Iowa Corn Indy 250 UPDATE
Jun 18, 2009
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IndyCar Series
Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented By Pioneer
1 p.m. (EDT) Sunday, June 21, 2009
ABC/IMS Radio Network/XM 145/Sirius 211 (Live)
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Car
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Driver
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Hometown
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Car Name
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Entrant
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Race Strategist
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2
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Raphael Matos (R)
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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US Marines Luczo Dragon Racing
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Luczo Dragon Racing
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Jay Penske
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3
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Helio Castroneves
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Team Penske
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Team Penske
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Tim Cindric
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4
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Dan Wheldon
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Emberton, England
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National Guard Panther Racing
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Panther Racing
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John Barnes
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5
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Mario Moraes
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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KV Racing Technology/Votorantim
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KV Racing Technology
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Mark Johnson
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6
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Ryan Briscoe
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Sydney, Australia
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Team Penske
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Team Penske
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Roger Penske
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7
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Danica Patrick
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Roscoe, Ill.
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Boost Mobile/Motorola
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Andretti Green Racing
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Michael Andretti
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9
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Scott Dixon
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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Mike Hull
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10
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Dario Franchitti
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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TOM TOM
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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Chip Ganassi
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11
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Tony Kanaan
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Salvador, Brazil
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Team 7-Eleven
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Andretti Green Racing
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George Klotz
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13
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E.J. Viso
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Caracas, Venezuela
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PDVSA HVM Racing
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HVM Racing
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Michael Cannon
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14
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Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing
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A.J. Foyt Enterprises
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Larry Foyt
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18
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Justin Wilson
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Sheffield, England
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Z-Line Designs
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Dale Coyne Racing
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Bill Pappas
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20
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Ed Carpenter
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Indianapolis
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Menards/Vision Racing
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Vision Racing
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Jeff Britton
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23
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Tomas Scheckter
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Mona Vie/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
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Larry Curry
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24
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Mike Conway (R)
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Bromley, England
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Dad’s Root Beer Dreyer & Reinbold
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Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
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Dennis Reinbold
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26
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Marco Andretti
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Nazareth, Pa.
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Team Venom Energy
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Andretti Green Racing
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Kyle Moyer
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27
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Hideki Mutoh
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Tokyo
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Formula Dream
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Andretti Green Racing
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Kim Green
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98
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Jaques Lazier
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Vail, Colo.
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CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G
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CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G
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Owen Snyder
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02
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Graham Rahal
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New Albany, Ohio
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McDonald’s Racing Team
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
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John Tzouanakis
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06
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Robert Doornbos (R)
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
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Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
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Todd Malloy
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Iowa Corn Indy 250—Drivers to Watch
#6 Ryan Briscoe—Rank 1
2009 Statistics
Starts 6
Wins 1
Top 5 4
Top 10 4
Poles 1
Laps Led 424
Running at Finish 6
First start: March 6, 2005 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
First pole start: Aug. 28, 2005 (Infineon Raceway)
First victory: June 1, 2008 (The Milwaukee Mile)
2008 Season Highlights
- Finished fifth in IndyCar Series standings for Team Penske.
- Won twice during championship season, and won the non-points race in Surfers Paradise, Australia.
- Won three PEAK Motor Oil Pole Awards, including his first on an oval at Chicagoland.
- Only driver to participate in every Firestone Fast Six session on street/road courses.
#9 Scott Dixon—Rank 2
2009 Statistics
Starts 6
Wins 2
Top 5 3
Top 10 4
Poles 0
Laps Led 234
Running at Finish 5
First start: March 2, 2003 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
First victory: March 2, 2003 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
First pole: April 13, 2003 (Twin Ring Motegi)
2008 Season Highlights
- Finished first in IndyCar Series standings for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- Won 92nd Indianapolis 500 among six victories. Tied series record at Kentucky with sixth victory.
- Moved into points lead after 500-Mile Race victory.
- Added 14 top-five finishes and six pole starts.
- Became series leader for laps led in a season with 889, and became fifth series driver to lead more than 2,000 laps.
#10 Dario Franchitti—Rank 3
2009 Statistics
Starts 6
Wins 1
Top 5 4
Top 10 5
Poles 1
Laps Led 130
Running at Finish 5
First start: May 26, 2002 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
First victory: July 25, 2004 (The Milwaukee Mile)
First pole: June 10, 2004 (Texas Motor Speedway)
2008 Season Highlights
- Made debut for Target Chip Ganassi Racing in non-points-paying race at Surfers Paradise, Australia, in October after driving for Ganassi Racing in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
#3 Helio Castroneves—Rank 4
2009 Statistics
Starts 5
Wins 2
Top 5 3
Top 10 4
Poles 1
Laps Led 129
Running at Finish 5
First start: March 18, 2001 (Phoenix International Raceway)
First victory: May 27, 2001 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
First pole: March 17, 2002 (Phoenix International Raceway)
2008 Season Highlights
- Finished second in IndyCar Series standings for Team Penske.
- Won at Infineon and Chicagoland, where he set series record for driver to start from farthest back (28th) to win.
- Recorded series-record eight runner-up finishes, and finished in the top five in 15 races.
- Extended series-record streak of consecutive seasons with a pole start to seven at Nashville.
-Won three poles overall, including career 25th at Mid-Ohio.
- Infineon victory set series record for consecutive seasons with a victory (eight).
#7 Danica Patrick—Rank 5
2009 Statistics
Starts 6
Wins 0
Top 5 4
Top 10 5
Poles 0
Laps Led 0
Running at Finish 5
First start: March 6, 2005 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
First pole: July 3, 2005 (Kansas Speedway)
First victory: April 22, 2008 (Twin Ring Motegi)
2008 Season Highlights
- Finished sixth in IndyCar Series standings for Andretti Green Racing.
- Became first female to win a major closed-course auto race in April at Twin Ring Motegi.
- Recorded 10 top-10 finishes and led two races.
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