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Carbon fiber debris appears to hang in the air as KVSH Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais is collected in an incident also involving Ryan Hunter-Reay and in the waning laps of the Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana. Bret Kelley/IMS Photo

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: THE MAYOR...OF NEW ORLEANS: (right) and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports played strategy to perfection and won the inaugural Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana at New Orleans Motorsports Park on April 12. Now the Mayor of Hinchtown hopes to make Long Beach his latest conquest. He’s finished in the top-four in both races this season and hopes to do so again this weekend.

WINNING AT LONG BEACH: Sebastien Bourdais and are the only entered drivers with multiple wins at Long Beach. Bourdais won three-straight races from 2005-2007, while Power won in 2008 and 2012. Other former race winners scheduled to compete are: (1999), Helio Castroneves (2001), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2010) and (2013). PENSKE ON THE POLE: drivers have won four of the last six poles at Long Beach. won the pole in 2012, while Will Power claimed the pole in 2009-11. Other pole winners entered in this year’s race are: Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014), Justin Wilson (2008), Sebastien Bourdais (2006-07), Helio Castroneves (2001) and (1999). ADRENALINE FIX. ON DEMAND. Every lap. Every angle. Every moment matters with INDYCAR 15. With access to team radio, onboard cameras and live leaderboards, DOWNLOAD you won’t miss a thing with the INDYCAR 15 app from Verizon. iOS & Android

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2015 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS (TOP 5 AFTER 2 OF 16 EVENTS)

1. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA Team Penske 84

2. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske 74

3. WILL POWER Team Penske 70

4. JAMES HINCHCLIFFE Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 65

5. TONY KANAAN NTT Data 63

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EVENT SCHEDULE All times local. Schedule subject to change.

7:45 am TUDOR Championship Practice 10:45 am Pirelli World Challenge Practice 11:45 am Pro/Celebrity Practice 12:30 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 1:30 pm Practice 2:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session (Paddock) 3:00 pm Pro/Celebrity Qualifying 3:45 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 4:45 pm TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Qualifying 7:00 pm KMC Wheels Super Drift Challenge Practice

FRIDAY APRIL 17 7:45 pm KMC Wheels Super Drift Challenge Qualifying

7:55 am SPEED Energy Off-Road Series Practice/Qualifying 8:30 am Pirelli World Challenge Qualifying 9:15 am Indy Lights Practice 10:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 11:40 am Pro/Celebrity Race 12:55 pm Indy Lights Qualifying 2:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying 3:30 pm TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Pre-Race 4:05 pm TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Race 6:45 pm Rock-N-Roar Concert: of Mötley Crüe

SATURDAY APRIL 18 7:00 pm KMC Wheels Super Drift Challenge Finals

7:20 am SPEED Energy Off-Road Series Race 1 8:38 am Indy Lights “Drivers Start Your Engines” 8:45 am Indy Lights Race 10:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Warm-Up 11:20 am Mothers Exotic Car Parade 11:50 am SPEED Energy Off-Road Series Race 2 1:30 pm Verizon IndyCar Series “Drivers Start Your Engines” 1:37 pm Verizon IndyCar Series 3:55 pm Drifting Demonstration 4:30 pm Pirelli World Challenge Race SUNDAY APRIL 19 2015 SCHEDULE

WINNER: JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE APRIL 19, 4:00PM ET STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK STREETS OF LONG BEACH

APRIL 26, 3:00PM ET MAY 9, 3:30PM ET (ROAD COURSE) MAY 16, 4:00PM ET (QUAL DAY 1) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

MAY 17, 1:00PM ET (QUAL DAY 2) MAY 24, 11:00AM ET (OVAL) MAY 30, 3:30PM ET (RACE 1) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK

MAY 31, 3:30PM ET (RACE 2) JUNE 6, 8:00PM ET JUNE 14, 3:00PM ET THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK STREETS OF TORONTO

JUNE 27, 4:00PM ET JULY 12, 5:00PM ET JULY 18, 8:00PM ET THE

AUGUST 2, 1:30PM ET AUGUST 23, 2:00PM ET AUGUST 30, 4:00PM ET MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE