ABOVE: Reigning champ Simon Pagenaud will have to fight off at least three rivals to kiss the Astor Cup again at Sonoma later this month.The showdown for the 2017 IndyCar championship is likely between four drivers, with a fifth still having a shot, but the constant theme heading for Sonoma is take care of your own business because that's all you control. In one of the tightest fights in recent history, Josef Newgarden leads Scott Dixon by three points, Helio Castroneves by 22 and Simon Pagenaud by 34 with double points in play for the finale. "I don't see the points deficit being such an issue," said Pagenaud, who clinched his first IndyCar title at Sonoma last year after Will...
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