Jimmy Vasser drops his American Spirit Team Johansson Reynard to the bottom of the famous Corkscrew Turn at Laguna Seca.

New driver Geoff Boss grips the steering wheel of his Dale Coyne Racing Lola.

Patrick Carpentier rumbles over the curb in the Corkscrew. Only a few of the drivers regularly and deliberately did this all weekend.

Ryan Hunter-Reay kicks up dust left by another car that slid too far over the curb.

Darren Manning, the Yorkshire rookie, also tries not to slide in the sand making the Corkscrew so slippery.

Alex Tagliani passes Ryan Hunter-Reay going into the Andretti Hairpin.

Michel Jourdain Jr. locks up a wheel entering the Andretti Hairpin.

The Grand Prix of Monterey weekend included several support races, including the Miata Challenge. Here we see the #10 Miata sponsored by the wonderful Marin Brewing Company.