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Track:       Long Beach Street Circuit
Race:         Bubba Burger Grand Prix at Long Breach
Date:         April 13, 2018

No. 6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 DPi – Juan Pablo Montoya/Dane Cameron

Practice 1

Position:                 6th           
Time / Speed:        1:14.190 seconds / 95.495 mph

Final Practice

Position:                 1st          
Time / Speed:        1:13.160 seconds / 96.764 mph

Qualifying

Driver:                     Juan Pablo Montoya
Position:                  1st
Time / Speed:         1:12.922 seconds / 97.155 mph (New Track Record)

No. 7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 DPi – Helio Castroneves/Ricky Taylor

Practice 1

Position:                3rd           
Time / Speed:       1:13.735 seconds / 96.084 mph

Final Practice

Position:                 3rd          
Time / Speed:        1:13.217 seconds / 96.764 mph

Qualifying

Driver:                     Helio Castroneves
Position:                  4th
Time / Speed:         1:13.346 seconds / 96.594

Fastest Qualifying Time:              1:12.922 seconds (No. 6 – Montoya)

Notes:              

The two Friday practice sessions for Saturday's Bubba Burger Grand Prix at Long Beach for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship proved to be a sign of things to come as Acura Team Penske displayed speed all day, culminating with Juan Pablo Montoya setting a new track record in winning the first pole position in team history. Montoya broke the track record – set last year by his new teammate, Ricky Taylor – in the No. 6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05. The top four qualifiers passed the old speed mark, including Helio Castroneves who qualified fourth in the No. 7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05. When the race begins tomorrow Acura Team Penske will have two drivers in Montoya and Castroneves who will be making their first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship start on the streets of Long Beach, but both own wins in the Verizon IndyCar Series at the historic venue.

Coverage:        

Live coverage of the Bubba Burger Grand Prix at Long Beach will air live on FOX on tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 pm ET. It is a two-hour, timed race.