The normally idyllic Southern California temperatures made for an interesting afternoon practice session for the Verizon IndyCar Series on Friday. A mix of IndyCar's new bodywork and warmer temperatures could have teams guessing again when they transition from a second morning practice on Saturday to qualifying at 3:30 p.m. "I think in the cooler conditions the car was just ideal," said Scott Dixon, who won the Long Beach race in 2015 and finished with the fastest time on Friday, a 1m08.411s set in the first session. "It was one of those mornings where we really didn't have to change too much. This afternoon was definitely a bit of a different story, really struggled with...
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