What’s happening in 35094: Barber race week set-up

Via IndyCar.com
April 22, 2014

Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

• Race 3 of Verizon IndyCar Series season (April 25-27)
• Fourth race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.

2013: Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 series champion, won from the pole by .6363 of a second over Scott Dixon, who went on to win the series title.

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Weather forecast: Mostly sunny each day with highs in low 80s

Circuit: 2.38 miles, 17 turns (seven left and 10 right) … 80 feet of elevation change
Race laps: 90 (214.2 miles) in clockwise direction
Pit box dimensions: 40 x 15 feet
Race day fuel: 70 U.S. gallons of E85 (70 gallons for practice/qualifying)

Verizon IndyCar Series on-track times (all times local/Central):
Friday, April 25:
10-10:45 a.m. (Practice 1)
2-2:45 p.m. (Practice 2)

Saturday, April 26:
10-10:45 a.m. (Practice 3)
2-3:10 p.m. (Qualifications, including Firestone Fast Six)

Sunday, April 27:
9:45-10:15 a.m. (Warm-up)
2:12 p.m. race green flag

Qualifications: Three rounds of knockout qualifying to determine the Verizon P1 Award winner and set the first three rows. Twelve cars from 10-minute Segment 1 (six quickest from Groups 1 and 2) advance to 10-minute Segment 2. Top six advance to 10-minute Firestone Fast Six session to determine Verizon P1 Award.

Start: Rolling start.

TV: NBCSN telecasts taped qualifications (Midnight, April 27, Central time) and the race live (1:30-4:30, Central, April 27). … Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires telecast of doubleheader race weekend on NBCSN (4:30 p.m., Central, April 27).

Radio/web: All Verizon IndyCar Series and Indy Lights sessions are on IMS Radio Network in conjunction with real-time Timing & Scoring on www.indycar.com and INDYCAR 14 app. Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race broadcast on IMS Radio Network affiliates, www.indycar.com, INDYCAR 14 app and XM 209 and Sirius 213. Paul Page is the chief announcer for Verizon IndyCar Series; Mark Jaynes for Indy Lights.

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