Will Power just looked at the question on the sheet in front of him and just laughed.
“Ooooohhh,” he said, followed by a word not suitable for print.
The question was about him.
When the 25 full-time INDYCAR drivers met with FOX Sports last month, we gave them a six-question survey to fill out. They didn’t have to write in any answers — they just put a mark by which answer(s) they chose.
So here are the results:
1. Should INDYCAR consider any other championship format other than full-season points system?
No-22 votes
Yes-3 votes
This wasn’t a surprise other than maybe that three drivers actually wanted something else.
“No playoffs, please,” Felix Rosenqvist said when answering that question.
“NASCAR’s format works well because of there’s so many races,” said Santino Ferrucci, who has dabbled in NASCAR. “I don’t like how it boils down to one race, winner takes all [which has since changed]. However INDYCAR, since our championship is so quick, I do assume that we hold our level system. I believe it makes a number of sense.”
Alex Palou goes for his fourth straight INDYCAR title in 2026.
2. Which new venue are you trying ahead to probably the most?(Washington D.C. was not introduced on the time of this query)
Arlington-25 votes
Phoenix-Zero
Markham-Zero
This was a bit little bit of a shock. However racing across the baseball and soccer stadiums in Arlington appears to excite just about everybody.
3. What number of races will new Andretti World driver Will Energy win this yr?
Two-10 votes
One-10 votes
4 or more-2 votes
Three-1 vote
Zero-1 vote
One driver declined to vote. One driver was very particular with the reply of two races, writing in Lengthy Seashore and Markham.
Energy’s alternative at Workforce Penske, David Malukas, scoffed at this query, considering possibly it was particularly for him.
“Oh, this can be a dig at me,” Malukas stated.
We advised Energy of the outcomes on the Phoenix check final week.
“It is fairly unknown, is not it?” Energy advised me. “It’s like, the place are you going to stack up? It’s totally troublesome to win in INDYCAR as of late. So I hope we win some races. I actually do. We’ve positively bought the aptitude.”
Ought to he be judged on wins this yr?
“I believe you have to get a win — that is a key,” Energy stated. “You’ve bought to get a win. It’s good to get a win.”
Will Energy is seeking to get again within the win column in 2026.
4. Which collection driver do you belief probably the most racing side-by-side?
Scott Dixon-12 votes
Alex Palou-8
Felix Rosenqvist-7
Scott McLaughlin-6
Kyle Kirkwood-5
Pato O’Ward-5
Graham Rahal-4
Marcus Ericsson-4
Christian Lundgaard-2
Will Energy-2
Alex Rossi-2
Kyffin Simpson-2
(Six drivers bought one vote; 5 drivers bought no votes)
5. Which collection driver do you belief the least racing side-by-side?
Christian Rasmussen-13 votes
Romain Grosjean-12
Santino Ferrucci-9
Louis Foster-7
Rinus VeeKay-6
Nolan Siegel-6
Josef Newgarden-4
Graham Rahal-4
Sting Ray Robb-4
(remainder of drivers 1-3 votes)
Christian Rasmussen is tough to belief on the observe, in response to his fellow rivals.
Drivers know their reputations.
Rasmussen stated he knew he would get known as out on this query. So we requested him if he felt he needed to change his driving fashion.
“No, I do not assume so,” Rasmussen stated. “We’re refining it. You are getting higher and higher on a regular basis. But in addition I believe we have achieved a very good job this yr, particularly the oval performances this yr was very, very robust, being the third-highest ending in factors on the ovals alone. So we’ve simply bought to have that street and avenue course efficiency to observe, after which we’ll be in fairly fine condition.”
Ferrucci figured he’d be excessive on this listing, too, and had blended feelings.
“I’d be shocked if I am not amongst least comfy to be raced with,” Ferrucci stated. “However then once more, I would even be disenchanted as a result of I really feel like I’ve run lots of people actually clear.”
Is {that a} dangerous factor?
“I’d reasonably them be afraid of you than pleasant with you,” Ferrucci stated. “I really feel like that goes higher.”
6. Which driver, whenever you cross him, provides you a sense of accomplishment?
Alex Palou-14 votes
Josef Newgarden-10
Scott Dixon-9
Will Energy-8
Scott McLaughlin-6
Kyle Kirkwood-5
Rinus VeeKay-5
Pato O’Ward-5
(remainder of drivers 2-4 votes)
Passing Josef Newgarden isn’t any straightforward activity.
Kyle Kirkwood marked all of the drivers down
“All of them, can I simply go down the road?” Kirkwood stated. “Higher than getting handed.”
Rosenqvist was clear on one in every of his solutions: “Dixon, he is fairly good at defending.”
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent many years masking motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seashore) Information-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
