Today’s question: Who will win the NTT P1 Award as the pole sitter for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday?

Curt Cavin: I’m selling out for what would be the story of the qualifying session, and that would be Will Power finally scoring his first Indy pole after a record 70 poles at other tracks. He has been close here before, and his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet has been strong all week. I’m leading with my heart here more so than my head because the latter can’t separate between the three Team Penske drivers and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou and Scott Dixon. So, here’s to No. 71 and No. 1 at Indy – in a contract year to boot.

Eric Smith: I’ve changed my answer four times on this because I truly believe it’s that wide open. However, most have said Josef Newgarden has been among a list of three drivers in a class of his own this week, and earning the pole this weekend is going to be a test of bravery, skill, aggression and car control. Newgarden boasts all. Plus, it’s a great story to have the two-time defending winner attempting to become the first to win three in a row starting on the pole, and this place chooses stories like that. Give me Newgarden for his first “500” pole.

Arni Sribhen: Chip Ganassi Racing’s cars have been consistently fast since the Open Test last month, so let’s go with the guy who could match the great Rick Mears with six Indy 500 poles, Scott Dixon. The Iceman’s car has been consistently fast regardless of the conditions and he’s been through the pressure of qualifying in the current format. Dixon being P1 on Sunday just makes sense.

Paul Kelly: Move over, Rocket, and save some space for Scott Dixon. I think six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Dixon will match the all-time “500” record of six poles set by Rick Mears. Dixon had the fastest qualifying simulation in treacherous conditions on Fast Friday presented by Turtle Wax in his No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, and I was really impressed with his deployment strategy of the hybrid. He seemed to exhaust the extra energy just as he crossed the Yard of Bricks every lap. Plus, the gusty winds today will require guile, bravery and experience to manage, and Dixon has as much of that as any of the 34 drivers aiming for one of the 33 spots.