Team Chevy Drivers Capture Three of Firestone Fast Six Qualifying Positions for Grand Prix of Long Beach Indy
LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 20, 2013) – Ryan Hunter-Reay qualified the No. 1 DHL Andretti Autosport Chevrolet second in the Firestone Fast Six for the Grand Prix of Long Beach Indy to lead three Chevrolet IndyCar V6 drivers in the battle for the pole. Hunter-Reay is the defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion, and the most recent winner on the circuit, capturing the win at Barber Motorsports Park.
Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, the defending winner of the race on the Streets of Long Beach (Calif.), secured the third fastest qualifying time for the 80-lap race on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street course.
Current Series’ point leader, Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Auto Club of Southern California Team Penske Chevrolet, was the sixth fastest qualifier for the third race of the 2013 season.
Other Team Chevy drivers posting top-10 qualifying Times Were: James Hinchcliffe, No. 27 Godaddy.Com Andretti Autosport Chevrolet – 7th’; Tony Kanaan, No. 11 Hydroxycut KV Racing Technology SH Racing Chevrolet – 8th and E.J. Viso, Team Venezuela Andretti Autosport HVM Chevrolet – 10th.
In addition to the on-track competition, Chevrolet debuted its all-new 2013 Chevrolet Racing Display in the Lifestyle Expo at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. In addition to a number of Chevrolet vehicles for fans to see, there will be games and other interactive activities for fans of all ages. The display will be at 8:00 a.m. PDT on Sunday.
The highlight of the display activities for the fans will be several Question and Answer sessions with many of the Chevrolet IZOD IndyCar Series drivers. Scheduled to appear are: KV Racing Technology drivers Tony Kanaan and Simona de Silvestro on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., and the “Champ”, Ryan Hunter-Reay from Andretti Autosport, will meet the fans at 10:45 a.m. All times are Pacific Times.
The Grand Prix of Long Beach Indy is scheduled to start Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. PT (3:15 p.m. ET) with live television coverage on NBC Sports Network (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640) and broadcast by the IMS Radio Network, including on Sirius and XM Channels 211 and www.indycar.com. Race timing and scoring can also be found on
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