[Dirty Harry]

I think Sato got a little anxious and tried to pass too soon. Franchitti moved up the track an appropriate amount, it seemed. It didn't look to me as if DF pinched him off. I could not tell for sure, but I don't think there was contact between the cars. It was a little surprising that Sato could spin from the inside line and not take out DF.

Record number of passes for the lead. A shame the Lotus powerplant wasn't ready for race day. I was rooting for sophmore JR Hildebrand, who last year drove 799 outstanding corners and crashed in the 800th one. Of course, that gave Wheldon a dramatic win that seems entirely fitting now. Overall, a good show.