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- Date: May 24, 2009
- Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Television coverage: ABC
- Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Radio coverage: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
- Was also live streamed on the official Indianapolis 500 website
- Location: Speedway, Indiana
- Distance: 500 miles
- Laps: 200
- More than 400,000 fans could be in attendance
- All cars are Honda
- Pace car: Chevrolet Camaro
- Pace car driver: Josh Duhamel
- 3 Doors Down performed on Friday, May 22, 2009
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The 2009 Indianapolis 500 was held on Sunday, May 24, 2009, and began at 1:00 p.m. EST. Helio Castroneves, who also won the pole position, won the race. Dan Wheldon came in second with Danica Patrick third.
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Top Starting Grid
- Helio Castroneves
- Ryan Briscoe
- Dario Franchitti
- Graham Rahal
- Scott Dixon
- Tony Kanaan
- Mario Moraes
- Marco Andretti
- Will Power
- Danica Patrick
Recent Indy 500 Winners
- 2008: Scott Dixon
- 2007: Dario Franchitti
- 2006: Sam Hornish Jr.
- 2005: Dan Wheldon
- 2004: Buddy Rice
- 2003: Gil de Ferran
- 2002: Helio Castroneves
- 2001: Helio Castroneves
- 2000: Juan Pablo Montoya
- 1999: Kenny Brack
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2009 Indianapolis 500 Live Coverage
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- | colspan="8" align="center" | 2009 Indy 500 Finishing Order
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- !Place!!
Driver !!Difference - |- align="center"
- |align="center"| 1
- | Helio Castroneves || --
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- |align="center"| 2
- | Dan Wheldon || 1.98 sec.
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- |align="center"| 3
- | Danica Patrick || 2.33 sec.
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- |align="center"| 4
- | Townsend Bell || 2.70 sec.
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- |align="center"| 5
- | Will Power || 3.62 sec
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- |align="center"| 6
- | Scott Dixon || 4.29 sec.
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- |align="center"| 7
- | Dario Franchitti || 4.91 sec.
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- |align="center"| 8
- | Ed Carpenter || 5.50 sec.
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- |align="center"| 9
- | Paul Tracy || 6.51 sec.
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- |align="center"| 10
- | Hideki Mutoh || 7.33 sec.
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- |align="center"| 11
- | Alex Tagliani || 10.53 sec.
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- |align="center"| 12
- | Tomas Scheckter || 10.98 sec.
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- |align="center"| 13
- | Alex Lloyd || 11.19 sec.
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- |align="center"| 14
- | Scott Sharp || 11.42 sec.
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- |align="center"| 15
- | Ryan Briscoe || 12.66 sec.
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- |align="center"| 16
- | A.J. Foyt IV || 15.48 sec.
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- |align="center"| 17
- | Sarah Fisher || 15.97 sec.
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- |align="center"| 18
- | Mike Conway || 16.34 sec.
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- |align="center"| 19
- | John Andretti || 18.08 sec.
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- |align="center"| 20
- | Milka Duno || 1 lap
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- |align="center"| 21
- | Vitor Meira || 27 laps
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- |align="center"| 22
- | Raphael Matos || 27 laps
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- |align="center"| 23
- | Justin Wilson || 40 laps
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- |align="center"| 24
- | E.J. Viso || 61 laps
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- |align="center"| 25
- | Nelson Philippe || 70 laps
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- |align="center"| 26
- | Oriol Servia || 102 laps
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- |align="center"| 27
- | Tony Kanaan || 103 laps
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- |align="center"| 28
- | Robert Doombos || 115 laps
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- |align="center"| 29
- | Davey Hamilton || 121 laps
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- |align="center"| 30
- | Marco Andretti || 144 laps
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- |align="center"| 31
- | Graham Rahal || 145 laps
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- |align="center"| 32
- | Ryan Hunter-Reay || 181 laps
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- |align="center"| 33
- | Mario Moraes || 200 laps
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- All times in Eastern Standard Time.
- LAP 200: Helio Castroneves wins the 2009 Indianapolis 500!
- LAP 199: LAST LAP!
- LAP 198: Current leaders: Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Townsend Bell and Will Power
- LAP 195: Helio Castroneves widens his lead to 1.9 seconds over Dan Wheldon and the rest of the pack
- LAP 193: Helio Castroneves breaks away, leading by over 1.6 of a second
- LAP 190: Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick are all running close as we are down to 10 laps to go
- LAP 183: Green Flag - Helio Castroneves leads, followed by Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick
- LAP 179: Pits are open, Ryan Briscoe comes in for fuel
- LAP 176: Raphael Matos is ok, walked to the safety vehicle; Vitor Meira was removed from his car onto a stretcher
- LAP 174: Yellow Flag
- LAP 174: CRASH - Vitor Meira and rookie Raphael Matos crash in turn one; nasty crash but both drivers appear to be uninjured
- LAP 167: Green Flag
- LAP 163: There is a beer can on the track in turn four
- LAP 162: Pits are opened for possibly the last pit stop of the race; Helio Castroneves, is out first, followed by Ryan Briscoe, Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick
- LAP 161: Yellow Flag
- LAP 161: CRASH - Justin Wilson clips the wall in turn one
- LAP 156: Current leaders: Helio Castroneves, Will Power, Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon and Townsend Bell
- LAP 152: E.J. Viso is done for the day as his car is going to the garage
- LAP 148: Danica Patrick was warned by race control for blocking Ryan Briscoe
- LAP 145: Danica Patrick is upset over Ryan Briscoe's jump on the restart; race control instructed him to drop a position
- LAP 140: Green Flag - Helio Castroneves immediately takes the lead from Scott Dixon right after the restart
- LAP 138: Raphael Matos makes a second pit stop under caution to top-off his fuel tank
- LAP 136: Robert Doornbos's car is being pushed back to the garage, likely done for today
- LAP 133: Scott Dixon leads coming off the pit stop, followed by Helio Castroneves, Will Power, Paul Tracy and Dan Wheldon; Dario Franchitti lost eight spots after he attempted to leave his pit with the fuel hose still attached
- LAP 133: Vitor Meira's car was on fire in the pits after a fuel spill, but he was doused with water and returns to the lead lap
- LAP 133: Pits open; the entire field heads in for a stop
- LAP 132: Yellow Flag
- LAP 132: Nelson Philippe brushes the wall, heads towards the pits
- LAP 130: Current leaders: Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Will Power, Helio Castroneves and Raphael Matos
- LAP 125: Samantha Lloyd, wife of driver Alex Lloyd, is having contractions 10 minutes apart, says she will wait until the end of the race before going to the hospital to deliver their baby
- LAP 118: Marco Andretti is back out of the race after handling issues with his car
- LAP 111: Scott Dixon leads followed by Dario Franchitti, Will Power, Helio Castroneves and Raphael Matos; Danica Patrick is back down to 10th after a pit stop error
- LAP 109: Green Flag
- LAP 104: Oriol Servia's car was pushed into the pits, he may be done for the day
- LAP 103: Caution continues as Tony Kanaan lost a lot of liquid onto the track in his crash
- LAP 100: All cars head to the pits while the debris is being removed from the track; Scott Dixon is out first; Will Power has made up a few spots, coming out of the pits third
- LAP 98: Yellow Flag
- LAP 98: CRASH - Tony Kanaan hits the wall hard twice after something on his car broke, hurling him into the wall
- LAP 93: Scott Dixon has a 1.05-second lead over Dario Franchitti, with Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Raphael Matos and Will Power right behind
- LAP 90: Green Flag - Scott Dixon immediately passes Dario Franchitti for the lead
- LAP 85: Cars pit, with Dario Franchitti coming out first, followed by teammate Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan
- LAP 83: Yellow Flag
- LAP 83: CRASH - Davey Hamilton hits the wall in turn four
- LAP 82: Danica Patrick has fallen to seventh, with Helio Castroneves and Will Power passing her
- LAP 73: Current leaders: Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Raphael Matos and Danica Patrick
- LAP 65: Ryan Briscoe is dropping fast, Scott Dixon is leading followed by Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan, Raphael Matos and Danica Patrick; Briscoe says he lost control, heading to the pits
- LAP 63: Green Flag
- LAP 61: Marco Andretti is back in the race
- LAP 59: Ryan Briscoe is out of the pits first, followed by Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Helio Castroneves
- LAP 58: All cars head to the pits under caution, Justin Wilson spins out coming into his pit stall, no resulting collisions
- LAP 56: Yellow Flag
- LAP 56: CRASH - Graham Rahal has hit the wall in turn four, he is out
- LAP 52: Ryan Briscoe has taken the lead from Dario Franchitti, leading by over a second
- LAP 51: Robert Doornbos bumps the wall, heading to the pits to determine if he can continue the race
- LAP 43: Ryan Briscoe creeping up on the leader, Dario Franchitti, gap is down to .410 of a second
- LAP 36: Dario Franchitti is widening the gap between Ryan Briscoe, leading by nearly .8 of a second
- LAP 29: Dario Franchitti continues to lead, followed by Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon, Helio Castroneves has dropped to fourth
- LAP 28: Green Flag
- LAP 23: Entire field pits, Dario Franchitti is out first, followed by Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves Danica Patrick moves up two spots to ninth
- LAP 22: Ryan Hunter-Reay's car is moved, pits are opened under the caution
- LAP 21: Yellow Flag
- LAP 21: CRASH - Ryan Hunter-Reay crashes into the pit wall, will finish in 31st place
- LAP 20: Dario Franchitti leads by .56 of a second, other racers are spreading out, letting him lead
- LAP 12: Dario Franchitti continues to lead Helio Castroneves, followed by Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon
- LAP 7: Green Flag - Dario Franchitti takes the lead!
- LAP 4: Drivers are making pit stops during the caution. Marco Andretti is upset about the crash, blaming Mario Moraes. Moraes claims he was bumped by Andretti, going to confront him in the pits.
- LAP 1: Yellow Flag
- LAP 1: CRASH - Mario Moraes crashes into the wall, Marco Andretti was also involved, his crew will attempt to repair his car so he can continue the race
- LAP 1: Green Flag is out! Race begins!
- 1:05 p.m.: Mari Hulman George says the famous words "Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!"
- 1:03 p.m.: Jim Nabors sings "Back Home Again in Indiana"
- 12:55 p.m.: Festivities begin with the singing of the National Anthem and a fly-over
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