Quick thoughts from the couch on
Sunday’s race at Barber (Ala.) Motorsports Park:
1.) Excellent drive by winner Will
Power. Showed great patience in chipping away throughout the race. Given that
he was starting ninth, anything in the top five would’ve been a good result.
2.) Impressed with Simon Pagenaud
again.
3.) Dario Franchitti struggled for second straight week, but showed determination to salvage 10th. Still, has he dug
himself too deep of a hole already?
4.) Strong runs by Scott Dixon and
Helio Castroneves.
5.) Largely unnoticed, but Oriol
Servia had a good day to climb from dead last at the start (26th) to
13th.
6.) How good of a driver is Sebastien
Bourdais? If Lotus gets its equipment situation straightened out, watch out.
7.) Glad to see the new cars can
stand up to some pushing and shoving. The drivers also deserve credit for what
so far has appeared to be sensible give and take on the track. Of course, this
all could go out the window at Long Beach, a circuit known for outright punting
competitors out of the way.
Photo credit: Photo courtesy IZOD IndyCar Series
Here’s a PDF of the final results
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