The
93rd Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or sometimes known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
(Indy 500) was held on Sunday May 24, 2009, at the
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race....
in
Speedway, IndianaSpeedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....
. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the
Indy Racing LeagueThe Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season.
Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
of
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
won the race from the pole position, becoming the first driver born outside the USA to win the race more than twice. Former winner
Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
came second, with
Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
third and
Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
fourth. There were eight crashes, with
Vitor MeiraVitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
and
Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
both suffering non-permanent injuries.
The 2009 Indianapolis 500 began a three-year Centennial Era celebration which marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race....
. 2011 will mark the 100th anniversary of the
first Indy 500The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile race of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering in the city up to that time, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911...
.
Schedule
| Date(s) |
Day(s) |
Event |
| May 5 |
Tuesday |
IRL The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
IndyCar SeriesThe IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas...
Rookie Orientation |
| May 6–8 |
Wednesday – Friday |
IRL IndyCar Series practice |
| May 9 |
Saturday |
Pole Day Time Trials |
| May 10 |
Sunday |
Second Day Time Trials |
| May 14–15 |
Thursday – Friday |
IRL IndyCar Series practice |
| May 16 |
Saturday |
Third Day Time Trials |
| May 17 |
Sunday |
Bump Day Time Trials |
| May 22 |
Friday
(Carb Day) |
IndyCar Series final practice
Pit Stop Challenge
3 Doors Down3 Doors Down is an American rock band from , formed in 1996. Founded by Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , and Todd Harrell . The band signed to Universal Records after the success of their song "Kryptonite". The band has since sold well over 16 million records worldwide since their debut album, The...
Concert |
| May 24 |
Sunday |
93rd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race |
Entry list
See Team and Driver Chart for more information
The official entry list was released April 20. The initial list includes 77 cars for 40 entries. 32 driver–car combinations have already been announced, as of Monday, May 4. Among the participants include five former winners (
LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
,
CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
,
WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
,
FranchittiGeorge Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
,
DixonScott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
), and six rookies.
Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
, the runner-up of the controversial
2002 raceThe 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 Indy Racing League season....
, will be returning for the first time since that race, and
Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
also returns.
Race and event news
- The pace car was the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. It was the first Camaro pace car since 1993, and the first time the Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car manufactured in six generations by General Motors since 1953. The first Corvette was designed by Harley Earl and named by Myron Scott after the fast ship of the same name. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, it is currently built at a...
was not the pace car since 2003. Actor Josh DuhamelJoshua David "Josh" Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as the chief of security, Danny McCoy, on NBC's Las Vegas...
served as the driver.
- Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
Katie StamKatie R. Stam is a beauty queen from Seymour, Indiana, crowned Miss America 2009.-Biography:Growing up, Stam was a 4-H member and showed dairy cattle at the Jackson County Fair....
sang "America the Beautiful"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The words are written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward. Bates originally wrote the words as a poem, Pikes Peak, first published in the July 4th edition of the church periodical The...
" during the pre-race ceremonies. Jim NaborsJames Thurston "Jim" Nabors is an American actor and singer. Born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, Nabors moved to Southern California due to his asthma. While working at a Santa Monica nightclub, The Horn, he was discovered by Andy Griffith and consequently joined The Andy Griffith Show, playing...
, famous for his role of Gomer PyleGomer Pyle was the simple-minded gas station attendant and later auto mechanic in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, played for 23 episodes by Jim Nabors in 1962-1964...
in the television show of the same name also sang, as has been traditional for many years, the classic "Back Home Again in Indiana" Indiana" is a song composed by Ballard MacDonald and James Hanley, first published in January of 1917. While it is not the official state song of the U.S...
."
- The pre-race fly-by
Flypast is a term used in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and other countries to denote ceremonial or honorific flights by groups of aircraft and, rarely, by a single aircraft. Flypast is a term used in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and other countries to denote ceremonial or...
was conducted by two vintage B-25 MitchellThe North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...
bombersA medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. The term was used primarily prior to and during World War II, when engine power was so scarce that...
to honor Disabled American VeteransThe Disabled American Veterans , founded in 1920, is an organization for American disabled veterans. It currently has about 1.2 million members, all veterans of the armed forces and disabled in the line of duty during a time of war...
In addition, a ten-member firing detail from the Indiana National GuardThe Indiana National Guard is the armed force of the state of Indiana. It consists of the Indiana Army National Guard and the Indiana Air National Guard, and is part of the larger Army National Guard and the Air National Guard...
executed the three-volley salute.
- The Centennial Era Balloon
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology and is a subset of balloon aircraft.On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the...
Festival opened the month of activities on May 1–2–3.
- The 33rd annual OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, which takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the largest half-marathon in the United States, and the eighth-largest running event in America. As of the 32nd running in 2008, it had sold out the entire running field of 35,000 for seven consecutive years...
was held May 2. Drivers Will PowerWill Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series.-Australian racing:...
and Mike ConwayMike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
participated.
- 3 Doors Down
3 Doors Down is an American rock band from , formed in 1996. Founded by Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , and Todd Harrell . The band signed to Universal Records after the success of their song "Kryptonite". The band has since sold well over 16 million records worldwide since their debut album, The...
headlined the annual Carb Day concert.
- NASCAR team Richard Petty Motorsports collaborated with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
in fielding an entry for veteran John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
.
- The drivers of the starting field participated in the annual New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
publicity tour at Herald SquareHerald Square is formed by the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 34th Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was named for the New York Herald, a newspaper originally headquartered there. The Square also gives its name to the surrounding area...
on May 18.
Tuesday May 5 – Rookie Orientation
- Weather: Partly cloudy,
- Practice summary: Nine drivers took to the track for the first day of rookie orientation. Six rookies participated and three veterans took refresher tests. Robert Doornbos
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
, Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
, Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
, and Mike ConwayMike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
completed all four phases of the rookie test. Nelson PhilippeNelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
completed three phases, while Stanton BarrettStanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels...
finished two. No incidents were reported.
| May 5, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Best
Speed |
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| 1 |
15 |
Canada Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
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KV Racing |
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| 2 |
16 |
USA Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
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Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
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| 3 |
06 |
Netherlands Robert DoornbosRobert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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2 |
Brazil Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
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Luczo Dragon Racing |
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34 |
Canada Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
(R) |
Conquest Racing |
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Wednesday May 6 – Rookie Orientation & IndyCar Series practice
- Weather: Rain,
- Practice summary: The second session of rookie orientation began at 9 a.m. Three cars took to the track for 45 minutes before rain interrupted the session. Nelson Philippe
Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
completed the final phase of his rookie test. All veteran practice was washed out for the day.
| May 6, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Best
Speed |
|---|
| 1 |
00 |
FRA Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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HVM Racing |
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| 2 |
99 |
GBR Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time cars in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and a part-time effort in the IndyCar Series...
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| 3 |
98 |
USA Stanton BarrettStanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels...
(R) |
Team 3G |
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Thursday May 7 – IndyCar Series practice
- Weather: , foggy in the morning
- Practice summary: Practice opened early to make up for lost time on Wednesday. Veterans took to the track for the first time just before 11 a.m. At 2:19 p.m., Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
spun exiting turn two and hit the outside wall down the backstretch. He was not injured. A busy day of practice saw 2,199 practice laps completed.
| May 7, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Best
Speed |
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| 1 |
26 |
USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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3 |
Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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Team Penske |
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6 |
Australia Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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Team Penske |
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9 |
New Zealand Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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10 |
UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Friday May 8 – IndyCar Series Fast Friday practice
- Weather: , cloudy, light rain in the afternoon
- Practice summary: The final full day of practice was held before pole qualifying. Two significant crashes occurred. At 12:30 p.m., rookie Robert Doornbos
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
went high and crashed into the wall in turn two. The car continued to slide down the backstretch. About two hours later, Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
lost the back end in the southchute, and crashed hard in turn two. Both drivers climbed from their cars. Largely aided by a tow, both Penske cars broke the 225 mph barrier. Midway through the afternoon, a light shower delayed practice for one hour.
| May 8, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Best
Speed |
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6 |
Australia Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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Team Penske |
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3 |
Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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Team Penske |
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10 |
UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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New Zealand Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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7 |
USA Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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Saturday May 9 – Pole day
- Weather: , sunny and windy
- Television: Versus
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television network in the United States. It is owned by Comcast.It was previously known as OLN until a name change on September 25, 2006. Formerly, OLN stood for Outdoor Life Network, and the name was licensed from Outdoor Life magazine...
(Bob JenkinsBob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at ABC and ESPN calling NASCAR and IndyCar telecasts. He is currently the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series on Versus.-ESPN and ABC:...
, Robbie BuhlRobbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....
, Jon BeekhuisJon Beekhuis is a former race car driver from Zurich, Switzerland. The 1988 Indy Lights champion, he drove in 9 CART races in 1990 and a handful more in 1989, 1991, and 1992. His best finish was an 8th at Michigan International Speedway...
, Jack AruteJack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut.-Biography:Arute began his work with...
, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
- Rating
Nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
: 0.35 (385,000 households)
- Practice summary
- Windy conditions kept many speeds down during the morning practice session. Robert Doornbos
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
crashed for the second day in a row in turn two, this time in his backup car. Penske teammates Ryan BriscoeRyan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
(225.182 mph) and Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
(224.525 mph) again led the speed chart. Later in the afternoon, Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
hit a gust of wind and backed the car into the wall in turn two. He would not go on to make a qualifying attempt.
- The first wave of qualifiers began at 12 noon. Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
was the first car to complete an attempt. Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
was second out, and put himself on the provisional pole at 222.789 mph. It did not last long, as Penske driver Ryan BriscoeRyan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
up the speed to 224.131 mph. Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
rounded out the first wave of time trials, filling the field to eleven cars, and tentatively putting himself second on the grid.
- About an hour later, Dario Franchitti
George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
squeezed himself into the front row as second-fastest. Later, his GanassiChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
teammate Scott DixonScott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
also completed a run, but did not threaten the top three. Meanwhile, Wilson'sJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
run was disallowed due to an improper ballast location, and Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
was disqualified for being underweight.
- At 3:45 p.m., Danica Patrick
Danica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
was the first to withdraw an earlier speed and go out for a second attempt. She improved her speed by nearly a mile per hour. Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
then withdrew and took to the track. His 224.864 mph run took over the pole position. Several drivers took their shot, but no one was able to bump Castroneves from the pole position. Sitting on the bubble, Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
endured seven instances where his car was re-instated to the field (due to cars withdrawing). However, he ultimately was bumped. With five minutes left in the day, Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
made his first attempt. He surprisingly bumped his way into the field, and held on to make the top 11.
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BRA Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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AUS Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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USA Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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NZL Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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BRA Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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BRA Mario MoraesMario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
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USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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AUS Will PowerWill Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series.-Australian racing:...
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Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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USA Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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UK Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
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Sam Schmidt Motorsports Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time cars in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and a part-time effort in the IndyCar Series...
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Sunday May 10 – Second day
- Weather: , partly cloudy
- Practice summary
- On only his second lap of the day, rookie Mike Conway
Mike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
spun and crashed hard in turn one, badly damaging the car. Conway was transferred to Methodist HospitalMethodist Hospital of Indianapolis is the largest hospital in the State of Indiana and is a part of Clarian Health.Methodist is one of only two regional Level I Trauma Centers in Indiana, has 802-staffed beds and is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the area...
with bruised lungs. Twenty minutes later, Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
also wrecked in turn one, but was not injured.
- During afternoon practice, John Andretti
John Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
added to the D & R Team'sDreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
woes, with a wreck in turn one. Sitting on the bubble, Andretti was practicing in expectations to re-qualify. The back end broke loose, and he slid into the wall. Graham RahalGraham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
was following close behind the crash. He went high to avoid debris, but Andretti's car slid right back into his path. Rahal took evasive action, and spun the car inside to avoid contact. He suffered four flat tires, but kept the car off the wall.
- For the second day of time trials, positions 12–22 were open for qualifying. Sarah Fisher
Sarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
started out the day at noon. She slipped in turn one, and completed a disappointing run of 219.911 mph. After one hour, nine additional cars completed runs, including Vitor MeiraVitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
, Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
, and Justin WilsonJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
. FisherSarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
withdrew her previous time, and on her second attempt, improved her speed to over 222 mph.
- After some downtime, Dan Wheldon
Daniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
, who had wrecked in practice a day earlier, put his car solidly in the field at 222.777 mph. He was followed by surprising runs by Ed Carpenter, and Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
. At 223.492 mph, Matos was the seventh-fastest car overall in the field, the fastest car of the day, and the first rookie to qualify.
- Late in the afternoon, several drivers began jockeying for the final few spots open for the day. Scott Sharp
Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
completed a slow run, but eventually withdrew the time. About an hour later, Sharp went back out to try again, this time bumping John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
. Andretti had just wrecked his car in practice, and was not going to return to the track for the day. Sharp's speed of 221.333 mph, however, put him on the bubble. He was scheduled to race in the ALMSThe American Le Mans Series is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of four classes: LMP1 and LMP2 for Le Mans Prototypes, and GT1 and...
Utah Grand PrixMiller Motorsports Park is an auto, motorcycle and kart racing facility located in Tooele, Utah.- The Track :The Full course is a 23-turn , road circuit run counter-clockwise. The front stretch can see vehicles reaching speeds of...
the following weekend, and hoped to qualify at Indy before departing for Utah.
- With 25 minutes left in the day, A. J. Foyt IV
Anthony Joseph Foyt IV is an American race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series. He is the grandson of A. J. Foyt.He began his career racing karts. He moved up through the open wheel racing...
bumped out SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
, and put himself safely in the field. The move left E. J. Viso on the bubble at 221.745 mph. Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
and Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
both attempted to bump Viso, but both were too slow and waved off. With about one minute remaining until the 6 o'clock gun, Viso, Davey HamiltonDavey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
and Sarah FisherSarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
all pulled out of the qualifying line (Hamilton and Fisher were at that point, safely in the field). That allowed Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
to hurry onto the track just seconds before the gun. Sharp completed a run of 222.162 mph, and bumped out Viso.
| May 10, 2009 – Second Day Qualifying Results |
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Brazil Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
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Canada Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
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BRA Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt. Foyt Enterprises won IRL titles in 1996 with Scott Sharp and 1998 with Kenny Bräck. In 2006 the team hoped to resurrect itself with...
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UK Justin WilsonJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
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Dale Coyne RacingDale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields a car for Justin Wilson.-The team:...
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Japan Hideki Mutohis a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.- History :He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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GBR Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
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USA A. J. Foyt IVAnthony Joseph Foyt IV is an American race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series. He is the grandson of A. J. Foyt.He began his career racing karts. He moved up through the open wheel racing...
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and formerly NASCAR. It is owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt. Foyt Enterprises won IRL titles in 1996 with Scott Sharp and 1998 with Kenny Bräck. In 2006 the team hoped to resurrect itself with...
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USA Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
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USA Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
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Sarah Fisher RacingSarah Fisher Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, founded in January 2008.-IndyCar Series:SFR was originally founded in late 1999 as a platform to handle Sarah Fisher's endorsements and business ventures. Fisher announced on February 27, 2008, that she would begin...
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USA Davey HamiltonDavey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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Thursday May 14 – IndyCar Series practice
- Weather: Cloudy,
- Practice summary: Practice resumed after three off-days, and track activity was busy. Oriol Servià
Oriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
was named to the Rahal LettermanRahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races part-time in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
entry, and took his first laps of the month. At 221.353 mph, Servia was the fastest among non-qualified cars. Veteran Buddy LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
took his first laps of the month as well. No incidents were reported.
| May 14, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
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BRA Mario MoraesMario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
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Australia Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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New Zealand Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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Brazil Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Friday May 15 – IndyCar Series practice
- Weather: Partly cloudy,
- Practice summary: The final full day of practice saw heavy activity amongst qualified and non-qualified entries. Early in the afternoon, Tomas Scheckter
Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
took his first laps of the month. In addition, Mike ConwayMike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
returned after his crash earlier in the week. The teams spent most of the day running in race trim. The cars took turns running in drafting packs. Of the non-qualified entries, Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
was fastest, with Oriol ServiàOriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
next. No incidents on the track were reported. However, practice had to be halted at 5:33 p.m. when a number of the brickA brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using mortar.-History:The oldest shaped bricks found date back to 7,500 B.C. They have been found in Çayönü, in the upper Tigris region, and in south east Anatolia close to Diyarbakir. Other more recent findings,...
s from the famous start/finish line came loose in the mortar, and one chunk flew out.
| May 15, 2009 – Top Practice Speeds |
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New Zealand Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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BRA Mario MoraesMario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
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USA Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
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Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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Australia Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Saturday May 16 – Third day
- Weather: TBA
- Television: Versus
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television network in the United States. It is owned by Comcast.It was previously known as OLN until a name change on September 25, 2006. Formerly, OLN stood for Outdoor Life Network, and the name was licensed from Outdoor Life magazine...
(Bob JenkinsBob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at ABC and ESPN calling NASCAR and IndyCar telecasts. He is currently the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series on Versus.-ESPN and ABC:...
, Robbie BuhlRobbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....
, Jon BeekhuisJon Beekhuis is a former race car driver from Zurich, Switzerland. The 1988 Indy Lights champion, he drove in 9 CART races in 1990 and a handful more in 1989, 1991, and 1992. His best finish was an 8th at Michigan International Speedway...
, Jack AruteJack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut.-Biography:Arute began his work with...
, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
- Practice summary
- Overnight rains delayed the start of practice until 11:15 a.m. Townsend Bell
Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
led the speed chart at 223.580 mph. After practice, rain fell again, closing the track for three hours.
- Track crews dried the track, and Third Day Time Trials began at 3:30 p.m. Ten qualifying attempts were made, and eight were run to completion. Robert Doornbos
Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
recovered from his crashes the previous week, and put in the fastest qualifying speed of the day (221.692 mph). Also qualifying early on with solid runs were Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
, Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
, and Oriol ServiàOriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
. After a fast first lap, Buddy LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
's first four-lap qualifying attempt sunk to a slow 216.487 mph.
- After an hour of down time, John Andretti
John Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
was the next car to attempt. His speed of 219.442 was slower than his speed last weekend, but it tentatively put him in the field. Meanwhile, Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
and Mike ConwayMike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
safely qualified. The day wrapped up with a full field of 33 cars. Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
bumped out Buddy LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
, then Stanton BarrettStanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels...
fell 0.0262 seconds shy of bumping his way into the field.
| May 16, 2009 – Third Day Qualifying Results |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Qual.
Speed |
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06 |
Netherlands Robert DoornbosRobert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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8 |
USA Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
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KV Racing Technology |
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17 |
Spain Oriol ServiàOriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
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Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races part-time in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
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34 |
Canada Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
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Conquest Racing |
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| 27 |
19 |
South Africa Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
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Dale Coyne RacingDale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields a car for Justin Wilson.-The team:...
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24 |
UK Mike Conway Mike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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| 29 |
13 |
Venezuela E. J. Viso |
HVM Racing |
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| 30 |
21 |
USA Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
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Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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| 31 |
43 |
USA John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
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Richard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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23 |
Venezuela Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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00 |
France Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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HVM Racing |
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Sunday May 17 – Bump day
- Weather: Sunny,
- Television: Versus
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television network in the United States. It is owned by Comcast.It was previously known as OLN until a name change on September 25, 2006. Formerly, OLN stood for Outdoor Life Network, and the name was licensed from Outdoor Life magazine...
(Bob JenkinsBob Jenkins is an American television and radio sports announcer best known for his work at ABC and ESPN calling NASCAR and IndyCar telecasts. He is currently the lead commentator for the IndyCar Series on Versus.-ESPN and ABC:...
, Robbie BuhlRobbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....
, Jon BeekhuisJon Beekhuis is a former race car driver from Zurich, Switzerland. The 1988 Indy Lights champion, he drove in 9 CART races in 1990 and a handful more in 1989, 1991, and 1992. His best finish was an 8th at Michigan International Speedway...
, Jack AruteJack Arute, Jr. is an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN, auto racing pit reporter for Versus, and radio host for Sirius Satellite Radio's NFL Radio as well as being president of the Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut.-Biography:Arute began his work with...
, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston)
- Practice summary
- Favorable weather conditions during practice indicated that the track was faster than the previous afternoon. Milka Duno
Milka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
raised eyebrows after turning a lap of 221.568 mph, more than 3 mph faster than her standing qualifying speed. Veteran Bruno JunqueiraBruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career:...
took his first laps of the month, after landing a ride with Conquest Racing.
- Saturday's two slowest qualifiers, Nelson Philippe
Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
and Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
withdrew their times and re-entered the field at much higher speeds. Bruno JunqueiraBruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career:...
, in his first attempt, bumped John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
from the field with ease. In the late afternoon several third day qualifiers followed Philippe and Duno's lead and requalified at faster speeds. Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
withdrew his speed, and greatly improved. Andretti's first two attempts to re-enter the field were unsuccessful, as the team was struggling to trim the car out. With 20 minutes remaining, Andretti's second attempt was just shy of bumping in, and would have been fast enough to bump Tomas Scheckter had Scheckter not withdrawn and re-qualified. He was followed by Buddy LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
and Stanton BarrettStanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels...
, and both waved off their slow attempts. Neither had managed to gain speed during the afternoon practice, and neither broke 219 mph.
- At 5:52 p.m., John Andretti pulled away for his third and final allotted attempt. He miraculously found the necessary speed, and to the delight of the crowd, Andretti bumped Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
with a 221.316 mph average. Hunter-Reay got the final attempt to enter the field, and bumped Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
from the field by a scant 0.0324 seconds. The 6 o'clock gun, signaling the end of qualifying, fired during Hunter-Reay's run, leaving Tagliani and Lazier waiting in line.
| May 17, 2009 – Bump Day Qualifying Results |
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Qual.
Speed |
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| 26 |
19 |
South Africa Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
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Dale Coyne RacingDale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields a car for Justin Wilson.-The team:...
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| 27 |
24 |
UK Mike Conway Mike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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| 28 |
43 |
USA John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
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Richard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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| 29 |
13 |
Venezuela E. J. Viso |
HVM Racing |
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| 30 |
36 |
Brazil Bruno JunqueiraBruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career:...
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Conquest Racing |
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| 31 |
23 |
Venezuela Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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| 32 |
00 |
France Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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HVM Racing |
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| 33 |
21 |
USA Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
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Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Shortly before midnight on May 17, Conquest Racing announced that Alex Tagliani, who had failed to qualify, would replace Bruno Junqueira in the No. 36 car. Because of the replacement, the car was moved to the last spot in the starting grid.
Pit Stop Contest
Team Penske won the 32nd annual
pit stopIn motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above....
contest, their record tenth overall victory in the event. The teams of
Helio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
and
Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
met in the finals with Castroneves and his chief mechanic Rick Rinaman winning the $40,000 first prize after an 7.962-second pit stop.
Qualification round
| Rank | Car
No. | Driver | Team | Time
(seconds) |
|---|
| 1 |
3 |
BRA Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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8.122 |
| 2 |
26 |
USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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9.038 |
| 3 |
9 |
NZL Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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9.085 |
| 4 |
10 |
UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
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Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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9.105 |
| 5 |
7 |
USA Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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9.246 |
| 6 |
21 |
USA Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
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Vision Racing Vision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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9.37 |
| 7 |
11 |
BRA Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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10.055 |
| 8 |
2 |
Brazil Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
(R) |
Luczo Dragon Racing |
11.291 |
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6 |
AUS Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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Penske Racing Penske Championship Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...
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Exempt |
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02 |
USA Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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Exempt |
Note: Positions 5-8 are eliminated from the competition.
Ryan BriscoeRyan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
and
Graham RahalGraham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
were randonly selected to bypass the qualifying round and advance directly to the quarterfinals.
Elimination bracket
Starting grid
| Row |
Inside |
Middle |
Outside |
| 1 |
3 |
BRA Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
(W) |
6 |
AUS Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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10 |
UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
(W) |
| 2 |
02 |
USA Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
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9 |
NZL Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
(W) |
11 |
BRA Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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| 3 |
5 |
BRA Mario MoraesMario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
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26 |
USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
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12 |
AUS Will PowerWill Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series.-Australian racing:...
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| 4 |
7 |
USA Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
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99 |
UK Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
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2 |
Brazil Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
(R) |
| 5 |
15 |
Canada Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
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14 |
BRA Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
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18 |
UK Justin WilsonJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
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| 6 |
27 |
Japan Hideki Mutohis a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.- History :He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall...
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20 |
USA Ed Carpenter |
4 |
GBR Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
(W) |
| 7 |
41 |
USA A. J. Foyt IVAnthony Joseph Foyt IV is an American race car driver. He has competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the Busch Series. He is the grandson of A. J. Foyt.He began his career racing karts. He moved up through the open wheel racing...
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16 |
USA Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
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67 |
USA Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
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| 8 |
44 |
USA Davey HamiltonDavey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
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06 |
Netherlands Robert DoornbosRobert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
(R) |
8 |
USA Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
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| 9 |
17 |
Spain Oriol ServiàOriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
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19 |
South Africa Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
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24 |
UK Mike Conway Mike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
(R) |
| 10 |
43 |
USA John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
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13 |
Venezuela E. J. Viso |
23 |
Venezuela Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
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| 11 |
00 |
France Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
(R) |
21 |
USA Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
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36 |
Canada Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
(R)1 |
- Alex Tagliani
Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
failed to qualify the #34 Conquest Racing entry, but replaced Bruno JunqueiraBruno Junqueira is a Brazilian racecar driver, currently competing in the IRL IndyCar Series. He is a former Formula 3000 champion and three-time runner-up in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career:...
in the team's #36 entry. Tagliani started from the 33rd position as a result of the driver change.
- (W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner
- (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie
Failed to qualify
Buddy LazierRobert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times...
(W) – Bumped on Day 3; too slow on Day 4
Stanton BarrettStanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #31 Rick Ware Racing Nationwide Series Chevrolet Impala SS and with primary sponsors INTERUSH.net, 4Caring.org, and GrandStay Residential Suites and Hotels...
(R) – Too slow on Day 3; too slow on Day 4
Alex TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
(R) – Bumped on Day 4; replaced Junqueira in field
Race
The green flag was waved off on the first attempt after Hélio Castroneves hit the accelerator in the middle of turn four and the field did not maintain its traditional three-row lineup. The second attempt, although similar in formation, was given the green flag.
During the first lap entering the first short chute, Mario Moraes squeezed Marco Andretti into the wall, crashing both drivers out. Both drivers were out, but Andretti returned briefly later in the race. Moraes held the view that Andretti ran into him, and both drivers expressed their frustration to the TV crews. Andretti said that Moraes is "clueless," while Moraes believed that Andretti checked down on him.
Ryan Hunter-Reay also had a crash on lap 20 which saw his car slide into the pit lane. This capped a brutal month of May for the Vision Racing driver, in which his car never seemed to get up to speed, and he barely even made the 500 field.
Graham Rahal and Davey Hamilton had similar crashes on laps 56 and 83 respectively. Both slowed their cars between turns 3 and 4, drifted up the track, and hit the wall on the front straightaway. Rahal had a similar crash in the 2008 race.
On lap 98, while running third Tony Kanaan suffered a driveshaft failure while at speed in the back stretch, pitching his car into the wall. Kanaan's steering was largely incapacitated and the Brazilian bounced off the backstretch wall and then hit the turn 3 wall. In television interviews, Kanaan appeared visibly shaken. The next day, Tony stated the hit was recorded at 175 G's.
During the first half of the 200-lap event, Scott Dixon, Castroneves and Dario Franchitti swapped the lead with the Dixon–Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi team leading much of the laps. Dixon led laps 91 through 141, with Franchitti close behind to protect him.
Drivers
Robert DoornbosRobert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
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Nelson PhilippeNelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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Justin WilsonJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
, all former Champ Car World Series race winners, had incidents in the middle-to-late stages of the race that ended their respective days. Under the caution for the Philippe incident, Franchitti's fueler got stuck in his car, causing him to lose track position. With nobody to block for him, Dixon was powerless on the restart to stop Castroneves from passing him. The Penske Dallara-Honda cleared Dixon before the cars even entered turn 1. It turned out to be the winning pass.
The scariest incident of the day occurred on lap 173, when Vitor Meira and Raphael Matos collided in turn 1. Both had heavy contact with the wall. Meira was taken to Methodist hospital after the incident. Meira broke two vertebrae in his back and spent the next two days in the hospital being fitted for a back brace. Matos suffered a bruised right knee in the crash. Meira's car also flipped on its side and slid along the wall for hundreds of feet before falling back to all four wheels on the track.
Ryan BriscoeRyan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
had fallen back to the middle of the pack with a bad set of tires, but short-fueled in a late round of pit stops to claim second place, behind teammate Castroneves. Eventually Briscoe attempted to take the lead, with the intention of pulling Castroneves along, in order to help the Brazilian save fuel by using the draft. However, he had to pit during the Meira–Matos caution and was never a factor to win.
In the final 15 laps, Castroneves maintained a gap over Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and
Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
. Castroneves and Wheldon kept similar lap speeds of 218 mph through the last 15 laps, but with a gap of roughly eight car lengths and Patrick on his tail, Wheldon could not catch the pole-sitter.
Castroneves won the event as his sister, Kati, and mother celebrated. The driver and his crew engaged in his traditional victory celebration, climbing the frontstretch catchfence, to the delight of the crowd. It was his third career Indianapolis 500 victory, with the others coming in
2001The 85th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 2001. Race rookie Hélio Castroneves led the final 52 laps and won his first Indy 500.-Changes for 2001:...
and
2002The 86th Indianapolis race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 Indy Racing League season....
. He is the sixth driver to win three 500s and the first foreign-born driver to do so.
Media coverage
ABCESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports coverage has been delegated to ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
televised the race live, and time trials and Carb Day aired live on
VersusVersus is a sports-oriented cable television network in the United States. It is owned by Comcast.It was previously known as OLN until a name change on September 25, 2006. Formerly, OLN stood for Outdoor Life Network, and the name was licensed from Outdoor Life magazine...
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Sky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
in the UK aired the race live. Five's planned 55-minute highlight show was affected by an overtime period during the channel's live coverage of Game 4 of the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Rather than run the programme from the start, the channel cut into it with 15 minutes left, with no link or explanation. The entire programme was due to have been shown again (as originally scheduled, not as a gesture of apology) in the early hours of Monday June 1, at 1:25 am, but due to the
2009 Stanley Cup FinalsThe 2009 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series that determined the National Hockey League champion for the 2008–09 season. As a culmination of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion Detroit Red...
, the programme was rescheduled to the early hours of Wednesday June 3, at 1:50am.
ABC SportsESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports coverage has been delegated to ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
signed a four-year extension to continue covering the Indianapolis 500 through 2012. The 2009 race marked the 45th consecutive year on
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
. Brent Musberger hosted the coverage, and returning to the booth were
Marty ReidMarty Reid is an American television sportscaster who currently works for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on ABC. Reid is currently the lead TV announcer for ESPN on ABC's coverage of the IndyCar Series, the Indianapolis 500 and for select NASCAR Nationwide Series events. Until the end of 2006, he was the...
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Scott GoodyearScott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994...
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Eddie CheeverEdward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports cars, CART and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 World Championship Formula One races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different...
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Former
Voice of the 500 Paul PagePaul Page is an American motorsports broadcaster who was the lead announcer for ABC Sports' coverage of CART and the IRL from 1988 to 2004. He currently is the lead announcer for NHRA and, formerly, for NASCAR.-Early life and career:...
returned to the
IMS Radio NetworkThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network , is an in-house radio syndication arrangement which broadcasts the Indianapolis 500, IRL, and Brickyard 400 to radio stations covering most of North America....
broadcast team for the first time since 1987.
Race results
| 93rd Indianapolis 500 – Race Results |
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Brazil Hélio CastronevesHélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 14 wins and 28 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing...
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UK Dan WheldonDaniel Clive Wheldon is a English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St...
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National Guard Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
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USA Danica PatrickDanica Sue Patrick is an American auto racing driver, currently competing in the IndyCar Series, as well as a model and advertising spokeswoman. She was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season...
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Boost MobileBoost Mobile is a division of Sprint Nextel. It was originally launched in Australia in 2000 and in New Zealand in 2001.-History:Boost Mobile was founded in Australia and New Zealand in 2000 by Peter Adderton...
/MotorolaMotorola, Inc. is an American, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, and also designs and sells wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal...
(Andretti Green RacingAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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USA Townsend BellTownsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's...
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HerbalifeHerbalife International , is a global nutrition, weight-loss and skin-care company. The company was founded in 1980 and it employs around 3500 people worldwide...
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AUS Will PowerWill Power is an Australian motorsport driver, who currently competes in the IndyCar Series.-Australian racing:...
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Verizon WirelessCellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on a total of 87.7 million U.S. subscribers. Verizon Wireless has the largest revenue of all United States wireless companies reporting $58.6 billion...
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NZL Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM is a New Zealand motor racer who became the most successful all-time driver in the Indy Racing League championship in the United States when he won the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio in August 2009. This took his total to 20 wins...
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TargetTarget Corporation, usually known simply as Target, is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the company opened its first Target store in nearby Roseville...
Chip Ganassi RacingChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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73 |
30 |
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10 |
UK Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500...
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TargetTarget Corporation, usually known simply as Target, is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the company opened its first Target store in nearby Roseville...
Chip Ganassi RacingChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
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3 |
50 |
26 |
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20 |
USA Ed Carpenter |
MenardsMenards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States.A privately held franchise headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the company has 252 stores in 12 states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and...
/Vision RacingVision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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15 |
CAN Paul TracyPaul Tracy is a professional automobile racer who competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1991 to 2007. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill"....
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GEICO The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2007 provided coverage for more than 10 million motor vehicles owned by more than 9 million policy holders...
/KV Racing Technology |
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27 |
JPN Hideki Mutohis a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo currently racing in the IndyCar Series for Andretti Green Racing.- History :He began karting at age 12 in 1996 and quickly moved through the ranks, becoming a part of Honda's Formula Dream Project. He moved to Europe in 1998 to compete in Formula Vauxhall...
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Formula Dream (Andretti Green Racing Andretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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16 |
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20 |
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36 |
CAN Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani is a Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will drive the #77 car for FAZZT Race Team in the IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.-Champ car career:...
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(All Sport All Sport is a sports drink similar to Gatorade and Powerade. It was created by PepsiCo, as their response to The Coca-Cola Company's Powerade and Stokely-Van Camp's Gatorade, now owned by PepsiCo. All Sport originally was carbonated, but many athletes and consumers objected to this, as it was not...
) Conquest Racing |
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33 |
0 |
19 |
| 12 |
19 |
South Africa Tomas ScheckterTomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter.-Early years:...
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Mona Vie (Dale Coyne RacingDale Coyne Racing is a motorsports team in the IndyCar Series owned by former driver Dale Coyne. It was founded in 1986. The team currently fields a car for Justin Wilson.-The team:...
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26 |
0 |
18 |
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99 |
GBR Alex LloydAlex Stewart Lloyd is a Manx motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
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HER CGR Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. It is owned by businessmen Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates...
/SSMSam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt that currently fields several full-time cars in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and a part-time effort in the IndyCar Series...
Racing |
200 |
11 |
0 |
17 |
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16 |
USA Scott SharpScott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....
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Tequila PatrónPatrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave, Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos...
Panther RacingPanther Racing is an American open wheel auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
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AUS Ryan Briscoe Ryan Briscoe is an Australian auto racing driver who has raced open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.- Early career :...
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USA A.J. Foyt IV |
ABC SupplyABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....
/Foyt-Greer Racing |
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19 |
0 |
14 |
| 17 |
67 |
USA Sarah Fisher Sarah Marie Fisher is an American professional race car driver competing in the IndyCar Series. Born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Commercial Point, Ohio, Fisher first appeared on the national scene when she was profiled on NBC's Today Show at age 15 while still in high school...
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Dollar GeneralDollar General is a chain of variety stores operating in 35 U.S. states. The chain operates 8,462 stores , and its headquarters is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville...
/Sarah Fisher RacingSarah Fisher Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, founded in January 2008.-IndyCar Series:SFR was originally founded in late 1999 as a platform to handle Sarah Fisher's endorsements and business ventures. Fisher announced on February 27, 2008, that she would begin...
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21 |
0 |
13 |
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24 |
GBR Mike Conway Mike Conway, born 19 August 1983 in Bromley, Kent, England, is a British racing driver. He lives in Sevenoaks, Kent and is active in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Karting to F3:...
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(PurexPUREX is the de facto standard aqueous nuclear reprocessing method for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from used nuclear fuel. It is based on liquid-liquid extraction ion-exchange...
) Dreyer & Reinbold RacingDreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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USA John AndrettiJohn Andretti , is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports out of Statesville NC. He has won in CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, endurance racing and NASCAR stock car racing...
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Window World (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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VEN Milka DunoMilka Duno is a Venezuelan race car driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona....
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CITGO Citgo Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner and marketer of gasoline, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other petroleum products....
/Dreyer & Reinbold RacingDreyer & Reinbold Racing is an American motor racing team in the open wheel Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, with one series win by co-owner Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold....
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0 |
12 |
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14 |
Brazil Vitor Meira Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
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ABC Supply Co.ABC Supply Company Incorporated is a roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial....
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12 |
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2 |
Brazil Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
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US Air Force Luczo DragonLuczo Dragon Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series owned by Stephen J. Luczo and Jay Penske. They made their debut at the 2007 Indianapolis 500 with driver Ryan Briscoe. The car was prepared by Penske Racing which is owned by Jay's father Roger. In addition, Briscoe was a...
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173 (Contact) |
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12 |
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18 |
GBR Justin WilsonJustin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
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160 (Contact) |
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12 |
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13 |
VEN E. J. Viso |
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12 |
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FRA Nelson Philippe Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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130 (Contact) |
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Spain Oriol ServiàOriol Servià i Imbers is a race car driver in the IndyCar Series, originally from Catalonia, Spain. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.-Early career:...
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The Rahal Letterman Rahal Letterman Racing is an auto racing team that currently races part-time in the IndyCar Series. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host and comedian David Letterman and is based in Hilliard, Ohio....
DAFCADAFCA, Inc. is an EDA software company focused on post-silicon validation, debug, and in-system bring-up of integrated circuits. DAFCA's tools allow design teams to incorporate patented and compact reconfigurable instrumentation IP into their devices, pre-silicon, in order to observe, discover, and...
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BRA Tony KanaanAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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Team 7-Eleven7-Eleven is an international chain of convenience stores and the largest chain store with more than 32,000 outlets operating around the world, surpassing the previous record-holder McDonald’s Corporation by approximately 1,000 retail stores...
(Andretti Green RacingAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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NED Robert DoornbosRobert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...
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(Hole in the Wall Camps The Hole in the Wall Camps, also known as The Association of Hole In The Wall Camps, is a worldwide affiliation of over a dozen recreational facilities for seriously ill children....
) Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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USA Davey HamiltonDavey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
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USA Marco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
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Team Venom EnergyVenom Energy is an energy drink brand produced and distributed by Dr Pepper Snapple Group of Plano, Texas. It is the only energy drink to use a thick aluminum bottle...
(Andretti Green RacingAndretti Green Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series, American LeMans Series, and A1 Grand Prix.-CART:Founded in 1993 by Barry Green and Gerry Forsythe as Forsythe Green Racing, they fielded two Atlantic cars for Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve...
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USA Graham Rahal Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
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(Newman/Haas/Lanigan RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. The team operations are based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Newman/Haas Racing was formed when actor Paul Newman and long-time racer Carl Haas, competitors in the Can-Am championship, each began looking to Champ Car...
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USA Ryan Hunter-ReayRyan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
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/William RastWilliam Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans....
/Vision RacingVision Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League founded in 2005 when Tony George purchased the assets of the defunct Kelley Racing and hired his stepson Ed Carpenter to be the driver. The team currently races in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series.- 2005 :In its first...
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BRA Mario MoraesMario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
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Azul Tequila–Votorantim Votorantim Group is one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America, operating in various sectors such as finance, energy, siderurgy, steel, pulp and paper among others...
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| All cars utilized Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...
chassis, Hondais a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
engines, and FirestoneThe Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company was a pioneer in the mass...
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| OFFICIAL REPORT |
Crashes summary
Ten drivers crashed in the race:
- Mario Moraes
Mario Ermirio de Moraes Filho is a Brazilian professional race car driver. Moraes started his career in minor youth motorsports. In 2003 Moraes competed in American Formula Renault with and won races against some pretty steep competition such as Marco Andretti...
– lap 1
- Marco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
– lap 1, re-entered race at leaders' lap 61
- Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Hunter-Reay is an American auto racing driver, best known for spending three years in the Champ Car World Series. He drove for three different teams and won two races, but did not compete in the series in 2006...
– lap 20
- Graham Rahal
Graham Rahal is an American race car driver. He currently drives in the Indy Racing League Indy Car Series. He is the son of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal.-Early years:...
– lap 56
- Davey Hamilton
Davey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...
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- Tony Kanaan
Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driver of Lebanese heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara...
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- Nelson Philippe
Nelson Philippe is a French race car driver.-Career:Philippe raced go-karts from 1998-2002. In 2003, he raced in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, finishing the season with one podium, and four top five finishes....
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- Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the IndyCar Series. He competed in the Champ Car series from 2004–07, scoring 4 wins...
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- Vitor Meira
Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He is best known for twice finishing second in the Indianapolis 500....
, Raphael MatosRaphael Matos is a Brazilian race car driver from Belo Horizonte who currently resides in Miami. He currently drives in the IndyCar Series for Luczo-Dragon Racing...
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See also
- List of Indianapolis 500 winners
- Indianapolis 500 year by year
-1909 & 1910:The first auto races held the Indianapolis Motor Speedway occur on August 19-21, 1909. After a series of races held in the summer of 1910, it was decided that one large event per year be held...
- 2009 IndyCar Series season
The 2009 IndyCar Series season is the 14th season of the IndyCar Series. The 17-race season began on April 5, and its premier event, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held May 24. All races will be broadcast on ABC or Versus in high-definition...
- Indy Racing League
The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is an American based open-wheel racing series sanctioning body.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy...
IndyCar SeriesThe IndyCar Series is the premier level of American open wheel racing. The current championship, founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George, began in 1996 as a competitor to CART known as the Indy Racing League . Citing CART's increasing reliance on expensive machinery and overseas...
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