The 2009 Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels was the fourth round of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Miller Motorsports Park, Utah on May 17, 2009. The race featured the debut of a new category of vehicles for the American Le Mans Series known as the ALMS Challenge, featuring Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars from the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge.
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Qualifying Driver | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #66 de Ferran Motorsports | Simon Pagenaud | 1:30.645 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing | David Brabham | 1:31.381 |
| 3 | LMP2 | #15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing | Luis Diaz | 1:32.749 |
| 4 | LMP2 | #20 Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger | 1:33.513 |
| 5 | LMP2 | #16 Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson | 1:33.685 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #48 Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem | 1:34.957 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #37 Intersport Racing | Jon Field | 1:35.471 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #12 Autocon Motorsports | Michael Lewis | 1:36.401 |
| 9 | GT2 | #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Jörg Bergmeister | 1:47.120 |
| 10 | GT2 | #62 Risi Competizione | Jaime Melo | 1:47.265 |
| 11 | GT2 | #87 Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Wolf Henzler | 1:47.319 |
| 12 | GT2 | #92 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:48.314 |
| 13 | GT2 | #18 T-Mobile VICI Racing | Nicky Pastorelli | 1:48.599 |
| 14 | GT2 | #90 BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Joey Hand | 1:48.628 |
| 15 | GT2 | #21 Panoz Team PTG | Dominik Farnbacher | 1:49.084 |
| 16 | GT2 | #40 Robertson Racing | David Murry | 1:49.888 |
| 17 | GT2 | #44 Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman | 1:52.709 |
| 18 | GT2 | #11 Primetime Race Group | Joel Feinberg | 1:53.032 |
| 19 | Chal | #02 Gruppe Orange | Carl Skerlong | 1:56.166 |
| 20 | Chal | #57 Snow Racing | Martin Snow | 1:56.172 |
| 21 | Chal | #36 Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta | 1:56.248 |
| 22 | Chal | #08 Orbit Racing | Bill Sweedler | 1:57.500 |
| 23 | Chal | #47 Orbit Racing | John Baker | 2:00.085 |
The team of de Ferran Motorsport won their second straight ALMS race at the track where the team made their debut in 2008. Lowe's Fernández Racing continued their sweep of the LMP2 category with another victory, but led the #20 Dyson Racing entry across the finish line by less than six tenths of a second. Flying Lizard Motorsports also continued their winning ways with their third straight victory on the season, leading the fellow Porsche of Farnbacher-Loles. The partnership of Martin and Melanie Snow won the inaugural ALMS Challenge race, thanks in part to the disqualification of the two Orbit Racing entries for an illegal ride height.
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 66 |  de Ferran Motorsports |  Gil de Ferran  Simon Pagenaud | Acura ARX-02a | M | 103 |
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP1 | 9 | Patrón Highcroft Racing | Scott Sharp  David Brabham | Acura ARX-02a | M | 103 |
| Acura AR7 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP2 | 15 |  Lowe's Fernández Racing | Luis Díaz Adrian Fernández | Acura ARX-01B | M | 100 |
| Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 20 | Dyson Racing |  Marino Franchitti Butch Leitzinger | Lola B08/86 | M | 100 |
| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP1 | 37 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field Chapman Ducote | Lola B06/10 | D | 93 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Guy Smith | Lola B09/86 | M | 92 |
| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 7 | GT2 | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports |  Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT2 | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Marc Lieb Wolf Henzler | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 62 | Risi Competizione | Pierre Kaffer Jaime Melo | Ferrari F430 GT | M | 89 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Ian James Dominik Farnbacher | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Y | 89 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 18 | T-Mobile VICI Racing |  Nicky Pastorelli Johannes Stuck | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 88 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Seth Neiman | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 87 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | LMP1 | 48 | Corsa Motorsports | Johnny Mowlem  Stefan Johansson | Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS | M | 87 |
| Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT2 | 92 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Tommy Milner Dirk Müller | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 85 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 90 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | Bill Auberlen Joey Hand | BMW M3 GT2 | D | 83 |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 DNF | GT2 | 11 | Primetime Race Group | Chris Hall Joel Feinberg | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | D | 82 |
| Dodge 8.3 L V10 | |||||||
| 17 | Chal | 57 | Snow Racing | Melanie Snow Martin Snow | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 82 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 40 | Robertson Racing | David Murry Andrea Robertson David Robertson | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | D | 81 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 19 DNF | Chal | 02 | Gruppe Orange | Carl Skerlong Nick Parker | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 57 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 DNF | LMP1 | 12 | Autocon Motorsports | Michael Lewis Bryan Willman | Lola B06/10 | D | 40 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | Chal | 36 | Gruppe Orange | Bob Faieta Wesley Hoaglund | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 37 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DSQ | Chal | 47 | Orbit Racing | Jon Baker Guy Cosmo | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 82 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DSQ | Chal | 08 | Orbit Racing | Ed Brown Bill Sweedler | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Y | 80 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 |
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