TRACK LENGTH: 1-MILE OVAL LAPS: 250 | DISTANCE: 255.5 MILES Æ : SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE SCANNER FREQUENCIES PROVIDED BY: / ALL CARS: NEWGARDEN DRIVES TO SECOND BARBER WIN: Josef Newgarden became the third different winner in as many races when he claimed the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. It was Newgarden’s fi rst win as a member of Team Penske. Will there be another new winner this weekend? Chris Owens/INDYCAR WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: • FIRST OVAL OF 2017: The Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix is the fi rst of six oval races on the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule. In 2016, the fi ve oval races were won by fi ve different drivers, including Scott Dixon’s win at Phoenix. Who will set the stage for a strong Month of May at Indianapolis with a strong performance in the Valley of the Sun? • FASTEST CARS IN PHOENIX: In 2016, Helio Castroneves became Phoenix’s “King of Speed” averaging more than 192 mph around the 1-mile oval to set a new track record. With qualifying happening under the lights on Friday, will Castroneves’ record fall this year? • STILL ON TOP: One of the biggest surprises of the 2017 season is Dale Coyne Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, who has led the Verizon IndyCar Series championship since the opening race of the season. Bourdais was one of the top drivers at the Prix View open test in February. Will he be able to maintain his momentum to open the season? LED DISPLAY PANELS: POSITION: RED PIT STOP TIMER: Primary display, showing the car’s position GREEN in the running order. Blinks when the Display shows a running clock position has changed from previous lap. during a pit stop in seconds. Example: Car is running in Example: 7.9-second P12. pit stop. At 2016 race speeds (183mph), an Indy car can travel from Phoenix International Raceway to the Bridgetone Americas Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, AZ (53 miles) in under 17.5 minutes. It would take more than an hour for the rest of us. 2017 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS (TOP 5 AFTER 3 OF 17 EVENTS) 1. SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS Dale Coyne Racing 117 2. SCOTT DIXON Chip Ganassi Racing 111 3. JOSEF NEWGARDEN Team Penske 110 4. SIMON PAGENAUD Team Penske 106 5. JAMES HINCHCLIFFE Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 102 #INDYCAR | #DESERTDIAMONDPGP 5 EVENT SCHEDULE ALL TIMES LOCAL. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 12:00 pm Gates Open 12:00 pm USAC .25 Midget Practice, Heats, & Mains (DC Solar Power Pavilion) 12:30 pm USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Practice #1 1:45 pm USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Practice #2 2:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Driver Autograph Session (INDYCAR Fan Village/DC Solar Power Pavilion) 2:40 pm USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Qualifying 3:25 pm Vintage Desert Classic Session #1 4:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 6:15 pm Vintage Desert Classic Session #2 FRIDAY APRIL 28 8:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying (all cars/two laps) 12:00 pm Gates Open 12:00 pm USAC .25 Midget Mains (DC Solar Power Pavilion) 12:30 pm Vintage Autograph Session Presented by Classic Racing Times (Corporate Village entrance/DC Solar Power Pavilion) 2:20 pm Vintage Desert Classic Session #3 3:00 pm Phoenix Copper Cup, USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Race (100 Laps) 4:20 pm Vintage Desert Classic Exhibition Parade Laps 4:30 pm Pre-Race Concert featuring Eve 6 (Main Stage on the DC Solar Power Pavilion) 5:00 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Pit Stop Practice 5:24 pm Verizon Indy Car Series Driver Introductions (DC Solar Power Pavilion) 6:30 pm Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix (250 laps) SATURDAY APRIL 29 2017 SCHEDULE WINNER: SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDEN STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG STREETS OF LONG BEACH BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK APRIL 29, 9:00PM MAY 13, 3:30PM (ROAD COURSE) MAY 20, 4:00PM (QUAL DAY 1) PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MAY 21, 4:00PM (QUAL DAY 2) MAY 28, 11:00AM (OVAL) JUNE 3, 3:30PM (RACE 1) INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS 500 THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK JUNE 4, 3:30PM (RACE 2) JUNE 10, 8:00PM JUNE 25, 12:30PM THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD AMERICA JULY 9, 5:00PM JULY 16, 3:00PM JULY 30, 3:00PM IOWA SPEEDWAY STREETS OF TORONTO MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE AUGUST 20, 2:00PM AUGUST 26, 9:00PM SEPTEMBER 3, 1:00PM POCONO RACEWAY GATEWAY MOTOSPORTS PARK WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30PM SONOMA RACEWAY *SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ALL TIMES EASTERN..