1:15 p.m. (ET) Sunday, April 21Track (11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street circuit)Distance 45 laps/88.56 miles
TV3 p.m. (ET), April 21 NBC Sports Network (Taped)Radio IMS Radio Network Sirius 211/XM 211 indycar.com (Live)2012 Winner Esteban Guerrieri2012 Pole sitter Sebastian Saavedra
2013 season continues at Grand Prix of Long BeachFirestone Indy Lights continues its 2013 season on the streets of Long Beach, Calif. with the Long Beach 100. St. Petersburg race winner Jack Hawksworth leads the standings by 12 points over Barber race winner Carlos Munoz, with Peter Dempsey 24 points behind the leader. Can Hawksworth continue to hold the points lead after his first visit to The Beach?Looking for a Long Beach three-peatSchmidt Peterson Motorsports returns to Long Beach looking for its third straight winwith a stout three-car lineup featuring star prospects of the Mazda Road to Indy. Jack Hawksworth, the 2012 Star Mazda champion, scored his first win at St. Petersburg while Sage Karam and Gabby Chaves have already recorded podium finishes. Can one of them add another Long Beach win?Munoz returns to chase titleCarlos Munoz, who claimed two wins as a rookie in Firestone Indy Lights, returns to the series as part of Andretti Autosport's two-car lineup alongside rookie Zach Veach. Munoz, who will also compete in the Indianapolis 500, will race the No. 26 Dialy-Ser car in hopes of securing the Mazda Road to Indy scholarship to move to the IZOD IndyCar Series full time in 2014.More for Team Moore?Team Moore Racing returns to Barber Motorsports Park hoping to return to Victory Lane where James Hinchcliffe brought the team in 2010. Juan Pablo Garcia scored his first top-five finish at St. Petersburg, while former Firestone Indy Lights race winner Victor Carbone joined the team at Barber Motorsports Park. Can either of them bring the team its second win at Long Beach?Belardi duo tries to build on St. Pete successBelardi Auto Racing's Peter Dempsey and Jorge Goncalvez return to Long Beach in search of the team's first win. Dempsey, who is third in the standings, qualified second in his only start at Long Beach. Goncalvez, who has a pair of top fives, has never finished outside the top 10. Can the pair find success again in California?Race Notes:This is the fifth Firestone Indy Lights race at Long Beach. JR Hildebrand (2009) is the only driver to win at Long Beach and the Firestone Firehawk Cup in the same season.Victor Carbone, Carlos Munoz and Jack Hawksworth are the only drivers who have previously won a race in Firestone Indy Lights entered in the Long Beach 100.
Five (5) rookie drivers are entered in the Long Beach 100. All will be making their first start at Long Beach.Season To Date: Carlos Munoz won his first race of 2013 and his third career Firestone Indy Lights race at Barber Motorsports Park. Munoz also won his second Sunoco Pole Award of the season. Jack Hawksworth won in his Firestone Indy Lights debut at St. Petersburg. He became the 11th driver to win his debut in Firestone Indy Lights.Milestones: Jack Hawksworth claimed his first career win at St. Petersburg. It was Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' seventh win at St. Petersburg. Gabby Chaves, Jack Hawksworth, Sage Karam, Ethan Ringel and Zach Veach made their series debut at St. Petersburg.At-Track Schedule (all times local):Friday, April 1912:15 -1:15 p.m. Firestone Indy Lights practiceSaturday, April 208:30 - 9:15 a.m. Firestone Indy Lights practice12:55 - 1:40 p.m. Firestone Indy Lights Sunoco Pole Qualifying (All cars/45 minutes)Sunday, April 2110:15 a.m. Firestone Indy Lights Long Beach 100 (45 laps/88.6 miles)
(Same-day tape delay, 3 p.m. (ET) April 21, NBC Sports Network)***The 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season continues with the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 21 on the streets of Long Beach, Calif. The race will be televised live at 4 p.m. (ET) by the NBC Sports Network (Verizon FiOS 90/590, DirecTV 220, DISH 159 and AT&T UVerse 640) and broadcast by the IMS Radio Network, including on Sirius and XM Channels 211 and www.indycar.com. The next Firestone Indy Lights race is the Long Beach 100 on April 21 on the streets of Long Beach, Calif. The race will be broadcast by NBC Sports Network at 3 p.m. (ET) on April 21, immediately preceding the IZOD IndyCar Series race broadcast.