| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the2009 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | October 10, 2009 |
| Official name | Firestone Indy 300 |
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.485 mi / 2.390 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 297.000 mi / 477.975 km |
| Weather | 89 °F (32 °C), fair |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:40.5378 (4 laps), 212.696 mph (342.301 km/h) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 25.4483 (on lap 105 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
The2009Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the2009 IndyCar season. This 297-mile (478 km) race took place on October 10, at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km)Homestead-Miami Speedway inHomestead, Florida nearMiami. The race was telecast byVersus.Scotland'sDario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivalsScott Dixon andRyan Briscoe to take his secondIndyCar Series title by ten points.[1][2][3] This race is also the fastest 300 mile oval race in IndyCar history owing to no caution flags.
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 9 | Scott Dixon |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | 20 |  Ed Carpenter |
| 3 | 40202 | Alex Lloyd | 02 | Graham Rahal |
| 4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 26 | Marco Andretti |
| 5 | 2 |  Raphael Matos | 5 | Mario Moraes |
| 6 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 43 |  Tomas Scheckter |
| 7 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 67 | Sarah Fisher |
| 9 | 23 |  Milka Duno | 13 | E. J. Viso |
| 10 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh | 24 | Mike Conway |
| 11 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 33 |  Robert Doornbos |
| 12 | 98 | Jaques Lazier | ||
All cars utilizedDallara chassis,Honda engines, andFirestone Firehawk tires
Caution flags: none
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