Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg - Friday, March 9, 2018

Friday, March 09, 2018

Sebatien Bourdais sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ryan Hunter-Reay sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Matheus 'Matt' Leist sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Matheus 'Matt' Leist dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Charlie Kimball walks pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jack Harvey looks up pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato sets his earpieces along pit lane prior to the start of practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Rene Binder walks pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Robert Wickes sits in his No. 6 Lucas Oil Honda on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Spencer Pigot sits in his No. 21 Autogeek Chevrolet on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti sits in his No. 98 Ruoff Mortgage Honda on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Roger Penske watches from his pit stand during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden sits in his No. 1 Hitachi Chevrolet on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Conor Daly accepts the 2017 Fan Favorite Driver award in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Conor Daly accepts the 2017 Fan Favorite Driver award in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Stefan Johansson announces Scudeira Corso's entry into the Indianapolis 500 with Oriol Servia -- Photo by: James Black Oriol Servia announces his entry in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 during a media availability at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Bobby Rahal and Oriol Servia announce their entry into the 102nd Indianapolis 500 with Scudeira Corsa -- Photo by: James Black Bobby Rahal announces Oriol Servia joining Scudeira Corsa and his team for the 102nd Indianapolis 500 -- Photo by: James Black Bobby Rahal, Oriol Servia, and Stefan Johansson announce their entry in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 with Scudeira Corsa -- Photo by: James Black Zach Veach looks down pit lane from his stand prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Oriol Servia and Stefan Johansson announce their entry into the 2018 Indianapolis 500 -- Photo by: James Black Ed Jones looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Tony Kanaan walks pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Takuma Sato looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Jordan King looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Roger Penske looks down pit lane during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Josef Newgarden sets sail toward Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ed Jones and Spencer Pigot set up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Sebastien Bourdais and Will Power sail down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Spencer Pigot sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Marco Andretti looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Robert Wickens start is entry into Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Gabby Chaves sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Alexander Rossi sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ed Jones sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ryan Hunter-Reay dives into Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Josef Newgarden sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Graham Rahal sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Rene Binder sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Takuma Sato sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Simon Pagenaud sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Max Chilton dives into Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal dives into Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Sebastien Bourdais dives into Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud hits the apex of Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Rene Binder hits the apex of Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ryan Hunter-Reay finishes P1 for Practice 2 for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Matheus 'Matt' Leist sits in his No. 4 ABC Supply Chevrolet on pit lane during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team give a demonstration to the AMR Safety Team in St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital visits with members of the AMR Safety Team at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jordan King adjusts his helmet along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jordan King adjusts his helmet along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato peels out of his pit stall during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. watches Gabby Chaves from pit lane during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The No. 15 United Rentals Honda of Graham Rahal is wheeled out to pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit with the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit with the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit with the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit with the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet of Will Power is wheeled out to pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The No. 6 Lucas Oil Honda of Robert Wickens is wheeled out to pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital medical simulation team and Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D. visit the Harding Racing pit during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Jones The helmet of Ed Jones sits along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Spencer Pigot sets his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Jordan King slides into his No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka Chevrolet on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski The front nose assembly of Jordan King sits on pit lane with one of the new camera mounts prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Graham Rahal sits in his No. 15 United Rentals Honda on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski James Hinchcliffe on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud adjusts his gloves along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Simon Pagenaud sets up for Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden sets up for Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Courney Force on pit lane during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ryan Hunter-Reay and team owner Michael Andretti look down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens The Firestone Firehawk gives a high-five to a fan in the stands during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Scott Dixon races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Fans watch track activity from the grandstands during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Robert Wickens races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Jones exits Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski James Hinchcliffe races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Max Chilton exits Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Will Power races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Takuma Sato races down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Jack Harvey exits Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Matheus 'Matt' Leist dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe dives into Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Ed Jones dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Gabby Chaves dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud dives into Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Simon Pagenaud reviews data with his team along pit lane following practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Robert Wickens dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Jack Harvey dives into Turn 1 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon looks on from his pit stand following practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Joe Skibinski Alexander Rossi sets up for Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud makes his approach to Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais makes his approach into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Takuma Sato makes his approach to Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon makes his approach to Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud dives into Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti sets up for Turn 11 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Robert Wickens exits the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe exits the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti exits the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Jones rolls into the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud rolls into the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan rolls into the final hairpin during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Jones adjusts his balaclava along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay waits along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Gabby Chaves leaves pit lane to start the Friday afternoon practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Jones pulls into his pit stall during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti peels out of his pit stall to start practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Robert Wickens hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Matheus 'Matt' Leist hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay dives into Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Takuma Sato hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Jack Harvey hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Jones hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Simon Pagenaud looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Simon Pagenaud inserts his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Simon Pagenaud adjusts his balaclava along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Graham Rahal sets his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Graham Rahal sets his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher A little patriotic pride along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Marco Andretti slides on his helmet prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Ryan Hunter-Reay adjusts his balaclava along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Alexander Rossi sits in his No. 27 NAPA Auto Parts Honda on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Team owner Roger Penske watches from his pit stand during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Photographers capture the action along the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Graham Rahal sets up for the backstretch kink during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Simon Pagenaud sets up for the backstretch kink during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Action heats up on the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Simon Pagenaud on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Rene Binder on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Max Chilton on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher A fan gets a temporary Firestone Firehawk tattoo in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Signing autographs in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Josef Newgarden poses for a photograph during the autograph session in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Alexander Rossi poses for a photograph during the autograph session in the INDYCAR Fan Village at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher The helmet stripe of Will Power honoring Helio Castroneves at St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Will Power looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Tony Kanaan preps his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Tony Kanaan gets congratulations for a solid practice session following Practice 2 for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Alexander Rossi on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Takuma Sato chats with his team in his pit stand during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Dario Franchitti and race steward Max Papis chat with Ed Jones on pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Scott Dixon on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Marco Andretti hits the Turn 5 apex during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Tony Kanaan hits the Turn 5 apex during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Zach Veach on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Ryan Hunter-Reay on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Graham Rahal looks down pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Charlie Kimball on course during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher James Hinchcliffe waits along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Tony Kanaan sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Tony Kanaan sets up for Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Zachary Claman De Melo sets his earpieces along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Ed Jones sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Tony Kanaan tightens his helmet along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Simon Pagenaud sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Scott Dixon navigates Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Josef Newgarden sails down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Sebastien Bourdais sets up for Turn 5 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Will Power streaks down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Will Power sets up for Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Matheus 'Matt' Leist throws his car into Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Gabby Chaves sets up for Turn 2 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Josef Newgarden throws his car into Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Rene Binder hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Josef Newgarden hits the apex of Turn 10 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: Shawn Gritzmacher Team owner and legendary driver A.J. Foyt sits in his cart along pit lane during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Graham Rahal chats with Scott Dixon prior to hitting pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Scott Dixon signs an autograph for a fan following practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Zachary Claman De Melo sails toward Turn 3 during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Takuma Sato streaks down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black Jordan King streaks down the backstretch during practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg -- Photo by: James Black