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FAST FACT Assuming a weight of 19 pounds per tire, it would take nearly 3.8 million Firestone race tires to equal the weight of the Queen Mary when she was launched (approx. 36,000 tons). 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 Simon Pagenaud 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: James Hinchcliffe (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 Will Power 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: Juan Pablo Montoya (1999), Helio Castroneves (2001), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2010) and Takuma Sato (2013). PENSKE ON THE POLE: Team Penske drivers have won four of the last six poles at Long Beach. Ryan Briscoe 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 Tony Kanaan (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 Data usage applies for app download & use. Available on select phones. Network details & coverage maps at vzw.com @2015 Verizon. INDYCAR is a registered trademark of Brickyard Trademarks, Inc., used with permission. Trademarks used with permission from Penske Racing Inc. 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 Chip Ganassi Racing 63 © 2015 Indy Racing League, LLC (dba INDYCAR). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 Indy Racing League, LLC (dba INDYCAR). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 Indy Racing League, LLC (dba INDYCAR). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 Indy Racing League, LLC (dba INDYCAR). All Rights Reserved. 5 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 Indy Lights 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: Vince Neil 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 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 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) BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK 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 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY STREETS OF TORONTO JUNE 27, 4:00PM ET JULY 12, 5:00PM ET JULY 18, 8:00PM ET AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY THE MILWAUKEE MILE IOWA SPEEDWAY AUGUST 2, 1:30PM ET AUGUST 23, 2:00PM ET AUGUST 30, 4:00PM ET MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE POCONO RACEWAY SONOMA RACEWAY.