Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (11)	Video Links (2)	Crew Chiefs

2009 Indy Japan 300

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

Post

IndyCar Series race number 16 of 17
Friday, September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway, Motegi City, Japan
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:51:38
Average speed: 163.401 mph
Pole speed: 202.031 mph

Cautions: 2 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 1.448 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 2009 IndyCar Series results / 2009 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	C/E/T	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	9	Scott Dixon	Target (Chip Ganassi)	D/H/F	200	103750	running	139	53
2	3	10	Dario Franchitti	Lifelock (Chip Ganassi)	D/H/F	200	83750	running	53	40
3	5	02	Graham Rahal	McDonald's (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing)	D/H/F	200	78750	running	3	35
4	7	06	Oriol Servia	McDonald's (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing)	D/H/F	200	73750	running	0	32
5	2	5	Mario Moraes	Azul Tequila / Votorantim (KV Racing Technology)	D/H/F	200	78750	running	0	30
6	6	7	Danica Patrick	Boost Mobile / Motorola (Andretti Green Racing)	D/H/F	200	58750	running	0	28
7	14	26	Marco Andretti	Venom Energy (Andretti Green Racing)	D/H/F	200	58750	running	0	26
8	8	4	Dan Wheldon	National Guard (Panther Racing)	D/H/F	200	58750	running	0	24
9	12	2	Raphael Matos	U.S. Air Force (Stephen Luczo / Jay Penske)	D/H/F	200	58750	running	0	22
10	21	3	Helio Castroneves	Team Penske (Roger Penske)	D/H/F	199	58750	running	0	20
11	23	11	Tony Kanaan	7-Eleven (Andretti Green Racing)	D/H/F	199	58750	running	0	19
12	9	18	Justin Wilson	Z-Line Designs (Dale Coyne)	D/H/F	199	58750	running	0	18
13	11	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision / William Rast / Lilly Racing (Tony George)	D/H/F	198	58750	running	0	17
14	22	27	Hideki Mutoh	Formula Dream (Andretti Green Racing)	D/H/F	198	58750	running	0	16
15	18	13	E.J. Viso	PDVSA / HVM Racing (Keith Wiggins)	D/H/F	198	58750	running	0	15
16	19	33	Robert Doornbos	iTeamSports / HVM Racing (Keith Wiggins)	D/H/F	198	35000	running	0	14
17	16	34	Kosuke Matsuura	Click Securities / Conquest Racing (Eric Bachelart)	D/H/F	195	35000	running	0	13
18	4	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske (Roger Penske)	D/H/F	185	58750	running	5	12
19	20	98	Stanton Barrett	Interush Racing (3G Racing)	D/H/F	182	58750	running	0	12
20	17	43	Roger Yasukawa	Charter Media (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)	D/H/F	172	35000	running	0	12
21	15	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	ABC Supply Co. (A.J. Foyt)	D/H/F	157	58750	crash	0	12
22	13	24	Mike Conway	Charter Media (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)	D/H/F	103	58750	crash	0	12
23	10	23	Tomas Scheckter	Mona Vie (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)	D/H/F	83	58750	gearbox	0	12

C/E/T = Chassis / Engine / Tire codes
Chassis: D - Dallara
Engine: H - Honda
Tires: F - Firestone

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	105	105
	106	117	12	#24 accident turn 4
	118	160	43
	161	171	11	#14 accident turn 4
	172	200	29
Percent of race run under caution: 11.5% Average green flag run: 59.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Scott Dixon	1	49	49
Dario Franchitti	50	102	53
Ryan Briscoe	103	106	4
Scott Dixon	107	107	1
Ryan Briscoe	108	108	1
Scott Dixon	109	160	52
Graham Rahal	161	163	3
Scott Dixon	164	200	37

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Scott Dixon	571
2	Dario Franchitti	565	-6
3	Ryan Briscoe	562	-9
4	Helio Castroneves	404	-167
5	Danica Patrick	381	-190
6	Marco Andretti	368	-203
7	Graham Rahal	366	-205
8	Tony Kanaan	354	-217
9	Dan Wheldon	342	-229
10	Justin Wilson	334	-237
11	Hideki Mutoh	325	-246
12	Ed Carpenter	303	-268
13	Raphael Matos	296	-275
14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	281	-290
15	Mario Moraes	278	-293
16	Robert Doornbos	271	-300
17	Mike Conway	246	-325
18	E.J. Viso	234	-337
19	Will Power	215	-356
20	Tomas Scheckter	173	-398
21	Oriol Servia	115	-456