Indy 500 predictions: Who do you think will drink the milk?

[URY914]

Sebastien Bourdais is my pick. After last year's smashup I think it will make for a great comeback.

Whata think???

[Brian 162]

I'll pick Wickens.

[Por_sha911]

In spite of Wickens being a Canuck, I can see him being in contention IF the pit crew and the strategists can get the job done.
Helio wants it but has been out of Indycar and I don't know if he will be able to handle the new aero kit.
Never count out Pagenaud, Dixon, Bordais, Power, Kanaan.

My pick: Newgarden wants it and has the brass to go for broke. My longshot pick just for laughs: Danica.

[pwd72s]

Never bet against Penske
(edit) To help the undecided:

Indy 500 lineup

Number, Name, Team, Engine, Four Lap Average Speed

Row 1

20 Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 229.618

22 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.761

13 Will Power, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.607

Row 2

1 Josef Newgarden, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 228.405

18 Sebastien Bourdais, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda, 228.142

21 Spencer Pigot, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.107

Row 3

13 Danica Patrick, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 228.090

3 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Chevrolet, 227.859

9 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi, Honda, 227.262

Row 4

14 Tony Kanaan, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.664

4 Matheus Leist, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet, 227.571

98 Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 227.288

Row 5

19 Zachary Claman De Melo, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 226.999

28 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.788

23 Charlie Kimball, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.657

Row 6

30 Takuma Sato, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 226.557

32 Kyle Kaiser, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet, 226.398

6 Robert Wickens, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda, 226.296

Row 7

33 James Davison, AJ Foyt w/Byrd/Hollinger/Balardi, Chevrolet, 226.255

59 Max Chilton, Carlin, Chevrolet, 226.212

29 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 226.048

Row 8

88 Gabby Chaves, Harding Racing, Chevrolet, 226.007

25 Stefan Wilson, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.863

24 Sage Karam, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.823

Row 9

26 Zach Veach, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 225.748

64 Oriol Servia, Scuderia Corsa w/Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 225.699

66 JR Hildebrand, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet, 225.418

Row 10

7 Jay Howard, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports/AFS Racing, Honda, 225.388

10 Ed Jones, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 225.362

15 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, 225.327

Row 11

60 Jack Harvey, Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson, Honda, 225.254

27 Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Honda, 224.935

17 Conor Daly, Dale Coyne dba Thom Burns Racing, Chevrolet, 224.429

[red-beard]

We've always been AJ Foyt fans. I hope Tony Kanaan can do it this year.

I pick Dixon. Hope he wins and then I hope he gets out--he has nothing left to prove, he has a great wife and young family, and he's used up several of his 9 lives already. Go back to Kiwi-land and be a sheep rancher.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by red-beard

We've always been AJ Foyt fans. I hope Tony Kanaan can do it this year.

That would be cool..especially since he left Ganassi under not friendly terms.

[mikehinton]

It's going to be really difficult to pick the winner, but based on what we've seen so far, it appears that the Chevys have the upper hand, at least in qualifying trim. It would be cool to see Helio get his 4th, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[ckelly78z]

It's going to be a really hot weekend, so i'll go with a hot chick...Danika !

[astrochex]

Who I would like to see win: Bourdais, Dixon, Carpenter, or Patrick
Who I think will win: any Penske or Carpenter. The Chevies have an edge at the moment. We’ll see what Carb Day brings.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

It's going to be a really hot weekend, so i'll go with a hot chick...Danika !

My long shot as well.

[URY914]

What about Marco?

It would be nice to see him finally punch through with a big win.

[Adrian Thompson]

After the last few years I wouldn't bet against an Andretti car. They've got this placed sussed with win s in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Having said that the Chevy's seem to have the edge in power this year on the Speedways.
I'll be happy with any of these guys taking it home.
Seabass
Rossi
Wickens
Rahal
But that list is more about personal favorites than reality. No matter what Rossi is going to be fun to watch coming from the last row.

If I were putting money on it, it would be tough to bet against Newgarden.

[nota]

princess sparkle pony

[astrochex]

Chevies did not seem to have the pace on a hot Carb Day.

Indy Lights race was spectacular.

Shot just before practice today on the first row of the penthouse seats above turn 1.

[Noah930]

Haven't kept up with IndyCars since about, oh, 1996, but didn't Carb Day used to be Thursday? Now it's Friday?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

It's going to be a really hot weekend, so i'll go with a hot chick...Danika !

She will crush them and take the crown.

I do hope but that's not a guess from history. It's a fantasy.

Wish she would not even run from fear something off the wall will happen. No pun intended.

[944 S2]

Everyone knows Honda gets better gas mileage then Chevys! So I’m rooting for a Honda driver!

[quattrorunner]

It is the year of the woman sooooooo

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Haven't kept up with IndyCars since about, oh, 1996, but didn't Carb Day used to be Thursday? Now it's Friday?

Originally Posted by tcar

Yep, for about 20 years....

OK, I checked: Carb Day was Thursday from 1973-2004, and then moved to Friday as of 2005.