Indycar Preview: Texas

The Indycar Series continues their busy summer schedule this week they're in Texas, for high speed, close racing and a chance of a really big crash. Let's be honest folks Texas Motor Speedway isn't the most safe track to hold an Indycar race on. I mean last year we had that huge crash that took out 4 cars, in 2003 we had Kenny Brack's devastating crash and 2001 Davey Hamilton had his big crash. For both Hamilton and Brack it would be the end of full time racing for the both them even though have come back to run at Indy.

But with unsafe the Dallara chassis is on this track, its a wonder why they still run here, you have to think Bruton Smith and Eddie Gossage is paying them a lot to run here. Even today was dangerous as Dan Wheldon crashed his car in practice heavily today fliiping it over, Wheldon limped away relatively unharmed.

Dan Wheldon's crash in practice

But with a large starting field tomorrow, 28 cars in total the largest field in a Indycar race since 2002 outside of the Indy 500, you kind have a feeling in mind that something bad will happen, with the shape of the current car and the characteristics of the track Saturday night could be a real wreck-em rodeo.

Qualifying turned out a few surprises, as young rookie Hideki Mutoh turned out the 4th fastest time and fastest of the Andretti-Green drivers. John Andretti turned out the 7th fastest lap in his Roth Racing machine and Will Power is the fastest of the transition drivers in 8th place. What isn't a surprise is that Indy 500 Scott Dixon is on pole and Helio Castroneves is on outside pole. Last weeks winner Ryan Briscoe will start third. The media's darling will Danica Patrick will start 5th. The race will start at 10 pm eastern on ESPN2 tomorrow night.