2009 93rd Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
Laps 200
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Townsend Bell KV Racing |  | 24 | 4 | +20 |
| 2 | Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing |  | 30 | 11 | +19 |
| 3 | Dan Wheldon Panther |  | 18 | 2 | +16 |
| 4 | Tomas Scheckter Dale Coyne |  | 26 | 12 | +14 |
| 5 | Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold |  | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| 6 | Ed Carpenter Vision | | 17 | 8 | +9 |
| 7 | Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold |  | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| 8 | John Andretti Petty ENGINEsports | | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| 9 | Danica Patrick Andretti-Green | | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| 10 | Nelson Philippe HVM Racing |  | 32 | 25 | +7 |
| 11 | Hideki Mutoh Andretti-Green |  | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| 12 | Scott Sharp Panther | | 20 | 14 | +6 |
| 13 | E.J. Viso HVM Racing | | 29 | 24 | +5 |
| 14 | Paul Tracy KV Racing | | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 15 | Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing | | 21 | 17 | +4 |
| 16 | Will Power Penske |  | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 17 | A.J. Foyt IV AJ Foyt Racing | | 19 | 16 | +3 |
| 18 | Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision | | 33 | 32 | +1 |
| 19 | Hélio Castroneves Penske |  | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman |  | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 21 | Scott Dixon Ganassi Racing |  | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 22 | Alex Lloyd Ganassi Racing | | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 23 | Dario Franchitti Ganassi Racing |  | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| 24 | Robert Doornbos Newman/Haas/Lanigan |  | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| 25 | Davey Hamilton Dreyer & Reinbold | | 22 | 29 | -7 |
| 26 | Vitor Meira AJ Foyt Racing | | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 27 | Justin Wilson Dale Coyne | | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 28 | Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon Racing | | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 29 | Ryan Briscoe Penske | | 2 | 15 | -13 |
| 30 | Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green | | 6 | 27 | -21 |
| 31 | Marco Andretti Andretti-Green | | 8 | 30 | -22 |
| 32 | Mario Moraes KV Racing | | 7 | 33 | -26 |
| 33 | Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan | | 4 | 31 | -27 |