#fyi the race is on 9/11 so if you dont want to watch the american nationalism pageant you may want to skip the pre-race show

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QUICK FACTS: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Final Round of the NTT INDYCAR Series Championship.

Nicknames: Laguna Seca, Monterey

Location: Monterey, California, USA

Track Type: Road Course

Track Length: 2.238 miles (3.602 km)

Number of Turns: 11 (7L, 4R)

Year of First Race: 1983

INDYCAR Lap Record: 1:10.148 (Alex Zanardi, 1996)

Winner's Farthest Start: 25th (Max Papis, 2001)

Defending Winner: Colton Herta

Previous Winners: Teo Fabi (1983), Bobby Rahal (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987), Danny Sullivan (1988, 1990), Al Unser Jr (1989*), Rick Mears (1989), Michael Andretti (1991*, 1991, 1992), Paul Tracy (1993, 1994), Gil de Ferran (1995), Alex Zanardi (1996), Jimmy Vasser (1997), Bryan Herta (1998, 1999), Helio Castroneves (2000), Max Papis (2001), Cristiano de Matta (2002), Patrick Carpentier (2003, 2004), Colton Herta (2019, 2021)

*Marlboro Challenge Exhibition Race

Event Name: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Event Dates: Friday September 9 - Sunday September 11, 2022

Race Distance: 212.61 miles (312.16 km)

Lap Count: 95

Weekend Schedule:

Practice 1: Friday @ 5:30 pm EDT (9:30 pm UTC)

Practice 2: Saturday @ 1:15 pm EDT (5:15 pm UTC)

Quali R1G1: Saturday @ 5:05 pm EDT (9:05 pm UTC)

Quali R1G2: Saturday @ 5:25 pm EDT (9:25 pm UTC)

Quali R2: Saturday @ 5:45 pm EDT (9:45 pm UTC)

Firestone Fast 6: Saturday @ 6:05 pm EDT (10:05 pm UTC)

Warmup: Sunday @ 12:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm UTC)

Race: Sunday @ 3:30 pm EDT (7:30 pm UTC)

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