Friday, October 18th - MAVTV 500 / INDYCAR World Championship

Friday, October 18, 2013

Graham Rahal makes his way on the bottom side during practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens AJ Allmendinger on the low side during practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden and Sebastian Saavedra go side-by-side during practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud chats with a crew member at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens An INDYCAR World Championships banner hangs on pit lane wall -- Photo by: Chris Owens View from pitlane as the sun sets over Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Pace cars for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Moon rising over Southern California and Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens The car of Charlie Kimball is unloaded from the transporter at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens The car of Ed Carpenter is unloaded into the paddock at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan waits on pitlane prior to practice for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves reviews practice data at Auto Club Speedway for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon prepares to go out for practice for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves leaves pitlane for practice for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti prepares for practice for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon's car waits on pitlane prior to practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti looks on with his crew during qualifications at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy AJ Allmendinger looks on before MAVTV 500 qualifications at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Tristan Vautier looks on prior to MAVTV 500 qualifications at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Oriol Servia with a thumbs-up before qualifications at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Carlos Munoz looks down pit lane during MAVTV 500 qualifications at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Helio Castroneves keeps his eye on the scoring pylon during MAVTV 500 qualifications -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Simon Pagenaud and Sebastien Bourdais chat prior to qualifications for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Charlie Kimball after his qualification run at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Scott Dixon is interviewed by the media after his MAVTV 500 qualification run. -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Will Power is all smiles after his qualification run for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Signs supporting Takuma Sato at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Emblems on the Target Chip Ganassi cars for Dario Franchitti and Floyd Ganassi -- Photo by: Chris Owens Pippa Mann goes out for practice for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal's car is unloaded at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe with a smile prior to practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz looks on prior to qualifications for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ed Carpenter on course during qualifications for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: John Cote Oriol Servia prior to qualifications for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe during his qualification run at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Tristan Vautier prepares for this qualification attempt for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz during his qualification attempt for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Will Power wins the Verizon P1 Award for winning the pole for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden on course during his qualification attempt for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: John Cote Marco Andretti during his qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Tony Kanaan chats with a crew member before his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alex Tagliani looks over practice information at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Oriol Servia chats with his team prior to his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves during his qualification attempt for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Pippa Mann rolls out of pitlane for practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simona De Silvestro during her qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Ryan Hunter-Reay during his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Tony Kanaan during his qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Takuma Sato rolls out for practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz pilots his car through Turn 3 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones AJ Allmendinger during his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt -- Photo by: John Cote Polesitter Will Power on course during his qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Graham Rahal and Carlos Munoz drive through Turn 2 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ed Carpenter flies down the backstretch during practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon during his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Tristan Vautier watches is team push his car through final tech before his MAVTV 500 qualification attempt. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alex Tagliani on course for his qualification attempt at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Will Power wins the Verizon P1 Award for winning the pole for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Kyle O'Gara chats with owner Sam Schmidt prior to qualifications for the Lefty's Kids Club 100 -- Photo by: Richard Dowdy Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan go side-by-side during the final practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Ryan Hunter-Reay, Simona De Silvestro, and Helio Castroneves go three-wide at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Scott Dixon on course during the final night practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote Teammates Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Saavedra run two-wide during practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: John Cote A full moon rises over Auto Club Speedway during the night practice for the MAVTV 500 -- Photo by: John Cote Will Power affixes the Verizon P1 Award sticker for winning the pole for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power captures the Verizon P1 Award for winning the pole for the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden and James Jakes go side-by-side during the final night practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti gets prepared for the final practice at Auto Club Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones