FAST FACT During the tire building process, heat and pressure are applied to form the tire in a process known as vulcanizing. This transformation process is named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Here in Birmingham, there is a 56-foot statue of Vulcan that overlooks downtown from Red Mountain. Confetti flies in Victory Lane following the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach as podium finishers (and Penske teammates) Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves celebrate with winner Scott Dixon. Chris Owens/IMS Photo WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND: DIXIE DOES IT: Scott Dixon (right) had just one top- five finish in eight starts at Long Beach entering last weekend’s race, but when the checkered flag flew on Sunday he came away a victor, earning his 36th overall race win and breaking a tie for fifth with Bobby Unser on the all-time Indy car wins list. Can Dixon carry the winning momentum from the West Coast to Barber Motorsports Park? PENSKE LOOKS TO CONTINUE BARBER DOMINATION: Team Penske has won three of the previous five Verizon IndyCar Series races at Barber Motorsports Park and team owner Roger Penske will look to add another trophy to his team’s collection during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama with a strong four- car stable that has been dominant through the first three races of the season. HUNTER-REAY GOES FOR ALABAMA HAT TRICK: Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay is the only driver to keep Team Penske out of victory lane at Barber Motorsports Park with his back-to-back wins at the track in 2013 and 2014. The American driver will look for his third straight win at Barber this weekend. 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 3 OF 16 EVENTS) 1. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA Team Penske 119 2. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske 116 3. TONY KANAAN NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing 93 4. SCOTT DIXON Target Chip Ganassi Racing 87 5. JAMES HINCHCLIFFE Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 83 © 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. 7:30 am Gates Open 8:00 am Pro Mazda Practice 8:45 am Indy Lights Practice 9:30 am Pirelli World Challenge GTS Practice 10:45 am Pirelli World Challenge GT Practice 12:10 pm USF2000 Practice 12:55 pm Indy Lights Practice 1:40 pm Pirelli World Challenge GTS Qualifying 2:30 pm USF2000 Qualifying 3:15 pm Pro Mazda Qualifying 4:00 pm Indy Lights Qualifying 4:55 pm Pirelli World Challenge GTS Race 1 FRIDAY APRIL 24 6:10 pm USF2000 Race 1 7:30 am Gates Open 8:00 am Pirelli World Challenge GT Qualifying 9:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 10:15 am Pro Mazda Race 1 10:45 am Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session (Fan Zone) 11:10 am Pirelli World Challenge GT Race 1 12:40 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 1:40 pm Pirelli World Challenge GTS Race 2 2:50 pm Indy Lights Race 1 3:55 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying SATURDAY APRIL 25 5:20 pm USF2000 Race 2 7:30 am Gates Open 9:00 am Pro Mazda Race 2 10:45 am Pirelli World Challenge GT Race 2 12:10 pm Indy Lights Race 2 2:30 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama SUNDAY APRIL 26 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS WINNER: JUAN PABLO MONTOYA WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE WINNER: SCOTT DIXON 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.