Operative words about the Firestone 600 Texas race: “He was smart enough.” That was Tony Kanaan, commending Graham Rahal for his final-lap move that gave Rahal his first race win of the year and fourth of his career. Rahal gave Honda its second victory of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the first coming at the 100th Indianapolis 500 with rookie Alexander Rossi. As soon as the checkered flag fell, though, criticism from “respected” journalists concerning this race on the 1.455-mile Texas Motor Speedway high banked oval began. Too much pack racing, some said. Somebody’s going to get killed here, said others. It’s way too dangerous for the Indy cars, stuff is going to fly...
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