Simon Pagenaud is unsurprisingly at the top of C.J. Radune’s lower-risk lineup, as, with a 43-point lead over second place Will Power, Pagenaud is the favorite to win the championship and Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway.

For the first time in six years, IndyCar heads back to Watkins Glen. The new pavement laid at the facility makes it a completely different challenge for contenders like front runner Simon Pagenaud.

Simon Pagenaud has been the strongest driver so far this season, so C.J. Radune expects him to be a contender this week at Texas

Scott Dixon heads C.J. Radune’s higher-risk lineup at Pocono he hasn’t finished worse than ninth at this 2.5 mile oval and won the 2013 edition of this event.

C.J. Radune says that with five wins at Mid-Ohio in his last nine visits, Scott Dixon is the man to beat this weekend and is second in Radune’s lower-risk lineup.