Pick the Podium - Indycar - GOPRO Grand Prix of Sonoma, CA, 2016

[Retroram52]

This is the final race of the 2016 season and we shall see who among us will be crowned this year's champion. 43 has a nice lead but is not out of the forest yet. Team Penske takes the top three spots in practice with the championship fight being primarily between Pagenaud and Power. Should be a good race!

 

[forty_three]

This is the final race of the 2016 season and we shall see who among us will be crowned this year's champion. 43 has a nice lead but is not out of the forest yet. Team Penske takes the top three spots in practice with the championship fight being primarily between Pagenaud and Power. Should be a good race!

Yeah, as long as both Pagenaud and Power take the green, Dixon cannot win the championship.

Rooting for Simon to take the championship. Have not considered who I want to win the race yet...

 

[Retroram52]

No worries 43. The race is not until tomorrow, Sunday. So you have plenty of time.

 

[Retroram52]

Maybe Andretti Autosport will end the year with a win or respectability. All four cars are in the top 11 after another practice.

Andretti foursome shows early promise at Sonoma

 

[forty_three]

Okay, just watched Quali.

I think that Pagenaud is gonna finish with an exclamation point.

Pagenaud
Rahal
Power

 

[Retroram52]

I am going to go with Pagenaud, Power, and Hunter-Reay.

 

[Retroram52]

Pagenaud is dominating early.

 

[Retroram52]

Team Penske owns the top three spots at Lap 25. Pagenaud, Power, and Castroneves. Rahal is fifth.

 

[Retroram52]

Andretti Autosport has Rossi in sixth and Hunter-Reay in eighth. Hunter-Reay signed a 4-year deal with DHL and Andretti Autosport. Maybe this year will disappear for him going forward.

 

[Retroram52]

Montoya gets past Castroneves and takes over third.

 

[Retroram52]

Power is done for the day as his gearbox and tranny is going belly-up.

 

[Retroram52]

Pagenaud takes the race and the championship. Rahal comes home second followed by Montoya. Team Penske finishes 1-2-3 in the standings as well. The season is over.

Here's how we did:

forty_three: 8 points - Picked correctly Pagenaud to win and Rahal to finish second
IndyAndy: 0 points - Didn't show-up for the race again
Retroram52: 5 points - Picked Pagenaud to win
Season Totals so far:

forty_three: 50 points
Retroram52: 42 points
IndyAndy: 36 points


Congratulations to 43 for winning the points championship here on the SportsHoopla. You are the Champion!! Next year everyone.

 

[forty_three]

Pagenaud takes the race and the championship. Rahal comes home second followed by Montoya. Team Penske finishes 1-2-3 in the standings as well. The season is over.

Here's how we did:

forty_three: 8 points - Picked correctly Pagenaud to win and Rahal to finish second
IndyAndy: 0 points - Didn't show-up for the race again
Retroram52: 5 points - Picked Pagenaud to win
Season Totals so far:

forty_three: 50 points
Retroram52: 42 points
IndyAndy: 36 points


Congratulations to 43 for winning the points championship here on the SportsHoopla. You are the Champion!! Next year everyone.

Yay! Looking forward to next year already.

And not just because Rossi will probably be in a competitive car