The 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the eleventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2009 at the Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Qualifying results All cars are split into two groups; one of eleven and one of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "Top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six runners will progress to the "Firestone Fast Six". The fastest driver in this final session will claim pole, with the rest of the runners lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (Fast Six from 1-6, Top 12 from 7-12 and Round 1 from 13-23) Drivers can use as many laps as they want in the timed sessions. Pos Nat Name Team Group 1 Group 2 Top 12 Fast Six 1 Will Power Penske Racing 1:01.4992 1:01.2063 1:01.0133 2 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 1:01.5795 1:01.0667 1:01.1232 3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 1:01.2372 1:01.2731 1:01.2033 4 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.7204 1:01.3809 1:01.2046 5 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.7521 1:01.5114 1:01.6952 6 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.7534 1:01.4302 1:01.8344 7 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1:01.4862 1:01.5337 8 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 1:01.8379 1:01.5685 9 Paul Tracy KV Racing Technology 1:01.5093 1:01.6768 10 Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.6582 1:01.6844 11 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:01.7366 1:01.9064 12 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 1:02.2305 1:02.1678 13 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 1:02.2723 14 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 1:02.4240 15 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.4009 16 Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:02.4280 17 Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing 1:02.6459 18 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 1:02.5059 19 Richard Antinucci (R) Team 3G 1:02.8364 20 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 1:02.5184 21 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:02.9996 22 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1:02.8369 23 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:03.4342
Grid
RowInsideOutside112 Will Power6 Ryan Briscoe23 Hélio Castroneves9 Scott Dixon302 Graham Rahal10 Dario Franchitti45 Mario Moraes2 Raphael Matos (R)515 Paul Tracy06 Robert Doornbos (R)624 Mike Conway (R)27 Hideki Mutoh711 Tony Kanaan13 E. J. Viso818 Justin Wilson23 Tomas Scheckter934 Alex Tagliani26 Marco Andretti1098 Richard Antinucci (R)7 Danica Patrick1114 Ryan Hunter-Reay4 Dan Wheldon1220 Ed Carpenter
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 112 Will PowerPenske Racing 95 1:42:42.3773 1 90 53 23 Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing 95 + 1.0936* 3 2 40 39 Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing 95 + 1.3213 4 2 35 46 Ryan BriscoePenske Racing 95 + 1.8266 2 1 32 510 Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing 95 + 4.4652 6 0 30 615 Paul TracyKV Racing Technology 95 + 6.3941 9 0 28 702 Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 95 + 26.5700 5 0 26 818 Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing 95 + 26.9169 15 0 24 906 Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 94 + 1 Lap 10 0 22 1026 Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 18 0 20 117 Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 20 0 19 1213 E. J. VisoHVM Racing 94 + 1 Lap 14 0 18 1334 Alex TaglianiConquest Racing 94 + 1 Lap 17 0 17 1427 Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 12 0 16 154 Dan WheldonPanther Racing 94 + 1 Lap 22 0 15 1620 Ed CarpenterVision Racing 93 + 2 Laps 23 0 14 1714 Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises 87 + 8 Laps 21 0 13 182 Raphael Matos (R)Luczo-Dragon Racing 85 + 10 Laps 8 0 12 1923 Tomas ScheckterDreyer & Reinbold Racing 73 Contact 16 0 12 2024 Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 63 + 32 Laps 11 0 12 2111 Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing 34 Pit Fire 13 0 12 2298 Richard Antinucci (R)Team 3G 20 Mechanical 19 0 12 235 Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology 0 Contact 7 0 12 OFFICIAL IRL REPORT * Race finished under caution.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Scott Dixon 380 2 Dario Franchitti 377 3 Ryan Briscoe 366 4 Hélio Castroneves 309 5 Danica Patrick 285
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