Friday, May 17, 2013

Predicting This Year's Indianapolis 500 Field


INDIANAPOLIS – I’ve always marveled at the college basketball writers who take a stab at picking the field for the 68-team NCAA Tournament.

 In that spirit, here’s my attempt at picking this year’s Indianapolis 500 field:

 
Row 1
James Hinchcliffe
Helio Castroneves
Dario Franchitti
Row 2
Marco Andretti
Scott Dixon
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Row 3
Ed Carpenter
Will Power
Ryan Briscoe
Row 4
E.J. Viso
Townsend Bell
J.R. Hildebrand
Row 5
Carlos Munoz
Josef Newgarden
Takuma Sato
Row 6
Alex Tagliani
Justin Wilson
A.J. Allmendinger
Row 7
Simon Pagenaud
Oriol Servia
Tony Kanaan
Row 8
Graham Rahal
Conor Daly
Charlie Kimball
Row 9
Sebastien Bourdais
James Jakes
Simona de Silvestro
Row 10
Sebastian Saavedra
Michel Jourdain Jr.
Tristan Vautier
Row 11
Ana Beatriz
Buddy Lazier
Pippa Mann

 
This is basically a quick, from-the-gut prediction based on what’s happened this week.

As always, expect some surprises on Saturday, especially in light of Fast Friday’s “Happy Hour” getting washed out. Should make for an interesting practice session on Saturday morning.
 
Photo credit: Walter Kuhn/Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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