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 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.
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.
Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 110 Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing851:58:47.465825152 212 Will PowerTeam Penske85+3.3182 11641 311 Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing85+4.053711735 47 Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing85+5.074222032 54 Dan WheldonPanther Racing85+6.565514030 626 Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing85+7.590019628 73 Hélio CastronevesTeam Penske85+8.6338326 82 Raphael Matos (R)Luczo Dragon Racing85+9.4833224 906 Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing85+9.95815022 1034 Alex TaglianiConquest Racing85+13.618 9020 1121 Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing85+15.20912019 1202 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing85+15.8507018 136 Ryan BriscoeTeam Penske85+65.101 10017 1414 Vítor MeiraA. J. Foyt Enterprises84+ 1 lap20016 159 Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing84+ 1 lap6015 1623 Darren ManningDreyer & Reinbold Racing84+ 1 lap18014 1798 Stanton Barrett (R)Team 3G84+ 1 lap21013 1820 Ed CarpenterVision Racing82+ 3 laps23012 195 Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology71Accident13012 2027 Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing60+ 25 laps (Running)17012 2124 Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing51Accident16012 2218 Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing24Collision5012 2313 E. J. VisoHVM Racing16Collision4012 Sources:
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.
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