2024 Indycar Championship Fight

**Adam43** · 3 Jan 2024, 00:19 (Ref:4190641)

It seems only right to start this seasons championship thread with this:

https://x.com/sting_ray_robb/status/...237182272?s=61

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingy

Let's go - it's time to roll in 2024! 67 Days until the season kickoff!

After Sting, is Palou the favorite?

**Adam43** · 3 Jan 2024, 00:28 (Ref:4190642)

Point system

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Pts	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Pole: 1
Leading a lap: 1
Most laps led: 2

Schedule:
https://www.indycar.com/-/media/File...t-Schedule.pdf

**joeb** · 3 Jan 2024, 13:40 (Ref:4190664)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam43

It seems only right to start this seasons championship thread with this:

https://x.com/sting_ray_robb/status/...237182272?s=61

After Sting, is Palou the favorite?

Clearly the favorite, and we all know year 2 is when a driver really gets to showcase their talents. Plus Penske engineering support will mean Newgarden and Power and Scotty will be asking him for input and advice on their cars.

**joeb** · 4 Jan 2024, 16:26 (Ref:4190776)

Abel Motorsports aims to be back at Indy this year and pushing for full season 2025 effort

https://racer.com/2024/01/04/abel-ai...ogram-in-2025/

broadrun96 · 9 Jan 2024, 19:10 (Ref:4191232)

Stingie has a new teammate, and it's not the guy who welcomed him to the team last month.

https://racer.com/2024/01/09/foyt-co...with-ferrucci/

Ferrucci takes the #14 seat and Pedersen is out. Claimed he broke the terms of the deal so he was dropped, but no mention of what terms. Interesting to know what it is but it's Indy so I'm sure some type of legal action is coming so maybe we'll know

**joeb** · 9 Jan 2024, 21:37 (Ref:4191243)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Stingie has a new teammate, and it's not the guy who welcomed him to the team last month.

https://racer.com/2024/01/09/foyt-co...with-ferrucci/

Ferrucci takes the #14 seat and Pedersen is out. Claimed he broke the terms of the deal so he was dropped, but no mention of what terms. Interesting to know what it is but it's Indy so I'm sure some type of legal action is coming so maybe we'll know

I was wondering about the breach of contract as well. What if the contract said "finish in top 10 in final standings"

he was 27th.

broadrun96 · 9 Jan 2024, 23:30 (Ref:4191254)

It could have said anywhere other than last of the full season runners and he's in breach, I think

**joeb** · 10 Jan 2024, 14:08 (Ref:4191317)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

It could have said anywhere other than last of the full season runners and he's in breach, I think

It is kinda funny that he got replaced by the person who finished one position ahead of him in the final standings.

**GTRMagic** · 16 Jan 2024, 00:52 (Ref:4192044)

Thirsty #3’s for the series win…?
Or will the occasional pave flatter to deceive

Akrapovic · 16 Jan 2024, 20:28 (Ref:4192120)

The irony of replacing a driver who breached their contract with Ferrucci is not lost on us, i assume.

broadrun96 · 16 Jan 2024, 21:29 (Ref:4192128)

In fairness that was his dad and VERY poor management but yeah, not missed assuming you meant his sponsor mess in what F3/F2?

**joeb** · 23 Jan 2024, 16:18 (Ref:4193048)

Opening test and StingRay finished in the top 10.

https://racer.com/2024/01/22/rosenqv...-indycar-test/

broadrun96 · 24 Jan 2024, 00:38 (Ref:4193098)

How many were there, 11 or 12?

**Adam43** · 24 Jan 2024, 00:44 (Ref:4193099)

Not quite that many.

It’s just testing. We don’t know what sandbagging is going on.

**joeb** · 24 Jan 2024, 02:38 (Ref:4193107)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

How many were there, 11 or 12?

No, but it was double digits....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam43

Not quite that many.

It’s just testing. We don’t know what sandbagging is going on.

Well in today's session he was just outside the top 10...

**Adam43** · 24 Jan 2024, 02:45 (Ref:4193108)

He’s good at this sandbagging malarkey. Bodes well.

**Adam43** · 1 Feb 2024, 01:25 (Ref:4194492)

It takes a lot of skill to do what Stingy does.

https://x.com/sting_ray_robb/status/...611917744?s=61

**joeb** · 1 Feb 2024, 13:37 (Ref:4194575)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam43

It takes a lot of skill to do what Stingy does.

https://x.com/sting_ray_robb/status/...611917744?s=61

It is also harder not to be on podium every week than it is to be on it.

broadrun96 · 1 Feb 2024, 15:04 (Ref:4194601)

He's got a far better chance of a podium than I do so there's that

broadrun96 · 1 Feb 2024, 19:49 (Ref:4194646)

DRR adds Cusick to team management and they are bringing 2 cars to Indy for RHR and Daly. Sounds like Cusick didn't like moving on from Stefan but no options were out there for them to really be able to make the race so they moved on, sounds like the usual can't get an engine

https://racer.com/2024/02/01/drr-cus...y-at-indy-500/

v8supes · 14 Feb 2024, 12:40 (Ref:4196663)

Im excited. I dont know whos going to win the championship, could be any one of maybe 12? drivers.

I look forward to seeing what Armstrong and Blomqvist can do.

NaBUru38 · 14 Feb 2024, 15:28 (Ref:4196686)

I wonder if Andretti will ever recover and fight championships.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 17 Feb 2024, 12:33 (Ref:4197042)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

I wonder if Andretti will ever recover and fight championships.

It has been a while since they won anything of note. Their last IndyCar Drivers Championship was in 2012, when Ryan Hunter-Reay won. The last Indy 500 was in 2017, which Takuma Sato won and they won the Indy Lights Drivers Championship in 2021, with Kyle Kirkwood but not the Team Championship. That went to HMD Motorsports, who Linus Lundqvist and David Malukas drove for that year. Colton Herta hasn't won a race since the 2022 GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis. His best result since then was 3rd at Toronto last year.

**joeb** · 17 Feb 2024, 22:47 (Ref:4197097)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

It has been a while since they won anything of note. Their last IndyCar Drivers Championship was in 2012, when Ryan Hunter-Reay won. The last Indy 500 was in 2017, which Takuma Sato won and they won the Indy Lights Drivers Championship in 2021, with Kyle Kirkwood but not the Team Championship. That went to HMD Motorsports, who Linus Lundqvist and David Malukas drove for that year. Colton Herta hasn't won a race since the 2022 GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis. His best result since then was 3rd at Toronto last year.

Gosh, when you list all their results that doesn't sound very good. Had excitement with Herta a couple years ago and a good run for Kirkwood this past season but it just wasn't consistent.

NaBUru38 · 13 Jun 2024, 16:11 (Ref:4213441)

Standings after Road America:

AUS Will Power (Penske Chevy), 236
ESP Álex Palou (Ganassi Honda), 231
NZL Scott Dixon (Ganassi Honda), 225
MEX Pato O'Ward (McLaren Chevy), 184
NZL Scott McLaughlin (Penske Chevy), 179
USA Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Honda), 179
USA Colton Herta (Andretti Honda), 176
USA Josef Newgarden (Penske Chevy), 169
USA Alexander Rossi (McLaren Chevy), 162
SWE Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Honda), 157

I would think that Power, Palou and Dixon are the contenders.

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