LONG BEACH, Calif. - Ryan Hunter-Reay, driving the No. 37 IZOD car for Andretti Autosport, was quickest in practice April 16 with a lap of 1 minute, 10.6346 seconds on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit on the first day of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach..
Just one second separated the top 15 cars as drivers and teams prepared for the three rounds of qualifications Saturday and the race Sunday. VERSUS will televise qualifying live at 3:30 p.m. (ET) Saturday and the race at 3:30 p.m. (ET) Sunday.
Three teams were represented in the top five in practice under sunny Southern California skies Friday.
Team Penske's Ryan Briscoe (1:10.6980) was second, and Tony Kanaan finished third through the two practices (1:10.7334) in the No. 11 Team 7-Eleven car fielded by Andretti Autosport. FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani (1:10.7996) was fourth quick, and Will Power, who won the first two races of the season in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, was fifth (1:10.8641).
Defending race winner and IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti was seventh at 1:10.9285.
