Chances of Sage, Hawksworth and Filippi landing IndyCar ride

Question: I feel bad for Sage Karam. He was the Indy Lights champion but can't find a ride but the fourth-place finisher Jack Hawksworth is getting a test and a serious look. I know Karam's ties with Ganassi as a "development driver" but ask Alex Lloyd how that worked out. Please tell me IndyCar is evaluating the scholarship so that a driver can at least get a part-time IndyCar ride. (Marco, Vincennes, Ind.)

Answer: It's not being considered, and it shouldn't, in my opinion. What good does it do for the driver to take $1 million and then run only a couple of non-IMS races. No offense to those tracks, but do they draw enough attention, build the car count and justify a seven-figure donation from IndyCar? I don't think so, and I don't think you do, either. As for Sage, it's too early to judge his decision; I hope it works out for him. As for Hawksworth, I'm told he was solid at the test, and I think there's a chance he lands at Herta if he can secure more money from his backers, although Filippi is still the leading candidate. Curt Cavin, Indy Star