MAVTV 500 2013 Day 1

Photos from the first day at Auto Club Speedway in Fontanna, Ca. Oct. 18, 2013

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  • A. J. Allmendinger is back for Penske.

  • James Jakes was one of the faster Honda engined cars with a sixth place qualifying result.

  • Rodger Penske and Helio Castroneves before qualifying. Rodger was being quoted as saying that Helio must win this race.

  • Marco Andretti was on the pole early but slid to eighth.

  • Helio came up with the middle of the front row between his two teammates.

  • Ryan Hunter-Reay had to be dissapointed with 15th starting position.

  • Tony Kannan qualified 12th.

  • A. j. Allmendinger on his qualifying run which put him on the outside of the all Penske front row.

  • Will Power qualifying for the all Penske front row.

  • Scott Dixon qualifies in seventh, fifth place finish will give him the season title.

  • Sebastien Bourdais had a good time qualifying fourth.

  • Alex Tagliani subs for Dario Franchitti and qualifies 13th.

  • Helio Castroneves waits for the track to open.

  • The Chevy pacecars.

  • Corvette Pace Car with pink ribbons.

  • Pippa Mann was into the wall a few minutes before this photo.

  • 1912 Packard and 1911 National.

  • Old Racers- 1912 Packard

  • This Packard has lots of brass.

  • 1912 Packard.

  • Miller-Ford from the 1930's.

  • Old Racers- 1912 Packard

  • Old Racers- 1911 National.

  • Studebaker Special.

  • Old Racers- National T head.

  • Old Racers- Studebaker straight 8.

  • The "George Barringer  Special" owned by his son Bill.

  • The Weinberger Homes Special which Gorden Johncock drove in 1965 500. Behind it is the Bowes Seal Fast Special of 1941 with the first Novi engine in it.

  • Old Racers-

  • Old Racers- 1941 Bowes Seal Fast Special with Novi engine.

  • Old Racers- Novi supercharger.

  • Old Racers- Novi engine.

  • Old Racers- 1941 Bowes Seal Fast Special with Novi engine goes for a drive.

  • Weinberger Homes roadster.

  • Old Racers- This car, a Volstead was driven by Jim Clark at Riverside.

  • Old Racers-

  • Old Racers-

  • Old Racers- Antares driven by Rodger McCluskey

  • Old Racers- Antares Offy

  • Old Racers- Jack Brabham Cooper driven at Indianapolis.

  • Old Racers-

  • Old Racers- March

  • Old Racers- 1958 Watson as driven by Dick Rathman in 1958,1959 and 1960. It finished 20th after starting fourth and suffered a pit fire on lap 150 which ended it's race.

  • Old Racers- The classic Offy.

  • Old Racers- Gurney Eagle.

  • Old Racers- Watson Roadster, this is a re-creation of the 1964 Indy Winner.

  • Old Racers- Enco Tiger Team!

  • Old Racers- We've done worse!

  • Ed Carpenter recalls 2012 win.

  • Sage Karam, winner of 2013 Indy Lights title.

  • Helio and Will Power after qualifications.

  • The championship contenders (Scott Dixion, Helio Castroneves) and the polesitter (Will Power).

  • E. J. Viso

  • Alex Tagliani

  • The moon rises over the first turn during Fridays final pratice.

  • Bourdais and Saavedra

  • James Hinchcliffe

  • Orial Servia

  • Alex Tagliani

  • Takuma Sato

  • Sebastien Bourdais

  • James Jakes

  • Simon Pagenaud and Marco Andretti.

  • Simon Pagenaud and E. J. Viso.

  • Indy Lights final practice.

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