Anyway, normal service was resumed this week with a frightening display of speed by Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Wheldon took the win when he took advantage of a yellow which came out almost precisely as Scott Dixon entered the pits for his last green flag stop. Either way, the only car likley to go to victory lane yesterday was red with white circles. All of you Dixon teams out there were probably licking your chops in anticipation of a maximum haul of points on Sunday. If it is any consolation, Dixon is very capabale of that feat at Indy where it will be worth double points.
Thomas Scheckter and his Penske B Team, oh sorry, Luczo Dragon Racing were mightly impressive coming straight out of the box and onto the pace as fast as they did. They now have a month of Indy preparation ahead of them and they cannot be ruled out for a strong finish, possibly even a victory. Any of you who picked him up on the cheap for Kansas will be very happy when the driver values are published later on today.
With that in mind, don't forget to follow the unofficial practice from Indy. There will be live online coverage from the start of May and you will have until just before the start of pole day to make your choices. I will be updating the blog on a regular basis throughout May so just keep logging on and there should be plenty there to keep you informed/occupied.
If anyone wants to vent about anything at all, please email me and I will try and publish it on the blog. The latest standings are below:
1st
672 - Doug Werner - "Drivers who weigh more than Danica"
[Scott Dixon, Hideki Mutoh, AJ Foyt IV, Marty Roth, Ed Carpenter]
2nd
660 - Maureen O'Neil - "PT Cruiser
[Dan Wheldon, Graham Rahal, Ed Carpenter, Ernesto Viso, Mario Moraes]
3rd
635 - "RPH Racing" - Julie Werner
[Helio Castro Neves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ed Carpenter, Mario Moraes]
4th
620 - "Gerry Forsythe's 'Play your cars right'" - Declan Brennan
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Marco Andretti, Jamie Camara, Milka Duno]
5th
615 - "Tony George stole my Series" - Emiliyan Stoykov
[Helio Castro Neves, Dan Wheldon, Marty Roth, Jay Howard, Roger Yasakawa]
6th
610 - "Team IndyCart" - Robert Duffield
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moreas, Franck Perera]
7th
605 - Michael Gathman - "Weekend Warriors"
[Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ed Carpenter]
8th
570 - "3.2 Million Bricks" - Michael Rennick
[Scott Dixon, Vitor Meira, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ryan Hunter Reay]
9th
569 - "Should We Stay or Should We Split Now?" - Andrew Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Justin Wilson, Darren Manning, Enrique Bernoldi, Buddy Rice]
10th
530 - "no Ferrari Influence Apparent" - David Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Marco Andretti, Darren Manning, Mario Moraes, Franck Perera]
11th
520 - "Opposite Lock Motorsports" - Louis Berlan
[Dan Wheldon, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moraes, Roger Yasukawa]
12th
485 - "Empty Tank Racing" - Matt Thompson
[Marco Andretti, Will Power, Enrique Bernoldi, Danica Patrick, Marty Roth]
13th
482 - "One Lap Down" - Jeremy Scott
[Will Power, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ed Carpenter, Thomas Scheckter, Jaime Camara]
14th
480 - "Super Duper Best Friends" - Andy Blackmore
[Tony Kanaan, Marco Andrettti, Franck Perera, Milka Duno, Townsend Bell]
15th
460 - "Come back to Rockingham" - John Harbey
[Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Vitor Meira, Mario Moreas, Milka Duno]
16th
455 - "Team Bigger USA" - Jon Bigger
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno, Vitor Meira]
17th
442 - "I Hate Tony George" - Jim Casey
[Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Bruno Junquiera, Jay Howard, Mario Moraes]
18th
437 - "Month of Mayhem" - Adrian Bourne
[Helio Castro Neves, Vitor Meira, Bruno Junquiera, Townsend Bell, Darren Manning]
19th
435 - "I am Timgray" - Tim Gray
[Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Townsend Bell, Mario Moraes]
20th
432 - "I am Hindy" - John Hindhaugh
[Marco Andretti, Hideki Mutoh, Bruno Junquiera, Ernesto Viso, Darren Manning]
21st
415 - "Why do we keep turning Left on our way to the merger?" - Nick Daman
[Tony Kanaan, Justin Wilson, Jay Howard, Jaime Camara, Mario Moraes]
22nd
392 - "Chip, your name doesn't mean you have to eat Chips" - Matthew Hyndman
[Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Jay Howard, Milka Duno]
23rd
365 - "Indy Pace Car Speed" - Jason Kwok
[Tony Kanaan, Justin Wilson, Darren Manning, Mario Moreas, Roger Yasakawa]
24th
367 - "Joe Blob & the Spoonerisms" - James Murphy
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Hideki Mutoh, Mario Moraes, Buddy Rice]
25th
365 - "Sideways Sam's Sideways Tings" - Sam Collins
[Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Danica Patrick, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]
26th
307 - "Team IROC - Indignantly Racing Our Crapwagons" - Simon Speichert
[Helio castroneves, Ryan Hunter Reay, Bruno Junquiera, Jay Howard, Jaime Camara]
27th
227 - "Danika Wheldon Crash Team" - Chris Vince
[Oriol Servia, Ryan Briscoe, Vitor Meira, Ernesto Viso, Mario Moraes]
- The Commish
Dex, why do I have more points than you, but you're ahead in the standings?
ReplyDeleteMine tv was just the opposite. First 20 minutes where extended tennis viewing. Lucky I was able to watch the end as my dvr would have cut out on it.
ReplyDeleteEmo,
ReplyDeleteIt was typo. I have 620 points as opposed to 610. Sorry for the confusion.
Jason,
ReplyDeleteI was only joking about the nine ball pool, i was just trying to illustrate the point that ESPN's coverage of Danicapalooza ended as soon as she retired from the race.
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ReplyDeleteHa... very good then :) Is Danica's head bigger or is that a big chip on her shoulder. Co-workers call it confidence. I'm not so sure. Where's the Ashely Forcepalooza!
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