2009 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid
2009 Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The recognizable view across the bricks and finish line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
| Start
Pos. |
Car # | Yrs.
In Race |
Driver | Team
Name |
Time | Speed |
| Row 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 8* | Helio
Castro- neves |
Team Penske | 2:40.0967 | 224.864 |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Ryan
Briscoe |
Team Penske | 2:40.6546 | 224.083 |
| 3 | 10 | 5* | Dario
Franchitti |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:40.7068 | 224.010 |
| Row 2 | ||||||
| 4 | 02 | 1 | Graham
Rahal |
McDonald’s Racing Team | 2:40.7470 | 223.954 |
| 5 | 9 | 6* | Scott
Dixon |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing | 2:40.8098 | 223.867 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Tony Kanaan | Team 7-Eleven | 2:40.9934 | 223.612 |
| Row 3 | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Mario Moraes | Azul Tequila-Vototantim-KV Racing | 2:41.1958 | 223.331 |
| 8 | 26 | 3 | Marco
Andretti |
Team Venom Energy | 2:41.3522 | 223.114 |
| 9 | 12 | 1 | Will
Power |
Team Verizon wireless | 2:41.4146 | 223.028 |
| Row 4 | ||||||
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Danica Patrick | Boost Mobile / Motorola | 2:41.5205 | 222.882 |
| 11 | 99 | 1 | Alex
Lloyd |
HER CGR / SSM Racing | 2:41.7093 | 222.622 |
| 12 | 2 | R | Raphael
Matos |
U.S. Air Force Luczo Dragon | 2:41.1252 | 223.429 |
| Row 5 | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 5 | Paul
Tracy |
GEICO / KV Racing Technology | 2:41.3545 | 223.111 |
| 14 | 14 | 6 | Vitor
Meira |
ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt Racing | 2:41.3958 | 223.054 |
| 15 | 18 | 1 | Justin Wilson | Z-Line Designs | 2:41.5051 | 222.903 |
| Row 6 | ||||||
| 16 | 27 | 1 | Hideki Mutoh | Formula Dream | 2:41.5764 | 222.805 |
| 17 | 20 | 5 | Ed
Carpenter |
Menards / Vision Racing | 2:41.5942 | 222.780 |
| 18 | 4 | 6* | Dan Wheldon | National Guard Panther Racing | 2:41.5969 | 222.777 |
| Row 7 | ||||||
| 19 | 41 | 5 | A.J.
Foyt IV |
ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt Racing | 2:41.7355 | 222.586 |
| 20 | 16 | 13 | Scott
Sharp |
Tequila Patron Panther Racing | 2:42.0441 | 222.162 |
| 21 | 67 | 7 | Sarah
Fisher |
Dollar General / Sarah fisher Racing | 2:42.1022 | 222.082 |
| Row 8 | ||||||
| 22 | 44 | 8 | Davey Hamilton | Hewlett Packard | 2:42.1942 | 221.956 |
| 23 | 06 | R | Robert Doornbos | Newman / Haas / Lanigan Racing | 2:42.3877 | 221.692 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Townsend Bell | Herbalife-KV Racing Technology | 2:42.7524 | 221.195 |
| Row 9 | ||||||
| 25 | 17 | 1 | Oriol
Servia |
The Rahal Letterman DAFCA Special | 2:42.9079 | 220.984 |
| 26 | 19 | 7 | Tomas Scheckter | MONA – VIE | 2:42.5308 | 221.496 |
| 27 | 24 | R | Mike
Conway |
Dreyer & Reibold Racing | 2:42.5889 | 221.417 |
| Row 10 | ||||||
| 28 | 43 | 9 | John Andretti | Window World | 2:42.6635 | 221.316 |
| 29 | 13 | 1 | E.J.
Viso |
PDVSA HVM Racing | 2:42.7753 | 221.164 |
| 30 | 23 | 2 | Milka
Duno |
CITGO / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 2:42.8180 | 221.106 |
| Row 11 | ||||||
| 31 | 00 | R | Nelson Philippe | i drive green HVM Racing | 2:43.0778 | 220.754 |
| 32 | 21 | 1 | Ryan Hunter-
Reay |
Vision Racing | 2:43.1934 | 220.597 |
| 33 | 36 | R | Alex
Tagliani |
ALL SPORT Conquest Racing | 2:42.8114 | 221.115 |
33-Car Field Average: 222.480 mph
R= Indy 500 Rookie
* = Past Indy 500 Winner
All cars are using the following:
Dallara Chassis
Honda Engines
Firestone Tires
I’m so there. Damned thing better be televised on Fox here – or I’ll be dirty . . .
Cheers champ
It should be a good race. I am thinking Helio will win his third. If not him then Ryan Hunter-Raey. Although it would be good to see Danica win.