Round 7: Xpel Grand Prix of Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. June 7 - 9.

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Originally Posted by mstets

I would never have expected to say this at the start of the season but Simpson gets my vote for most impressive performance in qualifying. He was just .1 sec slower than Pato and .35 slower than Dixon on a 4 mile course in the rain. He's exceeded my expectations all year just by staying out of trouble (recall Jimmie Johnson's rookie season) but I'm surprised by his pace in qualifying in difficult conditions.

I was surprised by a lot of the interviews during qualy that many drivers who have been in the series for years claimed to have never driven an Indycar in the rain like this.

Simpson did great and I was also impressed by Siegal. Not to be last with so little seat time was a pretty good run.