2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

DateAugust 23, 2009

Official nameIndy Grand Prix of Sonoma

LocationInfineon Raceway, Sonoma, California

CoursePermanent racing facility
2.303 mi / 3.706 km

2009 Sonoma

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)

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.^[1]