What’s happening in 76101? Sparks fly under lights
Via IndyCar.com
June 4, 2014
Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway
Weekend schedule (all times local/Central):
Friday, June 6 — 10-11:15 a.m. Verizon IndyCar Series practice
2 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series single-car qualifications
6:45-7:15 p.m. Verizon IndyCar Series practice
Saturday, June 7 — 7:50 p.m. green flag
TV: NBCSN telecasts the race live (7 p.m. local/Central on June 7) and qualifications taped at 5:30 p.m. (local/Central) June 6.
Radio/web: All Verizon IndyCar Series sessions are broadcast on www.indycar.com and the INDYCAR 14 app (both in conjunction with real-time Timing & Scoring). Race broadcast also on IMS Radio Network affiliates, XM 209 and Sirius 213. Paul Page is the chief announcer.
Twitter: @TXMotorSpeedway, @IndyCar, #Firestone600
Weather forecast: Sunny; highs in the mid-90s … low 80s for race time
Qualifications: Single-car, average of two laps. Qualification order by blind draw. Will Power (June 2013) holds the two-lap record at 219.182 mph.
Race laps: 248/372 miles on the 1.455-mile oval with 24 degrees of banking in the turns
Start: Two-wide rolling start … double-file restarts
Pit box length: 39 feet
Fuel: 40 U.S. gallons of E85 for practice/qualifying; 100 gallons for race … Verizon IndyCar Series cars carry 18.5 U.S. gallons
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