Today’s question: Who wins the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding this Sunday, and who will be the top-finishing rookie?. Herta is my pick to win St. Petersburg given that he led 97 of the 100 laps in last year’s race, and this event had three consecutive repeat winners. He’s shown exceptionally well in preseason testing and was one of Indy Lights’ two St. Petersburg race winners last year (David Malukas was the other). Ericsson was one of two drivers to win multiple street course races last year, with the other being Colton Herta. In the last two St. Petersburg races, he’s finished seventh. “The Iceman” won only one race last year and never has been victorious at St. Petersburg, as odd as that is to read.

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