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2009
IRL Race Schedule & Results and
Standings
2009
Snippets
Danica
Patrick reviews her 2009
season
Behind
the Scenes at Danica Patrick's SI Swimsuit
Shoot
CHM
Announces Driver Lineup for Rolex
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Danica
Patrick reviews her 2009 season
It's hard to look back at 2009 and not feel a
little bit frustrated or just want to shrug your
shoulders and wonder why or how things went the way
they did for us this year.
That's not to say that it was all bad. I
finished fifth in points, which is the best finish
I've had in the points in my career. So that's a
good thing and it's not something you want to take
lightly. But let's face it - at the end of the day
you want to be contending for wins every weekend
and battling for the championship until the last
lap of the season, and we just weren't at that
level this year.
There's no question that our team knows what
it's like to be in that position. AGR has obviously
won a lot of races and has three championships to
show for its time in the IndyCar Series so far. We
have talented drivers - all of us have won races
and Tony Kanaan has a championship on his resume,
so we all know how to get it done. But, in the last
couple years, we've just not been doing that like
we used to.
In general, I think one of the bright spots for
me this year was having Michael Andretti call my
races and run my pit. Mike has seen just about
everything during his career as a driver and now as
an owner, and having that insight is really a plus.
He made some good strategy calls this year and
helped us make up for some of whatever we missed in
qualifying at some races. Long Beach comes to mind,
specifically, and Toronto, too. The street circuits
and road courses this year were particularly tough
for us in qualifying, and we really made the best
of those two specifically with strategy.
We finished third at Indy, which was my best
career finish there and, of course, the best finish
ever there for a woman. But the nice thing about it
this year - as strange as this sounds - is that
people didn't make that big a deal of it. I kind of
appreciated that because it made it clear to me
that people expected me to be there and weren't
shocked by it. I certainly wasn't satisfied with
third; I go to Indy every year with the idea of
winning it. That's all I want to do. Third is a
decent day in the biggest race of the year, but
it's not a win.
Indy was also part of a good stretch for us
early in the season and that's when we really put
ourselves in a good position in the championship.
We had four straight top fives between Long Beach
and Milwaukee and had eight top 10s in nine races
there. It's by far the best stretch I've had in my
career so far. But we needed a couple wins in there
to stay with the Penske and Ganassi guys and we
just didn't have the pace to do it. That's when we
kind of lost touch with them for the title and had
to focus on holding on to fifth.
All in all, I'm happy with the season. We've got
a lot of good people on the team and have a lot of
work to do. But I know everybody at AGR is ready to
dig in and do what it takes.
Source: www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=15449
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2009 Results
(Grid/Finish/Qualifying SPeed/Laps
Completed/Status)
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Date
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Track
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Start
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Finish
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Qual Speed
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Laps
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Status
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4/5/09
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St Pete
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15
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19
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103.141
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31
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Contact
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4/19/09
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Long Beach
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22
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4
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98.859
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85
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Running
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4/26/09
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Kansas
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3
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5
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210.470
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200
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Running
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5/24/09
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Indianapolis
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10
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3
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222.882
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200
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Running
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5/31/09
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Milwaukee
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7
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5
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165.168
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225
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Running
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6/6/09
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Texas
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5
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6
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165.168
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225
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Running
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6/21/09
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Iowa
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5
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9
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0.000
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249
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Running
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6/27/09
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Richmond
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10
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5
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164.197
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300
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Running
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7/5/09
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Watkins Glen
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7
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11
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135.997
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60
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Running
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7/12/09
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Toronto
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18
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6
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100.952
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85
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Running
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7/26/09
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Edmonton
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20
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11
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113.611
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94
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Running
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8/1/09
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Kentucky
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5
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8
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NA
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200
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Running
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8/9/09
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Mid-Ohio
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12
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19
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119.993
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83
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Running
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8/23/09
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Infeneon
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11
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16
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106.820
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74
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Running
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8/29/09
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Chicagoland
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10
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12
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214.104
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200
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Running
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9/19/09
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Japan
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6
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6
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200.519
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200
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Running
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10/10/09
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Homestead-Miami
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7
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19
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211.258
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187
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Running
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Snippets - 2009
Danica is still expected to make her stock-car
debut in the Feb 6 ARCA opener at Daytona, but
she will not attempt the Nationwide race. Instead,
her Nationwide debut will be at the Auto Club
Speedway race Feb 20 in California followed by the
Feb 27th race at Las Vegas.
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Danica Patrick is expected to drive a Chevy in
an ARCA race (NASCAR) for JR Motorsports February 6
at Daytona.
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Patrick signed a three-year contract extension
with Andretti Autosport on Monday, which could pave
the way for her desired foray into NASCAR.
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Danica gridded 7th at Homestead and finished in
19th. She held on to finish fifth overall for the
season, her highest level in the Indy Car
series..
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Danica gridded 6th at ther Twin Ring Motegi and
finished in 6th.. She continues in 5th
over-all.
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Danica gridded 10th at Chicago and finished in
12th. She continues in 5th over-all.
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Danica gridded 11th at Sonoma but was involved
in a multiple car accident on the first lap and
finished 16th She continues in 5th over-all.
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Danica started 12th at Mid-Ohio, got shunted off
course by Mike Conway and finsihed in 19th place
and was able to maintain her 5th place ranking
overall.
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Danica started 5th at Kentucky (grid was by
season standing) and finsihed in 8th place to
maintain her 5th place ranking overall.
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Danica gridded 20th and finshed 11th at
Edmonton. She maintains 5 place in the
standings.
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Danica was gridded 17th at Toronto and ended up
in th. She holds the 5th place spot in overall
points. Off to Edmonton in a couple of weeks.
* * *
Danica was gridded 10th at Richmond and ended up
in 5th. She holds her 5th place spot in overall
points. Off to Watkins Glen next weekend.
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Danica was gridded 5th and lead for 24 laps and
ended up in 9th. She holds her 5th place spot in
overall points.
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Danica was gridded 5th at Texas Motor Speedway
and finished 6th after very close racing with
teammate Marco Andretti in the last few laps of the
race.
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Danica was gridded 3rd at Kansas Speedway and
finished the race in 5th giving her two top five
finishes out of three races. With this finish, she
moved up to 6th overall. Off to Indy.
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Danica was involved in a mishap on lap 31 of the
100 lap race and finished 19th of 22 cars at the
first race of the seasonn at St. Petersburg.
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Danica was gridded 22 in the second race of the
season on the streets of Long Beach and moved
through the pack to finish 4th.
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Danica gridded 15th and was involved in a mishap
on lap 31 of the 100 lap race and finished 19th of
22 cars at the first race of the seasonn at St.
Petersburg. She currently ranks 19th of all Indy
Car drivers.
* * *
Danica made the Sports Illustrated
swimsuit edition for the second time.
and See
More.
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Making a coming back after a slow start was the
No. 2 Childress-Howard Motorsports Gentlemen Jack
Pontiac Crawford of three-time Rolex 24 winner Andy
Wallace, Rob Finlay, Casey Mears and Danica
Patrick, which finished eighth. They were 23rd
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Featured in the 2007 "Women in the Winners
Circle" calendar
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CHM Announces Driver Lineup for
Rolex 24 Includes Danica
Behind the Scenes at Danica
Patrick's SI Swimsuit Shoot
FanHouse was recently fortunate enough to go behind
the scenes with Danica Patrick for her 2009 Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photo shoot here in New
York. Patrick talked to us between takes about what
it means to be in the Swimsuit Issue in consecutive
years, as well as her secret to staying in shape.
Watch the video below to see what Danica had to say
about this and more, and check back in a few days
for a transcript of the full interview.
More Photos of Danica from the shoot: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_swimsuit/models/danica-patrick/index2.html
And don't forget to check out SI.com for an
in-depth look at the 2009 Swimsuit Issue.
Source: backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/02/10/behind-the-scenes-video-from-danica-patricks-si-swimsuit-shoot/?icid=200100397x1217759909x1201208561
Danica video sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009_swimsuit/video/danica-patrick.html
CHM
Announces Driver Lineup for Rolex 24
The driver lineup for the Childress-Howard
Motorsports entry in the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona
has earned victories in the Rolex 24, the 24 Hours
of Le Mans, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the
IndyCar Series.
The talented driver quartet for the No. 2 CHM
Pontiac Crawford Daytona Prototype is headed by
three-time Rolex 24 overall winner Andy Wallace
(Oxford, England) (1990, ’97, ’99).
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and 2006 Rolex 24
overall winner Casey Mears (Mooresville, N.C.),
IndyCar Series star and 2006 Rolex 24 competitor
Danica Patrick (Roscoe, Ill) and veteran sports car
racer Rob Finlay (Charlotte, N.C) will all see
significant time behind the wheel.
Only five drivers have won more Rolex 24 overall
titles than the three earned by Wallace. His trophy
case also includes trophies from the 24 Hours of Le
Mans (1988), the 12 Hours of Sebring (1992,
’93) and the Petit Le Mans (1999).
Patrick has been one of the top stars of the
IndyCar Series since making her debut there in
2005. Last April, she became the first female to
win a major closed course auto race when she took
the checkered flag at Twin Ring Motegi in
Japan.
" So many drivers come together for this event,
which everyone wants to win and do well, but
there's such camaraderie at this event," Patrick
said. "I just had a really great time (in 2006).
The cars are fun to drive and there’s just a
unique way of competing in a 24-hour race with the
car and the people. I missed being a part of
it."
Source: www.childresshoward.com/news/index.cfm?cid=20265
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