IndyCar Musings
  • The Edmonton City Centre Airport circuit is generally regarded as one of the can’t miss races of the year, and is supposed to offer plenty of good opportunities for an IndyCar to attempt and complete a pass. The road courses supposedly also offer smaller teams an opportunity to win, like Justin Wilson did at Watkins Glen driving for Dale Coyne. Well both of those ideas sure went out the window this past weekend. The race was anything but a can’t miss, as Will Power driving for Team Penske led 90 of 95 laps and won his first IndyCar race of the year and his first while driving for Penske. And further illustrating the dominance of the Penske and Ganassi teams in 2009, is the fact that the top-five drivers in the Rexall Edmonton Indy all drove for one of the two above mentioned owners. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

     
  • As for Power, he continues to show that he is more than deserving of a top-notch fulltime ride for 2010. On the year, Power has raced five times, has one win, and has finished in the top-10 in all five races, and four of his top-10s are finishes inside the top-five and he also has two poles. Even more telling is the fact that Power has led 106 laps on the year, which is fifth most this year. Hopefully Roger Penske sees the quality of work that Power has done in a brief amount of time this year and secures a fulltime ride for him next year, because no one is more deserving of that kind of opportunity at the moment than Will Power.

     
  • Tony Kanaan thankfully escaped with relatively minor injuries after what was a very scary and dangerous fuel mishap during his first pit stop of the day Sunday. The resulting fire not only singed off Kanaan’s eyebrows and eyelashes, but also left a minor burn on his nose (Insert your own Kanaan nose joke here). Kanaan though, will be racing this Saturday night in Kentucky, which will hopefully be the start of some good luck for the personable Brazilian, whose season has left him battered and bruised more than once in 2009.

     
  • I’m not quite sure what it says about the IndyCar Series that Danica Patrick is the top-ranked America driver. Either it shows how few Americans are racing in the series, and are with teams that can offer them competitive equipment or it states just how far along Patrick has come as a driver? I’ll let you decide for yourself.

     
  • Speaking of Danica, it’s sounding more and more likely that she will be staying in the IRL come 2010. The leader in the clubhouse at this point on where she will end up is Chip Ganassi Racing, where she will drive a third-car as a teammate to Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti. This however can, and will probably change before it’s all said and done. Also, don’t be shocked if she does decide to stay at Andretti Green Racing.
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    Posted: 7/31/2009 11:43:51 AM
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