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With the 2011 season opener less than a month away, the IndyCar driver lineup looks all but certain but in the final year of the current rules package, it could be the most interesting season in years..........


2011 IndyCar Series Driver Lineup
2011 Full Time Entries
---Target/Ganassi Racing(2): Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon
---Ganassi/Snake Racing(2): Graham Rahal, Charlie Kimball
---Team Penske(3): Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe, Will Power
---Andretti Autosport(4): Ryan Hunter-Reay, Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti, Mike Conway
---Panther Racing(1): J.R. Hildebrand
---Dreyer & Reinbold(2): Justin Wilson, Ana Beatriz
---A.J. Foyt Enterprises(1): Vitor Meira
---FAZZT Racing(1): Alex Tagliani
---KV Racing Technology(2): Takuma Sato, E.J. Viso
---Newman/Haas Racing(2): Oriol Servia, James Hinchcliffe
---HVM Racing(1): Simona de Silvestro

2011 Part Time Entries
---Sarah Fisher Racing(1): Ed Carpenter
---Sam Schmidt Mtrspts.(3): Townsend Bell, Jay Howard, Wade Cunningham
---Dale Coyne Racing(1): Sebastien Bourdais


Past IndyCar Champions.....
--Dario Franchitti(3): 2007, 2009, 2010
--Scott Dixon(2): 2003, 2008
--Sebastien Bourdais(4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2011 IndyCar Rookie Entrants
--Charlie Kimball(Ganassi/Snake Racing)
--J.R. Hildebrand(Panther Racing)
--James Hinchcliffe(Newman/Haas Racing)

2011 Predictions..........
--2011 Series Champion: Dario Franchitti(Target/Ganassi Racing)
--2011 Indy 500 Winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport)
--2011 Rookie of the Year: J.R. Hildebrand(Panther Racing)
--Best Single-Car Driver: Simona de Silvestro(HVM Racing)
--Comeback Driver of the Year: Mike Conway(Andretti Autosport)
--Career-Driver Award No.1: Scott Dixon(Target/Ganassi Racing)
--Career-Driver Award No.2: Danica Patrick(Andretti Autosport)
--Team of the Year Award: Team Penske


Now its' off to the Idiots Lounge to see if any of my predictions come out correct or whether I need a new crystal ball..............