1.) Guess it doesn’t matter where
Will Power starts, he’ll make up the deficit. Back-to-back excellent drives to
victory give him a 24-point cushion.
2.) That hill Dario Franchitti has
to climb to catch Power is looking more like a mountain – a steep one at that.
Maybe he needs to borrow some Kentucky magic from Ashley.
3.) Josef Newgarden’s front-row
start didn’t last long. Given that this underfunded team needs all the TV
exposure it can get (even on NBC Sports Network), an overly optimistic pass
attempt seconds after the green flag fell that ended up in the tire barrier wasn’t
a great idea. Whether you think Franchitti nudged him or not, it’s unlikely a
rookie is going to get that call against the reigning series champion.
4.) Been waiting for Marco Andretti
and Graham Rahal to make some noise, and, well, they didn’t disappoint. There’s
defending, there’s blocking and then there’s chopping. Rather disturbing to see
a car launched again. That could have been a LOT worse.
5.) Marco needs to catch up to his
teammates. James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay continue to get solid
results.
6.) Simon Pagenaud is something
else.
7.) What happened to Justin Wilson?
8.) I have more appreciation for the
smoothness and precision with which the Indianapolis Motor Speedway executes its pre-race
ceremonies.
9.) Be interested to see what the
ratings are. No Sprint Cup race on Sunday, not much else going on, either.
10.) One more race – Sao Paulo –
before Indianapolis. Would like to see at least one oval before the 500. Would
an early May event at Kentucky work?
Photo credit: Dana Garrett/Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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