This weekend, the IndyCar series is heading to its first oval race — and second race overall — of the 2022 season. That means it’s time to get your !

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Why make your picks so early, well before any cars have hit the track? Well, the IndyCar Fantasy League website ran into a few snags during the first race weekend at St. Petersburg; a huge influx of people just before the race saw the Fantasy servers fail, meaning a lot of folks didn’t get to make their picks.

I recommend making some picks right now, since you can always change them later. That way, you’re at least guaranteed some points should all hell break loose again on Sunday. I doubt it will — but again, better safe than sorry.

(And as a reminder, — though if your St. Pete results would have put you in a podium position that you otherwise wouldn’t have achieved, we’re going to make sure you’re compensated.)

The Jalopnik league is hosted on IndyCar’s overall . Basically, you make one set of personal picks on your homepage, and those picks immediately transfer to any leagues you’re in. No, you can’t make picks for different leagues — one of the downsides of the service — but you’re also totally able to join as many leagues as you can.

TMS has been a hit-or-miss track in recent years. Where the racing used to be exceptional, we’ve seen a bit of a downturn thanks to the application of traction compound PJ1, which is used by NASCAR. The PJ1 makes the track practically undriveable for IndyCar — though there are currently some rumors that a few drivers will be invited to work in a second racing groove with some free Firestone tires and high-downforce setups, depending on the results of practice.