title: 2009 Indy Japan 300
text: # 2009 Indy Japan 300
  
  The 2009 Indy Japan 300 was the sixteenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on September 19, 2009 at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Twin Ring Motegi, in Motegi, Japan.
  
  ## Grid
  
  | Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 5 | Mario Moraes |
  | 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 6 | Ryan Briscoe |
  | 3 | 02 | Graham Rahal | 7 | Danica Patrick |
  | 4 | 06 | Oriol Servià | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
  | 5 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 23 | Tomas Scheckter |
  | 6 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) |
  | 7 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | 26 | Marco Andretti |
  | 8 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 34 | Kosuke Matsuura |
  | 9 | 43 | Roger Yasukawa | 13 | E. J. Viso |
  | 10 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) |
  | 11 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 27 | Hideki Mutoh |
  | 12 | 11 | Tony Kanaan** | | |
  
  * ** Note: Kanaan originally qualified 14th, but failed post-qualifying inspection. As a result, Kanaan was forced to start from the rear of the field.
  
  ## Race
  
  | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:51:37.6411 | 1 | 139 | 53 |
  | 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | + 1.4475 | 3 | 53 | 40 |
  | 3 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 200 | + 3.2002 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
  | 4 | 06 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 200 | + 7.3720 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
  | 5 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 200 | + 12.7643 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
  | 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 16.1392 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
  | 7 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 200 | + 16.6513 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
  | 8 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 200 | + 17.2646 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
  | 9 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 200 | + 17.5790 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
  | 10 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 21 | 0 | 20 |
  | 11 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 23 | 0 | 19 |
  | 12 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 199 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 0 | 18 |
  | 13 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 0 | 17 |
  | 14 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 22 | 0 | 16 |
  | 15 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 0 | 15 |
  | 16 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | HVM Racing | 198 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 0 | 14 |
  | 17 | 34 | Kosuke Matsuura | Conquest Racing | 195 | + 5 Laps | 16 | 0 | 13 |
  | 18 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 185 | + 15 Laps | 4 | 5 | 12 |
  | 19 | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | 182 | + 18 Laps | 20 | 0 | 12 |
  | 20 | 43 | Roger Yasukawa | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 172 | + 28 Laps | 17 | 0 | 12 |
  | 21 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 157 | Contact | 15 | 0 | 12 |
  | 22 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 103 | Contact | 13 | 0 | 12 |
  | 23 | 23 | Tomas Scheckter | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 83 | Mechanical | 10 | 0 | 12 |
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  ## Standings after the race
  
  ### Drivers' Championship standings
  
  | Pos | Driver | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Scott Dixon | 570 |
  | 2 | Dario Franchitti | 565 |
  | 3 | Ryan Briscoe | 562 |
  | 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 403 |
  | 5 | Danica Patrick | 381 |
  