For the first time in 30 years last Saturday night the IndyCar Series held two races on one night. The first race at Texas Motor Speedway was set by the normal qualifying session and three-time Indy champ Dario Franchitti went on to win the race. That’s when the stupidity and big problem set in. You see the starting order would for the second race of the night would be selected by a random draw, meaning the drivers could be lucky enough to select the pole position and could be just as unlucky and draw the 30th and final position. Franchitti drew position 28. Current points leader Will Power, who is in a tight championship battle with Franchitti drew the third starting spot. Power’s spot, 25 positions ahead of Franchitti, allowed him to cruise to an easy win in the second race and even more importantly allowed him to open up a bigger lead in the championship standings. Thus, something as asinine as a random draw could wind up affecting the entire season and ruin Franchitti’s chances at a third consecutive and fourth overall championship. If the IndyCar Series decides to do another double race night next season they had better figure out a more fair way to set the field for the second race.
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