Pole Day at Indy!

Pole day at Indy. What will it bring? Well, if the speed charts are any indication, it should be an interesting if not surprising day.  It’s really no surprise to me that Helio leads the last practice with Briscoe and Franchitti  not far behind but  who’d have expected to see Ana Beatriz (really?!?) second fastest going into the time trials?   I love it!  Marco topped the charts yesterday; will he have what it takes to capture the pole?   What about Newgarden?  Wouldn’t that be great if the 21 year old kid from Nashville can steal the pole away from the big boys?   I can’t think of a time when I was more excited about pole day.  So with 42 minutes to go, here’s my picks for the front row:

1.       Helio Castroneves

2.       Marco Andretti

3.       Ryan Hunter-Reay

I don’t think many would be surprised if this were the front row at 6 pm today, but just for fun, here’s my “long shot” picks for the front row.  In other words, this would be who I’d love to see up front.

1.       Josef Newgarden

2.       Ana Beatriz

3.       Marco Andretti

I guess we’ll see how it all turns out, won’t we?