2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge

  2009 Richmond

Race details
8th Round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Date	June 27, 2009
Official name	SunTrust Indy Challenge
Location	Richmond International Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.750 mi / 1.207 km
Distance	300 laps, 225.000 mi / 362.102 km
Weather	76°F, partly cloudy
Pole
Driver	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing
Time	1:04.5488 (4 laps)
Fastest Lap
Driver	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing
Time	16.6070 (on lap 263 of 300)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing
Second	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing
Third	Graham Rahal	N/H/L Racing

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
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

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 of standings. References Previous race: 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 IndyCar Series 2009 season Next race: 2009 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix Previous race: 2008 SunTrust Indy Challenge 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge Next race: