It’s Part 1 of the Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show as we dive into the season finale using listener-driven questions submitted via social media.

A sampling of the submissions:

• “What the heck was that race? What do you think the reasoning for all of the mental mistakes we saw? Especially under yellow flag circumstances.”
• “Please rank the epic fails from Sunday: Power, Rossi, Hinchcliffe, Herta, and Daly. For #mepersonally that Daly mistake was almost a $1m mistake, but lucky for him Sato happened.”
• “Which drivers surprised you this year, either good or bad? #mepersonally, Alex Palou did really well, and Simon Pagenaud was largely anonymous.”
• “Do you think swapping Laguna Seca and St. Pete next year would lead to a similarly wild finale next year? Running a street circuit certainly means more chance for drama with the walls being so close.”