2009 Indy Japan 300

2009 MotegiRace details

16th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Date| September 19, 2009
Official name| Indy Japan 300
Location| Twin Ring Motegi
Course| Permanent racing facility
1.520 mi / 2.446 km
Distance| 200 laps
304.000 mi / 489.241 km
Pole position
Driver| Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time| 1:48.3400 (4 laps)
Fastest lap
Driver| Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time| 27.6698 (on lap 174 of 200)
Podium
First| Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second| Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third| Graham Rahal (Newman/Haas/Lanigan)

Motor car race

The 2009 Indy Japan 300 was the sixteenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on September 19, 2009 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Twin Ring Motegi, in Motegi, Japan.[1]

## Grid

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Row  | Inside  | Outside

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1  | 9 |  Scott Dixon | 5 |  Mario Moraes
2  | 10 |  Dario Franchitti | 6 |  Ryan Briscoe
3  | 02 |  Graham Rahal | 7 |  Danica Patrick
4  | 06 |  Oriol Servià | 4 |  Dan Wheldon
5  | 18 |  Justin Wilson | 23 |  Tomas Scheckter
6  | 20 |  Ed Carpenter | 2 |  Raphael Matos (R)
7  | 24 |  Mike Conway (R)  | 26 |  Marco Andretti
8  | 14 |  Ryan Hunter-Reay | 34 |  Kosuke Matsuura
9  | 43 |  Roger Yasukawa | 13 |  E. J. Viso
10  | 33 |  Robert Doornbos (R)  | 98 |  Stanton Barrett (R)
11  | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh
12  | 11 |  Tony Kanaan**  |  |

* ** Note: Kanaan originally qualified 14th, but failed post-qualifying inspection. As a result, Kanaan was forced to start from the rear of the field.

## Race

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Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points

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1  | 9 |  Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200  | 1:51:37.6411  | 1  | 139  | 53
2  | 10 |  Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200  | \+ 1.4475  | 3  | 53  | 40
3  | 02 |  Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 200  | \+ 3.2002  | 5  | 3  | 35
4  | 06 |  Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 200  | \+ 7.3720  | 7  | 0  | 32
5  | 5 |  Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 200  | \+ 12.7643  | 2  | 0  | 30
6  | 7 |  Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 200  | \+ 16.1392  | 6  | 0  | 28
7  | 26 |  Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 200  | \+ 16.6513  | 14  | 0  | 26
8  | 4 |  Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 200  | \+ 17.2646  | 8  | 0  | 24
9  | 2 |  Raphael Matos (R)  | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 200  | \+ 17.5790  | 12  | 0  | 22
10  | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 199  | \+ 1 Lap  | 21  | 0  | 20
11  | 11 |  Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199  | \+ 1 Lap  | 23  | 0  | 19
12  | 18 |  Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 199  | \+ 1 Lap  | 9  | 0  | 18
13  | 20 |  Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 198  | \+ 2 Laps  | 11  | 0  | 17
14  | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 198  | \+ 2 Laps  | 22  | 0  | 16
15  | 13 |  E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 198  | \+ 2 Laps  | 18  | 0  | 15
16  | 33 |  Robert Doornbos (R)  | HVM Racing | 198  | \+ 2 Laps  | 19  | 0  | 14
17  | 34 |  Kosuke Matsuura | Conquest Racing | 195  | \+ 5 Laps  | 16  | 0  | 13
18  | 6 |  Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 185  | \+ 15 Laps  | 4  | 5  | 12
19  | 98 |  Stanton Barrett (R)  | Team 3G | 182  | \+ 18 Laps  | 20  | 0  | 12
20  | 43 |  Roger Yasukawa | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 172  | \+ 28 Laps  | 17  | 0  | 12
21  | 14 |  Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 157  | Contact  | 15  | 0  | 12
22  | 24 |  Mike Conway (R)  | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 103  | Contact  | 13  | 0  | 12
23  | 23 |  Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 83  | Mechanical  | 10  | 0  | 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

## Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos  | Driver  | Points

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1  |  Scott Dixon | 570
2  |  Dario Franchitti | 565
3  |  Ryan Briscoe | 562
4  |  Hélio Castroneves | 403
5  |  Danica Patrick | 381

## References

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1. ^ "2009 Indy Japan 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

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