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INDYCAR returns this weekend with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach, California. OpenWheel.com will be covering the action all weekend so stay tuned to this site and our Twitter page @openwh33l for all of the latest news.

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Preview: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach – Sunday, April 16, 2023 12:00PM (ET) NBC – The NTT INDYCAR SERIES hits the track for one of the biggest weekends of the season for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. It should be an exciting weekend of action after a thrilling PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway. Previous driver performance at Long Beach shows eight former winners entered in Will Power (2), Alexander Rossi (2), Helio Castroneves (1), Takuma Sato (1), Scott Dixon (1), Simon Pagenaud (1), Colton Herta (1), and Josef Newgarden (1). Newgarden (2022) and Herta (2021) are the two most recent winners. Looking at the box scores from 2022 and 2021, only Newgarden and Alex Palou finished in the Top 5 of both races. If that’s expanded to the Top 10, those two are joined by Power, Dixon, and Rossi. The entered Top 5 laps led at Long Beach are Castroneves (194), Power (172), Rossi (151), Dixon (104), and Herta (71).

My pick to win: Alexander Rossi – Rossi has been excellent at Long Beach historically and absolutely dominant when his car is right. Arrow McLaren has an excellent street course package and Rossi clearly feels comfortable with the team right now. It’s no coincidence he’s a popular pick this weekend and was used for NBC’s promotional commercial for the weekend. It’s a big chance for the American with his new team.

My fantasy.indycar.com picks: Alexander Rossi $28, Romain Grosjean $26, Colton Herta $27, & Augustin Canapino $18 – You know my thoughts on Rossi. Grosjean has qualified P6 for each of his two races at Long Beach and has always looked strong on street courses. He was the fastest driver at the season opener at St. Pete and will be hungry for his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES win this weekend. Herta always puts on a show at this event and the Andretti cars have a great street course program. Canapino has been immensely impressive to start the season and looks to be a smart budget pick to get himself to the finish (famous last words and I apologize in advance).

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The 2022 INDYCAR season continues today with the NTT INDYCAR SERIES 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach, California. OpenWheel.com will be covering the action all weekend so stay tuned to this site and our Twitter page @openwh33l for all of the latest news.

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES Preview: Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach – Sunday, April 10, 2022 3:00PM (ET) NBC – The 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES is back this weekend for one of its premier events on the beautiful seaside streets of Long Beach. An exciting start to the year has shown an improved Team Penske with Scott McLaughlin nearly sweeping the first two races before he was beaten by teammate Josef Newgarden in a photo finish at Texas. McLaughlin leads the championship race by 28 points over his other Penske teammate Will Power.

Previous driver experience at Long Beach shows seven former winners in the field in Power (2), Alexander Rossi (2), Helio Castroneves (1), Scott Dixon (1), Colton Herta (1), Simon Pagenaud (1), and Takuma Sato (1). Herta and Rossi are the last two winners at the circuit. Looking at the box scores from 2021 and 2019, Rossi, Newgarden, and Dixon each finished in the Top 5 of the last two Long Beach races. If that’s expanded to the Top 10, those three are joined by Pagenaud, Sato, and Power. The active Top 5 in laps led at the circuit are Castroneves (194), Power (170), Rossi (151), Dixon (104), and Sato (67).

My pick to win: Scott Dixon – It feels like Scott Dixon time. He qualified on the front row here last year and the Ganassi cars have shown plenty of speed again so far this season. It’ll be tough to beat out an improved Team Penske and what Andretti Autosport has figured out at Long Beach, but Dixon is the pick for me this weekend.

My fantasy.indycar.com picks: Scott Dixon $29, Romain Grosjean $26, Alexander Rossi $24, & Kyle Kirkwood $19 – You know my thoughts on Dixon. Grosjean qualified sixth last year at Long Beach with Dale Coyne Racing and will be in a theoretically faster car with Andretti Autosport this weekend. Rossi is so good at this track and well past due for a weekend where nothing goes wrong. If that happens he’s almost certainly on the podium. Kirkwood has been the star of the rookie class so far and should be good value at $19.

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