Standings after Race 2:

There are a number of lessons to be learned from the St Petersburg outcome.

It should not have escaped anyone's notice that the top two team managers

kept their lineups intact after Week One and it has paid off handsomely. Secondly,

Graham Rahal's victory gave only one team manager reason to celebrate.

Maureen O'Neil's 'PT Cruiser' outfit has burst into the league in Week Two with

a record haul of 250 points and sixth spot in the standings. Rahal provided the

first 'Rookie Bonus' points of the season too and this is something worth looking

at with Long Beach coming up.

John & Andrew Harbey again have formed an exclusive club of Team Managers
with five scoring drivers this week. Metaphorical promotional hats of to both of

them for that effort.

All of you tinkering team bosses should take note, the second 'Transfer Window'

will open as soon as the Week Three driver values are published. This is highly
significant as the driver choices for the next round will be spread across the races
at Long Beach & Motegi. The driver values will be significantly different seeing as
both races will run with essentially weakened fields. The latecomers will get the
chance to catch up as they will be able to pick squads for both races, but again, this
will provide a stern test of their selection skills and will not give them any edge
over those who have been in since Week One.

Points Standings

1st
310 - Doug Werner - "Drivers who weigh more than Danica"
[Scott Dixon, Hideki Mutoh, AJ Foyt IV, Marty Roth, Ed Carpenter]

2nd
305 - Michael Gathman - "Weekend Warriors"
[Dan Wheldon, Marco Andretti, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ed Carpenter]

3rd
295 - "RPH Racing" - Julie Werner
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ed Carpenter, Townsend Bell]

4th
285 - "3.2 Million Bricks" - Michael Rennick
[Scott Dixon, Vitor Meira, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ryan Hunter Reay]


5th
255 - "I Hate Tony George" - Jim Casey
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Darren Manning, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno]


6th
250 - "PT Cruiser" - Maureen O'Neil
[Dan Wheldon , Ryan Briscoe , Graham Rahal , Ernesto Viso, Mario Moraes ]

7th
245 - "Tony George stole my Series" - Emiliyan Stoykov
[Helio Castro Neves, Dan Wheldon, Jay Howard, Townsend Bell, Franck Perera]

7th
245 - "Gerry Forsythe's 'Play your cars right'" - Declan Brennan
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]


9th
240 - "Team IndyCart" - Robert Duffield
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moreas, Franck Perera]

10th
230 - "Super Duper Best Friends" - Andy Blackmore
[Tony Kanaan, Marco Andrettti, Franck Perera, Milka Duno, Townsend Bell]


11th
225 - "I am Hindy" - John Hindhaugh
[Marco Andretti, Hideki Mutoh, Bruno Junquiera, Ernesto Viso, Darren Manning]


12th
224 - "Should We Stay or Should We Split Now?" - Andrew Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Justin Wilson, Darren Manning, Enrique Bernoldi, Buddy Rice]


13th
215 - "Why do we keep turning Left on our way to the merger?" - Nick Daman
[Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Danica Patrick, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]

14th
210 - "no Ferrari Influence Apparent" - David Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Marco Andretti, Darren Manning, Mario Moraes, Franck Perera]


15th
200 - "Team Bigger USA" - Jon Bigger
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno, Vitor Meira]

16th
195 - "Month of Mayhem" - Adrian Bourne
[Helio Castro Neves, Vitor Meira, Bruno Junquiera, Townsend Bell, Darren Manning]

17th
185 - "Come back to Rockingham" - John Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Ryan Briscoe, Enrique Bernoldi, Jay Howard, Vitor Meira]


18th
180 - "Indy Pace Car Speed" - Jason Kwok
[Dan Wheldon, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moraes, Ed Carpenter]
Dan Wheldon

18th
180 - "One Lap Down" - Jeremy Scott
[Helio Castroneves, Justin Wilson, Franck Perera, Ernesto Viso, Townsend Bell]

20th
167 - "Joe Blob & the Spoonerisms" - James Murphy
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Hideki Mutoh, Mario Moraes, Buddy Rice]


21st
145 - "Opposite Lock Motorsports" - Louis Berlan
[Dan Wheldon, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]

22nd
140 - "Sideways Sam's Sideways Tings" - Sam Collins
[Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Danica Patrick, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]

23rd
132 - "Chip, your name doesn't mean you have to eat Chips" - Matthew Hyndman
[Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Buddy Rice, Bruno Junquiera, Franck Perera]

24th
115 - "Empty Tank Racing" - Matt Thompson
[Marco Andretti, Will Power, Enrique Bernoldi, Danica Patrick, Marty Roth]


25th
87 - "Danika Wheldon Crash Team" - Chris Vince
[Oriol Servia, Ryan Briscoe, Hideki Mutoh, Marty Roth, Buddy Rice]

26th
80 - "Team IROC - Indignantly Racing Our Crapwagons" - Simon Speichert
[Marco Andretti, Justin Wilson, Mario Moraes, Bruno Junquiera, Franck Perera]

27th
30 - "I am Timgray" - Tim Gray
[Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Townsend Bell, Mario Moraes]

28th
0 - "Team To Be Named Later" - Brett Johnson

28th
0 - "Team To Be Named Later" - Paul Lucas