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A scene in the WGI garage as IndyCar teams prepare for the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen weekend. (Photo by Liz Fraboni)

Some Camping World Weekend photos

WATKINS GLEN, July 3 -- The various classes of cars all got practice time Friday on the Watkins Glen International track in preparation for races Saturday and Sunday -- the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen weekend.

F2000, SCCA and IndyCar vehicles took to the track at prescribed times throughout the day -- the first two for both practice and qualifying -- while in the garage area, IndyCar teams were working in preparation for Saturday qualifying and the IZOD IndyCar race Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

IndyCar drivers Tony Kanaan and Ryan Hunter-Reay held forth during a press conference in the media center in the early afternoon, while nearby -- out in the parking lot -- a fenced-off area offered space where red Mustangs were taking sharp turns, burning rubber, part of a promotion by Marlboro cigarets, which was offering rides in the vehicles for the stout of heart.

Saturday's schedule:

8-8:45 a.m.: Practice -- Firestone Indy Lights
9:05-10:05 a.m.: IZOD IndyCar Series practice
10:20-10:50 a.m.: Race -- F-2000 Championship Series No. 1
11:10-11:55 a.m.: Practice -- Firestone Indy Lights
Noon-1 p.m.: SCCA World Challenge autograph session (Turn 10)
1:15-2:45 p.m.: Qualifying -- IZOD IndyCar Series
3-3:45 p.m.: Qualifying -- Firestone Indy Lights
3:30-4:30 p.m.: IndyCar autograph session (Turn 10)
4:15-5:30 p.m.: Race: SCCA World Challenge
7 p.m.-dusk: Concert on Red Cat Summer Stage (Turn 10)
8 p.m.-midnight: Sprint Cup Series viewing party (front-stretch grandstand)
9:45 p.m.: Fireworks

Sunday's Schedule:

9:30-9:50 a.m.: Warm-up -- Indy Lights
10:15-10:45 a.m.: Warm-up -- IZOD IndyCar Series
11-11:45 a.m.: Race -- F-2000 Championship Series No. 2
1 p.m.: Pre-Race -- Firestone Indy Lights
1:30-2:30 p.m.: Race -- Firestone Indy Lights, Corning 100 (29 laps)
2:30 p.m.: Pre-Race -- IZOD IndyCar Series
3:30-6 p.m.: Race -- IZOD IndyCar Series, Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen (60 laps; televised live on ABC)

Tickets:
Cost is $45 for Sunday-only general admission, $55 for weekend general admission, $70 for front-stretch tickets and $80 for terrace tickets. Other ticket packages are available. General admission for children 15 and under is free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit www.theglen.com or call (866) 461-7223.

Photos in text: IndyCar racers Tony Kanaan (at a press conference) and Marco Andretti (in the garage area).

Left: IndyCar rookie Mario Romancini in the garage area. Right: An announcer broadcasts from the official WGI radio station in the Media Center. (Photos by Liz Fraboni)

A crewman poses as an equipment trailer moves along pit road. (Photo by Liz Fraboni)

Members of the Montour Falls Fire Department, on duty at the track, take a lunch break.

IndyCar drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay (left, at a press conference) and Alex Tagliani (in the garage area). (Photos by Liz Fraboni)

An F-2000 car makes its way back from the track at the end of a practice period.

An SCCA vehicle rounds the final turn during a practice run Friday.

Left: IndyCar driver Mario Moraes walks past the WGI garage. (Photo by Liz Fraboni) Right: Signs outside the garage identify the location of each team's work area.