# SunTrust Indy Challenge de 2009

O SunTrust Indy Challenge de 2009 foi a oitava corrida da temporada de 2009 da IndyCar Series. A corrida foi disputada no dia 27 de junho no Richmond International Raceway, localizado na cidade de Richmond, Virgínia. O vencedor foi o neozelandês Scott Dixon, da equipe Chip Ganassi Racing.

## Pilotos e Equipes

| Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassis | Motor | Pneu |
| 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
* (R) - Rookie

## Resultados
### Treino classificatório

Treino classificatório - 26 de junho :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Volta 1 | Volta 2 | Volta 3 | Volta 4 | Tempo total |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 16.2824 | 16.1363 | 16.0561 | 16.0740 | 1:04.5488 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 16.3223 | 16.2691 | 16.0939 | 16.1258 | 1:04.8111 |
| 3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 16.3290 | 16.1898 | 16.2801 | 16.2882 | 1:05.0871 |
| 4 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 16.2575 | 16.2705 | 16.2377 | 16.3931 | 1:05.1588 |
| 5 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 16.4169 | 16.3243 | 16.3185 | 16.3086 | 1:05.3683 |
| 6 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 16.6058 | 16.3482 | 16.2473 | 16.2817 | 1:05.4830 |
| 7 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 16.5500 | 16.2864 | 16.2855 | 16.4801 | 1:05.6020 |
| 8 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 16.4797 | 16.3767 | 16.3582 | 16.4091 | 1:05.6237 |
| 9 | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 16.3920 | 16.4028 | 16.4074 | 16.4747 | 1:05.6769 |
| 10 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 16.4997 | 16.4473 | 16.3649 | 16.4627 | 1:05.7746 |
| 11 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 16.6942 | 16.3088 | 16.4012 | 16.3975 | 1:05.8017 |
| 12 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 16.5608 | 16.4056 | 16.3905 | 16.4683 | 1:05.8252 |
| 13 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 16.6203 | 16.5911 | 16.3777 | 16.3275 | 1:05.9166 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 16.6650 | 16.4696 | 16.3727 | 16.4170 | 1:05.9243 |
| 15 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 16.4742 | 16.4407 | 16.5961 | 16.5415 | 1:06.0525 |
| 16 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 16.8218 | 16.5510 | 16.4971 | 16.4774 | 1:06.3473 |
| 17 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 16.8059 | 16.5769 | 16.5376 | 16.4864 | 1:06.4068 |
| 18 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 16.7996 | 16.5933 | 16.5212 | 16.5450 | 1:06.4591 |
| 19 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 16.7616 | 16.8388 | 16.6917 | 16.8323 | 1:07.1244 |
| 20 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 17.8492 | 17.5612 | 17.4858 | 17.6107 | 1:10.5069 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Corrida

Corrida - 27 de junho :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Voltas | Tempo | Largada | Voltas na Liderança | Pontos |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 300 | 1:48:02.4703 | 2 | 161 | 52 |
| 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 300 | +0.3109 | 1 | 65 | 41 |
| 3 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 300 | +2.4085 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 300 | +13.5302 | 8 | 74 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 300 | +14.1111 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 299 | +1 volta | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 298 | +2 voltas | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 298 | +2 voltas | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 297 | +3 voltas | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 245 | Contato | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 135 | Contato | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 26 | Contato | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | Team 3G | 0 | Contato | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie