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Will Power, driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, sits atop the Verizon IndyCar Series standings by 27 points over Mike Conway and 33 over Simon Pagenaud heading to the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama this weekend.

Carlos Munoz gets Clarissa Burquez more involved in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach post-race celebration. Munoz earned his first Verizon IndyCar Series podium finish on a road-street course.

Oriol Servia, who has competed at Long Beach a dozen times dating to 2000, starts a four-race program with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing that he projects will expand. ... Ryan Hunter-Reay visits elementary school students. ... Will anyone catch Al Unser Jr.'s record?

Juan Pablo Montoya was the center of attention in his first Verizon IndyCar Series race March 30 on the St. Petersburg street circuit. He'll drive the No. 2 Verizon-sponsored car in the 40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend.

Tony Kanaan started on the front row at St. Petersburg in the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car.

Ride along with your favorite Verizon IndyCar Series drivers, including Graham Rahal and Ryan Briscoe, as they sizzle on the streets during the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to kick off the season. Check out the video.

Chevrolet earned 122 points and Honda accumulated 72 in the Verizon IndyCar Series season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. How did each arrive at that total? Read on.

Josef Newgarden in the No. 67 Honda-powered entry for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing started 22nd in the Verizon IndyCar Series season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg but steadily gained positions to finish ninth.

Mike Conway and Ed Carpenter Racing owner/driver Ed Carpenter (right) chat on pit lane. ... Tickets available for The Yellow Party hosted by Ryan and Beccy Hunter-Reay in Long Beach. ... Graham Rahal Foundation auctioning race-worn helmet. ... Marco Andretti on cover of Naluda Magazine.

Conversation starters from the Verizon IndyCar Series season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Will Power won the race in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car, helping give Chevrolet a solid start in the Manufacturers' Championship.

Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman and Co., the parent of INDYCAR, and Dan Mead, President and CEO of Verizon Wireless, shared their thoughts about the multi-year partnership that kicked off with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Will Power matches Gordon Johncock as the only drivers to win the final two races of a season and the opener of the next (in the modern era). Power has won at least one race in eight consecutive seasons in Champ Car and INDYCAR.