Sunday, June 24, 2012

Iowa: First Impressions

1. I am tired.

2. I don't care. This race was worth it.

3. Great job by Ryan Hunter-Reay again. He has won the last three races on short ovals.

4. Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport are still the only two teams to win at Iowa.

5. Great race for Marco. This has been a terrible year for him before tonight.

6. Pagenaud had the drive of the race and Kanaan did a hell of a job picking up positions.

7. Hinchcliffe, Power and Franchitti all retiring seemed very unlikely at the beginning of the night.

8. If the racing is this great at Iowa, the series needs to add Richmond, New Hampshire, Phoenix, hell get somebody to spend a little money and resurrect Nazareth or take a shot on an unknown market like Memphis.

9. This five week block of races was fantastic (other than Belle Isle). Four or five consecutive races followed by a week off is what the series needs for momentum, especially with great races like the four oval races we have seen. It gets pretty choppy for the rest of the season but hopefully that changes in the future.

10. GREAT NEWS! MORE RACING AND IT'S ALMOST 1AM! I am staying up for the Lights race.