Ryan Briscoe's 217.451mph lap was enough to put the Schmidt-Peterson Honda at the top of the charts for the first practice session. Practice for the MAVTV 500 Verizon IndyCar Series race, the second in the series’ Triple Crown of 500-mile oval contests, got underway at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Cal., held under mild sunny skies. Rookies get extra track time The three race rookies, Gabby Chaves, Sage Karam and Stefano Coletti had an extra hour to learn the circuit between 8:30 and 9:30, with the full, 23-car field taking to the 2-mile D-shaped oval for a 45-minute session immediately following. Chaves led the rookie practice in his No. 98 BHA Honda followed by Karam (No. 8 Ganassi...
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