Before I get to the Barber picks, I would like to review the rules for a hectic Month of May:
- Picks for the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis are due before first practice on Thursday, May 7th. The race takes place on Saturday, May 9th.
- Closely after that, picks for the 99th Indianapolis 500 are due Monday, May 11th before the first practice takes place. The race takes place Sunday, May 24th.
- Adhering to past traditions, the Indianapolis 500 have two special features that other Fantasy Indycar rounds don't have: 1) Along with your five picks, participants will submit a 6th separate pick as to who you think will win the pole. This sixth pick will not count towards your cumulative picks, and it can be someone you've selected in your five picks for the race or anyone else. If you correctly guess the pole-sitter, you earn 25 bonus points. It will not count against you if you guess incorrectly. 2) There will also be a 25 point bonus that will involve posting a picture on Twitter. This is voluntary, so it's not required. It's just meant to be social and getting in the spirit of Fantasy Indycar! Requirements for the bonus are TBA.
- There is the potential for bumping this year. If you select someone who gets bumped, then, well, too bad. Also, the bonus points (through the pole and optional picture) plus the points earned by your drivers in qualifying will be counted as a separate round. The points your driver earns in the race will be separate.
- The qualifying and bonuses will be scored in a separate category from the points you get for the race at Indianapolis. Whatever your driver gets on Pole Day + if you get guess the polesitter correctly + optional pic bonus = your total points for Qualifying and Bonus (Q+B)
- Announcement: The Fantasy Indycar waiting list for 2016 opens on June 1st! Anyone not in Fantasy Indycar who wants a chance to get into the league next season just has to contact me on Twitter and I will put you on the waiting list! There will be at least three spots open for next season.
Let me know if you have any questions! Here are the picks for the 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (leader highlighted in blue):
| Name | Twitter Handle | |||||
| Alan Stewart | _alanstewart | Power | Dixon | Andretti | RHR | Kimball |
| Amy Woedl | OpenWheelMom | RHR | Kanaan | JPM | Newg | Bourdais |
| Andy Nagel | Gabbahey75 | Power | RHR | Helio | Dixon | JPM |
| Chris Blackburn | chblackburn23 | Munoz | Bourdais | Dixon | Pagenaud | Coletti |
| Chris Mienaltowski | CPMski | Dixon | Power | Newg | RHR | Bourdais |
| Conor Daly | conordaly22 | Power | Munoz | Bourdais | Rahal | Coletti |
| David Leiting Jr. | Dlite_47 | Rahal | Helio | Coletti | JPM | Bourdais |
| David Redner | IndyCART | Kanaan | Bourdais | Newg | Munoz | Hawk |
| DJ Jordan | djordan3223 | Andretti | Munoz | Jakes | Kanaan | Sato |
| Eric Hall | Erock_in_Indy | Helio | Dixon | Bourdais | Kimball | Andretti |
| Gina Navarra | gmnavarra | Rahal | Newg | Andretti | JPM | Pagenaud |
| Jake Neely | indycarfan25 | Helio | JPM | Dixon | Karam | Coletti |
| James Alban | TheKing0fSwing | Newg | Rahal | Andretti | Filippi | Sato |
| James Sedlmayr | dfd827 | Dixon | Rahal | Power | Hawk | Bourdais |
| Jason McVeigh | jasekm | RHR | Andretti | Power | Pagenaud | Dixon |
| Jerry Cruz | Indycar_Raider | Andretti | Rahal | JPM | Pagenaud | Newg |
| Jessica Baker | bakerjm13 | Rahal | JPM | Jakes | Sato | Power |
| Johanna Husband | writebend | Dixon | Power | RHR | Filippi | Andretti |
| Justin Mann | mannbeast | Andretti | Hinch | Power | RHR | Dixon |
| Kieran Brughelli | kieranbrughelli | RHR | Bourdais | Kimball | Kanaan | Pagenaud |
| Kyle Lewis | kylelewis1 | Newg | Dixon | Power | Helio | RHR |
| Lynn Weinberg | lynnweinberg | Power | JPM | Helio | Dixon | Pagenaud |
| Mathew Gruenholz | IndycarSTIG | RHR | Andretti | Newg | Kimball | Kanaan |
| Matthew Hickey | Indycar_MN | Power | Dixon | RHR | Andretti | Pagenaud |
| Mike Crawford | 7BigMike | Kimball | Pagenaud | Power | Sato | Kanaan |
| Mitch Robinson | mitchrobinson_ | Andretti | Helio | Hinch | Filippi | Bourdais |
| Paige Hill | paigehilll | Karam | Kimball | Munoz | Filippi | Hinch |
| Rick Snodie | rickfromwi | Hinch | Rahal | Newg | JPM | Bourdais |
| Sam Klein | sklein31 | Power | Dixon | JPM | Helio | RHR |
| Sandy Lamparello | npssandy | RHR | Hinch | JPM | Kanaan | Andretti |
| Sarah Hall | flywheel011 | Andretti | Dixon | Chaves | Rahal | Munoz |
| Sophie Hanson | Sophie_Hansons3 | RHR | Hawk | Dixon | Kanaan | Rahal |
| Steven Jenkins | ukindyfan | Dixon | Bourdais | Andretti | RHR | JPM |
Penalties: David Leiting Jr.
Top 3 most picked: 1) Dixon - 17 2) RHR and Andretti - 15 3) Power - 14
Not picked: Dale Coyne Racing
Let me know if you have any questions regarding May rules!
-Matthew Hickey