Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
TV broadcast: NBC Sports Network (4 p.m. ET) April 21 (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640). Check local listings for other cable/satellite outlets. The Firestone Indy Lights’ Long Beach 100 will be broadcast at 3 p.m. (ET)
... Chief announcer: Brian Till
Radio broadcast: IMS Radio Network affiliates, Sirius and XM 211, America Forces Network, INDYCAR 13 app, indycar.com
... Chief announcer: Mike King
Timing & Scoring: INDYCAR 13 app, Race Control on indycar.com
Twitter: @IndyCar (#indycar), @ToyotaGPLB (#TGPLB)
Track layout: 1.968-mile, 11-turn street course ...
Race length: 80 laps
2012 winner: Will Power ... First IZOD IndyCar Series event at venue: 2009
IZOD IndyCar Series track record: 1 minute, 07.1937 by Mike Conway in Round 2 of qualifying April 20.
Pace car: 2013 Honda Accord Coupe with three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford driving
Start: Rolling ... Restarts: Double file ... Push to pass: 10 pushes for 20 seconds each (no activation delay)
Pole sitter: Dario Franchitti, 30th career pole, 1:07.2379 on final lap with less than 20 seconds remaining in the Firestone Fast Six.
He said it: "It's always nice to do a good job in qualifying and qualify on the pole, but we had such a good car in the race at Barber we just didn't get to show it,” Franchitti said. “But it's always nice to be fast. Hopefully, we have a good race car and we have a good race."
What to watch: It’s an even split between the two engine manufacturers with three Hondas and three Chevrolets in the top six. That should lead to an interesting and competitive battle.
Did you know: Five of the top six starters are former Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach winners. Franchitti won in 2009, Hunter-Reay in 2010, Will Power in 2012, Mike Conway in 2011 and Helio Castroneves in 2001. Fourth-place starter Takuma Sato is the only driver of the top six that has yet to win at Long Beach. Sato is also attempting to win his first IndyCar Series race. … A driver with the last name of Andretti has competed in 32 of the 39 main events in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The only years an Andretti did not compete at Long Beach was 1983 and from 2003-08.
Up next: Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle on May 5 (NBC Sports Network live at 11 a.m. ET)