Good morning from Milwaukee

The MAVTV 500 continues to be a subject of discussion

It's about 9 a.m. local time at a hazy, humid Milwaukee Mile. The second Verizon IndyCar Series practice session is about to begin.

At 8 a.m. there was a closed-door drivers' meeting. How much of that meeting was about today and how much was about the race two weeks ago at Auto Club Speedway, we'd love to know.

Yesterday, we reported that a drivers' meeting took place in which the Fontana race was discussed. Without rehashing all the details, there was great dissension amongst the drivers in the aftermath of the MAVTV 500 over the style of racing. Critics such as Juan Pablo Montoya, Will Power, and Tony Kanaan equated the race to 'pack racing' and were very pointed in their comments.

We also know that after the meeting there was a heated discussion between Ed Carpenter and Juan Pablo Montoya in which the racing was discussed. Now, we didn't hear exactly what was discussed, and even if we did the exchange was obviously off the record. Apparently, Montoya suggested drivers not changing lanes between in the middle of turns. Carpenter was of course very vocal after the race in response to drivers criticizing the show.

Apparently Juan Pablo Montoya & Ed Carpenter aren't seeing eye-to-eye

You might also remember Montoya and Carpenter have clashed in the past. At Iowa last year Montoya called Carpenter a "douchebag" in a television interview after contact between the two eliminated Montoya. Apparently, whatever ill-will there is between the two hasn't gone away.

Moving down a level to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, Juncos Racing's Spencer Pigot led an American 1-2-3 in qualifying yesterday to win pole for today's Grand Prix of Milwaukee. New Port Richey, FL native R.C. Enerson was second, with Pigot's teammate Kyle Kaiser third.

I had the opportunity to meet Enerson after the qualifying press conference and asked him about his accident last month in Toronto. I wasn't taking notes at the time, so I'm paraphrasing but Enerson said he simply closed his eyes when the car got airborne and hoped for the best. The best happened and the 18-year-old said he wasn't even sore the next day, just disappointed he had an accident while leading. He also praised the design of the Dallara IL-15 which stayed intact during the crash.

R.C. Enerson last month at Toronto

Enerson finished second in the Freedom 100 to teammate Jack Harvey and appears confident heading in to today.

Of course, four-time 2015 winner Pigot, who sits second to Harvey in the championship will be tough to beat. Pigot won last year's Pro Mazda race here at Milwaukee and noted in the press conference that his car works very well on the asphalt patches on the inside of the track.

The Indy Lights race gets underway around 2 p.m. local time.

One last thing before I sign off. Officials from the track are telling us they are expecting a healthy crowd today, possibly as many as 30,000. Good to hear.

Brian C. reporting from The Milwaukee Mile