# 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.

## 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 | Name | Team | Group 1 | Group 2 | Top 12 | Fast Six |
| 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 | Inside | Outside | 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

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| 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 |
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* * Race finished under caution.

## Standings after the race
### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 380 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 377 |
| 3 | Ryan Briscoe | 366 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 309 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick | 285 |