Firestone 600 - Friday, June 10, 2016

Friday, June 10, 2016

Josef Newgarden and Max Chilton wheel-to-wheel during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Charlie Kimball on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Conor Daly on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Juan Pablo Montoya on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Juan Pablo Montoya on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz wins the Verizon P1 Award for winning the pole position for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz wins his first Verizon P1 Award in claiming the pole position for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz wins the Verizon P1 Award for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz affixes the Verizon P1 Award emblem for winning the pole position for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz affixes the Verizon P1 Award emblem for winning the pole position for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz wins the Verizon P1 Award for claiming the pole position for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan and Graham Rahal chat on pit lane prior to qualifications for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ed Carpenter waits along pit lane prior to qualifications for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden waits along pit lane prior to qualifications for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Max Chilton waits along pit lane prior to qualifications for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves watches from pit lane during qualifications for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti prepares for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jack Hawksworth sits in his No. 41 ABC Supply Honda prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jack Hawksworth sits in his No. 41 ABC Supply Honda prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden waits on pit lane for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Max Chilton waits along pit lane for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon chats with Rick Mears on pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay slides into his No. 28 DHL Honda prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves slides into his No. 3 AAA Chevrolet prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais slides into his No. 11 Hydroxycut Chevrolet prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Carpenter on pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal prepares along pit lane for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden looks down pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Juan Pablo Montoya gets ready for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon sits in his No. 9 Target Chevrolet prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Mikhail Aleshin gets prepared along pit lane for his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal walks pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon on course during his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Carlos Munoz walks pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais slides his helmet on prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais adjusts his helmet along pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti along pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti on pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Jack Hawksworth walks pit lane prior to his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Mikhail Aleshin walks pit lane following his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Carlos Munoz is awarded the Firestone 600 Pole Position helmet from Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe poses for a photo during the autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti poses for a photo during the autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alexander Rossi poses for a photograph during the autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves poses for a photograph during the autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves poses for a photograph during the autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones A great crowd on hand for the Verizon IndyCar Series autograph session at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves on course during his qualification attempt for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan shoots up sparks during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Conor Daly shoots out sparks during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Charlie Kimball on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe with a shower of sparks during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay shoots out sparks during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Gabby Chaves on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe leads a group down the backstretch during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Juan Pablo Montoya on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti leads a group down the backstretch during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Teammates Gabby Chaves and Conor Daly on course during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan leads a group down the backstretch during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal navigates Turn 3 during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ryan Hunter-Reay rolls into Turn 3 during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Carlos Munoz and Helio Castroneves go wheel-to-wheel down the backstretch during the evening practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens The No. 98 Castrol Edge Honda of Alexander Rossi is unveiled at Texas Motor Speedway for the Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi, Michael Andretti, and Bryan Herta begin to unveil the No. 98 Castrol Edge Honda at Texas Motor Speedway for the Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi assists unveiling the No. 98 Castrol Edge Honda at Texas Motor Speedway for the Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens The No. 98 Castrol Edge Honda of Alexander Rossi is unveiled at Texas Motor Speedway for the Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens The No. 98 Castrol Edge Honda at Texas Motor Speedway for the Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Charlie Kimball sits along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power streaks down the fronstretch during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Conor Daly streks down the frontstretch during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske accept the Firestone Pit Stop Performance award for the performance in Detroit -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power and Team Penske accept the Firestone Pit Stop Performance award for their performance in Detroit -- Photo by: Chris Jones Mikhail Aleshin sits along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Charlie Kimball exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Sebastien Bourdais exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alexander Rossi exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jack Hawksworth exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Carlos Munoz exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Jack Hawksworth exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ed Carpenter exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Max Chilton exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alexander Rossi exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Teammates Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves go nose-to-tail on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Mikhail Aleshin on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Alexander Rossi on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Takuma Sato streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Conor Daly streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden exits Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Simon Pagenaud and Scott Dixon go wheel-to-wheel during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Josef Newgarden on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Ryan Hunter-Reay on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti waits in his pit stand prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden looks on from his pit stand prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe chats with his engineering team prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske wait along pit lane prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens The A.J. Foyt Enterprises team look over the No. 41 ABC Supply Honda of Jack Hawksworth in the Texas Motor Speedway paddock -- Photo by: Chris Owens The steering wheel of Will Power ready for battle at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe in his pit stand prior to practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens James Hinchcliffe crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Gabby Chaves makes contact exiting Turn 4 during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Texas Motor Speedway ready for the 2016 Firestone 600 -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Jack Hawksworth streaks past the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Carpenter streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Carpenter crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Takuma Sato streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ryan Hunter-Reay crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Max Chilton streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Graham Rahal streaks toward the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Alexander Rossi crosses the start/finish line during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Ed Carpenter on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Max Chilton on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Simon Pagenaud on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Tony Kanaan on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Josef Newgarden on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Helio Castroneves and Josef Newgarden on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Will Power and Sebastien Bourdais wheel-to-wheel on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Scott Dixon on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Marco Andretti on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens Sebastien Bourdais on course during practice for the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway -- Photo by: Chris Owens