2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy

The 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy was the eleventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on July 26, 2009 at the 1.973-mile (3.175 km) Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

2009 Edmonton
Race details
11th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 26, 2009
Official nameRexall Edmonton Indy
LocationRexall Speedway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CourseTemporary Airport Course
1.973 mi / 3.175 km
Distance95 laps
179.543 mi / 288.925 km
WeatherMainly sunny with temperatures reaching up to 30.7 °C (87.3 °F)[1]
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Penske Racing)
Time1:01.0133
Fastest lap
DriverMike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold)
Time1:02.4340 (on lap 39 of 95)
Podium
FirstWill Power (Penske Racing)
SecondHélio Castroneves (Penske Racing)
ThirdScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Qualifying results

  • All cars are split into two groups; one of eleven and one of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "Top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six runners will progress to the "Firestone Fast Six". The fastest driver in this final session will claim pole, with the rest of the runners lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (Fast Six from 1-6, Top 12 from 7-12 and Round 1 from 13-23) Drivers can use as many laps as they want in the timed sessions.
Pos Nat Name Team Group 1[2] Group 2[3] Top 12[4] Fast Six[5]
1 Will Power Penske Racing 1:01.4992 1:01.2063 1:01.0133
2 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 1:01.5795 1:01.0667 1:01.1232
3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 1:01.2372 1:01.2731 1:01.2033
4 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.7204 1:01.3809 1:01.2046
5 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.7521 1:01.5114 1:01.6952
6 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.7534 1:01.4302 1:01.8344
7 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1:01.4862 1:01.5337
8 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 1:01.8379 1:01.5685
9 Paul Tracy KV Racing Technology 1:01.5093 1:01.6768
10 Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:01.6582 1:01.6844
11 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:01.7366 1:01.9064
12 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 1:02.2305 1:02.1678
13 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 1:02.2723
14 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 1:02.4240
15 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.4009
16 Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:02.4280
17 Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing 1:02.6459
18 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 1:02.5059
19 Richard Antinucci (R) Team 3G 1:02.8364
20 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 1:02.5184
21 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:02.9996
22 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1:02.8369
23 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 1:03.4342

Grid

Row Inside Outside
1 12 Will Power 6 Ryan Briscoe
2 3 Hélio Castroneves 9 Scott Dixon
3 02 Graham Rahal 10 Dario Franchitti
4 5 Mario Moraes 2 Raphael Matos (R)
5 15 Paul Tracy 06 Robert Doornbos (R)
6 24 Mike Conway (R) 27 Hideki Mutoh
7 11 Tony Kanaan 13 E. J. Viso
8 18 Justin Wilson 23 Tomas Scheckter
9 34 Alex Tagliani 26 Marco Andretti
10 98 Richard Antinucci (R) 7 Danica Patrick
11 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay 4 Dan Wheldon
12 20 Ed Carpenter

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
1 12 Will Power Penske Racing 95 1:42:42.3773 1 90 53
2 3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 95 + 1.0936* 3 2 40
3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 95 + 1.3213 4 2 35
4 6 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 95 + 1.8266 2 1 32
5 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 95 + 4.4652 6 0 30
6 15 Paul Tracy KV Racing Technology 95 + 6.3941 9 0 28
7 02 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 95 + 26.5700 5 0 26
8 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 95 + 26.9169 15 0 24
9 06 Robert Doornbos (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 94 + 1 Lap 10 0 22
10 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 18 0 20
11 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 20 0 19
12 13 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 94 + 1 Lap 14 0 18
13 34 Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing 94 + 1 Lap 17 0 17
14 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 94 + 1 Lap 12 0 16
15 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 94 + 1 Lap 22 0 15
16 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 93 + 2 Laps 23 0 14
17 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 87 + 8 Laps 21 0 13
18 2 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 85 + 10 Laps 8 0 12
19 23 Tomas Scheckter Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 73 Contact 16 0 12
20 24 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 63 + 32 Laps 11 0 12
21 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 34 Pit Fire 13 0 12
22 98 Richard Antinucci (R) Team 3G 20 Mechanical 19 0 12
23 5 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 0 Contact 7 0 12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT
  • * Race finished under caution.

Standings after the race

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