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 brief, I do assume that we preserve our level system. I believe it makes plenty of sense.”
Alex Palou goes for his fourth straight INDYCAR title in 2026.
2. Which new venue are you wanting ahead to essentially the most?(Washington D.C. was not introduced on the time of this query)
Arlington-25 votes
Phoenix-Zero
Markham-Zero
This was slightly 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 Seaside and Markham.
Energy’s alternative at Crew Penske, David Malukas, scoffed at this query, considering possibly it was particularly for him.
“Oh, this can be a dig at me,” Malukas mentioned.
We informed Energy of the outcomes on the Phoenix take a look at final week.
“It is fairly unknown, is not it?” Energy informed me. “It’s like, the place are you going to stack up? It’s totally tough to win in INDYCAR today. 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 mentioned. “You’ve bought to get a win. You might want to get a win.”
Will Energy is trying to get again within the win column in 2026.
4. Which sequence driver do you belief essentially 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 sequence 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 monitor, in accordance with his fellow opponents.
Drivers know their reputations.
Rasmussen mentioned he knew he would get referred to as out on this query. So we requested him if he felt he needed to change his driving type.
“No, I do not assume so,” Rasmussen mentioned. “We’re refining it. You are getting higher and higher on a regular basis. But in addition I believe we have carried out a extremely good job this yr, particularly the oval performances this yr was very, very sturdy, being the third-highest ending in factors on the ovals alone. So we’ve simply bought to have that street and road course efficiency to comply with, after which we’ll be in fairly fine condition.”
Ferrucci figured he’d be excessive on this record, too, and had blended feelings.
“I’d be shocked if I am not amongst least snug to be raced with,” Ferrucci mentioned. “However then once more, I might even be upset as a result of I really feel like I’ve run lots of people actually clear.”
Is {that a} unhealthy factor?
“I’d quite them be afraid of you than pleasant with you,” Ferrucci mentioned. “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 is not any straightforward job.
Kyle Kirkwood marked all of the drivers down
“All of them, can I simply go down the road?” Kirkwood mentioned. “Higher than getting handed.”
Rosenqvist was clear on certainly one of his solutions: “Dixon, he is fairly good at defending.”
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent a long time overlaying motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seaside) Information-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
