I would back Doornbos across the season. Initially quick on the road courses, quicker than Rahal, and once he learns oval racing he'll be quick there too.
If I think about the boys from Europe in the CART days they were very quick on ovals once they got that sorted.
Mansell was quicker on ovals than road courses, as was Dixon and Montoya.
Learning ovals in the IRL isn't as hard for the open wheel driver as learning to drive tin tops in Nascar....
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