Too Close to Call
Once again the finale at Chicagoland Speedway will be where the IndyCar Series championship will be decided. Only 30 points separate 1st place Scott Dixon from 2nd place Helio Castroneves. In order for Helio to win he would have to place first with Scott Dixon placing no better than 10th. If Helio does win and gets three extra points for most laps led Then Dixon would have to finish no better than 9th in order for Helio win the championship.The race this Sunday has the potential to be a very interesting one. Scott has won at Homestead, Texas, Nashville, Edmonton, Kentucky and won the 92nd running of the Indy 500. I do think that it is possible for Helio to win. It is however, a long shot. Scott Dixon performs well on the 1.5 mile ovals and I am sure that he will run a smart conservative race with his mind on the championship instead of pushing hard and potentially getting in trouble trying to get the win.
September 4th, 2008 at 20:50
As much as I want you to be wrong… I know you are right
I just have a nagging feeling that Helio will lose the championship by less than 10 points …. but at the same time Dixon has been strong and super consistant all season and that is what a champion is…. it should be interresting Sunday w/ 28 cars on the track… I just hope for a clean well run race w/ no major incidents….
September 10th, 2008 at 00:58
First of all, Christy, you misspelled “interesting” (it only has one “R”).
Too close to call is exactly right in every sense of the word (words?)… Without any of the made for TV crap NASCAR seems to think they need to add late season drama, the IRL ended the season with a nail-biter for the third year in a row. And for Helio to beat Dixon by four or five inches? You couldn’t script that.
Dixon deserved the championship with the year he had…but most other years, Helio would have won it with consistency. Overall it was a great season, and over way, way too soon…