# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 2009

As 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 2009 foi a 93ª edição da prova e a quarta corrida da temporada de 2009 da IndyCar Series. A corrida foi disputada no dia 24 de maio no Indianapolis Motor Speedway, localizado na cidade de Speedway, Indiana. O vencedor foi o piloto brasileiro Hélio Castroneves da equipe Team Penske.

## 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 |
| 8 | Townsend Bell | KV Racing Technology | 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 |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 15 | Paul Tracy | KV Racing Technology | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 16 | Scott Sharp | Panther Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 17 | Oriol Servià | Rahal Letterman Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 19 | Tomas Scheckter | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 23 | Milka Duno | 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 |
| 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 36 | Bruno Junqueira | Conquest Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 41 | A. J. Foyt IV | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 43 | John Andretti | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 44 | Davey Hamilton | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 91 | Buddy Lazier | Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 99 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara | Honda | F |
| 00 | Nelson Philippe (R) | HVM Racing | 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

## Treinos classificatórios
### Pole Day

Pole Day – 9 de maio :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Volta 1 | Volta 2 | Volta 3 | Volta 4 | Tempo total |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 39.9282 | 40.0031 | 40.0420 | 40.1234 | 2:40.0967 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 40.1111 | 40.1417 | 40.1911 | 40.2107 | 2:40.6546 |
| 3 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40.1200 | 40.1696 | 40.1856 | 40.2316 | 2:40.7068 |
| 4 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 40.1374 | 40.1743 | 40.2010 | 40.2343 | 2:40.7470 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40.1671 | 40.1975 | 40.2207 | 40.2245 | 2:40.8098 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 40.1813 | 40.2470 | 40.2912 | 40.2739 | 2:40.9934 |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 40.2171 | 40.2930 | 40.3429 | 40.3428 | 2:41.1958 |
| 8 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 40.2850 | 40.3329 | 40.3656 | 40.3687 | 2:41.3522 |
| 9 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 40.3083 | 40.3678 | 40.3730 | 40.3655 | 2:41.4146 |
| 10 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 40.2878 | 40.4076 | 40.4241 | 40.4010 | 2:41.5205 |
| 11 | 99 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40.3608 | 40.4090 | 40.4627 | 40.4768 | 2:41.7093 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Segundo dia

Segundo dia – 10 de maio :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Volta 1 | Volta 2 | Volta 3 | Volta 4 | Tempo total |
| 12 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 40.2574 | 40.2852 | 40.2834 | 40.2992 | 2:41.1252 |
| 13 | 15 | Paul Tracy | KV Racing Technology | 40.2822 | 40.3363 | 40.3696 | 40.3664 | 2:41.3545 |
| 14 | 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 40.2572 | 40.3204 | 40.3804 | 40.4378 | 2:41.3958 |
| 15 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 40.3514 | 40.3683 | 40.3993 | 40.3861 | 2:41.5051 |
| 16 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 40.3650 | 40.3868 | 40.4076 | 40.4170 | 2:41.5764 |
| 17 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 40.3330 | 40.4250 | 40.3996 | 40.4366 | 2:41.5942 |
| 18 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 40.3132 | 40.3857 | 40.4142 | 40.4838 | 2:41.5969 |
| 19 | 41 | A. J. Foyt IV | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 40.3598 | 40.4323 | 40.4680 | 40.4754 | 2:41.7355 |
| 20 | 16 | Scott Sharp | Panther Racing | 40.5105 | 40.4959 | 40.5174 | 40.5203 | 2:42.0441 |
| 21 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 40.4537 | 40.4985 | 40.5257 | 40.6243 | 2:42.1022 |
| 22 | 44 | Davey Hamilton | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.4992 | 40.5357 | 40.5812 | 40.5781 | 2:42.1942 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Terceiro dia

Terceiro dia – 16 de maio :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Volta 1 | Volta 2 | Volta 3 | Volta 4 | Tempo total |
| 23 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 40.5885 | 40.6028 | 40.5379 | 40.6585 | 2:42.3877 |
| 24 | 8 | Townsend Bell | KV Racing Technology | 40.6725 | 40.7327 | 40.6786 | 40.6686 | 2:42.7524 |
| 25 | 17 | Oriol Servià | Rahal Letterman Racing | 40.6262 | 40.7072 | 40.8161 | 40.7584 | 2:42.9079 |
| 26 | 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 40.7049 | 40.7546 | 40.7392 | 41.0271 | 2:43.2258 |
| 27 | 19 | Tomas Scheckter | Dale Coyne Racing | 40.8486 | 40.8744 | 40.8627 | 40.8935 | 2:43.4792 |
| 28 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.8412 | 40.8318 | 40.8832 | 40.9880 | 2:43.5442 |
| 29 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 40.8253 | 40.9886 | 40.8741 | 40.9700 | 2:43.6580 |
| 30 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 41.0241 | 40.9928 | 40.9570 | 41.0334 | 2:44.0073 |
| 31 | 43 | John Andretti | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.9060 | 41.0064 | 40.9870 | 41.1530 | 2:44.0524 |
| 32 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 41.1486 | 41.1829 | 41.4165 | 41.3593 | 2:45.1073 |
| 33 | 00 | Nelson Philippe (R) | HVM Racing | 41.4792 | 41.1641 | 41.2442 | 41.2256 | 2:45.1131 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Bump day

Bump day – 17 de maio :
| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Volta 1 | Volta 2 | Volta 3 | Volta 4 | Tempo total |
| 26 | 19 | Tomas Scheckter | Dale Coyne Racing | 40.5689 | 40.6158 | 40.6387 | 40.7074 | 2:42.5308 |
| 27 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.5773 | 40.6513 | 40.6832 | 40.6771 | 2:42.5889 |
| 28 | 43 | John Andretti | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.6191 | 40.6516 | 40.6869 | 40.7059 | 2:42.6635 |
| 29 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 40.6428 | 40.6820 | 40.6996 | 40.7509 | 2:42.7753 |
| 30 | 36 | Bruno Junqueira | Conquest Racing | 40.6235 | 40.6880 | 40.7302 | 40.7697 | 2:42.8114 |
| 31 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 40.6723 | 40.6516 | 40.7312 | 40.7629 | 2:42.8180 |
| 32 | 00 | Nelson Philippe (R) | HVM Racing | 40.7986 | 40.7299 | 40.7685 | 40.7808 | 2:43.0778 |
| 33 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 40.7333 | 40.7557 | 40.8492 | 40.8552 | 2:43.1934 |
| Realtório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie

### Não se classificaram

| Nº | Piloto | Equipe |
| 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing |
| 91 | Buddy Lazier | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G |
* (R) - Rookie

#### Nota

* O piloto brasileiro Bruno Junqueira, foi substituído pela equipe Conquest Racing por seu compenheiro de equipe, o canadense Alex Tagliani, no carro número 36, que não conseguiu se qualificar para prova no carro número 34.

## Carb Day
### Pit-Stop mais rápido
#### Fase qualificatória

| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Tempo |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 8.122 |
| 2 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 9.038 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 9.085 |
| 4 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 9.105 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 9.246 |
| 6 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 9.37 |
| 7 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 10.055 |
| 8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo Dragon Racing | 11.291 |
| | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | |
| | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | |
* (R) - Rookie

#### Finais

| Quartas-de-finais | Quartas-de-finais | Quartas-de-finais | Semifinais | Semifinais | Semifinais | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 3 | Penske (Castroneves) | 7.636 |
| 6 | Penske (Briscoe) | 7.977 | 6 | Penske (Briscoe) | stalled |
| 9 | Ganassi (Dixon) | 12.916 | | | | 3 | Penske (Castroneves) | 7.962 |
| | | | | | | 26 | AGR (Andretti) | 9.456 |
| | | | 26 | AGR (Andretti) | 8.931 |
| 10 | Ganassi (Franchitti) | 8.573 | 10 | Ganassi (Franchitti) | 11.589 |
| 02 | NHL (Rahal) | 9.385 |

## Corrida

| Pos | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Voltas | Tempo | Largada | Voltas na Liderança | Pontos |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 200 | 3:19:34.6427 | 1 | 66 | 51 |
| 2 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 200 | +1.9819 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti-Green Racing | 200 | +2.3350 | 10 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | Townsend Bell | KV Racing Technology | 200 | +2.7043 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 200 | +3.6216 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +4.2988 | 5 | 73 | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +4.9159 | 3 | 50 | 26 |
| 8 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 200 | +5.5096 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul Tracy | KV Racing Technology | 200 | +6.5180 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti-Green Racing | 200 | +7.3312 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 36 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 200 | +10.5351 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 19 | Tomas Scheckter | Dale Coyne Racing | 200 | +10.9874 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 99 | Alex Lloyd | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | +11.1944 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 16 | Scott Sharp | Panther Racing | 200 | +11.4259 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 200 | +12.6695 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 16 | 41 | A. J. Foyt IV | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 200 | +15.4867 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 200 | +15.9774 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 200 | +16.3488 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 43 | John Andretti | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 200 | +18.0868 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 199 | +1 volta | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 14 | Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 173 | Contato | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 173 | Contato | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 160 | Contato | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 139 | Mecânico | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 00 | Nelson Philippe (R) | HVM Racing | 130 | Contato | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 17 | Oriol Servià | Rahal Letterman Racing | 98 | Mecânico | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti-Green Racing | 97 | Contato | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 | Contato | 23 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | 44 | Davey Hamilton | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 79 | Contato | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| 30 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Green Racing | 56 | Mecânico | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 55 | Contato | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 32 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 19 | Contato | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| 33 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 0 | Contato | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Relatório |||||||||
* (R) - Rookie