Newgarden passing about 6 cars on the start was incredible. And he didn’t jump the start.

Yeah I was surprised how interesting it was to watch the hybrid cycling in qual

Grosjean …what a save 😰

Well that was intriguing. Herta was about to pull his P1 and P3 starting positions to go again. At the last second they opted to pull him back.

Hybrid is adding another layer of intrigue! 3 unique issues and counting. Herta is offered a redo due to some sort of technical issue.

The chatter this past week was that the hybrid would not play much of a role, but maybe everyone had it wrong. The supercapacitor architecture might be more appropriate for a shorter oval (vs. road course) like this where charging and discharge can happen very quickly and consistently.

Hope Jack feels better soon

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I guess I shouldn’t be surprised though. When one of the largest series is controlled by a cabal like the France family, they are bound to glob onto anything successful and ruin it like the parasites they are. Ok rant complete!

Going to vent a bit rn. I believe it was Marshall Pruett that reported on his podcast on Weds that NASCAR claimed that IndyCar requested a repave. That is some gaslighting BS (and MP was implying such). The repave was done purely by and for NASCAR. The uneven repave going into Turn 1 is TERRIBLE. Who planned this. I’m sadly not hopeful about the quality of the racing tomorrow…a lot of crash damage.

Yes! Conor Daly might start the race if Jack Harvey is not able to start with his back & neck issues.

I think the in-person experience is probably superior to the tv viewer. Generally, I think it’s an acquired taste for everyone, but it’s unique enough in the racing world that I think it merits attention.

Hinch is the best! Hope he makes it over to Fox. He and Kevin Lee would be the perfect commentator duo.

Altogether an excellent race! Had strategy and surprises. Alex Palou & CGR are terrific at executing. Nice to see Herta and Rossi make the podium. Drive of the day runner up after Alex Palou might be Romain Grosjean. What a showing in JHR!

McLaren missing Theo right now

This yellow is not going to be good for Rossi. Damn you Ghiotto!

I never understand why Rosenqvist drops like a rock

A rare strategy mistake from CGR? The sharks are circling!

So nice to have non-Penskes at the front of the field!

Finally a clean start! I think the no pass line after turn 11 is paying dividends already

Yeah I lost a lot of respect for Tony Kanaan the last couple weeks. He even said that he told Theo how he had been on the receiving end of a lot of terrible moves in his career. Which to me said he basically thinks it’s ok to keep the cycle going.