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2022 IndyCar Season Thread - Last Race: Laguna Seca 9/11 3:00 PM ET (NBC)
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:15 pm
OK, the 2022 IndyCar season is starting this weekend, and this is the season thread. There may be only two or three people posting to this thread, but I don't care, this is where the most competitive racing takes place! 
2022 IndyCar Global Fan Survey
Neilsen just published a comprehensive fan survey with over 53,000 fans responding. See the Autoweek article, or the complete IndyCar Fan Survey Report (PDF).
2022 Schedule
Nice to see that most races will be on a broadcast channel.
Race 1 Spotter Guide (web page), or PDF, or organized by team and easier to read on a phone (PNG)
Full Race Results and Season Standings
2022 Results
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R13 IMS Road Course - P1 Alexander Rossi, P2 Christian Lundgaard, P3 Will Power
R14 Nashville - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Alex Palou
R15 Gateway - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 David Malukas, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R16 Portland - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott Dixon
R17 Laguna Seca - P1 Alex Palou, P2 Josef Newgarden, P3 Will Power
2022 Final Season Standings
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 560 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 544 pts (+0)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 521 pts (+0)
P04 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 510 pts (+1)
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 510 pts (+1)
P06 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 506 pts (-2)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 480 pts (+0)
P08 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 393 pts (+2)
P09 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 381 pts (+0)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 381 pts (-2)
P11 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 345 pts (+0)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 331 pts (+0)
P13 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 328 pts (+0)
P14 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 323 pts (+1)
P15 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 314 pts (-1)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 305 pts (+0)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 267 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 263 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 258 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 219 pts (+0)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 214 pts (+0)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 209 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 206 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 183 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 133 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers scored points)
Entry List
There are 26 full-time entries, and 33 entries for the Indy 500:
Chip Ganassi Racing - Honda
No. 8 - Marcus Ericsson
No. 9 - Scott Dixon
No. 10 - Alex Palou
No. 48 - Jimmie Johnson
No. 1 - Tony Kanaan (Indy 500 only)
Team Penske - Chevrolet
No. 2 - Josef Newgarden
No. 3 - Scott McLaughlin
No. 12 - Will Power
Andretti Autosport - Honda
No. 26 - Colton Herta
No. 27 - Alexander Rossi
No. 28 - Romain Grosjean
No. 29 - Devlin DeFrancesco (R)
No. 98 - Marco Andretti (Indy 500 only)
Arrow McLaren SP - Chevrolet
No. 5 - Pato O’Ward
No. 7 - Felix Rosenqvist
No. 6 - Juan Pablo Montoya (Indy GP and Indy 500 only)
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing - Honda
No. 15 - Graham Rahal
No. 30 - Christian Lundgaard (R)
No. 45 - Jack Harvey
No. 45 - Santino Ferrucci (substituted for Harvey at Texas)
Meyer Shank Racing - Honda
No. 06 - Helio Castroneves
No. 60 - Simon Pagenaud
Dale Coyne Racing - Honda
No. 18 - David Malukas (R)
No. 51 - Takuma Sato
Ed Carpenter Racing - Chevrolet
No. 20 - Conor Daly
No. 21 - Rinus VeeKay
No. 33 - Ed Carpenter (Texas, Indy 500, maybe other ovals)
A.J. Foyt Racing - Chevrolet
No. 4 - Dalton Kellett
No. 11 - Tatiana Calderón (R) (road and street courses only)
No. 11 - JR Hildebrand (ovals only)
No. 14 - Kyle Kirkwood (R)
Juncos Hollinger Racing - Chevrolet
No. 77 - Callum Ilott (R)
No. 77 - Santino Ferrucci (substituted for Ilott at Detroit)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing - Chevrolet
No. 23 - Santino Ferrucci (Indy 500 only)
No. 24 - Sage Karam (Indy 500 only)
DragonSpeed Racing - Chevrolet
No. 25 - Stefan Wilson (Indy 500 only)
Paretta Autosport - Chevrolet
No. 16 - Simona de Silvestro (Road America, Mid-Ohio, Nashville, Laguna Seca)
2022 IndyCar Global Fan Survey
Neilsen just published a comprehensive fan survey with over 53,000 fans responding. See the Autoweek article, or the complete IndyCar Fan Survey Report (PDF).
2022 Schedule
Nice to see that most races will be on a broadcast channel.
Race 1 Spotter Guide (web page), or PDF, or organized by team and easier to read on a phone (PNG)
Full Race Results and Season Standings
2022 Results
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R13 IMS Road Course - P1 Alexander Rossi, P2 Christian Lundgaard, P3 Will Power
R14 Nashville - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Alex Palou
R15 Gateway - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 David Malukas, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R16 Portland - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott Dixon
R17 Laguna Seca - P1 Alex Palou, P2 Josef Newgarden, P3 Will Power
2022 Final Season Standings
(+/- number of positions gained or lost since the previous race)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 560 pts (+0)
P02 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 544 pts (+0)
P03 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 521 pts (+0)
P04 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 510 pts (+1)
P05 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 510 pts (+1)
P06 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 506 pts (-2)
P07 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 480 pts (+0)
P08 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 393 pts (+2)
P09 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 381 pts (+0)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 381 pts (-2)
P11 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 345 pts (+0)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 331 pts (+0)
P13 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 328 pts (+0)
P14 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 323 pts (+1)
P15 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 314 pts (-1)
P16 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 305 pts (+0)
P17 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 267 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 263 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 258 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 219 pts (+0)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 214 pts (+0)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 209 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 206 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 183 pts (+0)
P25 Dalton Kellett (Foyt / Chevy) 133 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers scored points)
Entry List
There are 26 full-time entries, and 33 entries for the Indy 500:
Chip Ganassi Racing - Honda
No. 8 - Marcus Ericsson
No. 9 - Scott Dixon
No. 10 - Alex Palou
No. 48 - Jimmie Johnson
No. 1 - Tony Kanaan (Indy 500 only)
Team Penske - Chevrolet
No. 2 - Josef Newgarden
No. 3 - Scott McLaughlin
No. 12 - Will Power
Andretti Autosport - Honda
No. 26 - Colton Herta
No. 27 - Alexander Rossi
No. 28 - Romain Grosjean
No. 29 - Devlin DeFrancesco (R)
No. 98 - Marco Andretti (Indy 500 only)
Arrow McLaren SP - Chevrolet
No. 5 - Pato O’Ward
No. 7 - Felix Rosenqvist
No. 6 - Juan Pablo Montoya (Indy GP and Indy 500 only)
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing - Honda
No. 15 - Graham Rahal
No. 30 - Christian Lundgaard (R)
No. 45 - Jack Harvey
No. 45 - Santino Ferrucci (substituted for Harvey at Texas)
Meyer Shank Racing - Honda
No. 06 - Helio Castroneves
No. 60 - Simon Pagenaud
Dale Coyne Racing - Honda
No. 18 - David Malukas (R)
No. 51 - Takuma Sato
Ed Carpenter Racing - Chevrolet
No. 20 - Conor Daly
No. 21 - Rinus VeeKay
No. 33 - Ed Carpenter (Texas, Indy 500, maybe other ovals)
A.J. Foyt Racing - Chevrolet
No. 4 - Dalton Kellett
No. 11 - Tatiana Calderón (R) (road and street courses only)
No. 11 - JR Hildebrand (ovals only)
No. 14 - Kyle Kirkwood (R)
Juncos Hollinger Racing - Chevrolet
No. 77 - Callum Ilott (R)
No. 77 - Santino Ferrucci (substituted for Ilott at Detroit)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing - Chevrolet
No. 23 - Santino Ferrucci (Indy 500 only)
No. 24 - Sage Karam (Indy 500 only)
DragonSpeed Racing - Chevrolet
No. 25 - Stefan Wilson (Indy 500 only)
Paretta Autosport - Chevrolet
No. 16 - Simona de Silvestro (Road America, Mid-Ohio, Nashville, Laguna Seca)
This post was edited on 3/5/23 at 2:20 am
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Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:15 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
2021 Driver Championship - Full 2021 driver standings
1. Alex Palou 549 pts (3 wins)
2. Josef Newgarden 511 pts (2 wins)
3. Pato O'Ward 487 pts (2 wins)
4. Scott Dixon 481 pts (1 win)
5. Colton Herta 455 pts (3 wins)
6. Marcus Ericsson 435 pts (2 wins)
7. Graham Rahal 389 pts (0 wins)
8. Simon Pagenaud 383 pts (0 wins)
9. Will Power 357 pts (1 win)
10. Alexander Rossi 332 pts (0 wins)
11. Takuma Sato 324 pts (0 wins)
12. Rinus VeeKay 308 pts (1 win)
Helio Castroneves is the only other race winner (Indy 500), but only ran a partial schedule of seven races. This year he is racing the full schedule for the first time since 2017.
2022 Rookies
This year has a large group of genuine rookies. (Last year the "rookies" were 7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, 3-time V8 Supercar champion Scott Mclaughlin, and 10-year F1 veteran Romain Grosjean.)
Kyle Kirkwood - Last year finished P1 in Indy Lights
David Malukas - Last year finished P2 in Indy Lights
Devlin DeFrancesco - Last year finished P6 in Indy Lights
Callum Ilott - Last year entered three IndyCar races and a few GT races, and was an F1 test/reserve driver for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. In 2020 he finished P2 in the F2 championship.
Christian Lundgaard - Last year entered one IndyCar race (P4 in qualy, P12 in race), and finished P12 in the F2 championship. Won two F2 races in 2020 and finished P7 in the championship.
Tatiana Calderón - Last couple of years entered a few races in Super Formula (Japan) and WEC LMP2, and was a test driver for Alfa Romeo F1 team. Also experienced in F2 and F3/GP3, but no good results at the F3 level or higher.
Driver Shuffle
Jimmie Johnson only ran road/street courses in the #48 car for Chip Ganassi last year, with Tony Kanaan running the oval races. This year Jimmie is running the full schedule, pushing Kanaan out, but Kanaan will still race at the Indy 500.
Conor Daly ran only road/street courses in the #20 car for Ed Carpenter last year, with Carpenter running the oval races. This year Daly is running the full schedule, with Carpenter only running the Indy 500 (as of now).
Romain Grosjean moved from Dale Coyne to Andretti.
Jack Harvey moved from Meyer Shank Racing to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Simon Pagenaud was dropped by Penske (who downsized from four cars to three), and joined Meyer Shank Racing.
Hélio Castroneves ran a partial seven-race schedule for Meyer Shank Racing last year, including winning his 4th Indy 500 at 46 years old, but is running the full schedule this year for the first time since 2017.
Takuma Sato was dropped by Rahal Letterman Lanigan and joined Dale Coyne. From Andretti and Rahal (where he won five races, including an Indy 500 for each team), 45 year old Sato is dropping down to lesser teams now and is unlikely to win a third Indy 500.
Sébastien Bourdais was dropped by AJ Foyt and is no longer an IndyCar driver.
Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe were dropped by Andretti. Hunter-Reay is racing sports cars but wants to get back into IndyCar. Hinchcliffe is now in the broadcast booth.
Max Chilton is out of IndyCar because Carlin Racing is not racing this year.
Ed Jones was dropped from Dale Coyne when the Vasser-Sullivan partnership with Dale Coyne dissolved, and is no longer in IndyCar.
1. Alex Palou 549 pts (3 wins)
2. Josef Newgarden 511 pts (2 wins)
3. Pato O'Ward 487 pts (2 wins)
4. Scott Dixon 481 pts (1 win)
5. Colton Herta 455 pts (3 wins)
6. Marcus Ericsson 435 pts (2 wins)
7. Graham Rahal 389 pts (0 wins)
8. Simon Pagenaud 383 pts (0 wins)
9. Will Power 357 pts (1 win)
10. Alexander Rossi 332 pts (0 wins)
11. Takuma Sato 324 pts (0 wins)
12. Rinus VeeKay 308 pts (1 win)
Helio Castroneves is the only other race winner (Indy 500), but only ran a partial schedule of seven races. This year he is racing the full schedule for the first time since 2017.
2022 Rookies
This year has a large group of genuine rookies. (Last year the "rookies" were 7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, 3-time V8 Supercar champion Scott Mclaughlin, and 10-year F1 veteran Romain Grosjean.)
Kyle Kirkwood - Last year finished P1 in Indy Lights
David Malukas - Last year finished P2 in Indy Lights
Devlin DeFrancesco - Last year finished P6 in Indy Lights
Callum Ilott - Last year entered three IndyCar races and a few GT races, and was an F1 test/reserve driver for Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. In 2020 he finished P2 in the F2 championship.
Christian Lundgaard - Last year entered one IndyCar race (P4 in qualy, P12 in race), and finished P12 in the F2 championship. Won two F2 races in 2020 and finished P7 in the championship.
Tatiana Calderón - Last couple of years entered a few races in Super Formula (Japan) and WEC LMP2, and was a test driver for Alfa Romeo F1 team. Also experienced in F2 and F3/GP3, but no good results at the F3 level or higher.
Driver Shuffle
Jimmie Johnson only ran road/street courses in the #48 car for Chip Ganassi last year, with Tony Kanaan running the oval races. This year Jimmie is running the full schedule, pushing Kanaan out, but Kanaan will still race at the Indy 500.
Conor Daly ran only road/street courses in the #20 car for Ed Carpenter last year, with Carpenter running the oval races. This year Daly is running the full schedule, with Carpenter only running the Indy 500 (as of now).
Romain Grosjean moved from Dale Coyne to Andretti.
Jack Harvey moved from Meyer Shank Racing to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
Simon Pagenaud was dropped by Penske (who downsized from four cars to three), and joined Meyer Shank Racing.
Hélio Castroneves ran a partial seven-race schedule for Meyer Shank Racing last year, including winning his 4th Indy 500 at 46 years old, but is running the full schedule this year for the first time since 2017.
Takuma Sato was dropped by Rahal Letterman Lanigan and joined Dale Coyne. From Andretti and Rahal (where he won five races, including an Indy 500 for each team), 45 year old Sato is dropping down to lesser teams now and is unlikely to win a third Indy 500.
Sébastien Bourdais was dropped by AJ Foyt and is no longer an IndyCar driver.
Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe were dropped by Andretti. Hunter-Reay is racing sports cars but wants to get back into IndyCar. Hinchcliffe is now in the broadcast booth.
Max Chilton is out of IndyCar because Carlin Racing is not racing this year.
Ed Jones was dropped from Dale Coyne when the Vasser-Sullivan partnership with Dale Coyne dissolved, and is no longer in IndyCar.
This post was edited on 2/25/22 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:15 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
2022 Rule Changes
There are numerous minor adjustments to the rulebook:
https://racer.com/2022/02/24/indycar-rule-changes-of-interest-for-2022/
Highlights:
Race Control now has the ability to disable a lapped driver's push-to-pass button to prevent him from fighting off the leaders of the race trying to get by. They won't interfere with drivers trying to stay on the lead lap or trying to unlap themselves, but if they are already a lap down and in danger of going more than a lap down, they won't be allowed to screw up the race of cars on the lead lap.
In a bit of a shocking change, pit crews are no longer able to push a car exiting the pit box! This seems ridiculous. I've never seen an incident or near-incident caused by pushing the car as it launches from the box. I actually think it's safer to reduce of the chance of stalls, as that can interfere with the rhythm of cars entering and exiting the tight pit boxes.
There are numerous minor adjustments to the rulebook:
https://racer.com/2022/02/24/indycar-rule-changes-of-interest-for-2022/
Highlights:
Race Control now has the ability to disable a lapped driver's push-to-pass button to prevent him from fighting off the leaders of the race trying to get by. They won't interfere with drivers trying to stay on the lead lap or trying to unlap themselves, but if they are already a lap down and in danger of going more than a lap down, they won't be allowed to screw up the race of cars on the lead lap.
In a bit of a shocking change, pit crews are no longer able to push a car exiting the pit box! This seems ridiculous. I've never seen an incident or near-incident caused by pushing the car as it launches from the box. I actually think it's safer to reduce of the chance of stalls, as that can interfere with the rhythm of cars entering and exiting the tight pit boxes.
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Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:16 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Race 1 St. Petersburg - Practice 1 Results:
Andretti dominates with three of the top six times in the first practice session of the season. Romain Grosjean is taking to his new team very well, as expected. He reminds me of Alex Zanardi, who came to IndyCar and immediately took to the IndyCar driving style, and who won the championship in just his 2nd year. We'll see if Grosjean has what it takes to put together a whole season.
Andretti dominates with three of the top six times in the first practice session of the season. Romain Grosjean is taking to his new team very well, as expected. He reminds me of Alex Zanardi, who came to IndyCar and immediately took to the IndyCar driving style, and who won the championship in just his 2nd year. We'll see if Grosjean has what it takes to put together a whole season.
This post was edited on 2/26/22 at 5:00 am
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:19 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
St. Petersburg
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:29 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Ganassi cars all in the bottom half is interesting, of course it’s race 1 practice 1 so likely meaningless.
I thinks Pags will get a race win for MSR this year
I’m going to go ahead and get this out of my system: a nearly one month gap in the calendar between race 1 and 2 sucks and makes it hard to get excited about the season starting
I thinks Pags will get a race win for MSR this year
I’m going to go ahead and get this out of my system: a nearly one month gap in the calendar between race 1 and 2 sucks and makes it hard to get excited about the season starting
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I was thinking about driving up for it. It's supposed to be a great street course.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:37 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Since when did Jimmy Johnson start driving full time with IndyCar?
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:38 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Zanardi got the luxury of a Ganassi set up Toyota powered Reynard on Firestones.
I don’t trust AA to get the car right consistently enough for Grosjean to top Newgarden or Dixon/Palou
I don’t trust AA to get the car right consistently enough for Grosjean to top Newgarden or Dixon/Palou
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:38 pm to Cole Beer
This year
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:51 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I really like MSR with Simon and Helio. Also, Herta has been getting better each year and I think he win the Championship this year.
I really like that there is a lot of great talent that can help Indy grow. Also,I would like to see them branch out and try some different tracks in different parts of the country to help spark that interest. Try tracks like Charlotte/Roval, Las Vegas, Atlanta (I think there a road course ISMA races on), etc. Another thing that could help is gain more manufacturers. I know there has been talks in the past but open the doors up to some European companies. Maybe get Ford back in the sport.
I really like that there is a lot of great talent that can help Indy grow. Also,I would like to see them branch out and try some different tracks in different parts of the country to help spark that interest. Try tracks like Charlotte/Roval, Las Vegas, Atlanta (I think there a road course ISMA races on), etc. Another thing that could help is gain more manufacturers. I know there has been talks in the past but open the doors up to some European companies. Maybe get Ford back in the sport.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 4:57 pm to theGarnetWay
The one in Florida. Posted on 2/25/22 at 5:02 pm to CobraCommander83
I think there are safety concerns with Road Atlanta (primarily the lack of run off). It’s a shame because it would put on a great IndyCar race.
Vegas isn’t happening after what happened last time IndyCar went there
Roval would be cool.
Vegas isn’t happening after what happened last time IndyCar went there
Roval would be cool.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 5:10 pm to Cocotheape
quote:
I thinks Pags will get a race win for MSR this year
I think he will too. MSR could surprise a lot of people this year.
quote:
I’m going to go ahead and get this out of my system: a nearly one month gap in the calendar between race 1 and 2 sucks and makes it hard to get excited about the season starting
I’m sure there is a reason behind it but I think is stupid. They have weird breaks throughout the season. The season is 17 races that spans from February to September. I think it is too stretched out.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 5:19 pm to Cocotheape
quote:
Roval would be cool.
The good thing about CMS is they could do a double header weekend. Race on the oval one day and then race on the Roval the next. They could team up with NASCAR and do Indy/Nascar split in the fall.
Also, I know they had it worked out to race at Richard back in 2020 but the VID happened. I wonder why they never rescheduled?
Posted on 2/25/22 at 5:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Thanks for the thread. This is my favorite series.
I broke out my "I Am Indy" beer koozie (circa 2006) last night.
I broke out my "I Am Indy" beer koozie (circa 2006) last night.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 6:04 pm to CobraCommander83
quote:
MSR could surprise a lot of people this year.
One thing that they hopefully have overcome is the seemingly weekly mistakes in the pits they made with Harvey.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 7:05 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Got my Indy 500 tickets. I am pumped.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 8:36 pm to LSUBoo
quote:
The one in Florida.
Posted on 2/25/22 at 9:23 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Obviously only one practice session but Grojean and Andretti is looking very good. Herta had speed last year but was inconsistent. They are on the verge of breaking out.
I wouldn’t look into Ganassi too much. They have a practice agenda. Dixon will be in the fast 6.
I think the story of the first practice session was the rookies. Malukas top 10, DDF and KK not far behind.
I’m stoked. LFG.
I wouldn’t look into Ganassi too much. They have a practice agenda. Dixon will be in the fast 6.
I think the story of the first practice session was the rookies. Malukas top 10, DDF and KK not far behind.
I’m stoked. LFG.
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