Team Penske NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice Report: Streets of Long Beach

STREETS OF LONG BEACH RACE: GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH          DATE: April 14, 2023

JOSEF NEWGARDEN
No. 2 HITACHI DALLARA/CHEVROLET
PRACTICE – 14TH     
 

SCOTT McLAUGHLIN
No. 3 SONSIO DALLARA/CHEVROLET
PRACTICE – 13TH     
 

WILL POWER
No. 12 VERIZON 5G DALLARA/CHEVROLET
PRACTICE – 15TH     
 
The Grand Prix of Long Beach has been called the “Monaco of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES” for its seaside location and long history in the world of motorsports. Team Penske has scored a total of seven series wins on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile circuit with the most recent coming last year as Josef Newgarden took his first Long Beach checkered flag. Friday’s on-track schedule featured one practice session with Scott McLaughlin leading the way for the team with the 13th-fastest lap in the No. 3 Sonsio Chevrolet. Newgarden in the No. 2 Hitachi Chevrolet and reigning series champion Will Power in the No. 12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet finished directly behind in the 14th and 15th spots, respectively.  

WHAT’S NEXT – A second practice session tomorrow morning precedes Firestone Fast Six Qualifying tomorrow afternoon. The time trials can be seen on Peacock starting at 3:05 pm ET.