• IRONMAN “TK” HOPING TO CELEBRATE AGAIN: Texas Motor Speedway holds special memories for Tony Kanaan, who has eight podium fi nishes in 17 previous starts at TMS. Kanaan won at Texas in June 2004 as part of his Verizon IndyCar Series championship season and celebrated the title after fi nishing second in the fall race. Can the popular Brazilian add to his memories at the track?
• POWER LOOKS TO WIN AT “HOME” TRACK: Though he is originally from Toowoomba, Australia, Will Power, who claimed his fi rst oval win at Texas in 2011, considers Texas Motor Speedway a home race of sorts because his wife Elizabeth is from nearby Plano. Can Power, who has won three of the last four poles at TMS, claim another win at his “home” track?
• CLOSE RACING A HALLMARK AT TEXAS: In the 28 previous races at Texas, 17 have fi nished with a margin of victory of less than one second, and nine races have been decided by less than one-tenth of a second, including Graham Rahal’s win in 2016. Will the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 live up to the history and produce another classic fi nish at Texas?
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND:
CAN ANYONE SLOW DOWN GRAHAM?: Coming off a doubleheader sweep at Detroit, Graham Rahal has launched himself into championship title contention. He returns to Texas Motor Speedway, where he scored a thrilling win over James Hinchcliffe last August. Can Rahal keep up his dominant form to win his third race in a row?
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POSITION: RED
Primary display, showing the car’s position in the running order. Blinks when the position has changed from previous lap.
Example: Car is running in P12.
PIT STOP TIMER: GREEN
Display shows a running clockduring a pit stop in seconds.
Example: 7.9-second pit stop.
LED DISPLAY PANELS:
1. SCOTT DIXON Chip Ganassi Racing
2. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske
3. TAKUMA SATO Andretti Autosport
4. SIMON PAGENAUD Team Penske
5. JOSEF NEWGARDEN Team Penske
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2017 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS(TOP 5 AFTER 8 OF 17 EVENTS)
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Texas Motor Speedway is home to “Big Hoss”––the world’s largest TV. If you were to put the Firestone Firehawk Racing tires side-by-side, it would take all of the tires brought to this year’s race PLUS all of the tires from the past fi ve years to cover the entire screen.
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EVENT SCHEDULEALL TIMES LOCAL. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
10:00 am Gate 4 Open
10:00 am Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
10:00 am Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infi eld)
11:45 am Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Practice
2:00 pm Gates 3 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open
2:15 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Star-Telegram Qualifying
2:30 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Autograph Session
4:15 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session (Gate 3/Fan Village)
4:35 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying
5:45 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
7:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winstaronlinegaming.com 400 (167 laps)
10:00 am Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infi eld)
3:30 pm Gates 2, 3, 4 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open
5:15 pm Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Qualifying
7:30 pm Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 (248 Laps)
Post-Race Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Race
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2017 SCHEDULEWINNER: SEBASTIEN BOURDAISSTREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG
WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUDPHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 1)THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK
JUNE 25, 12:30PM ROAD AMERICA
JULY 30, 3:00PM MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
SEPTEMBER 3, 1:00PM WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFESTREETS OF LONG BEACH
WINNER: WILL POWERINDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 2)THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK
JULY 9, 5:00PM IOWA SPEEDWAY
AUGUST 20, 2:00PM POCONO RACEWAY
SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30PM SONOMA RACEWAY
WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDENBARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
WINNER: TAKUMA SATOINDIANAPOLIS 500
JUNE 10, 8:00PM TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
JULY 16, 3:00PM STREETS OF TORONTO
AUGUST 26, 9:00PM GATEWAY MOTOSPORTS PARK
*SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ALL TIMES EASTERN.