The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297miles race took place on October 10, at the 1.485miles Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida near Miami. The race was telecast by Versus. Scotland's Dario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to take his second IndyCar Series title by ten points.[1] [2] [3] This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.
Row | Inside | Outside | |||
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1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 9 | Scott Dixon | |
2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 20 | Ed Carpenter | |
3 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd | 02 | Graham Rahal | |
4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 26 | Marco Andretti | |
5 | 2 | Raphael Matos | 5 | Mario Moraes | |
6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 43 | Tomas Scheckter | |
7 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 4 | Dan Wheldon | |
8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 67 | Sarah Fisher | |
9 | 23 | Milka Duno | 13 | E. J. Viso | |
10 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | 24 | Mike Conway | |
11 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 33 | Robert Doornbos | |
12 | 98 | Jaques Lazier |
All cars utilized Dallara chassis, Honda engines, and Firestone Firehawk tires