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2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

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{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = USA |

Race = Kansas |

Image = Kansas Speedway diagram.svg|

Caption = |

Date = April 26 |

Year = 2009 |

Official name = RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |

Round_No = 3rd |

Series = IndyCar Series|

Location = Kansas Speedway |

Course = Permanent racing facility |

Course_mi = 1.520 |

Course_km = 2.446 |

Distance_laps = 200 |

Distance_mi = 304.000 |

Distance_km = 489.241 |

Weather = {{convert|78|F}}, Overcast |

Pole_Driver = Graham Rahal |

Pole_Team = N/H/L Racing |

Pole_Time = 1:43.5819 (4 laps) |

Pole_Country = USA |

Fast_Driver = Ryan Briscoe |

Fast_Team = Penske Racing|

Fast_Time = 25.9367 |

Fast_Lap = 162 |

Fast_Country = Australia |

First_Driver = Scott Dixon |

First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing |

First_Country = New Zealand |

Second_Driver = Hélio Castroneves |

Second_Team = Penske Racing |

Second_Country = Brazil |

Third_Driver = Tony Kanaan |

Third_Team = Andretti Green Racing |

Third_Country = Brazil |

}}

The 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 was the third round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 26, 2009 at the {{convert|1.520|mi|km|adj=on}} Kansas Speedway. The race was won by Scott Dixon, who led 134 of the 200 laps to move up into fourth place in the championship standings.{{cite news|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/2009/04/27/dixon-wins-at-kansas-speedway/16419153007/|title=Dixon wins at Kansas Speedway|first=Rick|last=Peterson|work=The Topeka Capital-Journal|date=April 26, 2009|access-date=February 5, 2024}} Championship leader Dario Franchitti made contact with the wall, and was classified eighteenth, which dropped him to third overall. Tony Kanaan's third place was enough to give him the championship lead, by a point from Ryan Briscoe, who finished fourth.

Race

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
1

|style="background:#FFFFFF; color:red;" align=center|9

|{{flagicon|NZ}} Scott Dixon

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|1:43:21.0035

|align=center|4

|align=center|134

|align=center|52

2

|style="background:#FF0000; color:black;" align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

|Penske Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 0.7104

|align=center|22

|align=center|3

|align=center|40

3

|style="background:green; color:white;" align=center|11

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Tony Kanaan

|Andretti Green Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 1.5022

|align=center|8

|align=center|0

|align=center|35

4

|style="background:#FF0000; color:black;" align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

|Penske Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 1.8872

|align=center|7

|align=center|53

|align=center|32

5

|style="background:#000000; color:aqua;" align=center|7

||{{flagicon|USA}} Danica Patrick

|Andretti Green Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 2.6502

|align=center|3

|align=center|0

|align=center|30

6

|style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center|26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marco Andretti

|Andretti Green Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 3.8013

|align=center|5

|align=center|0

|align=center|28

7

|style="background:red; color:yellow;" align=center|02

|{{flagicon|USA}} Graham Rahal

|Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 7.8233

|align=center|1

|align=center|8

|align=center|27

8

|style="background:blue; color:white;" align=center|27

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideki Mutoh

|Andretti Green Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 8.5430

|align=center|13

|align=center|0

|align=center|24

9

|style="background:#CCFF33; color:black;" align=center|20

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Carpenter

|Vision Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 8.9871

|align=center|10

|align=center|0

|align=center|22

10

|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Dan Wheldon

|Panther Racing

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 9.7681

|align=center|9

|align=center|0

|align=center|20

11

|style="background:navy; color:silver;" align=center|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mario Moraes

|KV Racing Technology

|align=center|200

|align=center|+ 20.9048

|align=center|6

|align=center|0

|align=center|19

12

|style="background:white; color:crimson;" align=center|06

|{{flagicon|NED}} Robert Doornbos (R)

|Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

|align=center|199

|align=center|+ 1 Lap

|align=center|2

|align=center|2

|align=center|18

13

|style="background:yellow; color:black;" align=center|67

|nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Fisher

|Sarah Fisher Racing

|align=center|199

|align=center|+ 1 Lap

|align=center|11

|align=center|0

|align=center|17

14

|style="background:#000000; color:red;" align=center|18

|{{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

|Dale Coyne Racing

|align=center|199

|align=center|+ 1 Lap

|align=center|17

|align=center|0

|align=center|16

15

|style="background:gray; color:red;" align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

|Vision Racing

|align=center|196

|align=center|+ 4 Laps

|align=center|20

|align=center|0

|align=center|15

16

|style="background:white; color:navy;" align=center |23

|nowrap|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Milka Duno

|Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

|align=center|195

|align=center|+ 5 Laps

|align=center|12

|align=center|0

|align=center|14

17

|style="background:aqua; color:white;" align=center|98

|{{flagicon|USA}} Stanton Barrett (R)

|Team 3G

|align=center|181

|align=center|+ 19 Laps

|align=center|19

|align=center|0

|align=center|13

18

|style="background:Blue; color:White;" align=center|10

|{{flagicon|UK}} Dario Franchitti

|Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=center|151

|align=center|Contact

|align=center|21

|align=center|0

|align=center|12

19

|style="background:white; color:navy;" align=center|24

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Conway (R)

|Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

|align=center|109

|align=center|Mechanical

|align=center|16

|align=center|0

|align=center|12

20

|style="background:black; color:white;" align=center|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Raphael Matos (R)

|Luczo Dragon Racing

|align=center|95

|align=center|Contact

|align=center|15

|align=center|0

|align=center|12

21

|style="background:#000000; color:lime;" align=center|13

|{{flagicon|VEN}} E. J. Viso

|HVM Racing

|align=center|37

|align=center|Mechanical

|align=center|18

|align=center|0

|align=center|12

22

|style="background:red; color:white;" align=center|14

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vítor Meira

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|align=center|14

|align=center|Contact

|align=center|14

|align=center|0

|align=center|12

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Tony Kanaan

| align="right"|100

2

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Ryan Briscoe

| align="right"|99

3

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Dario Franchitti

| align="right"|96

4

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Scott Dixon

| align="right"|81

5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| align="right"|74

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References

{{Reflist}}

{{IndyCar Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |

Year_of_race = 2009 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |

Next_race_in_season = 2009 Indianapolis 500 |

Previous_year's_race = 2008 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |

Next_year's_race = 2010 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300

}}

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