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2009 SunTrust Indy Challenge Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post IndyCar Series race number 8 of 17 Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 300 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (225.000 miles) Time of race: 1:48:02 Average speed: 124.952 mph Pole speed: 167.315 mph Cautions: 4 for 46 laps Margin of victory: .311 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    2009 IndyCar Series results   /   2009 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner C/E/T Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 9   Scott Dixon Target   (Chip Ganassi) D/H/F 300 93750 running 161 52 2 1 10   Dario Franchitti Target   (Chip Ganassi) D/H/F 300 93750 running 65 41 3 5 02   Graham Rahal McDonald's   (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing) D/H/F 300 78750 running 0 35 4 8 27   Hideki Mutoh Formula Dream   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 300 73750 running 74 32 5 10 7   Danica Patrick Boost Mobile / Motorola   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 300 68750 running 0 30 6 17 11   Tony Kanaan 7-Eleven   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 28 7 16 26   Marco Andretti Venom Energy   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 26 8 6 2   Raphael Matos U.S. Marines   (Stephen Luczo / Jay Penske) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 24 9 12 06   Robert Doornbos McDonald's   (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 22 10 13 4   Dan Wheldon National Guard   (Panther Racing) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 20 11 9 23   Tomas Scheckter Mona Vie   (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 19 12 7 13   E.J. Viso PDVSA / HVM Racing   (Keith Wiggins) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 18 13 14 20   Ed Carpenter Menards / Vision Racing   (Tony George) D/H/F 299 58750 running 0 17 14 15 18   Justin Wilson Z-Line Designs   (Dale Coyne) D/H/F 298 58750 running 0 16 15 18 14   Ryan Hunter-Reay ABC Supply Co.   (A.J. Foyt) D/H/F 298 58750 running 0 15 16 19 5   Mario Moraes Azul Tequila / Votorantim   (KV Racing Technology) D/H/F 297 58750 running 0 14 17 3 3   Helio Castroneves Team Penske   (Roger Penske) D/H/F 245 58750 crash 0 13 18 11 24   Mike Conway Charter   (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) D/H/F 135 58750 crash 0 12 19 4 6   Ryan Briscoe Team Penske   (Roger Penske) D/H/F 26 58750 crash 0 12 20 20 98   Jaques Lazier Novicomm LED Lighting Technology   (Curb-Agajanian / 3G Racing) D/H/F 0 58750 crash 0 12 C/E/T = Chassis / Engine / Tire codes   Chassis: D - Dallara   Engine: H - Honda   Tires: F - Firestone

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 7 7   #98 accident turn 2   8 26 19     27 37 11   #6 accident turn 2   38 137 100     138 153 16   #24 accident turn 4   154 247 94     248 259 12   #3 accident turn 2   260 300 41       Percent of race run under caution: 15.3%             Average green flag run: 63.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dario Franchitti 1 30 30   Hideki Mutoh 31 104 74   Dario Franchitti 105 139 35   Scott Dixon 140 300 161 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dario Franchitti 279     2   Scott Dixon 278   -1   3   Ryan Briscoe 253   -26   4   Helio Castroneves 226   -53   5   Danica Patrick 219   -60   6   Dan Wheldon 204   -75   7   Tony Kanaan 190   -89   8   Marco Andretti 185   -94   9   Graham Rahal 180   -99   10   Hideki Mutoh 174   -105   11   Raphael Matos 144   -135   12   Ryan Hunter-Reay 143   -136   12   Ed Carpenter 143   -136   14   Robert Doornbos 141   -138   15   Justin Wilson 135   -144   16   Mario Moraes 122   -157   17   Mike Conway 108   -171   18   E.J. Viso 103   -176   19   Will Power 99   -180   19   Tomas Scheckter 99   -180   21   Alex Tagliani 75   -204