Power Leads Long Beach Practice as Drama Builds
McLaughlin crashes after strong run; storylines deepen ahead of IndyCar race.
Power Leads Long Beach Practice as Drama Builds Travis Hinkle Lyn St. James leads an IndyCar trio into the 2027 Motorsports Hall of Fame class. Alexander Rossi has new engineer, starting this weekend.
Christian Rasmussen receives a happy surprise. Will Power, whose 2027 season started out with a few mishaps in practice for his new Andretti Global team, was the early leader at Friday’s opening day of the NTT IndyCar Series’ Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Power covered the 1.
968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit that circles the Long Beach Convention Center in the fastest lap of 1 minute, 7. 6053 seconds in the No. 26 TWG AI Honda.
Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin recorded the second-best time—1 minute, 7. 7914 seconds, just 0. 1861 of a tick off Power’s pace—before the back end of his AAA Travel Chevrolet got loose and he spun into the tire barrier.
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