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Although Marco Andretti was able to set the fastest time in the first practice session on a wet track in preparation for the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the second session was cancelled due to heavy rain.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Takuma Sato was second-quickest but still ended-up his day's work by spinning and hitting the wall just after Turn 10. HVM's Simona de Silvestro crashed almost simultaneously at Turn 9, causing the session to be briefly red-flagged, meaning that there was little opportunity for anyone to change the order.
AJ Foyt Racing's Mike Conway was third-fastest ahead of KV Racing's Tony Kanaan and Panther's JR Hildebrand, who was one of the few drivers to improve after the restart.
Several drivers elected not to run at all in anticipation of drier conditions over the rest of the weekend.
In the afternoon, a thunderstorm shortly before the session was due to begin was followed by showers throughout the hour that had been allocated for running.
Only the Ganassi duo formed by Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon tried to make it around the street circuit but Franchitti returned right after his installation lap while his teammate, less fortunate, ended in the barriers.
The weather is forecasted to be clear and dry for the remainder of the weekend.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Takuma Sato was second-quickest but still ended-up his day's work by spinning and hitting the wall just after Turn 10. HVM's Simona de Silvestro crashed almost simultaneously at Turn 9, causing the session to be briefly red-flagged, meaning that there was little opportunity for anyone to change the order.
AJ Foyt Racing's Mike Conway was third-fastest ahead of KV Racing's Tony Kanaan and Panther's JR Hildebrand, who was one of the few drivers to improve after the restart.
Several drivers elected not to run at all in anticipation of drier conditions over the rest of the weekend.
In the afternoon, a thunderstorm shortly before the session was due to begin was followed by showers throughout the hour that had been allocated for running.
Only the Ganassi duo formed by Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon tried to make it around the street circuit but Franchitti returned right after his installation lap while his teammate, less fortunate, ended in the barriers.
The weather is forecasted to be clear and dry for the remainder of the weekend.