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INDY DRIVERS REAP POST-RACE AWARDS

Date Posted — April 20, 2009
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INDY DRIVERS REAP POST-RACE AWARDS

Dario Franchitti collected an IndyCar Series timepiece from Ritmo Mundo, the official timepiece of the IndyCar Series, for winning the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Ritmo Mundo presents a timepiece valued at $1,000 to the winner of each IndyCar Series event. Franchitti also collected the $1,000 Bosch Award.

Will Power won the PEAK Performance Pole Award and its $10,000 prize, and Dan Wheldon collected $2,000 from Xtrac.

The 2009 IndyCar Series season continues April 26 with the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. The race will be telecast live in High Definition at 4 p.m. (EDT) by VERSUS. The race will air live on the IMS Radio Network, XM channel 145 and Sirius channel 211. The radio broadcast also will be carried on www.indycar.com. The Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Long Beach will be telecast at 4 p.m. (EDT) on April 20 by VERSUS. The 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season continues April 26 at Kansas Speedway. The race will be telecast at 4 p.m. (EDT) on April 27 by VERSUS.

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