Pick the Podium: IndyCar- Toronto- Race 1 (Sat), Race 2 (Sun)

[Retroram52]

Newgarden leads the field in the first practice followed by Power and Hinchcliffe. I'll get my picks late today or maybe tomorrow morning.

 

[IndyAndy]

Looks like the double-header weekends are proving to be a (relatively) good thing for IndyCar - & the host cities:

www.indystar.com

 

[Retroram52]

For Race 1, I'll take Ryan Hunter-Reay, Pagenuad, and Castroneves. I'll do Race 2 later.

 

[IndyAndy]

Race #1:

Castroneves
Bourdais
Pagenaud

 

[Retroram52]

Rain and more rain. Put the rain tires on and go racing.

 

[IndyAndy]

It's time for IndyCar to call this one: It just ain't happening today. :rollseyes:

 

[Retroram52]

Yea this race has turned into a comedy of errors with race control allowing Penske to work on the number 12 car and then let it be known to everyone else that they are not allowed to work on thier cars. What a cluster eff job this is turning into. Just call the damn thing before they run out of daylight.

 

[Retroram52]

Looks like they finally called the race. I don't know if we are having two races tomorrow or just one? I suppose we will find out tomorrow.

 

[IndyAndy]

IndyCar is going to run both races tomorrow; 10:30 am, & then 4:30 pm. The starting grid for Race #1 still stands from what was supposed to be today's event. The grid for Race #2 goes by championship points - as of today, it appears - which puts Castroneves on the Pole.

I'll stick by my current picks for Race #1.

For Race #2, I'll take:

Castroneves
Hunter-Reay
Pagenaud

 

[Retroram52]

Obviously my race one picks are unchangable since the race has begun and in Race two I'll take Kanaan, Castroneves, Pagenaud.

 

[IndyAndy]

It's time for SPM to fire Aleshin. The guy is in WAAAY over his head - which he very nearly literally just lost in his latest accident!

 

[IndyAndy]

SeaBass picks up his 1st IndyCar win since 2007 in race #1.

Mike Conway comes through with the perfect tire call on a mixed bag weather 2nd race.

We each picked up two points today.

Retroram52: got Castroneves out of position in Race #1 / Kanaan out of position in Race #2
IndyAndy: got Castroneves & Bourdais out of position in Race #1

Season Totals so far:

Retroram52: 28 points
IndyAndy: 17 points

Next Up: Mid-Ohio, on August 3rd.

 

[Retroram52]

Crazy race Indy and I agree on the young Ruski. He just about became the first fatality of this year.