What’s happening in 95476: Title fight at Sonoma

GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

• Race 16 of Verizon IndyCar Series season (Aug. 28-30). … Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya leads the championship standings by 34 points over Graham Rahal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. There are six drivers eligible for the title.

• Twitter: @RaceSonoma, #GoProGP; @IndyCar, #IndyCar

On-track times (all times local/Pacific):

Friday, Aug. 28
2:30-6 p.m. — Practice 1
Saturday, Aug. 29
10:45-11:30 a.m. — Practice 2
3:05 p.m. — Three rounds of qualifications
Sunday, Aug. 30
10-10:30 a.m. — Practice 3
2:07 p.m. — Green flag

• Aerodynamic packages: Both Chevrolet and Honda road/street course platforms will be used in accordance with the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook
• Race laps (clockwise): 85 on the 2.385-mile, 12-turn (five left, seven right) permanent road course that has 160 of elevation change
• Track width: Minimum 40 feet
• Pit box length: 40 feet
• Fuel: 95 U.S. gallons of Sunoco E85 for practice/qualifications; 85.5 total gallons for race
• Tires: Seven sets of primary Firestone Firehawks and three sets of alternates for the weekend
• Push-to-pass parameters: Ten pushes for 15 seconds each

• TV: NBCSN will telecast live Practice 2 (10:30-11:30 a.m. PT) and qualifications (3:30 p.m. PT) Aug. 29. The race will be telecast at 4 p.m. PT Aug. 30 preceded by back-to-back episodes of “INDYCAR Chronicle” featuring Ryan Hunter-Reay and Scott Dixon. Leigh Diffey is the lead announcer with analysts Paul Tracy and Townsend Bell. Pit reporters are Jon Beekhuis, Kevin Lee, Katie Hargitt and Robin Miller.

• Web: Live streaming video of Practice 1 and 3 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.

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