + 10.9769 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 250 | + 17.5807 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 16 | 26 |
| 8 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 10 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 245 | + 5 Laps | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 244 | + 6 Laps | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 237 | + 13 Laps | 20 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 108 | Contact | 7 | 48 | 16 |
| 15 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 58 | Handling | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 53 | Contact | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 52 | Contact | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 33 | Contact | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ABC Supply Company | 2 | Contact | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 0 | Contact | 18 | 0 | 12 |
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## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 241 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 238 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 226 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 212 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick | 189 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
