2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
# 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.

## Grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 6 | Ryan Briscoe |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 26 | Marco Andretti |
| 3 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | 02 | Graham Rahal |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 25 | Franck Montagny (R) |
| 5 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | 9 | Scott Dixon |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
| 7 | 13 | E. J. Viso | 5 | Mario Moraes |
| 8 | 33 | Robert Doornbos (R) | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 9 | 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 Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | 1:49:23.0073 | 1 | 75 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Penske Racing | 75 | + 0.2488 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | + 0.8293 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 75 | + 3.6171 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 75 | + 5.4536 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 06 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 75 | + 6.3801 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | + 6.6997 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti 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 Carpenter | Vision Racing | 75 | + 11.3688 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 75 | + 12.4000 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | + 13.8968 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 75 | + 14.8971* | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 98 | Richard Antinucci | Team 3G | 75 | + 19.0650 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 74 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 71 | + 4 Laps | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | 66 | Contact | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 65 | Mechanical | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 25 | Franck Montagny (R) | Andretti Green Racing | 57 | Handling | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 30 | Mechanical | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 0 | Contact | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 12 | Will Power | Penske Racing | DNS | - | 23 | - | 6 |
| 24 | 34 | Nelson Philippe (R) | Conquest Racing | DNS | - | 24 | - | 6 |
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* * 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 |
