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    Helio Castroneves Wins 2009 Indy 500, Third Victory At Indy

    Helio Castroneves has won the 2009 Indianapolis 500, marking his third career win here at the Brickyard. It also makes for a record breaking 15th team with for Penske Racing. Official race results below.

    It was 185 laps in when Helio put the peddle to the metal and pulled away from Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick, who dueled for second but didn't have a chance in the end. Castroneves eagerly climbed the fence in celebration and was overcome by emotion when he returned to the pits. The 34-year-old hoisted the ceremonial bottle of milk in victory only weeks after being acquitted of charges of tax evasion — the winners circle is a way better place to be than behind bars.

    Coming in at third place, Danica Patrick scored the highest finish for any woman at the Indy 500, while Sarah Fisher and Milka Duno finished 17th and 20th respectively.

    1. Helio Castroneves
    2. Dan Wheldon
    3. Danica Patrick
    4. Townsend Bell
    5. Will Power
    6. Scott Dixon
    7. Dario Franchitti
    8. Ed Carpenter
    9. Paul Tracy
    10. Hideki Mutoh
    11. Alex Tagliani
    12. Tomas Scheckter
    13. Alex Lloyd
    14. Scott Sharp
    15. Ryan Briscoe
    16. AJ Foyt IV
    17. Sarah Fisher
    18. Mike Conway
    19. John Andretti
    20. Milka Duno
    21. Vitor Meira - Contact
    22. Raphael Matos - Contact
    23. Justin Wilson - 160 laps
    24. EJ Viso - 139 laps
    25. Nelson Phillipe - 130 laps
    26. Oriol Servia - 98 laps
    27. Tony Kannan - Contact
    28. Robert Doombos - Contact
    29. Davey Hamilton - Contact
    30. Marco Andretti - Contact
    31. Graham Rahal - Contact
    32. Ryan Hunter-Reay - Contact
    33. Mario Moraes - Contact


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