2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge
# 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge

The 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge was the eighth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 27, 2009 at the 0.750-mile (1.207 km) Richmond International Raceway, in Henrico County, Virginia.

## Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 300 | 1:48:02.4703 | 2 | 161 | 52 |
| 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 300 | + 0.3109 | 1 | 65 | 41 |
| 3 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 300 | + 2.4085 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 300 | + 13.5302 | 8 | 74 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 300 | + 14.1111 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 299 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 298 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | ABC Supply Company | 298 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 297 | + 3 Laps | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 245 | Contact | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 135 | Contact | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 26 | Contact | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 0 | Contact | 20 | 0 | 12 |
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### Cautions

| From Lap | To Lap | Number of laps | Reason |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Jaques Lazier accident turn 2 |
| 27 | 37 | 11 | Ryan Briscoe accident turn 2 |
| 138 | 153 | 16 | Mike Conway accident turn 4 |
| 248 | 159 | 12 | Hélio Castroneves accident turn 2 |

## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Dario Franchitti | 279 |
| 2 | Scott Dixon | 278 |
| 3 | Ryan Briscoe | 253 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 225 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick | 219 |

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