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CAN ANYONE SLOW DOWN GRAHAM?: Coming off a doubleheader sweep at Detroit, Graham Rahal has launched himself into championship title contention. He returns to Texas Motor Speedway, where he scored a thrilling win over James Hinchcliffe last August. Can Rahal keep up his dominant form to win his third race in a row? Chris Owens/INDYCAR PHOTO WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: • IRONMAN “TK” HOPING TO CELEBRATE AGAIN: Texas Motor Speedway holds special memories for Tony Kanaan, who has eight podium fi nishes in 17 previous starts at TMS. Kanaan won at Texas in June 2004 as part of his Verizon IndyCar Series championship season and celebrated the title after fi nishing second in the fall race. Can the popular Brazilian add to his memories at the track? • POWER LOOKS TO WIN AT “HOME” TRACK: Though he is originally from Toowoomba, Australia, Will Power, who claimed his fi rst oval win at Texas in 2011, considers Texas Motor Speedway a home race of sorts because his wife Elizabeth is from nearby Plano. Can Power, who has won three of the last four poles at TMS, claim another win at his “home” track? • CLOSE RACING A HALLMARK AT TEXAS: In the 28 previous races at Texas, 17 have fi nished with a margin of victory of less than one second, and nine races have been decided by less than one-tenth of a second, including Graham Rahal’s win in 2016. Will the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 live up to the history and produce another classic fi nish at Texas? LED DISPLAY PANELS: POSITION: RED PIT STOP TIMER: GREEN Primary display, showing the car’s position Display shows a running clock in the running order. Blinks when the during a pit stop in seconds. position has changed from previous lap. Example: 7.9-second pit stop. Example: Car is running in P12. 2017 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS (TOP 5 AFTER 8 OF 17 EVENTS) 1. SCOTT DIXON Chip Ganassi Racing 303 2. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske 295 3. TAKUMA S ATO Andretti Autosport 292 4. SIMON PAGENAUD Team Penske 278 5. JOSEF NEWGARDEN Team Penske 259 Texas Motor Speedway is home to “Big Hoss”––the world’s largest TV. If you were to put the Firestone Firehawk Racing tires side-by-side, it would take all of the tires brought to this year’s race PLUS all of the tires from the past fi ve years to cover the entire screen. #INDYCAR | #RAINGUARD600 5 EVENT SCHEDULE ALL TIMES LOCAL. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 10:00 am Gate 4 Open 10:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 10:00 am Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infi eld) 11:45 am Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Practice 2:00 pm Gates 3 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open 2:15 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Star-Telegram Qualifying 2:30 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Autograph Session 4:15 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session (Gate 3/Fan Village) 4:35 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying 5:45 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winstaronlinegaming.com 400 7:00 pm (167 laps) FRIDAY JUNE 9 10:00 am Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infi eld) 3:30 pm Gates 2, 3, 4 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open 5:15 pm Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Qualifying Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 7:30 pm (248 Laps) Post-Race Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Race SATURDAY JUNE 10 2017 SCHEDULE WINNER: SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDEN STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG STREETS OF LONG BEACH BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUD WINNER: WILL POWER WINNER: TAKUMA SATO PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 1) WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 2) JUNE 10, 8:00PM THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY JUNE 25, 12:30PM JULY 9, 5:00PM JULY 16, 3:00PM ROAD AMERICA IOWA SPEEDWAY STREETS OF TORONTO JULY 30, 3:00PM AUGUST 20, 2:00PM AUGUST 26, 9:00PM MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE POCONO RACEWAY GATEWAY MOTOSPORTS PARK SEPTEMBER 3, 1:00PM SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30PM *SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL SONOMA RACEWAY ALL TIMES EASTERN..