Today’s schedule: All times Pacific

Gates open 8:30 am

. All on FS1

9-9:45 am: IndyNXT Practice

10:05-11:25 am: IndyCar Practice (40 minutes all skate, 12 minutes Group A, 12 minutes Group B)

Noon: IndyNXT Qualifying

4 pm: IndyCar Qualifying

Practice groups:

\Qualifying groups will be published later.

Another warn sunny day is on tap in Portland, with the temperature projected to be 88 degrees when IndyCar qualifies for tomorrow’s Only Bulls Grand Prix.

Oliver Wheldon won the USF 2000 race t=yesterday afternoon. Wheldon started on pole, lost the lead briefly, then retook the top spot and took the ch3eckered flag,

Yesterday’s media bullpen was one of the most in-depth sessions of the season. These late season bullpens get awkward when drivers not staying with their current teams have to talk around questions about their future. They handle the situation well, however.

My friend Brad Proctor took some great photos during IndyCar practice yesterday. Below are a few of them.