Bump Day is one of the most exciting and stressful days for a race car driver.
Sadly this year will be much less exciting, and the stress will be more on the fans than the racers.
That's because, with only 33 car/driver combinations taking laps at this point, no cars will be bumped from the 33-car field. The stress exists with the fans who might have to sweat it out as to whether or not the field will be filled.
PREVIEW
Will enough cars and drivers be physically able to qualify today? Ed Carpenter, Bryan Clauson, and Oriol Servia each crashed yesterday on Pole Day. Will their cars be good enough? Clauson doesn't have a backup car, but teammate Josef Newgarden at least does (if needed). Will the drivers be alright, or will last minute deals for someone like Jay Howard be made?
What about Lotus? Jean Alesi has said that he feels unsafe going so slowly around the track, nearly 10 mph slower than the rest of the field...will he even attempt to qualify? Will the team?
PREDICTIONS
Row 9: Sebastien Bourdais Mike Conway Wade Cunningham
Row 10: Oriol Servia Bryan Clauson Katherine Legge
Row 11: Ed Carpenter Simons de Silvestro Jean Alesi
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