2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
| Date | April 26, 2009 |
| Official name | RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |
| Location | Kansas Speedway |
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.520 mi / 2.446 km |
| Distance |
200 laps 304.000 mi / 489.241 km |
| Weather | 78°F, Overcast |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Graham Rahal (N/H/L Racing) |
| Time | 1:43.5819 (4 laps) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 25.9367 (on lap 162 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Tony Kanaan (Andretti Green Racing) |
The 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 was the third round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 26, 2009 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) 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. 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
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:43:21.0035 | 4 | 134 | 52 |
| 2 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves |
Penske Racing | 200 | + 0.7104 | 22 | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 1.5022 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 |  Ryan Briscoe |
Penske Racing | 200 | + 1.8872 | 7 | 53 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 |  Danica Patrick |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 2.6502 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 26 | Marco Andretti |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 3.8013 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 02 | Graham Rahal |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 200 | + 7.8233 | 1 | 8 | 27 |
| 8 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh |
Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 8.5430 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
Vision Racing | 200 | + 8.9871 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 |  Dan Wheldon |
Panther Racing | 200 | + 9.7681 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Moraes |
KV Racing Technology | 200 | + 20.9048 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 06 |  Robert Doornbos (R) |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | 67 | Sarah Fisher |
Sarah Fisher Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 18 | Justin Wilson |
Dale Coyne Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Vision Racing | 196 | + 4 Laps | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 23 |  Milka Duno |
CITGO | 195 | + 5 Laps | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) |
Team 3G | 181 | + 19 Laps | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 10 | Dario Franchitti |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 151 | Contact | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 109 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) |
Luczo Dragon Racing | 95 | Contact | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 13 | E. J. Viso |
HVM Racing | 37 | Mechanical | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 14 | Vitor Meira |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 14 | Contact | 14 | 0 | 12 |
Standings after the race
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