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Power tops Practice 1 with a 1:18.689 (108.564-mph).
I think this layout is, in theory, about the same average speed as the previous ones; it might be just a tick faster though. The new car will probably be faster here as well, much like at the other road courses. The existing Sears Point record is a 1:16.528 (108.337-mph) set in 2010.
This is the third layout IndyCar has used at this circuit. In 2005-07, they used the Motorcycle Circuit (2.320 miles). In 2008-11, they modified it in the Turn 7 area. They continued down the dragstrip all the way to the corner, instead of using the road off to the left that gives a wider entry into the hairpin (the actual, original layout for the corner), and utilized the wide exit, or "Budweiser Bottleneck" as it is known in NASCAR circles (2.303 miles). This year, they've cut out the "Bottleneck" at Turn 7, and extended the runs to and from the Turn 11 hairpin by 200ft or so (estimated 2.373 miles).
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