What’s happening in 76177: Texas weekend set-up

Firestone 600

• Race 9 of 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season (June 5-6). It is the 27th race on the 1.455-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval dating to the track’s opening in 1997.

• Entry list: 23 cars entered

• For spectators: A full-field autograph session is scheduled from 5:15-6 p.m. (local) at the INDYCAR Fan Village outside Gate 6. … A pre-race concert free for ticket-holders features Reckless Kelly and a post-race concert in the field highlights Bleu Edmonson. … Charles Haley, a 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who won a record five Super Bowl titles with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, will serve as the honorary starter. … Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and Fort Worth resident Johnny Rutherford and 2014 Firestone 600 race winner Ed Carpenter will participate in a Q&A with fans holding Raceday U tickets. Get yours today HERE.

• Twitter: @TXMotorSpeedway, #Firestone600; @IndyCar, #IndyCar

• TV: NBCSN telecasts qualifying (6 p.m. ET June 5) and the race live (8 p.m. ET June 6). Brian Till is the lead announcer alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Marty Snider, Kevin Lee, Kelli Stavast and Robin Miller.

• Web: Live streaming video of Verizon IndyCar Series practice in conjunction with real-time Timing & Scoring and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network broadcasts is available on RaceControl.IndyCar.com. … For qualifications and 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, 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 the chief announcer alongside 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.

Race laps: 248 (360.840 miles) in counterclockwise direction
Pit box dimensions: 39 x 14 feet
Race weekend fuel: 40 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85 for practice/qualifications; 95 for race
Tires: 11 sets of Firestone Firehawks for the weekend

Verizon IndyCar Series on-track times (all times Eastern):

Friday, June 5
Noon-1:15 p.m. — Practice 1
4:15 p.m. – Single-car qualifications (two-lap average speed sets starting grid)
7:45-8:15 p.m. – Practice 2

Saturday, June 6
4:45 p.m. – Systems check
8:50 p.m. – Green flag

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