Streets of Long Beach, California
Race Date Sunday, April 19, 2009
Pos Car Driver Chassis-Engine Laps Status
1. 2 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 85 Running
2. 1 Will Power Dallara-Honda 85 Running
3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 85 Running
4. 22 Danica Patrick Dallara-Honda 85 Running
5. 14 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 85 Running
6. 19 Marco Andretti Dallara-Honda 85 Running
7. 8 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Honda 85 Running
8. 3 Raphael Matos Dallara-Honda 85 Running
9. 15 Robert Doornbos Dallara-Honda 85 Running
10. 9 Alex Tagliani Dallara-Honda 85 Running
11. 12 Ryan Hunter-Reay Dallara-Honda 85 Running
12. 7 Graham Rahal Dallara-Honda 85 Running
13. 10 Ryan Briscoe Dallara-Honda 85 Running
14. 20 Vitor Meira Dallara-Honda 84 Running
15. 6 Scott Dixon Dallara-Honda 84 Running
16. 18 Darren Manning Dallara-Honda 84 Running
17. 21 Stanton Barrett Dallara-Honda 84 Running
18. 23 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Honda 82 Running
19. 13 Mario Moraes Dallara-Honda 71 Contact
20. 17 Hideki Mutoh Dallara-Honda 60 Running
21. 16 Mike Conway Dallara-Honda 51 Contact
22. 5 Justin Wilson Dallara-Honda 24 Contact
23. 4 E.J. Viso Dallara-Honda 16 Contact
Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 84.491 mph
Time of race: 1:58:47.4658
Margin of victory: 3.3182 seconds
Cautions: 5 caution flags for 18 laps
Lead changes: 6 among 6 drivers
Lap leaders: Power 1-16, Matos 17-18, Kanaan 19-25, Andretti
26-31, Franchitti 32-52, Castroneves 53-55, Franchitti 56-85.
Point standings
Franchitti 84
Power 69
Briscoe 67
Kanaan 65
Hunter-Reay 59
Wilson 49
Wheldon 46
Andretti 45
Rahal 45
Patrick 44
INDYCAR SERIES POST-RACE NOTES:
Dario Franchitti records his ninth career victory in the IndyCar Series. His most recent victory was in the 2007 season finale at Chicagoland Speedway when he clinched the series championship.
This is Franchitti’s first IndyCar Series victory on a road/street course.
This is Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s 25th victory in the IndyCar Series.
Will Power finished second, his best finish in the IndyCar Series. His previous best was fourth at Mid-Ohio in 2008.
Tony Kanaan finished third, his 11th consecutive top-10 finish, the longest active streak in the IndyCar Series.
Kanaan recorded his 68th career top-five finish, the most all-time in the IndyCar Series. This was Kanaan’s 100th career start.
Danica Patrick finished fourth, her 12th career top-five finish, her first top-five finish since Infineon last August.
Patrick improved 18 positions during the race, most of any driver.
Dan Wheldon finished fifth, his 55th top-five finish.
Marco Andretti finished sixth, recording his 22nd top-10 finish in his 50th career start.
Helio Castroneves finished seventh in his first race of the season. This is his 89th top-10 finish in 115 starts.
Rookie Robert Doornbos finished a career-best ninth, his first top-10 finish.
Alex Tagliani finished 10th, his second top-10 finish of the season.
The top 10 finishers represent seven teams.
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