The 2009 Honda Indy 200 presented by Westfield Insurance was the thirteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 9, 2009 at the 2.258-mile (3.634 km) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 13th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | August 9, 2009 |
| Official name | Honda 200 |
| Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.258 mi / 3.634 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 191.930 mi / 308.881 km |
| Weather | 91 °F (33 °C), partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 1:06.6814 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:08.5600 (on lap 62 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The race saw the return of Oriol Servià, who replaced Robert Doornbos in the #06 Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing machine.[1] Doornbos moved to the #33 car run by HVM Racing, with whom he had success in the 2007 Champ Car season.[2] Paul Tracy replaced Mario Moraes in the #5 car for KV Racing Technology, as Moraes was in Brazil following the death of his father.[3]
Scott Dixon won his 20th IRL-sanctioned race after dominating the race for the last 49 laps, winning by nearly half a minute from championship rivals Ryan Briscoe and Dario Franchitti. Dixon's win gave him the championship lead by three points from Briscoe and also saw him surpass Sam Hornish Jr.'s tally of 19 career IRL victories.[4]
Grid
edit| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Ryan Briscoe
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18 |  Justin Wilson
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| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
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02 |  Graham Rahal
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| 3 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves
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10 | Dario Franchitti
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| 4 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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11 | Tony Kanaan
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| 5 | 13 |  E. J. Viso
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5 |  Paul Tracy
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| 6 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh
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7 | Danica Patrick
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| 7 | 26 | Marco Andretti
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06 |  Oriol Servià
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| 8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R)
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24 | Mike Conway (R)
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| 9 | 4 | Dan Wheldon
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33 |  Robert Doornbos (R)
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| 10 | 98 | Richard Antinucci (R)
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23 | Milka Duno
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| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
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Race
editStandings after the race
edit- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Dixon
|
460 |
| 2 | Ryan Briscoe
|
457 |
| 3 | Dario Franchitti
|
440 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves
|
359 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick
|
321 |
References
edit- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-08-06). "Servia lands NHL seat for Mid-Ohio". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-08-06). "HVM confirms second car for Doornbos". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ English, Steven (2009-08-07). "Tracy to replace Moraes at Mid-Ohio". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (2009-08-09). "King Dixon". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.