The start of the race from behind pit row next to the warehouse at Oriole Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
The start of the race from behind pit row next to the warehouse at Oriole Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Car #77 driven by Simon Pagenaud finished third in the race, drives through the chicane. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Car #77 driven by Simon Pagenaud finished third in the race, drives through the chicane. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
L-R Ryan Briscoe the second place finisher showers first place finisher, Ryan Hunter-Reay in the winners circle. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
L-R Ryan Briscoe the second place finisher showers first place finisher, Ryan Hunter-Reay in the winners circle. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Track officials remove #19, James Jakes' car after crash on turn 12 near Pratt Street. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Track officials remove #19, James Jakes’ car after crash on turn 12 near Pratt Street. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Driver Dario Franchitti expresses his dismay after his car stalled out just prior to turn 12 on the final laps of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Robert K Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
Driver Dario Franchitti expresses his dismay after his car stalled out just prior to turn 12 on the final laps of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Robert K Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
Amber Cozio, 15, holds up Steven Stewart, 6, for a better view of the Grand Prix of Baltimore race. Both from west Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Amber Cozio, 15, holds up Steven Stewart, 6, for a better view of the Grand Prix of Baltimore race. Both from west Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Driver Will Power maneavers around turn 12 onto Pratt Street as rain started to come down during the first part of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
Driver Will Power maneavers around turn 12 onto Pratt Street as rain started to come down during the first part of the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
The track crew try to dislodge Marco Andretti's car from the tires in turn one during the Baltimore Grand Prix. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
The track crew try to dislodge Marco Andretti’s car from the tires in turn one during the Baltimore Grand Prix. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the pit stop that may have cost Will Power the race, when he pitted for intermediate rain tires, then very little rain came. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the pit stop that may have cost Will Power the race, when he pitted for intermediate rain tires, then very little rain came. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

Will Power pitted for intermediate rain tires, but no rain came.
Will Power pitted for intermediate rain tires, but no rain came. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
A helicopter scans over the area above people on the rooftop of a building, who watch race car drivers tackle the streets in the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
A helicopter scans over the area above people on the rooftop of a building, who watch race car drivers tackle the streets in the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Race car driver Ryan Hunter-Reay gestures to the crowd after winning the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Race car driver Ryan Hunter-Reay gestures to the crowd after winning the Grand Prix of Baltimore. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Drivers make their way around turn 3 on Light Street running next to the Inner Harbor. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Drivers make their way around turn 3 on Light Street running next to the Inner Harbor. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore, celebrates his victory while second-place finisher Ryan Briscoe, left, looks on.
Ryan Hunter-Reay, the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore, celebrates his victory while second-place finisher Ryan Briscoe, left, looks on. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Track officials work to move Dario Franchitti's Honda, which wiped out during a light shower at Turn One.
Track officials work to move Dario Franchitti’s Honda, which wiped out during a light shower at Turn One. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Track officials tug at Marco Andretti's Chevrolet (26), which wiped out at Turn One and into a retaining barrier of tires as Dario Franchitti (10) passes.
Track officials tug at Marco Andretti’s Chevrolet (26), which wiped out at Turn One and into a retaining barrier of tires as Dario Franchitti (10) passes. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Spectators applaud after the race crew freed Marco Andretti's Chevrolet, which wiped out at Turn One.
Spectators applaud after the race crew freed Marco Andretti’s Chevrolet, which wiped out at Turn One. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)
Track safety workers clear James Jakes' No. 19 car after he crashed into turn 12.
Track safety workers clear James Jakes’ No. 19 car after he crashed into turn 12. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)

James Jakes' No. 19 car is moved off the track after an accident.
James Jakes’ No. 19 car is moved off the track after an accident. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Enjoying their 1st Grand Prix of Baltimore, (L) Noah Nipp, 14, (Dad) Bob Nipp, and (R) Aaron Nipp, 11, from Newport News Virginia, break out the rain gear shortly after the start of the race. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Baltimore Sun)
Enjoying their 1st Grand Prix of Baltimore, (L) Noah Nipp, 14, (Dad) Bob Nipp, and (R) Aaron Nipp, 11, from Newport News Virginia, break out the rain gear shortly after the start of the race. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Baltimore Sun)
Last year's winner Will Power is introduced prior to the second running of The Baltimore Grand Prix. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Last year’s winner Will Power is introduced prior to the second running of The Baltimore Grand Prix. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Sage Karam, of Andretti Autosport, winner of the Star Mazda Race gets a hug from Gloria Rubin. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
Sage Karam, of Andretti Autosport, winner of the Star Mazda Race gets a hug from Gloria Rubin. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
A USF2000 car makes it's way around the chicanes on the straight stretch leading into turn one. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
A USF2000 car makes it’s way around the chicanes on the straight stretch leading into turn one. (Robert K. Hamilton/Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the start of the ALMS race and the crowd enjoying the festival of speed. (Gene Sweeney, Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the start of the ALMS race and the crowd enjoying the festival of speed. (Gene Sweeney, Jr./Baltimore Sun)

Shown is the start of the ALMS race and the crowd enjoying the festival of speed. (Gene Sweeney, Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the start of the ALMS race and the crowd enjoying the festival of speed. (Gene Sweeney, Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the Indycar series morning practice, partially in the wet conditions, looking south towards Camden yards. (Gene Sweeney Jr./ Baltimore Sun)
Shown is the Indycar series morning practice, partially in the wet conditions, looking south towards Camden yards. (Gene Sweeney Jr./ Baltimore Sun)
The IndyCar qualifying session takes place on Saturday with downtown Baltimore in the background. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
The IndyCar qualifying session takes place on Saturday with downtown Baltimore in the background. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

Grand Prix of Baltimore pole winner Will Power poses for a photographer. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
Grand Prix of Baltimore pole winner Will Power poses for a photographer. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
11 year old Dylan Cole watches the start of the ALMS race, and plugs his ears due to the noise from the cars. (Gene Sweeny, Jr./Baltimore Sun)
11 year old Dylan Cole watches the start of the ALMS race, and plugs his ears due to the noise from the cars. (Gene Sweeny, Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Conditions were wet for part of the IndyCar series morning practice session. Here, drivers come around a turn with Camden Yards in the background. (Gene Sweeney Jr./ Baltimore Sun Photo)
Conditions were wet for part of the IndyCar series morning practice session. Here, drivers come around a turn with Camden Yards in the background. (Gene Sweeney Jr./ Baltimore Sun Photo)

IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud, who caught air on the railroad tracks in Pratt Street on Friday, rounds a turn during Saturday morning's practice session. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud, who caught air on the railroad tracks in Pratt Street on Friday, rounds a turn during Saturday morning’s practice session. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
The view down Pratt Street as IndyCar drivers warm up on Saturday morning. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
The view down Pratt Street as IndyCar drivers warm up on Saturday morning. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
Shown is Will Power, from the Indycar series morning practice, partially in the wet conditions, turning onto Pratt Street. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
IndyCar championship leader Will Power turns onto Pratt Street during the IndyCar series morning practice on Saturday. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

An asphalt chicane gets installed by the light rail tracks at Howard and Pratt Streets. (Gene Sweeney Jr. Baltimore Sun Staff)
An asphalt chicane gets installed by the light rail tracks at Howard and Pratt Streets. (Gene Sweeney Jr. Baltimore Sun Staff)
IndyCar series driver Ed Carpenter comes down the Grand Prix of Baltimore course during his afternoon practice session. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
IndyCar series driver Ed Carpenter comes down the Grand Prix of Baltimore course during his afternoon practice session. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
IndyCar official Beaux Barfield directs tires to be dropped on the Grand Prix of Baltimore course for a temporary chicane. The chicane was installed because cars were getting airborne over the railroad tracks on Pratt Street. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)
IndyCar official Beaux Barfield directs tires to be dropped on the Grand Prix of Baltimore course for a temporary chicane. The chicane was installed because cars were getting airborne over the railroad tracks on Pratt Street. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

Aug. 31: IndyCar series driver Ryan Hunter-Raey drives on track for his afternoon practice session, after a temporary Chicane was installed on Pratt Street by Howard and Light Streets. This was needed because the cars were getting airborne over the tracks. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)
Aug. 31: IndyCar series driver Ryan Hunter-Raey drives on track for his afternoon practice session, after a temporary Chicane was installed on Pratt Street by Howard and Light Streets. This was needed because the cars were getting airborne over the tracks. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)