Speed Channel's Robin Miller, it may be a two car effort for former BAR Honda F1 driver Takuma Sato of Japan, and de Ferran's ALMS teammate Simon Pagenaud, who spent one year in Champ Car after winning the 2006 Atlantic Championship. One of de Ferran's former CART Championship rivals and fellow ALMS convert Adrian Fernandez had been rumoured to join the series for 2010, but the team closed its doors at the end of October 2009. Forsythe Racing: Former Champ Car team Forsythe Racing announced intentions to race in the IndyCar Series in 2009, and stated that they were close (95%) to finalizing programs according to team manager Ken Siweck in July 2008. Plans were also announced for a foray into the ALMS and a return to Indy Lights. No Forsythe car has appeared in any of the three series, but a blurb on usatoday.com on April 23, 2009, mentioned the team was "mulling an IndyCar entry". Hemelgarn Racing: The team entered the 2009 Indy 500 with Buddy Lazier, but failed to qualify. Testing The following open tests were held. February 24–25 at Homestead (night) March 22–23 at Barber Motorsports Park. Race summaries Round 1: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Report: 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday April 5, 2009 – 2:00 p.m. EDT Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida (1.8-mile temporary street course) Distance: 100 laps / 180 miles Race weather: 86 °F, sunny Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Nielsen ratings: 0.30 Attendance: 140,000+ (estimated 3-day weekend attendance) Pole position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:02.4110 sec, Race Summary: On the opening lap, polesitter Graham Rahal was involved in light contact with Tony Kanaan, which damaged his nosecone, and dropped him deep in the standings. With 20 laps to go, defending IndyCar champion Scott Dixon crashed out after contact with Hideki Mutoh. With 14 laps to go, Ryan Briscoe took the lead from Justin Wilson on a restart. Briscoe held off Ryan Hunter-Reay to secure the victory. Round 2: 35th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Report: 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday April 19, 2009 – 12:30 p.m. PDT / 3:30 p.m. EDT Streets of Long Beach – Long Beach, California (1.968-mile temporary street course) Distance: 85 laps / 167.28 miles Race weather: 96 °F, sunny Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon