Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
• Race 4 of 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season and sixth race on the 2.3-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park road course in Birmingham, Ala. ... Juan Pablo Montoya leads the championship standings by two points over Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves.
• Starting lineup, tire designation || Qualifying results
• Weather forecast: Sunny with highs in the mid-70s
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• TV: NBCSN race telecast at 3 p.m. (ET). Leigh Diffey is the chief announcer alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Steve Matchett. Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller are the pit reporters. A re-air of “INDYCAR Chronicles,” featuring James Hinchcliffe, follows the race telecast.
• Web/radio: Real-time Timing & Scoring and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcast is available on RaceControl.indycar.com. Paul Page is the chief announcer alongside analyst Davey Hamilton. All Verizon IndyCar Series races also are broadcast live on Sirius 213, XM 209, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR 15 app.
• INDYCAR 15 app: Verizon Wireless puts fans in the driver's seat with its INDYCAR 15 app, which has been enhanced with features such as an interactive 3D live view with real-time leaderboard and car telemetry to see where a fan's favorite driver is positioned, in-car camera video streaming from cameras that move 360 degrees and driver to pit crew conversation. Download it today.
Circuit: 2.3 miles, 17 turns (clockwise)
Race laps: 90 (207 miles)
Push-to-pass parameters: 10 activations for 20 seconds each
Pit box dimensions: 40 x 15 feet
Race fuel: 75 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85
Tires: Five sets of Firestone Firehawk primary tires and three sets of alternates for the race weekend
Points: Driver, entrant and engine manufacturer receive points corresponding to their finish in the race (manufacturer points are awarded to the top three Chevrolet and Honda finishers). Bonus points for driver/entrant also are awarded for Verizon P1 Award (1 point), leading the most laps (2 points) and leading a lap (1 point). Engine manufacturer bonus points are awarded for Verizon P1 Award (1 point) and leading the most laps (2 points).
Qualifying: Helio Castroneves earned the Verizon P1 Award in the No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske Chevrolet. It was the 43rd pole of his career and second at Barber Motorsports Park. Team Penske teammate Will Power also will be on Row 1.
"That's the beauty of having teammates. At the end of the day, we're still racing," said Castroneves, who won the inaugural Verizon IndyCar Series race at Barber Motorsports Park in 2010. "Also to win the race, you don't win in the first corner. Will knows that. We're still competitors. Whatever happens, we'll make sure that one of the guys wins the race."