Long Beach and the Indianapolis 500. Roger Penske announced after the Indianapolis 500 that he would field a third car for Power at additional races in the 2009 season. Andretti Green Racing: All four drivers returned for 2009. The team will field a fifth car for Franck Montagny at Sonoma. HVM Racing: Driver E. J. Viso returned for 2009. The team tested Ryan Hunter-Reay at Sebring but ultimately signed Viso. The team prepared a second Indy-only entry for Nelson Philippe. Panther Racing: Dan Wheldon signed a multi-year contract replacing Vítor Meira in the #4 entry. Scott Sharp drove a second Indy-only entry, in a joint-effort with Patrón Highcroft Racing. A. J. Foyt Enterprises: Vítor Meira replaced Darren Manning in the #14 entry. Meira suffered two fractured vertebrae at Indianapolis will miss most of the remainder of the season. Paul Tracy was the replacement driver for Milwaukee. The team fielded the #41 driven by A. J. Foyt IV in the Indianapolis 500. The #48 car was entered in the race but did not appear. KV Racing: Oriol Servia did not re-sign with the team and Will Power left for Penske Racing. Mario Moraes signed with the team for 2009 and will be the team's sole full-season entry. In addition to Servia, Paul Tracy and GP2 driver Lucas di Grassi also have been linked with a seat with the team. Team co-owner Jimmy Vasser has stated that he is confident the team will have a deal in place to run a second car starting with the Indy 500. It was announced on April 17 that Paul Tracy will drive the #15 car for the team at the Indy 500, with additional races up to the rest of the season possible. A later release from the team confirmed Tracy would appear in the #15 at the Edmonton and Toronto races. A third car, the #8, was listed for the team on the Indianapolis 500 entry list, and was raced by Townsend Bell. Vision Racing: A. J. Foyt IV was replaced by Ryan Hunter-Reay. The team would have prepared an additional car for the Indianapolis 500, the #22 entered by Bryan Herta Autosport, but entry was later withdrawn. Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing: Justin Wilson did not return to the team in 2009. However, Graham Rahal's option was picked up for 2009 and he returned. 2007 Champ Car Rookie of the Year Robert Doornbos' signing was confirmed