Dixon - has the most career wins of anyone in the field and is running just fine. He has 5 top 5's in his 12 trips and amazingly has led laps in 9 of the 12 (350 laps led is best also). It seems like he should have
more than than the one win, but indy can be a bitch.
While it's on my mind, i think it's impt to state what Michael Andretti said the other day..."It's going to be a different race than in the past. The last couple of years there was a lot of drafting and passing. Even if you were leading, you weren't going to be able to keep that car behind you. Now if you're in the lead, you are going to be able to keep that car behind you. You can steal the air of the other guy now. It's sort of back to the way the car was pre 2012. If people are expecting 50 passes in the race, it's not going to happen." So, does this make qualifying more impt? One would think so. And as mentioned last year, since the year 2000, seven of the fourteen winners have come from the front row (and approx 43% for the entire history of the race). So tread lightly on your longshots.
Power - sitting 2nd in the points, won last weekend, and is still searching for an indy win. His best finish ever here was a 5th, and that is his only top 5 in 7 efforts. Every year he gets better on
ovals. So is the year he breaks thru? No, no it's not. In fact, i will probably be betting against him in a matchup. My gut tells me he will press too hard and find the wall.
Kanaan - 6th in points and running up near the front in the practice sessions. He has been running at the finish in 10 of his 13 trips, and six of those are top 5's. What's not to like? Well, i don't
like the short +650, but you should be shocked if you don't see me play him in a matchup (as long as it's not juiced to hell)
