Dale Coyne Racing replaced Carlos Huertas on the opening day of the Long Beach Grand Prix with a driver who will be making his IndyCar Series debut. No reason was given for the change to Rocky Moran Jr., a 35-year-old driver who last raced in 2011 in the American Le Mans Series. Despite the lack of experience in an Indy car, Moran was nearly 1.5 seconds faster in Friday's practice than Coyne teammate Francesco Dracone. Moran, a multiple race winner in Toyota Atlantic, is the son of Rocky Moran, who made 24 starts in Indy cars from 1981 through 1994 and raced in three Indianapolis 500s.
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