Indy Racing League - St. Petersburg - Highlights

The Danica Patrick Admiration League (aka The IRL) hosted a race this past Sunday in St. Petersburg Florida.  While I have not been a big fan of the IRL, (choosing instead to follow CART), I felt that enough time had passed that I could let bygones be bygones, and check out the action from the USA's  major open-wheel racing series.  So this is what I learned in watching from watching the action this weekend on the VERSUS network,

• People care how much a front-wing and nose assembly is.  VERSUS made a big deal that they are $35,000 each, and that on a street circuit you will probably break one or two, adding up to big bucks. Wow!
• Every event in the race has to be related back to how it impacts Danica Patrick, no matter what position she is in.
• As part of her off-season training program (and I'm not making this up), Danica received a bread maker, and has spent much of the off-season experimenting with different bread recipes.  Take that Robert Kubica with your low-carb weight loss program.
• Driving skill might skip a generation or two.  Both Andretti and Rahal family entries didn't look as strong as their non-famous counterparts.  Of note- Grandpa Mario didn't look too happy with young Marco's performance.
• The announcers from VERSUS, are completely unaware of most racing that occurs outside of NASCAR.  This was notable in the commentary about the drivers and their backgrounds, as well as the points of comparison used.

Congratulations to Ryan Briscoe on the win, and great races by both Ryan-Hunter Reay and Justin Wilson!  You can check out the highlights below. Enjoy!