Saturday, June 20, 2009
Iowa Corn Indy 250 – Iowa Speedway
Round 7 in the IndyCar Series

McDONALD’S DRIVER RAHAL TO START NINTH IN THE IOWA CORN INDY 250 AT IOWA SPEEDWAY WHILE DOORNBOS WILL START 15TH; WATER SEEPAGE CANCELLED QUALIFYING AND FIELD WILL START BASED ON POINT STANDINGS




Graham Rahal, No. 02 McDonald’s Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “I don’t think we would be on pole but I think the McDonald’s car would be starting significantly higher than our point standing so we’re going to have our work cut out for us tomorrow and, unfortunately and that’s not what we wanted. We’ll work hard for it and try to get better as the day goes on. I was really hoping that there was going to be a few less guys that I didn’t have to worry about passing to get to the front. Now there is a lot of importance on pit stops, a lot of importance on making sure we have a good car and if we have to make changes during the race, we can do it in a hurry because we’ve got some work to do to get to the front. That’s for sure. The race car is darned good though.”

FAST FACTS: Will be his second race here. Started 16th and finished 10th in 2008...Highest start this season is two poles (St. Pete/street & Kansas/oval and highest finish is fourth place at the Milwaukee Mile after he started second…Is ranked 9th in series points with 126.




Robert Doornbos, No. 06 Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a disappointing day for the series. Everyone wants to qualify. It’s always a nice feature of the IndyCar Series but it’s good to put safety first and I fully respect the decision. Just looking at my own performance and the 06 crew, we lacked the pace. It wasn’t a fun day.”

FAST FACTS: Will be his first race here and only FIFTH oval race ever…Highest start this season is second at his oval debut in Kansas and highest finish is 9th in Long Beach…Is ranked 15th with 104 points and is second to Matos in the Rookie of the Year standings (106-104).




NHR/NHLR IN IOWA: Is the second race here for the team…Graham Rahal and Justin Wilson competed for the team here last year and finished 10th and 12th respectively. Their starting position was based on point standing due to rain.

Tune In… This weekend’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 will be telecast live in High Definition at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) by ABC Sports on Sunday. The race will air live on the IMS Radio Network, XM channel 145 and Sirius channel 211. The radio broadcast also will be carried on www.indycar.com. As always, fans can follow the action from every on-track session via the official website of the IndyCar Series, www.indycar.com.