2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Introduction 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  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.
Grid RowInsideOutside1'''10''' Dario Franchitti'''6''' Ryan Briscoe2'''3''' Hélio Castroneves'''26''' Marco Andretti3'''27''' Hideki Mutoh'''02''' Graham Rahal4'''11''' Tony Kanaan'''25''' Franck Montagny (R)5'''24''' Mike Conway (R)'''9''' Scott Dixon6'''7''' Danica Patrick'''4''' Dan Wheldon7'''13''' E. J. Viso'''5''' Mario Moraes8'''33''' Robert Doornbos (R)'''14''' Ryan Hunter-Reay9'''06''' Oriol Servià'''2''' Raphael Matos (R)10'''18''' Justin Wilson'''98''' Richard Antinucci (R)11'''20''' Ed Carpenter'''23''' Milka Duno
Race  Pos  No. Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid  Laps Led  Points 1'''10''' Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing 75 1:49:23.0073 1 75 '''53''' 2'''6''' Ryan BriscoePenske Racing 75 + 0.2488 2 0 '''40''' 3'''24''' Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 + 0.8293 9 0 '''35''' 4'''5''' Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology 75 + 3.6171 14 0 '''32''' 5'''27''' Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing 75 + 5.4536 5 0 '''30''' 6'''06''' Oriol ServiàNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 75 + 6.3801 17 0 '''28''' 7'''18''' Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing 75 + 6.6997 22 0 '''26''' 8'''11''' Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing 75 + 7.1808 7 0 '''24''' 9'''2''' Raphael Matos (R)Luczo-Dragon Racing 75 + 8.5936 18 0 '''22''' 10'''33''' Robert Doornbos (R)HVM Racing 75 + 10.8175 15 0 '''20''' 11'''20''' Ed CarpenterVision Racing 75 + 11.3688 20 0 '''19''' 12'''4''' Dan WheldonPanther Racing 75 + 12.4000 12 0 '''18''' 13'''9''' Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing 75 + 13.8968 10 0 '''17''' 14'''26''' Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing 75 + 14.8971* 4 0 '''16''' 15'''98''' Richard AntinucciTeam 3G 75 + 19.0650 19 0 '''15''' 16'''7''' Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing 74 + 1 Lap 11 0 '''14''' 17'''23''' Milka DunoDreyer & Reinbold Racing 71 + 4 Laps 21 0 '''13''' 18'''3''' Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing 66 Contact 3 0 '''12''' 19'''14''' Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises 65 Mechanical 16 0 '''12''' 20'''25''' Franck Montagny (R)Andretti Green Racing 57 Handling 8  0 '''12''' 21'''02''' Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 30 Mechanical 6 0 '''12''' 22'''13''' E. J. VisoHVM Racing 0 Contact 13 0 '''12''' 23'''12''' Will PowerPenske Racing DNS - 23 - '''6''' 24'''34''' Nelson Philippe (R)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 ;Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1  Ryan Briscoe 497 2  Dario Franchitti 493 3  Scott Dixon 477 4  Hélio Castroneves 371 5  Danica Patrick 335
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