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Spotter Guide NEWGARDEN AIMS FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT WIN: After winning the last two Verizon IndyCar Series races, Josef Newgarden (pictured) finds himself atop the series point standings. Newgarden, who leads his Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves by 7 points and Scott Dixon by 8 points, will try to become the fifth driver since 2012 to win three consecutive races this weekend at Pocono. Will he add another milestone to his 2017 season? Joe Skibinski/INDYCAR PHOTO WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: • ANOTHER FIRST-TIME WINNER AT TRICKY TRIANGLE?: A different driver has won the four previous races at Pocono with Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Will Power visiting victory lane since the series returned in 2013. Will one of those drivers conquer the Tricky Triangle again? Or can another new winner be crowned? • ANDRETTI LOOKS FOR BREAKTHROUGH WIN AT HOMETOWN TRACK: Marco Andretti will compete in a virtual hometown race at Pocono. Andretti can lean on family ties for some advice as Pocono is one of two tracks where all three generations of racing’s most famous family have had success. Andretti’s grandfather, racing legend Mario Andretti, won the 1986 Pocono race, the same year that Marco’s father, Michael, won the pole. Marco claimed the pole for the Pocono race in 2013. • FANTASY FOCUS: Looking for a fantasy favorite? Try a Team Penske driver. Josef Newgarden and Will Power have finished in the top five in three of their four Pocono starts. Scott Dixon—along with Newgarden and Power—has finished in the top 10 in every Pocono start. Need a value pick? Carlos Munoz has finished in the top seven in all three of his starts at Pocono. • SATO AIMS FOR 500-MILE SWEEP: After winning his first oval race in the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May, Takuma Sato looks to add another 500-mile win to his resume. The Japanese driver used a combination of speed and strategy to win at Indy. Can he conquer another test of man and machine this week? 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. #INDYCAR | #ABCSupply500 It would take less than 2 hours to drive the entire 360.1-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike at the fastest average race speed at Pocono, 202.402 mph set by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2014. 5 EVENT SCHEDULE ALL TIMES LOCAL. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 8:00 am Gates, Suites & Clubs Open 8:30 am USAC Racing at Fan Fair 9:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 11:00 am Vintage Indy Car Celebration Exhibition AUGUST 19 AUGUST SATURDAY 1:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying 1:45 pm Classic Racing Times Car Show at Paddock 2:30 pm Vintage Indy Car Celebration Exhibition 5:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 6:00 pm Three Quater Midgets Practices & Features at Pit Lane 8:00 am Gates, Suites & Clubs Open 10:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Driver Autograph Session (Fan Village) 10:00 am Paddock Car Show at Paddock SUNDAY 11:00 am Classic Racing Times Car Show at Paddock AUGUST 20 AUGUST 12:20 pm Vintage Indy Car - Oval Exhibition Laps 1:55 pm ABC Supply 500 Pre-Race Ceremonies 2:05 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Driver Introductions 2:40 pm Verizon IndyCar Series ABC Supply 500 (200 laps) 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) WINNER: WILL POWER THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY WINNER: SCOTT DIXON WINNER: HELIO CASTRONEVES WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDEN ROAD AMERICA IOWA SPEEDWAY STREETS OF TORONTO WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDEN 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..
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