Round 4: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, 22nd-24th April.

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Round 4: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, 22nd-24th April.

This Sunday will be the 7th running of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. The race was first held on April 11, 2010 and was won by Hélio Castroneves driving for Team Penske, in a Dallara IR5-Honda. Prior to that, Barber Motorsports Park hosted a testing session in October 2007, the success of which led to a full-field, three-day testing session in March 2009. An open date became available in the 2010 season's race calendar and Barber Motorsports Park made a successful bid to hold the race, over Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport), Houston, Baltimore, Nashville, Charlotte and Portland.

Last year Josef Newgarden got his debut IndyCar win, the first of two wins last season, as the Penske juggernaut faltered with bungled pitstops for Castroneves and Power. However, the highlight of the race had to be Graham Rahal's charge, after he pitted on lap 70, for second place.

Some trivia:
The driver with most wins: 2.
Will Power, 2011, 2012.
Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2013, 2014.
The team with most wins: 3.
Team Penske, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Track layout:


Length: 2.30 Miles (3.70 Km)
Turns: 15
Lap record: Scott Dixon, 6 April 2013. 1:06.7750, 123.999 Mph (199.557 Km/h), Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara DW12-Honda, Izod IndyCar Series. 2.38 Miles (3.83 Km)

Last year's winner:
Josef Newgarden,
CFH Racing,
Dallara DW12-Chevrolet.

Laps: 90
Distance: 207 Miles (333.134 Km)
Race Time: 1:55:53
Average Speed: 107.176 Mph (172.483 km/h)

Race Broadcast:
NBCSN. April 24, 3:00pm EST.