Wow! Watching Grand Prix of Alabama qualifying from Barber tells me we are in for a fabulous, exciting, competitive season. This has to be the best driver lineup in decades. The addition of Roman Grosjean from F1 & Scott McLaughlin from V8 Supercars down under, the maturation of youngsters like Pato O’Ward (who took pole), Colton Herta & Alex Palou, the enduring presence of IndyCar greats like Scott Dixon, Will Power, & Simon Pagenaud, and legends in the making like Alex Rossi & Josef Newgarden will make for a season to watch in what is arguably the most competitive, exciting motorsports series. And this is without mentioning that the likes of Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe, Grahan Rahal, Ed Carpenter, Helio Castroneves, Juan Pablo Montoya, Sebastien Bordais, Tony Kanaan, & Takuma Sato are still around. And oh yeah, some guy named Jimmie Johnson will be there, too.

Can’t wait to get this season underway with tomorrow’s race. The schedule looks great featuring long time favorites and a Long Beach finale. I will miss Iowa and Pocono, though; hopefully they can make a comeback in the future.