ABC Supply Wisconsin 250 at Milwaukee IndyFest
• Race 12 of Verizon IndyCar Series season (July 11-12). ... Juan Pablo Montoya leads the championship standings by 46 points over Team Penske teammate Will Power.
• Entry list: 24 cars entered
• Qualifying order
• For spectators: Infield activities for all ages are available both days, with live entertainment in the Coors Light Music & Beer Garden and the Family Fun Zone that incorporates activities designed to provide fun for all ages, including children’s games, vendors, concessions and raised viewing platforms to watch all of the race activities. … Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires drivers will greet fans from 12-12:30 p.m. in the INDYCAR Fan Village, which has multiple interactive displays. … Ahman Green, the Green Bay Packers' career rushing leader and honorary race chairman, will be on stage for a Q&A session at 3:20 p.m. in the Coors Light Music & Beer Garden.
• Twitter: @MKE_IndyFest, #IndyFest; @IndyCar, #IndyCar
On-track times (all times Central/local):
Sunday, June 12
9:15-10 a.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series Practice 2
10:15 a.m. -- Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires warm-up
12:30 p.m. – Verizon IndyCar Series single-car qualifications (two-lap average speed)
2 p.m. -- Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires 100-lap race
4:35 p.m. -- Verizon IndyCar Series Green flag
• Race laps (counterclockwise): 250 (253.75 miles) on the 1.015-mile oval with 9.25 degrees of banking in turns
• Track width: 70 feet
• Pit box dimensions: 37 feet
• Fuel: 85 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85 for practice/qualifications; 85 gallons for race
• Tires: Nine sets of Firestone Firehawks for the weekend ... New for the race is an improved compound on the left-side tires to provide increased grip. The right-side tires are the same compound and construction as 2014.
• Aerodynamic packages: Both Chevrolet and Honda road/street and short oval platforms will be used, with approved options available for all teams to experiment with and utilize to address drag and downforce.
• Two-lap qualifying record: Dario Franchitti (170.841 mph) on June 18, 2011.
• Practice sessions: Josef Newgarden of CFH Racing topped the speed chart with a lap of 169.626 mph (21.525 seconds) in the initial session July 11. The top 14 cars were separated by a half-second. Results ... Newgarden also posted the fastest lap in the July 12 session preceding qualifications at 21.4117 seconds (170.654 mph). Results
• TV: The NBCSN race day programming block starts with a re-air of "INDYCAR Chronicles," featuring CFH Racing driver Josef Newgarden, at 2:30 p.m. (Central), which leads into taped qualifications at 3 p.m. and then the race telecast at 4 p.m. Leigh Diffey is the lead announcer, alongside analysts Townsend Bell, David Hobbs and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Katie Hargitt and Robin Miller.
• Web: Live streaming video of Verizon IndyCar Series practices and qualifications in conjunction with real-time Timing & Scoring and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts is available on Racecontrol.indycar.com. … For the race, Timing & Scoring and the radio network broadcast.
• Radio: 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, Racecontrol.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. Paul Page is lead announcer with analyst Davey Hamilton.
• 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
• 2014 race: Will Power started from the pole and led 229 of the 250 laps in recording his first victory on a short oval. He led Team Penske teammate Juan Pablo Montoya across the finish line by 2.7949 seconds. Tony Kanaan finished third.