2009 Honda 200
Race details | |
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13th round of the2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | August 9, 2009 |
Official name | Honda 200 |
Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,Le xing ton, Ohio |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.258 mi / 3.634 km |
Distance | 85 laps 191.930 mi / 308.881 km |
Weather | 91 °F (33 °C), partly cloudy |
Pole position | |
Driver | Ryan Briscoe(Penske Racing) |
Time | 1:06.6814 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:08.5600 (on lap 62 of 85) |
Podium | |
First | Scott Dixon(Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe(Penske Racing) |
Third | Dario Franchitti(Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The2009Honda Indy 200presented byWestfield Insurancewas the thirteenth round of the 17-race2009 IndyCar Series season,and was held on August 9, 2009 at the 2.258-mile (3.634 km)Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseinLe xing ton, Ohio.
The race saw the return ofOriol Servià,who replacedRobert Doornbosin the #06Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racingmachine.[1]Doornbos moved to the #33 car run byHVM Racing,with whom he had success in the2007 Champ Car season.[2]Paul TracyreplacedMario Moraesin the #5 car forKV Racing Technology,as Moraes was in Brazil following the death of his father.[3]
Scott Dixonwon his 20th IRL-sanctioned race after dominating the race for the last 49 laps, winning by nearly half a minute from championship rivalsRyan BriscoeandDario Franchitti.Dixon's win gave him the championship lead by three points from Briscoe and also saw him surpassSam Hornish Jr.'s tally of 19 career IRL victories.[4]
Grid
[edit]Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
2 | 9 | ![]() |
02 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 13 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 27 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
7 | 26 | ![]() |
06 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
33 | ![]() |
10 | 98 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
11 | 20 | ![]() |
Race
[edit]Standings after the race
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
460 |
2 | ![]() |
457 |
3 | ![]() |
440 |
4 | ![]() |
359 |
5 | ![]() |
321 |
References
[edit]- ^Elizalde, Pablo (2009-08-06)."Servia lands NHL seat for Mid-Ohio".autosport.Haymarket Publications.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-08-09.Retrieved2009-08-08.
- ^Elizalde, Pablo (2009-08-06)."HVM confirms second car for Doornbos".autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved2009-08-08.
- ^English, Steven (2009-08-07)."Tracy to replace Moraes at Mid-Ohio".autosport.Haymarket Publications.Retrieved2009-08-08.
- ^Lewandowski, Dave (2009-08-09)."King Dixon".indycar.IndyCar Series.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-03-14.Retrieved2009-08-09.