The Firestone Fast 6 are...
Will Power
Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti
Justin Wilson
Helio Castroneves
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The Firestone Fast 6 are...
Will Power
Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti
Justin Wilson
Helio Castroneves
Congrats to Will Power. He gets the pole!
power p1 is no suprise...
but TK at p2 is a pleasant suprise
Yes, AA is absolutely back on their game if there was any doubt after Brazil. Not being an insider, I have to wonder what is the big difference not only from last year but fact is they've been going backwards little by little each of the past few years. Personally, I'm not a believer that it is RHR, at least not soley. RHR is good and I think everybody wants him out there, myself included. But the fact is with a few exceptions he's always been a mid-packer...sort of like Tagliani and Carpentier to make a comparison. Maybe TK is more focused this year after his personal problems last year? Maybe a combo of a lot of things. My theory based on what I see and what I've read between the lines is that the team was focused on 1 car last year more than anything. Makes sense because this 1 car is the money maker and the money might have been going elsewhere if not given every chance to be #1. Makes sense all things considered. At any rate, good to see AA back in the mix and frankly, what a competitive field from #2 through about #18.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
Two words: Tom Anderson. He's now their senior VP of race operations after doing great work in the past for Ganassi and Fernandez Racing. Probably helping right the ship there.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Here is the starting grid..
Row 1
#12 Will Power
#11 Tony Kanaan
Row 2
#9 Scott Dixon
#22 Justin Wilson
Row 3
#3 Helio Castroneves
#26 Marco Andretti
Row 4
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#77 Alex Tagliani
Row 5
#8 EJ Viso
#24 Mike Conway
Row 6
#5 Takuma Sato
#06 Hideki Mutoh
Row 7
#10 Dario Franchitti
#78 Simona De Silvestro
Row 8
#4 Dan Wheldon
#67 Graham Rahal
Row 9
#14 Vitor Meira
#34 Mario Romancini
Row 10
#6 Ryan Briscoe
#32 Mario Moraes
Row 11
#7 Danica Patrick
#19 Alex Lloyd
Row 12
#2 Raphael Matos
#18 Milka Duno
so d.... what do you think about your girls performance today?
I thought she would do better than that. She was starting to put down some good laps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
Don't worry Chad. It almost certain she will move up in the race.
It is going to be hard to go backwards this time! :eek:
I'm actually going to cut her some slack for once! Even though she's been pretty much last in every session, she has closed the gap between her and 2nd place. I refuse to compare anybody to Will at the moment, he's in a league of his own. For some reason, St. Pete is one of her better road courses and her times aren't that far out of whack. Given that she's pretty much going to drive around like she normally does tomorrow, she'll probably stay out of trouble and could pull off a top 14. There is going to be a ton of attrition, which will also play into the strategy for those at the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
Now that being said, she's still practically last, and has been pretty much every session. It is a little weird how even when she runs with times that competitive she still somehow always ends up at the back. You'd think sooner or later a blink of an eye she'd move up a position or 2.
Just because I'm giving her some slack doesn't mean she doesn't suck...she still does...that won't change. It hasn't in 14 years of professional racing, she isn't going to get any better. WYSIWYG.