CAN ANYONE SLOW DOWN GRAHAM?: Coming off a doubleheader sweep at Detroit, Graham Rahal has launched
himself into championship title contention. He returns to Texas Motor Speedway, where he scored a thrilling win over
James Hinchcliffe last August. Can Rahal keep up his dominant form to win his third race in a row?
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND:
• IRONMAN “TK” HOPING TO CELEBRATE AGAIN: Texas Motor Speedway holds special memories for Tony Kanaan, who has
eight podium finishes in 17 previous starts at TMS. Kanaan won at Texas in June 2004 as part of his Verizon IndyCar Series
championship season and celebrated the title after finishing second in the fall race. Can the popular Brazilian add to his
memories at the track?
• POWER LOOKS TO WIN AT “HOME” TRACK: Though he is originally from Toowoomba, Australia, Will Power, who claimed his
first oval win at Texas in 2011, considers Texas Motor Speedway a home race of sorts because his wife Elizabeth is from nearby
Plano. Can Power, who has won three of the last four poles at TMS, claim another win at his “home” track?
• CLOSE RACING A HALLMARK AT TEXAS: In the 28 previous races at Texas, 17 have finished with a margin of victory of less
than one second, and nine races have been decided by less than one-tenth of a second, including Graham Rahal’s win in 2016.
Will the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 live up to the history and produce another classic finish at Texas?
LED DISPLAY PANELS:
POSITION: RED
Primary display, showing the car’s position
in the running order. Blinks when the
position has changed from previous lap.
Example: Car is running in P12.
PIT STOP TIMER: GREEN
Display shows a running clock
during a pit stop in seconds.
Example: 7.9-second pit stop.
2017 VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(TOP 5 AFTER 8 OF 17 EVENTS)
1. SCOTT DIXON Chip Ganassi Racing
303
2. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske
295
3. TAKUMA SATO Andretti Autosport
292
4. SIMON PAGENAUD Team Penske
278
5. JOSEF NEWGARDEN Team Penske
259
Texas Motor Speedway is home to “Big Hoss”––the world’s largest TV. If you
were to put the Firestone Firehawk Racing tires side-by-side, it would take all of
the tires brought to this year’s race PLUS all of the tires from the past five years
to cover the entire screen.
#INDYCAR | #RAINGUARD600
EVENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
JUNE 10
FRIDAY
JUNE 9
ALL TIMES LOCAL. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
10:00 am
Gate 4 Open
10:00 am
Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
10:00 am
Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infield)
11:45 am
Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Practice
2:00 pm
Gates 3 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open
2:15 pm
Verizon IndyCar Series Star-Telegram Qualifying
2:30 pm
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Autograph Session
4:15 pm
Verizon IndyCar Series Autograph Session (Gate 3/Fan Village)
4:35 pm
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Qualifying
5:45 pm
Verizon IndyCar Series Practice
7:00 pm
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winstaronlinegaming.com 400
(167 laps)
10:00 am
Texas Off Road Ruckus Open (South Infield)
3:30 pm
Gates 2, 3, 4 & 5, Luxury Suites, Victory Lane Club Open
5:15 pm
Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Qualifying
7:30 pm
Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600
(248 Laps)
Post-Race
Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Race
2017 SCHEDULE
WINNER: SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS
STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG
WINNER: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE
STREETS OF LONG BEACH
WINNER: JOSEF NEWGARDEN
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
WINNER: SIMON PAGENAUD
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
WINNER: WILL POWER
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
WINNER: TAKUMA SATO
INDIANAPOLIS 500
WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 1)
THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK
WINNER: GRAHAM RAHAL (RACE 2)
THE RACEWAY AT BELLE ISLE PARK
JUNE 10, 8:00PM
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
JUNE 25, 12:30PM
ROAD AMERICA
JULY 9, 5:00PM
IOWA SPEEDWAY
JULY 16, 3:00PM
STREETS OF TORONTO
JULY 30, 3:00PM
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
AUGUST 20, 2:00PM
POCONO RACEWAY
AUGUST 26, 9:00PM
GATEWAY MOTOSPORTS PARK
SEPTEMBER 3, 1:00PM
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
SEPTEMBER 17, 6:30PM
SONOMA RACEWAY
*SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
ALL TIMES EASTERN.