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IndyCar: Andretti Autosport leads Friday practices

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Khatir Soltani
Andretti Autosport got the best in both Friday's practice sessions for the upcoming Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with James Hinchcliffe leading P1 in the morning and Ryan Hunter-Reay during the afternoon session.

Hunter-Reay set the fastest lap of the day followed by returnee and 2011 Long Beach winner Mike Conway (Rahal Letterman Lanigan) trailing by 0.037s.

Contrary to P1, P2 saw quite a lot of action. Many red and yellow flags slowed down the session: Sebastian Saavedra, Justin Wilson, Simona de Silvestro, Scott Dixon and E.J. Viso all hit either the wall, the tire barriers or another car.

Team Penske's Will Power finished third while Schmidt Peterson's Tristan Vautier found the right settings to clock the fourth time in the afternoon.

Power's teammate Helio Castroneves completed the top 5.

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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