Indianapolis Motor Speedway * Indianapolis, Indiana
Race Date Sunday, May 24, 2009
Pos Car Driver Laps Status
1. 1 Helio Castroneves 200 Running
2. 18 Dan Wheldon 200 Running
3. 10 Danica Patrick 200 Running
4. 24 Townsend Bell 200 Running
5. 9 Will Power 200 Running
6. 5 Scott Dixon 200 Running
7. 3 Dario Franchitti 200 Running
8. 17 Ed Carpenter 200 Running
9. 13 Paul Tracy 200 Running
10. 16 Hideki Mutoh 200 Running
11. 33 Alex Tagliani 200 Running
12. 26 Tomas Scheckter 200 Running
13. 11 Alex Lloyd 200 Running
14. 20 Scott Sharp 200 Running
15. 2 Ryan Briscoe 200 Running
16. 19 A.J. Foyt IV 200 Running
17. 21 Sarah Fisher 200 Running
18. 27 Mike Conway 200 Running
19. 28 John Andretti 200 Running
20. 30 Milka Duno 199 Running
21. 14 Vitor Meira 173 Contact
22. 12 Raphael Matos 173 Contact
23. 15 Justin Wilson 160 Contact
24. 29 E.J. Viso 139 Mechanical
25. 31 Nelson Philippe 130 Contact
26. 25 Oriol Servia 98 Mechanical
27. 6 Tony Kanaan 97 Contact
28. 23 Robert Doornbos 85 Contact
29. 22 Davey Hamilton 79 Contact
30. 8 Marco Andretti 56 Handling
31. 4 Graham Rahal 55 Contact
32. 32 Ryan Hunter-Reay 19 Contact
33. 7 Mario Moraes 0 Contact
Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 150.318 mph
Time of race: 3:19:34.6427
Margin of victory: 1.9819 seconds
Cautions: 8 caution flags for 61 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Lap leaders: Castroneves 1-7, Franchitti 8-52, Briscoe 53-63,
Dixon 64-85, Franchitti 86-90, Dixon 91-141, Castroneves 142-200.
Point standings
Franchitti 122
Castroneves 117
Briscoe 114
Dixon 111
Kanaan 110
Patrick 109
Wheldon 106
Power 99
Hunter-Reay 84
Andretti 83
INDYCAR SERIES POST-RACE NOTES:
Helio Castroneves wins his third Indianapolis 500, becoming the ninth driver to win the race at least three times. Castroneves also won in 2001 and 2002. Other three-time winners include: Louis Meyer (1928, 33, 36), Wilbur Shaw (1937, 39-40), Mauri Rose (1941, 47-48), Johnny Rutherford (1974, 76, 80) and Bobby Unser (1968, 75, 81). Four-time winners include: A.J. Foyt (1961, 64, 67, 77), Al Unser (1970-71, 78, 87) and Rick Mears (1979, 84, 88, 91).
Castroneves became a three-time winner in his ninth Indianapolis 500 start. No other driver has become a three-time winner in fewer races. Louis Meyer became a three-time winner in 1936 in his 10th Indianapolis 500 race (nine as a starter and one as a relief driver for Wilbur Shaw in 1927.) A.J. Foyt Jr. also became a three-time winner in his 10th Indianapolis 500 start, in 1967.
Castroneves is the 20th driver to win the "500" from the pole, the most of any starting position. The pole sitter has won the last two "500s" and four of the last six.
Castroneves is the first driver to win the pole, Pit Stop Competition and the race since Buddy Rice in 2004.
This is the second consecutive year the winner led both the first and last lap of the Indianapolis 500.
Castroneves won a race from the pole for the eighth consecutive season, extending his series record.
This is the 15th Indianapolis 500 win for Roger Penske, the most of any entrant. No other entrant has more than five.
Team Penske has won five of the last nine Indianapolis 500s.
This is the seventh time a Penske-owned car has won the Indianapolis 500 starting from the pole position. The other pole winning years for Penske were 1979 (Rick Mears), 1981 (Bobby Unser), 1988 (Rick Mears), 1991 (Rick Mears), 1994 (Al Unser Jr.) and 2006 (Sam Hornish Jr.).
This is the 31st IndyCar Series victory for Team Penske, second among all teams. Andretti Green Racing has 35 victories.
This is Castroneves' 15th career victory in the IndyCar Series, tying Dan Wheldon for third all-time. Sam Hornish Jr. has 19 wins, and Scott Dixon has 17. Castroneves' last victory came in the 2008 season finale at Chicagoland Speedway.
Castroneves has 91 top-10 finishes, most in IndyCar Series history.
Castroneves has led 74 races, most in IndyCar Series history.
Castroneves has finished in the top 10 in eight of his nine Indianapolis 500s.
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