2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach explained

The 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 19, 2009. The race was contested over 85 laps of the 1.968miles street course in Long Beach, California. Dario Franchitti recorded his first win since his 2007 championship win, after benefitting from an early full-course caution, having made a pitstop the lap before.^{[1] [2]}

As a result of the Champ Car World Series merging with the IndyCar Series, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach became an IndyCar event for the first time.^[3]

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	85	1:58:47.4658	2	51	52
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	85	+3.3182	1	16	41
3	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	85	+4.0537	11	7	35
4	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	85	+5.0742	22	0	32
5	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	85	+6.5655	14	0	30
6	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	85	+7.5900	19	6	28
7	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	85	+8.633	8	3	26
8	2	Raphael Matos (R)	Luczo Dragon Racing	85	+9.483	3	2	24
9	06	Robert Doornbos (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	85	+9.958	15	0	22
10	34	Alex Tagliani	Conquest Racing	85	+13.618	9	0	20
11	21		Vision Racing	85	+15.209	12	0	19
12	02		Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	85	+15.850	7	0	18
13	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	85	+65.101	10	0	17
14	14	Vítor Meira	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	84	+ 1 lap	20	0	16
15	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	84	+ 1 lap	6	0	15
16	23	Darren Manning	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	84	+ 1 lap	18	0	14
17	98	Stanton Barrett (R)	Team 3G	84	+ 1 lap	21	0	13
18	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	82	+ 3 laps	23	0	12
19	5	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	71	Accident	13	0	12
20	27	Hideki Mutoh	Andretti Green Racing	60	+ 25 laps (Running)	17	0	12
21	24	Mike Conway (R)	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	51	Accident	16	0	12
22	19	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	24	Collision	5	0	12
23	13	E. J. Viso	HVM Racing	16	Collision	4	0	12
Sources:^[4] ^[5]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Dario Franchitti	84
2	Will Power	69
3	Ryan Briscoe	67
4	Tony Kanaan	65
5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	59
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

Notes and References

1. News: Dottore. Damian. Franchitti finally breaks through in Long Beach. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2009. May 20, 2024.
2. News: Morales. Robert. Franchitti finally is second to none with Grand Prix of Long Beach win. Los Angeles Daily News. April 20, 2009. May 20, 2024.
3. News: IndyCar Series to debut in Long Beach and Toronto in 2009. ESPN. Associated Press. July 30, 2008. May 20, 2024.
4. Web site: 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 20, 2024.
5. Web site: NTT IndyCar Series 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Classification. Motorsport Stats. May 20, 2024.