The 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the seventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 21, 2009, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, United States. The race was broadcast on ABC. It received a 0.8 rating on the Nielsen ratings scale, down from a 1.1 rating from the 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 110 Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing2501:39:47.907746850 26 Ryan BriscoePenske Racing250+ 5.013228542 327 Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing250+ 10.976911035 44 Dan WheldonPanther Racing250+ 17.58076832 59 Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing249+ 1 Lap3130 623 Tomas ScheckterDreyer & Reinbold Racing249+ 1 Lap16028 73 Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing249+ 1 Lap11626 824 Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing249+ 1 Lap19024 97 Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing249+ 1 Lap52422 1020 Ed CarpenterVision Racing248+ 2 Laps13020 1102 Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing245+ 5 Laps9019 1226 Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing244+ 6 Laps8018 1398 Jaques LazierTeam 3G237+ 13 Laps20017 1411 Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing108Contact74816 1506 Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing58Handling14015 162 Raphael Matos (R)Luczo-Dragon Racing53Contact12014 175 Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology52Contact15013 1818 Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing33Contact10012 1914 Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises2Contact17012 2013 E. J. VisoHVM Racing0Contact18012 OFFICIAL IRL REPORT
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ryan Briscoe 241 2 Dario Franchitti 238 3 Scott Dixon 226 4 Hélio Castroneves 212 5 Danica Patrick 189
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
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