Unser scores fifth Long Beach win (1994 rewind)

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Al Unser Jr. scored a record fifth win in today's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Unser chased teammate and pole-winner Paul Tracy until Tracy spun. Unser then led through his first pitstop, and was then given a stop-and-go penalty for speeding in the pitlane. Unser's penalty allowed teammate Emerson Fittipaldi to lead until Fittipaldi's transmission failed. That left Unser in command of the race.
Unser drove on to finish without a problem, running carefully in the closing stages to protect against any possible transmission problems of his own. This was Unser's first win with Marlboro Team Penske and his fifth win at Long Beach. He becomes the first man to win at Long Beach more than four times, breaking a tie with Mario Andretti.
Second place was taken today by 1993 PPG Cup champion Nigel Mansell. Mansell moved up to second following the problems encountered by Tracy and Fittipaldi. Two-thirds of the way through the race however Mansell suffered a tire failure on the front straight. He had to limp around to the pits, but was still able to come back to finish second.
Third today was local hero Robby Gordon who drove a solid race. Gordon was faultless today, finishing on the same lap as winner Unser. Fourth place went to Raul Boesel who was followed home by Mario and Michael Andretti. Mauricio Gugelmin, Adrian Fernandez and Teo Fabi rounded out the top 10.
Unser Jr. leaps into the PPG Cup point lead with 37 following today's win. Fittipaldi, who also has 37, but is listed in second based on finishing positions, still carries momentum going into round four of the 1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, despite failing to finish today. Defending champion Nigel Mansell moves up to third in the points. The PPG Indy Car World Series now moves to Indianapolis for month of May with the 78th running of the Indianapolis 500 taking place on May 29th.

PENSKE SWEEPS LONG BEACH TOP THREE ----------------------------------

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The three-car Marlboro Team Penske operation scored a clean sweep in final qualifying for tomorrow's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Penske drivers qualified one-two-three with Paul Tracy taking the pole from Al Unser Jr. and Emerson Fittipaldi. This is the first time sine Penske's team swept the front row at Indianapolis in 1988 that any team has taken the first three qualifying positions for any PPG Cup race.
Tracy scored his first IndyCar victory in last year's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and he demonstrated today that he's capable of winning the race for a second year in a row after a series of problems on Friday with a brand new car. The new car was built this week in California from new parts shipped in from Penske's car-building factory in England. This was to replace the car written-off in an accident during last Sunday's PPG Cup race at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Problems with the gear-changing mechanism and brakes meant Tracy managed very little practice on Friday, but he bounced back in style today to take his second pole in as many weeks.
"It's been a constant struggle," said Tracy. "We had some teething problems with the new car on Friday but we hit on the right set-up today. I think the reason the team has done so well today is that we all work together. I was in trouble yesterday, and I was able to use Al and Emerson's set-ups to get myself in the ballpark today."
Tracy failed to finish the first two races of this season, so he's anxious to see the checkered flag tomorrow and collect some valuable points toward this year's PPG Cup championship. "The key thing for me tomorrow," said Tracy, "is to finish and get some points. That's what I've got to do to get my season rolling."
Tracy said 1993 PPG Cup champion Nigel Mansell will be the primary threat to Marlboro Team Penske tomorrow. "I think you have to look at Mansell as a threat," commented Tracy. "But it's very competitive all down the field. It could be a train tomorrow. It's going to be a tough race."
Al Unser Jr. is a four-time winner (1988-1991) of this race, and will also be a hard man to beat tomorrow. Unser was delighted with his performance today, qualifying only .021 sec. slower than Tracy. "Once I saw everybody getting into the 52s on the first set of tires I knew I could get into the 52s. We were sitting in the pits working on my car, and Paul did a 52.8. I said, 'God dang it! I wanted to do that.' Then we went out and the car ran good. We couldn't quite beat Paul, but I'm very happy. The car is working great. I think we've got a real shot at winning."
Fittipaldi was just .048 sec. slower than Unser so that Penskes three cars were separated only by .07 sec. today. "They have no respect for age!" joked Fittipaldi about his younger teammates. Fittipaldi said be braked too hard and flat-spotted a tire during qualifying. "I was a little too hard on the brakes and flat-spotted a tire," said Emerson. "There was a big vibration from the tire but I still did my fast lap with it shaking like that. I think it was an incredible qualifying session. It was a lot of fun!
"My car was running really nice the whole day," added Fittipaldi. "When I did a 52.8, I thought I had the pole and they got on the radio and said Paul had done a 52.7. I said, 'Shit!'."
PPG Cup champion Nigel Mansell was fourth fastest today in his Newman-Haas Kmart/Texaco Lola-Ford. Mansell went quicker than yesterday, but he wasn't able to compete with the Penskes. Mansell tried all he could to match the three Penskes, including trimming his wings entirely in an effort to find more straightline speed.
"We have a balanced car," said Mansell. "It's not as if we have a bad car. The car is good. I have no major complaint. We're just not quick enough today. In race condition, I'd like to think we're closer.
"The Penskes are very, very good. The thing is, they have a three-pronged attack. When one of them finds something, bang, they all have it. It's no big surprise. It's just coming sooner than I expected. Our team has to push now in every area we can. Nothing stands still in motor racing."
An impressive fifth fastest today was Robby Gordon in the Walker Motorsport/Valvoline-Cummins Lola-Ford. Gordon was fastest in the morning session and qualified within one-tenth of a second of Mansell's similar car. Gordon lost some time in the middle of the session when the front wings flew off his car. "The car is really good," said Gordon. "We can race with them tomorrow, no doubt about it."
Also impressing today was Mario Andretti who qualified sixth, just over half a second behind teammate Mansell. Seventh was Raul Boesel in Dick Simon's Duracell-Fuji-Mobil 1-Sadia Lola Ford while Brazilian driver Mauricio Gugelmin also turned heads today by qualifying his Ganassi/Hollywood Reynard-Ford eighth.
Ninth and 10th today were Michael Andretti and Stefan Johansson, both of whom survived accidents. Andretti, clipped a wall and missed half of the session while bent front suspension was replaced. Johansson was less lucky, hitting the wall hard early in the session and knocking a front wheel clean off his car.
One driver who improved substantially today was Bobby Rahal who qualified his Rahal-Hogan Miller Lola Honda 11th. Rahal was just inside one second of pole winner Tracy's time today. "We found a few things in practice that helped our car's handling today," said Rahal. "We've been struggling with the front end not sticking, but we got it working much better today. I'm fairly satisfied. We can go racing tomorrow. Last year we started 11th and finished second so anything is possible."
Tomorrow's 20th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach starts at 1 p.m. PDT. The race will be televised live on ABC.

MANSELL REPEATS LONG BEACH POLE

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Nigel Mansell took the provisional pole position for Sunday's 20th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Mansell missed setting a new track new track record today, but still managed to beat Emerson Fittipaldi by only 36/100 second. Fittipaldi's Marlboro Penske teammate Al Unser Jr. was another half a second behind in third place, followed by Robby Gordon and Surfers Paradise winner Michael Andretti.
Mansell admitted to locking his brakes at least three times on his best lap today aboard his Newman/Haas Kmart/Texaco Lola Ford. "I think I locked the right front wheel three times on my quick lap," said Mansell. "I came real close to the wall on the exit of the third and fourth turns. That told me I was it, that was the limit. In the car, it felt like a 51-second lap. Mansell's pole lap took 53.040 sec.
The defending PPG Cup champion also said he believes he will half by half a second faster tomorrow if he is to retain pole position. "I think we've got to find about half a second for the pole," said Mansell. "It's going to be hard but one of us will find it."
Marlboro Team Penske driver Fittipaldi believed he might have beaten Mansell today had he not run out of fuel during his qualifying run. "The car is beautfiul to drive," said Fittipaldi. "I'm still lacking a little traction out of the corners, but the car is really well balanced, really good. I ran out of fuel on my fast lap so I think we're in good shape. I think we can go quicker tomorrow."
Third-fastest Al Unser Jr. said he thinks it will be difficult to catch Mansell or Fittipaldi but also said he is confident about being competitive in the race. "Half a second is light years on this track," said Unser. "We'll have a telescope under my car this evening trying to figure out how to make it better. But to be honest with you I'm quite comfortable because we're within reach of them. We're able to run competitive race speeds."
Robby Gordon was fourth quickest today in his Walker Racing Valvoline Lola Ford, exactly one-tenth of a second behind Unser. Gordon was very competitive in both practice and qualifying and was at the top of the time sheets for a while. "The car feels really great," said Gordon. "We can definitely run with them this weekend. We'll be trying for the pole tomorrow."
Surfers Paradise winner Michael Andretti was fighting his Ganassi Target/Scotch Reynard Ford a little today, and said he was confident of improving tomorrow. "I never did a clear lap on my second set of new tires," said Michael. "I reckon there is a bit more in the car. We're still working on it. We're putting in a fresh engine tonight, and we have a few things we want to do, so tomorrow should be better."
Stefan Johansson was sixth today in his Bettenhausen/Alumax Penske. "Not bad eh?" grinned Johansson who is currently second in the PPG Cup points. "The car feels quite good. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with it."
Last year's Long Beach winner Paul Tracy qualified seventh today. Tracy lost time in the morning session with transmission and braking problems. Starting the day with a brand new car which he hadn't had the opportunity to shake-down, Tracy encountered downshifting problems. Jumping into his spare car he found he was short of full braking power, and finished the first session down in 17th. Tracy improved substantially in the afternoon, but was still struggling to get his set-up correctly. "The car's not right yet," said Tracy. "It's a little loose on the exits. We'll be more competitive tomorrow."
Today's provisional top 10 were completed by rookie Jacques Villeneuve, veteran Mario Andretti and rookie Scott Sharp. Villeneuve said he wasn't completely happy with his car, but was otherwise unaffected by his big accident during last year's PPG Cup race at Phoenix. "I feel good, no problem," said. "We're struggling a little with the car, but we're in the ballpark. I think we should move up tomorrow."
Thirty-three drivers recorded qualifying times today. None of them damaged their cars today, so all 33 are expected to run again tomorrow. There are 30 places in the field for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which means that three drivers will go home without a race. Final qualifying takes place at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday.

PROVISIONAL BOXSCORE
PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES RACE NO.3
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
SUNDAY APRIL 17, 1994

FIN STR CAR
POS POS NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN
CAR
QUAL QUAL LAPS TOT
SPEED TIME LAPS STATUS PTS PTS

1 2 31 AL UNSER Jr./Albuquerque, NM
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D
108.407 52.801 105 99.283 21 37
2 4 1 NIGEL MANSELL/Clearwater, FL
Kmart Texaco Havoline L94 Ford-Cos
108.173 52.915 105 98.646 16 35
3 5 9 ROBBY GORDON/Orange, CA
Valvoline-Cummins L94 Ford-Cos XB
108.004 52.998 105 98.530 14 20
4 7 5 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL
Duracell Fuji Film L94 Ford-Cos XB
106.833 53.579 104 RUNNING 12 17
5 6 6 MARIO ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA
Kmart Texaco Havoline L94 Ford-Cos
106.837 53.577 104 RUNNING 10 24
6 9 8 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA
Target-Scotch Video R94I Ford-Cos XB
106.614 53.689 104 RUNNING 8 29
7 8 88 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Curitiba, BRZ
Hollywood R94I Ford-Cos XB
106.660 53.666 104 RUNNING 6 14
8 19 7 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/Mexico City, MEX
Tecate-Quaker State R94I Ilmor V8/D
105.695 54.156 104 RUNNING 5 8
9 12 11 TEO FABI/Milan, ITA
Pennzoil Special R94I Ilmor V8/D
106.408 53.793 104 RUNNING 4 9
10 10 16 STEFAN JOHANSSON/Monte Carlo, MON
Alumax Aluminum Penske 93 Ilmor V8/D
106.480 53.756 102 FUEL 3 25
11 16 28 ARIE LUYENDYK/Rosmalen, NET
Eurosport-Boost Mon L94 Ilmor V8/D
106.014 53.993 102 RUNNING 2 2
12 27 64 FRANK FREON(R)/Paris, France
Marcelo Group L93 Ford-Cos XB
104.085 54.993 101 RUNNING 1 1
13 29 76 ROBBIE GROFF(R)/Los Angeles, CA
Condor Penske 93 Ilmor V8/C+
103.769 55.161 100 FUEL 0 0
14 25 14 DAVY JONES/Lake Tahoe, NV
Foyt-Copenhagen Racing L94 Ford-Cos
105.122 54.451 100 RUNNING 0 1
15 14 12 JACQUES VILLENEUVE(R)/Monte Carlo, M
Player's Ltd R94I Ford-Cos XB
106.241 53.877 100 RUNNING 0 0
16 26 19 ROBBIE BUHL/Grosse Pointe, MI
The Mi-Jack Car L93 Ford-Cos XB
104.272 54.895 92 GEARBOX 0 0
17 17 17 DOMINIC DOBSON/Truckee, CA
PacWest Racing L94 Ford-Cos XB
105.791 54.107 91 RUNNING 0 1
18 22 24 WILLY T. RIBBS/San Jose, CA
Service Merchandise L93 Ford-Cos XB
105.439 54.287 80 EXHAUST SYS 0 0
19 15 40 SCOTT GOODYEAR/Toronto, CAN
Budweiser King L94 Ford-Cos XB
106.083 53.958 80 GEARBOX 0 5
20 1 3 PAUL TRACY/West Hill, CAN
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D
108.450 52.780 75 GEARBOX 1 2
21 3 2 EMERSON FITTIPALDI/Key Biscayne, FL
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D
108.308 52.849 66 GEARBOX 0 37
22 20 50 DAVID KUDRAVE/Los Angeles, CA
AGIP-Dinema-Herollon L93 Ilmor C+
105.670 54.169 55 EXHAUST SYS 0 0
23 13 25 MARCO GRECO/Sao Paulo, BRZ
Arciero Proj Indy L94 Ford-Cos XB
106.408 53.793 40 CONTACT 0 0
24 23 18 JIMMY VASSER/Discovery Bay, CA
Conseco-STP R94I Ford-Cos XB
105.421 54.297 36 SUSPENSION 0 22
25 18 15 MARK SMITH/McMinnville, OR
Craftsman Tools L94 Ford-Cos XB
105.707 54.150 29 CONTACT 0 0
26 28 45 CLAUDE BOURBONNAIS(R)/Ile Perrot, CA
Player's Ltd INDECK L93 Ilmor C+
104.058 55.008 24 EXHAUST SYS 0 0
27 24 10 MIKE GROFF/Los Angeles, CA
Motorola L94 Honda V8
105.301 54.359 19 CONTACT 0 14
28 21 71 SCOTT SHARP(R)/Wilton, CT
PacWest Racing L94 Ford-Cos XB
105.471 54.271 11 ENGINE 0 6
29 30 23 BUDDY LAZIER/Vail, CO
Financial World Mag L93 Ilmor V8/C+
103.288 55.418 6 EXHAUST 0 0
30 11 4 BOBBY RAHAL/Dublin, OH
Miller Genuine Draft L94 Honda V8
106.445 53.774 3 OIL LINE 0 0

CHASSIS LEGEND: L=Lola; R=Reynard
ENGINE LEGEND: Ford-Cos XB=Ford-Cosworth XB; Ilmor=Ilmor Indy
DID NOT START LEGEND: DNG=Did Not Start; DNP=Did Not Participate;
DNQ=Did Not Qualify
(R) Rookie driver
M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000)

TIME OF RACE: 1:40:53:582
AVERAGE SPEED: 99.283 mph

CAUTION FLAGS:
Laps 47-51, Contact Car #25

LAP LEADERS: 7 lead changes, 4 drivers
Paul Tracy, 1-20 20 Laps
Al Unser Jr., 21-39 19 Laps
Emerson Fittipaldi, 40-41 2 Laps
Al Unser Jr., 42 1 Lap
Emerson Fittipaldi, 43-62 20 Laps
Al Unser Jr., 63-80 18 Laps
Robby Gordon, 81-82 2 Laps
Al Unser Jr., 83-105 23 Laps

TOTALS:
Al Unser Jr. 61 laps
Emerson Fittipaldi 22 laps
Paul Tracy 20 laps
Robby Gordon 2 laps




PPG INDY CAR WORLD SERIES
STARTING GRID

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
STR CAR
POS ROW NUM DRIVER/HOMETOWN & CAR TIME SPEED
--- --- --- ----------------------------------- -------- -------

1 1 3 PAUL TRACY/West Hill, CAN 52.780 M* 108.450
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D

2 1 31 AL UNSER Jr./Albuquerque, NM 52.801 108.407
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D

3 2 2 EMERSON FITTIPALDI/Key Biscayne, FL 52.849 108.308
Marlboro Penske 94 Ilmor V8/D

4 2 1 NIGEL MANSELL/Clearwater, FL 52.915 108.173
Kmart Texaco Havoline L94 Ford-Cos

5 3 9 ROBBY GORDON/Orange, CA 52.998 108.004
Valvoline-Cummins L94 Ford-Cos XB

6 3 6 MARIO ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA 53.577 106.837
Kmart Texaco Havoline L94 Ford-Cos

7 4 5 RAUL BOESEL/Key Biscayne, FL 53.579 106.833
Duracell Charger L94 Ford-Cos XB

8 4 88 MAURICIO GUGELMIN/Curitiba, BRZ 53.666 106.660
Hollywood R94I Ford-Cos XB

9 5 8 MICHAEL ANDRETTI/Nazareth, PA 53.689 106.614
Target-Scotch Video R94I Ford-Cos XB

10 5 16 STEFAN JOHANSSON/Monte Carlo, MON 53.756 106.480
Alumax Aluminum Penske 93 Ilmor V8/D

11 6 4 BOBBY RAHAL/Dublin, OH 53.774 106.445
Miller Genuine Draft L94 Honda V8

12 6 11 TEO FABI/Milan, ITA 53.793 106.408
Pennzoil Special R94I Ilmor V8/D

13 7 25 MARCO GRECO/Sao Paulo, BRZ 53.793 106.408
I N T Sports Ltd L94 Ford-Cos XB

14 7 12 JACQUES VILLENEUVE(R)/Monte Carlo, 53.877 106.241
Player's Ltd. R94I Ford-Cos XB

15 8 40 SCOTT GOODYEAR/Toronto, CAN 53.958 106.083
Budweiser King L94 Ford-Cos XB

16 8 28 ARIE LUYENDYK/Rosmalen, NET 53.993 106.014
Eurosport-Boost Mon L94 Ilmor V8/D

17 9 17 DOMINIC DOBSON/Truckee, CA 54.107 105.791
PacWest Racing L94 Ford-Cos XB

18 9 15 MARK SMITH/McMinnville, OR 54.150 105.707
Craftsman Tools L94 Ford-Cos XB

19 10 7 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ/Mexico City, MEX 54.156 105.695
Tecate-Quaker State R94I Ilmor V8/D

20 10 50 DAVID KUDRAVE/Los Angeles, CA 54.169 105.670
AGIP-Taumarin L93 Ilmor C+

21 11 71 SCOTT SHARP(R)/Wilton, CT 54.271 105.471
PacWest Racing L94 Ford-Cos XB

22 11 24 WILLY T. RIBBS/San Jose, CA 54.287 105.439
Service Merchandise L93 Ford-Cos XB

23 12 18 JIMMY VASSER/Discovery Bay, CA 54.297 105.421
Conseco-STP R94I Ford-Cos XB

24 12 10 MIKE GROFF/Los Angeles, CA 54.359 105.301
Motorola L94 Honda V8

25 13 14 DAVY JONES/Lake Tahoe, NV 54.451 105.122
Foyt-Copenhagen Racing L94 Ford-Cos

26 13 19 ROBBIE BUHL/Grosse Pointe, MI 54.895 104.272
The Mi-Jack Car L93 Ford-Cos XB

27 14 64 FRANK FREON(R)/Paris, France 54.993 104.085
Marcelo Group L93 Ford-Cos XB

28 14 45 CLAUDE BOURBONNAIS(R)/Ile Perrot, C 55.008 104.058
Player's Ltd INDECK L93 Ilmor C+

29 15 76 ROBBIE GROFF(R)/Los Angeles, CA 55.161 103.769
Condor Penske 93 Ilmor V8/C+

30 15 23 BUDDY LAZIER/Vail, CO 55.418 103.288
Financial World Mag L93 Ilmor V8/C+

16 22 HIRO MATSUSHITA/San Clemente, CA 56.424 101.445
Panasonic Duskin L94 Ford-Cos XB

16 55 ALESSANDRO ZAMPEDRI(R)/Brescia, ITA 56.644 101.052
AGIP-Hawaii Trp-Dinema L93 Ilmor C+

17 39 JOHNNY UNSER(R)/Ketchem, ID 57.978 98.727
AGFA Dale Coyne Racing L92 Indy V8/A

CHASSIS LEGEND: L=Lola; R=Reynard
ENGINE LEGEND: Ford-Cos XB=Ford-Cosworth XB; Ilmor=Ilmor Indy
(R) Rookie driver
M = Marlboro Pole Award ($10,000)
* = New Track Record

Toyota Grand prix of Long Beach
Friday, April 15, 1994
Friday qualifying times:

POS NO DRIVER TIME SPEED
-- --- ------------------ ------- -------
1 1 Nigel Mansell 53.040 107.919
2 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 53.076 107.846
3 31 Al Unser Jr. 53.582 107.827
4 9 Robby Gordon 53.682 106.629
5 8 Michael Andretti 53.689 106.614
6 16 Stefan Johansson 53.756 106.480
7 3 Paul Tracy 53.859 106.278
8 12 Jacques Villeneuve 53.877 106.241
9 6 Mario Andretti 53.956 106.087
10 71 Scott Sharp 54.374 105.272
11 24 Willy T. Ribbs 54.398 105.224
12 10 Mike Groff 54.419 105.184
13 40 Scott Goodyear 54.419 105.183
14 88 Mauricio Gugelmin 54.434 105.155
15 14 Davy Jones 54.451 105.122
16 25 Marco Greco 54.483 105.060
17 11 Teo Fabi 54.500 105.028
18 17 Dominic Dobson 54.564 104.905
19 15 Mark Smith 54.572 104.888
20 4 Bobby Rahal 54.727 104.592
21 5 Raul Boesel 54.739 104.569
22 7 Adrian Fernandez 54.855 104.347
23 19 Robbie Buhl 54.895 104.272
24 18 Jimmy Vasser 54.974 104.123
25 45 Claude Bourbonnais 55.008 104.058
26 50 Alessandro Zampedri55.098 103.887
27 64 Frank Freon 55.121 103.844
28 28 Arie Luyendyk 55.295 103.517
29 23 Buddy Lazier 56.053 102.118
30 76 Robbie Groff 56.089 102.052
31 22 Hiro Matsushita 56.424 101.445
32 55 David Kudrave 57.133 100.187
33 39 Johnny Unser 59.517 96.174

Track Length: 1.5900 Miles

Saturday practice notes
9:00 a.m.-Green Flag-IndyCar Practice
#76-ROBBIE GROFF-There was smoke observed coming from the rear of the car, there was a fire in the engine area as the car entered pit in. Safety crews extinguished the fire.
9:09 a.m.-#1-NIGEL MANSELL-The car went into the tires in Turn 3, the driver is out of the car and OK. The car was transported back into the garage area on the hook of the tow truck. Damage was to the left front wing and a cut left front tire.
9:20 a.m.-Green Flag, 11 min., 23 sec. total Red Flag time will be added back into the session.
9:23 a.m.-#71-SCOTT SHARP-The car spun in Turn 1, safety pushed the car to a restart.
9:28 a.m.-#40-SCOTT GOODYEAR-The car spun, safety crews flat towed the car to a restart and he continued.
9:32 a.m.-The top three fastest cars are: #9-ROBBY GORDON, #2-EMERSON FITTIPALDI, #31-AL UNSER JR.
#4-BOBBY RAHAL-The car went into the runoff in Turn 6, corner workers pushed the car and it continued.
#6-MARIO ANDRETTI-The car stopped on the course in Turn 1, the safety crew towed the car.
ROBBIE GROFF-The driver will continue the practice in the #16X car.
#1-NIGEL MANSELL-The driver returned to the primary car.
9:50 a.m.-Red Flag to retrieve the #45 car of CLAUDE BOURBONNAIS. The car spun and stopped in the Breakers section of the track. Heavy rear wing and suspension damage. The driver is OK and the safety crew took the car back on the hook.
9:59 a.m.-Green Flag, 8 min., 29 sec. of Red Flag time will be added back into the session.
10:05 a.m.-#3-PAUL TRACY-The car spun in the Turn 6 runoff, continued.
#15-MARK SMITH-The car spun and went into the runoff in Turn 6, and continued.
#11 - An analysis of the Pennzoil/Hall team's computer tapes reveals that Teo Fabi shifts 16 times a lap. To complete the race tomorrow, he will have to change gears at least 1,680 times, not including the shifts necessary to make two pit stops.
10:20 a.m.-Checkered Flag The top three fastest cars are: #9-ROBBY GORDON, 53.080 sec., 107.837 mph, #3-PAUL TRACY, #1-NIGEL MANSELL.

Friday practice notes
11:40 AM-Green Flag, IndyCar practice.
12:02 p.m.-The top three fastest cars are: #1-NIGEL MANSELL, #8-MICHAEL ANDRETTI, #9-ROBBY GORDON.
12:19 p.m.-#23-BUDDY LAZIER--The car spun in turn 8, contact with the wall, damage to the left front and rear wheels and the left rear suspension.
#10-MIKE GROFF-The car has left flat rear with a possible broken rim. The car was on a hook back into the pit area.
12:31 p.m.-Red Flag to retrieve car #10-MIKE GROFF.
According to IndyCar officials,the pit speed has been changed to 70 mph for the weekend.
12:36 p.m.-Green Flag, 5 min., 45 sec. Red Flag time will be added back into the session.
#3-PAUL TRACY-The car spun Turn 1, no contact and continued.
12:44 p.m.--The top three fastest cars are: #1-NIGEL MANSELL, #2-EMERSON FITTIPALDI, #31-AL UNSER, JR.
#3-PAUL TRACY-The car spun and stalled in Turn 8.
1:15 p.m.-Checkered Flag
The top three fastest cars at the end of this session are: #1-NIGEL MANSELL, 53.405 sec., 107.180 mph., #16-STEFAN JOHANSSON, #9-ROBBY GORDON.