The 2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge was the eighth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on June 27, 2009 at the Richmond International Raceway, in Henrico County, Virginia. Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing won the race, the 19th of his career and tied him with Sam Hornish Jr. with the record of the most IndyCar Series victories.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid LapsLed Points 19 Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing 300 1:48:02.4703 2 161 52 210 Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing 300 + 0.3109 1 65 41 302 Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 300 + 2.4085 5 0 35 427 Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing 300 + 13.5302 8 74 32 57 Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing 300 + 14.1111 10 0 30 611 Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing 299 + 1 Lap 17 0 28 726 Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing 299 + 1 Lap 16 0 26 82 Raphael Matos (R)Luczo-Dragon Racing 299 + 1 Lap 6 0 24 906 Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing299 + 1 Lap 12 0 22 104 Dan WheldonPanther Racing 299 + 1 Lap 13 0 20 1123 Tomas ScheckterDreyer & Reinbold Racing 299 + 1 Lap 9 0 19 1213 E. J. VisoHVM Racing 299 + 1 Lap 7 0 18 1320 Ed CarpenterVision Racing 299 + 1 Lap 14 0 17 1418 Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing 298 + 2 Laps 15 0 16 1514 Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises 298 + 2 Laps 18 0 15 165 Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology 297 + 3 Laps 19 0 14 173 Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing245Contact3013 1824 Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing135Contact11012 196 Ryan BriscoePenske Racing26Contact4012 2098 Jaques LazierTeam 3G0Contact20012 OFFICIAL IRL REPORT
Cautions FromLapToLapNumberof lapsReason 1 7 7 Jaques Lazier accident turn 2 27 37 11 Ryan Briscoe accident turn 2 138 153 16 Mike Conway accident turn 4 248 260 13 Hélio Castroneves accident turn 2
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dario Franchitti279 2 Scott Dixon278 3 Ryan Briscoe253 4 Hélio Castroneves225 5 Danica Patrick219
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
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