Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis
• Race 5 of 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season (May 7-9). It is the second race on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course that was reconfigured and refurbished in 2013-14. ... Juan Pablo Montoya leads the championship standings by three points over Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves.
• Entry list: 25 cars entered
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• For spectators: May 7 admission to the track is free, with two Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions and all three Mazda Road to Indy series in action. ... A Verizon IndyCar Series driver autograph session is 12:45-1:45 p.m. May 8 in the INDYCAR Fan Village. ... Fans can walk the road course following the May 9 race. CLICK HERE for full details
• Twitter: @IMS, #GPofIndy; @IndyCar, #IndyCar
• TV: ABC race telecast at 3:30 p.m. (ET) May 9. Allen Bestwick is chief announcer, with Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr. the analysts. ESPN also distributes Verizon IndyCar Series race telecasts through a combination of ESPN networks and syndication to more than 197 countries, and the new ESPN Player brings fans across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (excluding the UK, France, Italy and South Africa) live and on-demand coverage as a new channel on the digital subscription service. Visit ESPNPlayer.com for information.
• Web: Live streaming video of Verizon IndyCar Series practice and qualification sessions, in conjunction with real-time Timing & Scoring and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts is available on RaceControl.IndyCar.com.
• Radio: Paul Page is the chief announcer alongside analyst Davey Hamilton. All Verizon IndyCar Series races are broadcast live on the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, Sirius 212, XM 209, RaceControl.IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR 15 app. Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying is broadcast on Sirius 212, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com, and the INDYCAR 15 app. Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions are on RaceControl.IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and 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.
• Get in the game: Fantasy racing returns to the Verizon IndyCar Series with the launch of the #INDYRIVALS Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone. INDYCAR’s newest fantasy game allows fans to become team manager by fielding a four-driver lineup for each Verizon IndyCar Series race with a stockpile of prizes on the line each week as the stars of the series go wheel-to-wheel for race wins. Sign up today.
Race laps: 82 (200 miles) ... rolling start
Push-to-pass parameters: 10 activations for 20 seconds each
Pit box dimensions: 47 x 14 feet
Race weekend fuel: 70 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85 for the race weekend
Tires: Eight sets of Firestone Firehawk primary tires and three sets of alternates for the race weekend
Verizon IndyCar Series on-track times (all times ET):
Thursday, May 7
11-1 p.m. -- Practice 1
3-4:40 p.m. – Practice 2
Friday, May 8
11-11:45 a.m. – Practice 3
3 p.m. -- Three rounds of knockout qualifications
Saturday, May 9
11:30 a.m.-noon -- Practice 4
3:50 p.m. -- Green flag for the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Qualifications: Three rounds of knockout qualifying to determine the Verizon P1 Award winner and set grid. Twelve cars from Segment 1 (six quickest from Groups 1 and 2 of 10 minutes of track time) advance to 10-minute Segment 2. Top six from Segment 2 advance to 10-minute Firestone Fast Six session.
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).
2014 race: Simon Pagenaud, who started fourth int he No. 77 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda, held off Ryan Hunter-Reay by .8906 of a second to win the 82-lap race. Helio Castroneves, who was celebrating his 39th birthday, finished 1.8244 seconds back in third. Pagenaud returns in the No. 22 DeVilbiss Automotive Refinishing Team Penske Chevrolet. Pagenaud sees momentum entering race
Of note: Justin Wilson (Andretti Autosport) and JR Hildebrand (CFH Racing) are entries for the first time this season. ... Carlos Huertas, who was not entered in the past two races, returns to the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda. ... Sebastian Saavedra, who earned the Verizon P1 Award in the inaugural race in 2014, is driving the No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Chevrolet. ... Stefano Coletti, driving the No. 4 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet, finished second and first in a Formula BMW USA doubleheader on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in 2006. ... At noon May 8, the No. 24 Robert Graham Special Dreyer & Reinbold-Kingdom Racing entry to be driven by Townsend Bell in the 99th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on May 24, will be on display in Pagoda Plaza along with a Floyd “Pop” Dreyer-built and -owned race car from the 1930s. ... There have been four different winners in the four Verizon IndyCar Series road/street course races this season. ... The top five in the championship standings, representing three teams, are separated by 24 points. ... Drivers return to practice on the 2.5-mile oval May 11 in preparation for the Indianapolis 500. ... Fans are invited to attend the Martin Plowman Celebrity Kart Race for Snowball Express -- an endurance race featuring Verizon IndyCar Series and Mazda Road to Indy drivers and local celebrities -- at 6 p.m. May 6 at Fastimes Indoor Karting in Indianapolis. Proceeds benefit Snowball Express and the Golden Star USA Foundation.
He said it: “It is unique, simply as it is Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It has a long straight so we trim out the downforce level, which is unique as not many other road circuits do in our calendar. And because of that, there are quite few overtaking opportunities and that’s great for racing.” -- Takuma Sato, driver of the No. 14 ABC Supply Honda for AJ Foyt Racing