Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon topped the first practice session for the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach on Friday morning. Penske’s Simon Pagenaud set the early pace, before a brief red flag was required for Gabby Chaves stalling at the hairpin. Andretti’s Ryan Hunter-Reay hit the top spot with 22mins to go, before Pagenaud grabbed it back. Dixon was first to break the 1m09s barrier, with Alex Rossi pipping him almost immediately by two tenths – despite brushing a wall – lapping in 1m08.6077s. Hunter-Reay was back on top with 15 minutes remaining with a lap of 1m08.4285s. In the final 10 minutes, Dixon took P1 with 1m08.4112s and stayed at the top thereafter. Hunter-Reay remained...
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