firestone 550

will chevy's have the edge over honda like they did at indy?? 7 out of top 10

will wilson duplicate last years miracle?? he's having a damn solid yr (7th in the points) and let's not forget his 5th at indy...certainly would like to see a fat number number on him pre-qualifying

marco doesn't really have great numbers here, but i truly believe this new and improved version makes most of the past not so important, or maybe i should say not as important

kanaan has ten top ten finishes here out of 13 efforts with an avg finish of 5.92...hello

total of 18 different winners in 24 previous races....certainly can think out of the box on this one

helio avg finish 7.0, dixon 6.38 and franchitti 7.4

pagenaud quietly having a good yr (5th in points) and placed 6th here last yr (8th at indy this yr) maybe another solid darkhorse??

i am not sure who has worse luck, power or tags, but power does have 3 top tens here in 5 trips and tags has 2 poles here in 5 trips

let's see what shakes out  

pageneaud, vautier and de silvestro all with 10 spot penalties for engine changes...my darkhorse quailfied poorly, but was 8th fastest in the final practice

kanaan qualified poorly (considering his practice session ) but regained form and was fastest in the last practice...+875 is tempting

power put on a damn show in qualifying, let's see how if that translates to a long oval race

there are only two no brainer plays that i see, one units as always:

sato -115 vs rahal (was tempted to big stick this one)

kanaan +125 vs marco

this is one of those races where it's not hard to get hurt, looking for a safe race for everyone...good luck on whatever you play        i'll check the matchups mid afternoon to see if anything else surfaces

gl fellas