| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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| 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) |
The 2009 Firestone Indy 300 was the final showdown of the 2009 IndyCar season. This 297-mile (478 km) race took place on October 10, at the 1.485-mile (2.390 km) Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida near Miami. The race was telecast by Versus. Scotland's Dario Franchitti benefitted from late pit-stops for rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to take his second IndyCar 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.
