2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
The 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 23, 2009 at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power and Nelson Philippe both missed the race, after they were hospitalized after a practice accident on Saturday. Philippe spun at the blind turn 3A, and stalled the car on-track. E. J. Viso hit the Frenchman's car, before Power t-boned it a few seconds later. Power suffered fractures to two lumbar vertebrae, Philippe fractured his left foot and Viso escaped uninjured.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | August 23, 2009 |
| Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma |
| Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.303 mi / 3.706 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 172.725 mi / 277.950 km |
| Weather | 69 °F, fair |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:16.7987 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Mike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold) |
Grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  |
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| 2 | 3 |  |
26 |  |
| 3 | 27 |  |
02 | |
| 4 | 11 | |
25 |  |
| 5 | 24 | |
9 |  |
| 6 | 7 | |
4 | |
| 7 | 13 |  |
5 | |
| 8 | 33 |  |
14 | |
| 9 | 06 |  |
2 | |
| 10 | 18 | |
98 | |
| 11 | 20 | |
23 | |
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | 1:49:23.0073 | 1 | 75 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | |
Penske Racing | 75 | + 0.2488 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 24 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | + 0.8293 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | |
KV Racing Technology | 75 | + 3.6171 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 27 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 75 | + 5.4536 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 06 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 75 | + 6.3801 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 18 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | + 6.6997 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 75 | + 7.1808 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 2 | |
Luczo-Dragon Racing | 75 | + 8.5936 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 33 | |
HVM Racing | 75 | + 10.8175 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 20 | |
Vision Racing | 75 | + 11.3688 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 75 | + 12.4000 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | + 13.8968 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 75 | + 14.8971* | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 98 | |
Team 3G | 75 | + 19.0650 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 74 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 23 | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 71 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 3 | |
Penske Racing | 66 | Contact | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 14 | |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 65 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 25 | |
Andretti Green Racing | 57 | Handling | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 02 | |
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 30 | Mechanical | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 13 | |
HVM Racing | 0 | Contact | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 12 | |
Penske Racing | DNS | - | 23 | - | 6 |
| 24 | 34 | |
Conquest Racing | DNS | - | 24 | - | 6 |
| OFFICIAL IRL REPORT | ||||||||
- * Marco Andretti was originally scored in eleventh, but was demoted behind Scott Dixon after the pair collided on the final lap.
Standings after the race
References
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