Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Nielsen ratings: 0.52 Attendance: 65,000+ (estimated race day), 175,000 (estimated 3-day weekend) Pole Position winner: #12 Will Power, 1:09.7107 sec, Race Summary: At the start, Will Power took the lead from the pole position and led the first 16 laps. Dario Franchitti and Danica Patrick both pitted early on lap 16, and benefitted from a full-course caution. Over the next 30 laps, the lead traded between Tony Kanaan, Marco Andretti, and Dario Franchitti. Pitting early once more, Dario Franchitti and Danica Patrick again benefitted. Moments later, Mike Conway spun into the tire barrier in turn 8, bringing out the full course caution again. Most of the leaders pit under the yellow, while Franchitti stayed out to take the lead. Franchitti pulled away and held the lead to the finish, taking the victory. It was his first IndyCar win since 2007, having spent 2008 racing in NASCAR. Round 3: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Report: 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 Sunday April 26, 2009 – 3:00 p.m. CDT / 4:00 p.m. EDT Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas (1.52 mile oval) Distance: 200 laps / 304 miles Race weather: 78F, cloudy Television: Versus (Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl, Jon Beekhuis, Jack Arute, Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston) Nielsen ratings: 0.15 Attendance: Pole Position winner: #02 Graham Rahal, 1:43.5819 sec, (4-lap) Race Summary: Round 4: 93rd Indianapolis 500 Report: 2009 Indianapolis 500 Sunday May 24, 2009 – 12:12 p.m. CDT / 1:12 p.m. EDT Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana (2.5 mile oval) Distance: 200 laps / 500 miles Race weather: 83 °F, sunny Television: ABC (Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever, Jack Arute, Jamie Little, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch) Nielsen ratings: 4.2 Attendance: TBA Pole Position winner: #3 Hélio Castroneves, 2:40.0967 sec, (4-lap) Race Summary: Dario Franchitti made the move at the start, passing Ryan Briscoe on the first lap and polesitter Hélio Castroneves at a restart on the eighth lap. Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan, starting fifth and sixth made short work of Graham Rahal and joined the top three. Castroneves lost out to Briscoe and Dixon in the first round of stops. Briscoe, now second took the lead from Franchitti on lap 53. Graham Rahal crashed from sixth on lap 56 which brought out the caution. Another poor stop for Castroneves got him behind Kanaan as well, while the two Ganassi cars of Dixon and