# 2009 Indy Lights

The 2009 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights season began April 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida, where it ran a double-header weekend in support to the season-opening IndyCar Series event. The schedule took place over 14 race weekends in support of the IndyCars, with 15 total races. Unlike the 2008 season, the St. Petersburg weekend will be the only double-header the series has announced. J. R. Hildebrand ended the season as champion for Andretti Green-AFS Racing, winning the championship by nearly 100 points ahead of Vision Racing's James Davison and his AGR-AFS Racing team-mate Sebastián Saavedra.

## Drivers and teams

All drivers compete in Firestone-shod Dallaras.
| Team | No | Drivers | Rounds |
| Team Moore Racing | 2 | Andrew Prendeville | All |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 3 | Sergey Mokshantsev | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 33 | Pablo Donoso | 1–4 |
| Guthrie Meyer Racing | 4 | Sean Guthrie | 1–4 |
| Guthrie Meyer Racing | 49 | Jesse Mason | 1–5 |
| Guthrie Meyer Racing | 59 | Alistair Jackson | 1–4 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 5 | Mario Romancini | All |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 6 | Pablo Donoso | 11 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 6 | Alistair Jackson | 5, 8 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 9 | Alistair Jackson | 9–13 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 9 | Jonathan Summerton | 1–6 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 9 | Pablo Donoso | 7–8 |
| RLR/Andersen Racing | 9 | Sean Guthrie | 15 |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | All |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 11 | Wade Cunningham | All |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 20 | Ana Beatriz | 1-5, 7–14 |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 20 | Logan Gomez | 15 |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 44 | Gustavo Yacamán | 1–13, 15 |
| HVM Racing | 8 | Juan Pablo Garcia | 13 |
| Panther Racing | 15 | Martin Plowman | All |
| Panther Racing | 16 | Pippa Mann | All |
| Winners Circle Group | 18 | Junior Strous | 1–5 |
| FIRST Motorsports Walker Racing | 19 | Stefan Wilson | 1–3, 8–9, 12 |
| Vision Racing | 21 | James Davison | All |
| Alliance Motorsports | 24 | Logan Gomez | 1–2 |
| Alliance Motorsports | 24 | Mike Potekhen | 5, 7–8, 11–15 |
| Andretti Green-AFS Racing | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | All |
| Andretti Green-AFS Racing | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | All |
| Bryan Herta Autosport | 28 | Daniel Herrington | All |
| Bryan Herta Autosport | 29 | Felipe Guimarães | 8, 12–13 |
| Davey Hamilton Racing | 32 | Brandon Wagner | 1–2, 5, 7, 11, 14–15 |
| Team PBIR | 35 | Charlie Kimball | All |
| Team PBIR | 37 | Jay Howard | 1–5 |
| Team PBIR | 37 | Pablo Donoso | 6 |
| Team PBIR | 37 | Richard Philippe | 8–14 |
| Genoa Racing | 36 | Richard Philippe | 1–4 |
| Genoa Racing | 36 | Pablo Donoso | 5 |
| Genoa Racing | 63 | Duncan Tappy | 1–2 |
| Genoa Racing | 63 | Jonathan Bomarito | 3 |
| Genoa Racing | 63 | Dillon Battistini | 4 |
| ELFF Racing | 55 | Rodrigo Barbosa | All |

## Schedule

The season consisted of fifteen races, including a mix of ovals, temporary street circuits and road courses.
| Round | Date | Race Name | Track | Location |
| 1 | April 4 | St. Pete 100 Race 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg |
| 2 | April 5 | St. Pete 100 Race 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg |
| 3 | April 19 | Long Beach 100 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach |
| 4 | April 26 | Kansas Lottery 100 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City |
| 5 | May 22 | Firestone Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway |
| 6 | May 31 | Husar's House of Fine Diamonds 100 | The Milwaukee Mile | West Allis |
| 7 | June 20 | Miller Lite 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton |
| 8 | July 4 | Corning 100 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen |
| 9 | July 11 | Toronto 100 | Streets of Toronto | Toronto |
| 10 | July 25 | Grand Prix of Edmonton | Edmonton City Centre Airport | Edmonton |
| 11 | August 1 | Kentucky 100 | Kentucky Speedway | Sparta |
| 12 | August 9 | Mid-Ohio 100 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington |
| 13 | August 23 | Carneros 100 | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma |
| 14 | August 29 | Chicagoland 100 | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet |
| 15 | October 9 | Homestead-Miami 100 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead |

## Race summaries
### St. Pete 100 Race 1

* Saturday April 4, 2009
* Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
* Race weather: 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand 1:07.7704 sec, 95.617 mph (153.881 km/h)
* Race Summary: The league instituted new qualifying rules for the road courses in 2009. First, the cars were broken into two groups due to the increase in the size of the field, the fastest driver in either session would start from the pole and the other drivers in his session would line up in the odd-numbered positions for the race in order of speed while the drivers from the slower session would line up in the even-numbered positions. In addition, the league abandoned its practice of using partially inverted finishing order from race 1 of a doubleheader to determine the grid for race 2. Instead a separate qualifying session was held for the second race (which actually occurred before the first race had been held).
    J. R. Hildebrand opened up a lead as wide as 6 seconds during the first half of the race on his pursuers led by teammate Sebastián Saavedra and Junior Strous. On lap 18, a caution came out caused by Duncan Tappy spinning off-track and dragging debris onto the racing surface. On the restart, Hildebrand was unable to bring his car to full power due to an electrical issue and Strous was able to make the pass in turns 1 and 2 while making slight contact with Hildebrand's car. Jonathan Summerton was able to make his way past in a subsequent corner. However, Summerton was unable to challenge Strous for the victory, with Junior Strous capturing his first victory in his debut and the first major open wheel racing victory for team principal Paul Diatlovich (of PDM Racing).
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Junior Strous | Winners Circle Group | 40 | 50:06.5703 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Jonathan Summerton | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +0.7205 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +2.1571 | 22 | 38 |
| 4 | 7 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +2.7368 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 8 | 37 | Jay Howard | Team PBIR | 40 | +10.1525 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 86.211 mph (138.743 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 6 laps |||||||||

### St. Pete 100 Race 2

* Sunday April 5, 2009
* Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida
* Race weather: 82 °F (28 °C), mostly cloudy
* Pole position winner: #27 Sebastián Saavedra 1:07.2171 sec, 96.404 mph (155.147 km/h)
* Race Summary: J. R. Hildebrand led the field through lap one but it was ordered that he had jumped the start and was sent back to third position and his teammate polesitter Sebastián Saavedra assumed the lead. On lap 13 the most spectacular incident occurred when Ali Jackson and Pippa Mann tangled in turn 8 resulting in Jackson's car being wedged under Mann's and Mann's rear wheels sitting several feet in the air as she gunned the throttle attempting to get going. Both cars were ultimately able to continue but Mann soon suffered suspension failure and fell out of the race. On a lap 27 restart, J. R. Hildebrand who was running second suffered the same electrical issues he had the day before. He swung wide to let Junior Strous through on the inside into turn 1, but Ana Beatriz who was running behind Strous also dove for the open real estate and made contact with Hildebrand, taking both cars out. On the ensuing restart on lap 33, Strous was able to pass Hildebrand's teammate Saavedra going into turn 1 for the lead as Ali Jackson and teammate Jesse Mason crashed behind them bringing out another caution. Strous held off Saavedra on the restart on lap 37 and drove to his second victory of the weekend, becoming the third Indy Lights driver to sweep the St. Pete doubleheader after Raphael Matos (2006) and Alex Lloyd (2007).
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Junior Strous | Winners Circle Group | 40 | 58:51.1100 | 8 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +0.4428 | 32 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +1.8116 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 16 | 9 | Jonathan Summerton | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +2.5569 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 11 | 28 | Daniel Herrington | Bryan Herta Autosport | 40 | +3.1994 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 73.405 mph (118.134 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 18 laps |||||||||

### Long Beach 100

* Sunday April 19, 2009
* Streets of Long Beach, Long Beach, California
* Race weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand 1:15.2695 sec, 94.126 mph (151.481 km/h)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 45 | 1:03:01.5734 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | 36 | Richard Philippe | Genoa Racing | 45 | +1.8315 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 45 | +2.6707 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Jonathan Summerton | RLR-Andersen Racing | 45 | +18.3432 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 45 | +24.4684 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 84.308 mph (135.681 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: None |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 6 laps |||||||||

### Kansas Lottery 100

* Sunday April 26, 2009
* Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
* Race weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Cloudy and Windy
* Pole position winner: #11 Wade Cunningham, 58.3812 sec, 187.458 mph (301.684 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary: Due to the prospect of bad weather in the area, the race was moved up 2 hours to 10 AM local time. Heavy storms had moved through the area the previous night, leaving a "green" racetrack and gusty winds. The challenging conditions led to a number of major incidents in the race. The first occurred on lap 3 when Jesse Mason spun and was hit by Richard Philippe, both were uninjured. On the lap 9 restart Sebastián Saavedra was able to pass polesitter Wade Cunningham for the lead. The scariest incident of the day occurred on lap 15 when Ali Jackson hit the outside wall and Sergey Mokshantsev was unable to slow down due to a mechanical problem and ran into the back of Rodrigo Barbosa, flipping Mokshantsev's car upside down and into the wall. Despite the hard and unusual impact, Mokshantsev, as well as the other two drivers, was also uninjured. Saavedra was able to hold off the challenges of Cunningham until on lap 59, Dillon Battistini spun and collected Pippa Mann, who pierced Battistini's radiator, leaving a large amount of fluid on the track and resulting in the race ending under caution. Saavedra captured his first Indy Lights victory in his third start and his first on an oval.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | 1:02:53.5296 | 58 | 52 |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Wade Cunningham | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.2557 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Mario Romancini | RLR-Andersen Racing | 67 | +0.8524 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +1.1454 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | 15 | Martin Plowman | Panther Racing | 67 | +2.0955 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 97.157 mph (156.359 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 33 laps |||||||||

### Firestone Freedom 100

* Friday May 22, 2009
* Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
* Race weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Sunny
* Pole position winner: #11 Wade Cunningham, 1:34.6485 sec, 190.177 mph (306.060 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Wade Cunningham | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 50:42.2548 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | 3 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +0.1046 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | 18 | 5 | Mario Romancini | RLR-Andersen Racing | 40 | +0.2821 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 37 | Jay Howard | Team PBIR | 40 | +1.9084 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 2 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +3.4193 | 3 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 118.333 mph (190.439 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 9 between 3 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 17 laps |||||||||

### Husar's House of Fine Diamonds 100

* Sunday May 31, 2009
* Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin
* Race weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Partially cloudy
* Pole position winner: #5 Mario Romancini, 49.4453 sec, 147.800 mph (237.861 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary: Mario Romancini led from the pole and was closely pursued by the AGR-AFS Racing cars of J. R. Hildebrand and Sebastián Saavedra. However, Saavedra got caught up in an incident where Jonathan Summerton spun and dropped to the back. He elected to save his tires during what ultimately became a long green-flag run. In the last few laps Saavedra was able to use his better handling car to work through the field and back up to third place. However, he was unable to pass his teammate or Romancini and Romancini captured his first Indy Lights victory leading every lap.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Romancini | RLR-Andersen Racing | 100 | 53:26.8054 | 100 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 100 | +1.0907 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 100 | +4.0048 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Gustavo Yacamán | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 100 | +5.1809 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 100 | +6.4283 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 113.945 mph (183.377 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: None |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 17 laps |||||||||

### Miller Lite 100

* Saturday June 20, 2009
* Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa
* Race weather:
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand, 39.9348 sec, 161.183 mph (259.399 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary: After dueling early with J. R. Hildebrand, Wade Cunningham took the lead on lap 4 and controlled the majority of the race. The car of Sergey Mokshantsev slowed on the track on lap 5, prompting a caution to tow the car into the pits. Pippa Mann spun on lap 53 ending a long green flag run, which was soon followed by an incident between the cars of Andrew Prendeville and Brandon Wagner. Hildebrand, running second, was forced to serve a drive through penalty for blocking Daniel Herrington, which dropped him to ninth before recovering to finish second. No car was able to challenge Cunningham through much of the race, with the lead pack primarily running single-file. While running second Herrington spun but did not come into contact with the wall or another car, conceding second place to Ana Beatriz. Sebastián Saavedra, who had to pit at the start of the race due to a mechanical issue, ran with the lead pack despite being many laps down. His car got ahead of Cunningham's, but soon after began to impede Cunningham and cause him to lose much of his lead and Beatriz was able to overtake Cunningham. On the last lap of the race, a collision between James Davison and Pippa Mann sealed Beatriz's victory by bringing out the caution. Mann's car was overturned in the accident, but she was unhurt in the incident.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 6 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | 48:05.1062 | 9 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Wade Cunningham | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +6.7954 | 103 | 42 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +6.8989 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 13 | 5 | Mario Romancini | RLR-Andersen Racing | 115 | +8.6620 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Gustavo Yacamán | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +32.8424 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 128.285 mph (206.455 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 24 laps |||||||||

### Corning 100

* Saturday July 4, 2009
* Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
* Race weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Partially cloudy
* Pole position winner: #21 James Davison, 1:37.1780 sec, 124.843 mph (200.915 km/h)
* Race Summary: James Davison was able to keep Sebastián Saavedra who started alongside him behind at the start. On lap 8, James Hinchcliffe who was running fourth spun in turn 6, causing light damage to the car. On the lap 10 restart J. R. Hildebrand was able to pass his teammate Saavedra for second and on lap 14 took the lead from Davison. On lap 27, Wade Cunningham nosed into the tires at turn 13, leaving a one-lap shootout for the checkered flag. On the final lap, Felipe Guimarães and Charlie Kimball were able to pass Saavedra for 3rd and 4th respectively with Kimball and Saavedra banging wheels on the entrance to the "Bus Stop" chicane. Saavedra was penalized 30 seconds for the contact, dropping him from 5th to 18th in the race results. Hildebrand became the second driver to win two races in the season (after Junior Strous) and extended his points lead to 58 points as virtually all of his closest pursuers had poor results.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 30 | 57:52.6759 | 17 | 52 |
| 2 | 1 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 30 | +0.5499 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | 6 | 29 | Felipe Guimarães | Bryan Herta Autosport | 30 | +1.2289 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 35 | Charlie Kimball | Team PBIR | 30 | +2.8635 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | 37 | Richard Philippe | Team PBIR | 30 | +3.4626 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 104.807 mph (168.671 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 5 laps |||||||||

### Toronto 100

* Saturday July 11, 2009
* Streets of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
* Race weather: 70 °F (21 °C), damp, drying later
* Pole position winner: #27 Sebastián Saavedra, 1:04.6068 sec, 97.792 mph (157.381 km/h)
* Race Summary: Earlier in the day a heavy rainstorm passed through the area, drenching the track. However, by the start of the race the sun was coming out and the track began to dry. However, the league had declared the race a "wet race" and all cars were to start on rain tires. On the first lap, Mario Romancini ducked into the pits to switch to slick tires, a move that every car would eventually make, however most waited until laps 8 to 10 to make their stops. Indy Lights teams do not normally make pit stops and the cars had to be jacked up by a manually powered "quick jack" one half at a time. In addition each wheel nut is held in place by a retaining pin that must be removed and replaced when changing a wheel. This, along with the fact that many teams were not prepared to make pit stops meant that most stops were over 1 minute long. However, AGR-AFS Racing's two cars, J. R. Hildebrand and Sebastián Saavedra were able to pit much faster as, according to their team owner Gary Peterson, they do practice pit stops. Hildebrand left the pits with the lead however, Saavedra's car was much faster. Once a passing lane had dried enough to attempt a pass, Saavedra worked his way past on lap 18 and drove away for his second win of the season. The race had no caution flags or major incidents and only two cars retired from the race due to mechanical issues.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 50 | 58:06.7934 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | 6 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 50 | +5.8630 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 50 | +21.2968 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 19 | Stefan Wilson | Walker Racing | 50 | +37.1928 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 50 | +42.8839 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 90.599 mph (145.805 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 3 between 3 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: None |||||||||

### Grand Prix of Edmonton

* Saturday July 25, 2009
* Rexall Speedway, Edmonton, Alberta
* Race weather:
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand, 1:05.9065 sec, 107.771 mph (173.441 km/h)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 50 | 56:48.5498 | 50 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 37 | Richard Philippe | Team PBIR | 50 | +14.0154 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 50 | +21.0644 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 50 | +22.8915 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | 35 | Charlie Kimball | Team PBIR | 50 | +44.1969 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 104.191 mph (167.679 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: None |||||||||
| Cautions: None |||||||||

### Kentucky 100

* Saturday August 1, 2009
* Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky
* Race weather: 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand (qualifying cancelled; field set by owner points)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Wade Cunningham | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 36:42.1492 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.1227* | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | 10 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.1838 | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 67 | +0.5204 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Andrew Prendeville | Team Moore Racing | 67 | +1.0364 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 162.103 mph (260.879 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 6 between 4 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 9 laps |||||||||
* * Race finished under caution.

### Mid-Ohio 100

* Sunday August 9, 2009
* Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
* Race weather: 82 °F (28 °C), hazy
* Pole position winner: #21 James Davison, 1:14.8673 sec, 108.576 mph (174.736 km/h)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 40 | 52:09.2142 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | James Hinchcliffe | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +4.0420 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +5.7449 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | 29 | Felipe Guimarães | Bryan Herta Autosport | 40 | +16.9736 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 8 | 15 | Martin Plowman | Panther Racing | 40 | +17.5878 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 103.909 mph (167.225 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: None |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 4 laps |||||||||

### Carneros 100

* Sunday August 23, 2009
* Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California
* Race weather: 62 °F (17 °C), overcast
* Pole position winner: #26 J. R. Hildebrand, 1:23.0361 sec, 99.846 mph (160.687 km/h)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 1 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | 1:01:44.4612 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | 29 | Felipe Guimarães | Bryan Herta Autosport | 40 | +15.8918 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 40 | +23.5403 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 37 | Richard Philippe | Team PBIR | 40 | +37.1880 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 2 | 20 | Ana Beatriz | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | +40.1798 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 89.522 mph (144.072 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: None |||||||||
| Cautions: 1 for 6 laps |||||||||

### Chicagoland 100

* Saturday August 29, 2009
* Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
* Race weather: 69 °F (21 °C), mostly cloudy
* Pole position winner: #32 Brandon Wagner, 57.6140 sec, 189.954 mph (305.701 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary: With his fifth-place finish, J. R. Hildebrand became the first American champion since 2002, when A. J. Foyt IV took the honours in the inaugural Infiniti Pro Series.
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 9 | 28 | Daniel Herrington | Bryan Herta Autosport | 67 | 44:07.3016 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 67 | +0.0613 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Andrew Prendeville | Team Moore Racing | 67 | +0.2322 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Wade Cunningham | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.2976 | 39 | 34 |
| 5 | 13 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.4186 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 138.490 mph (222.878 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 5 between 4 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 14 laps |||||||||

### Homestead-Miami 100

* Friday October 9, 2009
* Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
* Race weather: 87 °F (31 °C), partially cloudy
* Pole position winner: #21 James Davison, 57.6245 sec, 185.546 mph (298.607 km/h) (2-lap)
* Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers :
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 10 | 5 | Mario Romancini | RLR-Andersen Racing | 67 | 43:26.4173 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 7 | 26 | J. R. Hildebrand | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.0057 | 32 | 42 |
| 3 | 16 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.4034 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | Mike Potekhen | Alliance Motorsports | 67 | +0.4906 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 1 | 21 | James Davison | Vision Racing | 67 | +1.6866 | 30 | 31 |
| Race average speed: 137.423 mph (221.161 km/h) |||||||||
| Lead changes: 11 between 4 drivers |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 16 laps |||||||||

## Driver standings

| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | LBH | KAN | INDY | MIL | IOW | WGL | TOR | EDM | KTY | MDO | SNM | CHI | HMS | Points |
| 1 | J. R. Hildebrand | 3* | 21 | 1* | 14 | 2* | 2 | 6 | 1* | 2 | 1* | 17$^1$ | 3 | 1* | 5 | 2* | 545 |
| 2 | James Davison | 8 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 447 |
| 3 | Sebastián Saavedra RY | 26 | 2* | 8 | 1* | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 1* | 3 | 2* | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 446 |
| 4 | Wade Cunningham | 16 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2* | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4* | 6 | 416 |
| 5 | James Hinchcliffe R | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 395 |
| 6 | Mario Romancini R | 9 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 392 |
| 7 | Daniel Herrington R | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 383 |
| 8 | Ana Beatriz | 4 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 17 | | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | | 320 |
| 9 | Andrew Prendeville | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 313 |
| 10 | Charlie Kimball R | 10 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 310 |
| 11 | Martin Plowman R | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 298 |
| 12 | Gustavo Yacamán R | 12 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 19 | | 16 | 269 |
| 13 | Richard Philippe R | 19 | 10 | 2 | 24 | | | | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 11 | | 254 |
| 14 | Pippa Mann R | 18 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 237 |
| 15 | Rodrigo Barbosa R | 23 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 12 | DNS | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 190 |
| 16 | Alistair Jackson R | 11 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 19 | | | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | | | 172 |
| 17 | Jonathan Summerton R | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 162 |
| 18 | Mike Potekhen | | | | | 14 | | 14 | 11 | | | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 157 |
| 19 | Pablo Donoso | 14 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | 16 | | | | | 147 |
| 20 | Junior Strous R | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 146 |
| 21 | Jay Howard | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 123 |
| 22 | Stefan Wilson R | 13 | 22 | 17 | | | | | 12 | 4 | | | 8 | | | | 112 |
| 23 | Felipe Guimarães R | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | 2 | | | 107 |
| 24 | Brandon Wagner R | 20 | 18 | | | 11 | | 16 | | | | 11 | | | 15 | 17 | 103 |
| 25 | Sergey Mokshantsev R | 27 | 14 | 21 | 22 | | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | 92 |
| 26 | Jesse Mason | 21 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 69 |
| 27 | Sean Guthrie | 22 | 12 | 22 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 65 |
| 28 | Logan Gomez | 24 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 33 |
| 29 | Dillon Battistini | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 30 | Jonathan Bomarito R | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 31 | Juan Pablo Garcia R | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 12 |
| 32 | Duncan Tappy R | 25 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | LBH | KAN | IND | MIL | IOW | WAT | TOR | EDM | KEN | MID | SON | CHI | HOM | Points |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps (2 points) |
| $^1$ | Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded |
| Rookie of the Year ||
| Rookie ||
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
* Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.