Saturday, October 5th - Shell & Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston

Saturday, October 05, 2013

A.J. Foyt addresses the crowd prior to Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden enters Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti rolls through Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe rolls through Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan rolls through Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves starts his turn into Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Dario Franchitti enters Turn 4 during practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud chats with his team following the Saturday morning practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden chats with his team after Saturday morning practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti chat with Race Director Beaux Barfield after the Saturday morning practice in Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens A James Hinchcliffe fan shows her support during the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato wins the Verizon P1 Award for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato and A.J. Foyt celebrate their pole for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato and A.J. Foyt celebrate the Verizon P1 Award for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato accepts his Verizon P1 Award trophy for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dario Franchitti practices a standing start during practice of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Larry Foyt, Takuma Sato, and A.J. Foyt celebrate their Verizon P1 Award for winning the pole for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden leaves pit lane during the final practice for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Drivers review the course changes before the Saturday practice session in Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Mike Conway gives a thumbs-up before practice for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal looks down the frontstretch before practice for the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud gets some air during the morning practice of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Takuma Sato heads towards Turn 3 during qualifications for Race 1 of the the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Larry Foyt gives a pep talk to the A.J. Foyt Enterprises team prior to the start of Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Early track activity early during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Early track activity during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Helio Castroneves flies through the Turn 2 chicane during the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Simona De Silvestro heads towards Turn 3 during the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Simona De Silvestro leads Ryan Hunter-Reay and E.J. Viso during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Oriol Servia hops over the Turn 2 chicane curbing during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Josef Newgarden dives into the Turn 2 chicane -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Will Power goes over the Turn 2 chicane curbing during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Sebastian Saavedra navigates through the Turn 2 chicane -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Josef Newgarden goes through the Turn 2 chicane during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley The Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi crew go to work on Charlie Kimball's car -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Scott Dixon celebrates his victory in Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Scott Dixon is interviewed by the media following Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley Chip Ganassi and Mike Hull overlook the festivities after winning Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Bret Kelley A.J. Foyt, Chip Ganassi, and Simona De Silvestro wait to go up on the podium in Houston -- Photo by: John Cote A.J. Foyt poses with custom made boots to be given to him and the podium winners -- Photo by: John Cote Scott Dixon and Justin Wilson spray champagne on the podium in Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Scott Dixon sprays the champagne on the podium after his win in Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Simona De Silvestro celebrates her first podium after finishing 2nd in the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: John Cote Scott Dixon leads the field down to Turn 6 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Luca Filippi leads a group of cars during a full-course yellow during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones E.J. Viso and Luca Filippi lead a gaggle of cars into Turn 6 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon talks with A.J. Foyt during the podium celebration after Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi, A.J. Foyt, and Simona De Silvestro have a good laugh before the podium celebration -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon, Simona De Silvestro, and Justin Wilson raise the trophies -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon, Simona De Silvestro, and Justin Wilson raise the trophies -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon, Simona De Silvestro, and Justin Wilson raise the trophies after Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon poses with his winners trophy and Bullseye, Target's mascot -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Rahal Letterman Lanigan team go to work on Graham Rahal's car during an early pitstop -- Photo by: Chris Jones The Rahal Letterman Lanigan crew go to work during an early pitstop for James Jakes -- Photo by: Chris Jones The KV Racing Technology crew go to work during an early pitstop for Simona De Silvestro -- Photo by: Chris Jones Team Barracuda BHA go to work on Luca Filippi's car -- Photo by: Chris Jones Justin Wilson accepts his third place trophy for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simona De Silvestro walks up onto the podium for the first time in her IZOD IndyCar Series career -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simona De Silvestro accepts her 2nd place trophy for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Team Owner Chip Ganassi accepts his winning owner's trophy from A.J. Foyt -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon accepts his winners trophy for Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon tries on the celebratory cowboy boots for winning Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon poses with the celebratory cowboy boots for winning Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simona De Silvestro poses with her 2nd place trophy after Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simona De Silvestro sprays the champagne from the podium of Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Jones A.J. Foyt and Mike Lanigan show off the winners trophy for the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves is introduced to the Houston crowd -- Photo by: Chris Owens A Houston Grid Girl poses next to James Hinchcliffe's car prior to Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Cars begin to form their grids prior to the start of Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay leads Josef Newgarden through Turn 3 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais screams through Turn 3 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon exits Turn 3 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay leads Graham Rahal through Turn 3 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud leads a freight train through Turn 4 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti gets the inside line on Graham Rahal in Turn 4 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Charlie Kimball leads a pack of cars through Turn 4 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud and Ryan Hunter-Reay leads a pack through Turn 4 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon rolls through Turn 4 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simona De Silvestro apexes Turn 4 during Race 1 of the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston -- Photo by: Chris Owens