2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250

The 2009 Iowa Corn Indy 250 was the seventh round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on June 21, 2009 at the 0.894-mile (1.439 km) Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, United States. The race was broadcast on ABC. It received a 0.8 rating on the Nielsen ratings scale, down from a 1.1 rating from the 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250.^[1]

2009 Iowa

Race details
7th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Date	June 21, 2009
Official name	Iowa Corn Indy 250
Location	Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa, United States
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.894 mi / 1.439 km
Distance	250 laps 223.500 mi / 359.688 km
Weather	75 °F (24 °C), overcast
Pole position
Driver	Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing)
Time	set by owner points
Fastest lap
Driver	Hideki Mutoh (Andretti Green Racing)
Time	18.0128 (on lap 32 of 250)
Podium
First	Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
Third	Hideki Mutoh (Andretti Green Racing)

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	250	1:39:47.9077	4	68	50
2	6	Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	250	+ 5.0132	2	85	42
3	27	Hideki Mutoh	Andretti Green Racing	250	+ 10.9769	11	0	35
4	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	250	+ 17.5807	6	8	32
5	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	249	+ 1 Lap	3	1	30
6	23	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	249	+ 1 Lap	16	0	28
7	3	Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	249	+ 1 Lap	1	16	26
8	24	Mike Conway (R)	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	249	+ 1 Lap	19	0	24
9	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	249	+ 1 Lap	5	24	22
10	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	248	+ 2 Laps	13	0	20
11	02	Graham Rahal	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	245	+ 5 Laps	9	0	19
12	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	244	+ 6 Laps	8	0	18
13	98	Jaques Lazier	Team 3G	237	+ 13 Laps	20	0	17
14	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	108	Contact	7	48	16
15	06	Robert Doornbos (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	58	Handling	14	0	15
16	2	Raphael Matos (R)	Luczo-Dragon Racing	53	Contact	12	0	14
17	5	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	52	Contact	15	0	13
18	18	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	33	Contact	10	0	12
19	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	2	Contact	17	0	12
20	13	E. J. Viso	HVM Racing	0	Contact	18	0	12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Ryan Briscoe	241
2	Dario Franchitti	238
3	Scott Dixon	226
4	Hélio Castroneves	212
5	Danica Patrick	189

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