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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
| Date | August 23, 2009 |
| Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma |
| Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.303 mi / 3.706 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 172.725 mi / 277.950 km |
| Weather | 69 °F (21 °C), fair |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:16.7987 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Mike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold) |
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