The 2009 Indy 500 from Indianapolis, Indiana. Helio Castreneves wins his 3rd Indy 500 title. Helio Castroneves of Brazil won the race from the pole position, becoming the first driver born outside the USA to win the race more than twice. Former winner Dan Wheldon of England came second, with Danica Patrick third and Townsend Bell fourth. There were eight crashes, with Vitor Meira and Tony Kanaan both suffering non-permanent injuries. watch
IRL driver Dan Wheldon makes a pit stop with FOXSports.com. Listen in as the former Indy 500 winner talks about the upcoming race and more. watch
Sam Hornish Jr. wins by a hair. Dan Wheldon led most of the race, and appeared poised to win his second straight but in the closing laps a caution came out during final fuel stops, and the field was shuffled. With four laps to go, the racing resumed with Michael Andretti leading. Andretti had come out of retirement to race with his son Marco, who was running second. Sam Hornish, Jr., who suffered a pit stop mishap earlier, was third. With three laps to go, Marco overtook his father, and Hornish took second. With about a lap and a half remaining, Hornish tried to pass Marco, but was blocked and lost his momentum. Hornish made up ground on the final lap, and with about 500 feet to the finish line, pulled alongside Andretti and powered past to win the second closest Indy 500 ever, 0.0635 seconds. watch
