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2009 Bombardier Learjet 550

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United States 2009 Texas
Race details
6th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateJune 6, 2009
Official nameBombardier Learjet 550
LocationTexas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.455 mi / 2.342 km
Distance228 laps
331.740 mi / 533.884 km
Weather89 °F (32 °C), fair
Pole position
DriverDario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:37.6725 (4-lap)
Fastest lap
DriverRyan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
Time24.4870 (on lap 60 of 228)
Podium
FirstHélio Castroneves (Penske Racing)
SecondRyan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
ThirdScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2009 Bombardier Learjet 550 was the sixth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on June 6, 2009 at the 1.455-mile (2.342 km) Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] The race was won by Penske Racing driver Hélio Castroneves, his third victory at Texas.[2][3]

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 228 1:55:16.1670 4 57 50
2 6 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 228 +0.3904 2 160 42
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +2.2461 3 0 35
4 26 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 228 +4.3745 8 0 32
5 10 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 228 +4.7695 1 10 31
6 7 United States Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 228 +5.2980 5 0 28
7 4 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 228 +7.6203 7 0 26
8 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 228 +8.5009 16 0 24
9 20 United States Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 228 +18.7088 10 1 22
10 5 Brazil Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 227 + 1 Lap 6 0 20
11 06 Netherlands Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 227 + 1 Lap 9 0 19
12 2 Brazil Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 226 + 2 Laps 15 0 18
13 43 South Africa Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 226 + 2 Laps 18 0 17
14 34 Canada Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing 225 + 3 Laps 13 0 16
15 18 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 225 + 3 Laps 17 0 15
16 21 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing 225 + 3 Laps 23 0 14
17 67 United States Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 222 + 6 Laps 14 0 13
18 98 United States Jaques Lazier Team 3G 210 + 18 Laps 24 0 12
19 24 United Kingdom Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 185 + 43 Laps 19 0 12
20 14 United States A. J. Foyt IV A. J. Foyt Enterprises 170 Contact 22 0 12
21 27 Japan Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 153 Electrical 11 0 12
22 02 United States Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1 Contact 12 0 12
23 23 Venezuela Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1 Contact 20 0 12
24 13 Venezuela E. J. Viso HVM Racing 1 Contact 21 0 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Australia Ryan Briscoe 199
2 New Zealand Scott Dixon 196
3 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 188
4 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 186
5 United States Danica Patrick 167
Source:[1]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2009 Bombardier Learjet 550". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (June 7, 2009). "Texas trio for Castroneves after 3rd caution". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "IndyCar Texas Trio for Castroneves". Tampa Bay Times. June 7, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2024.


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