2025 IndyCar News / Misc

Charlie Spencer said:
I started to agree but realized I wouldn't know. Other than NASCAR, I don't look at Fox.
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They had a few D500 spots during the Packers/Eagles game last night. Nothing crazy but they did promote it three times I think. Folks were getting antsy since there hadn’t been much yet.

I think the Indy commmercial is really good though. Looking forward to seeing what they do with Pato and Palou in the next two. I’m feeling a good energy about the new partnership so far.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I'm unfamiliar with Buxton but he can't be any worse than a Gerbil.
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I’m not sure he’s done a PxP role since his GP2 days, so there might be a bit of a learning curve involved. But he’s a passionate race fan, a fan of IndyCar, and generally an engaging presenter. I think he’ll be pretty solid.
 
Rossi mentioned on his podcast w/Hinch a week or two ago that IndyCar and FOX are working to adjust the race lengths of about 5-6 of the road/street events, in part to reduce the number of 2-stop fuel save events and because the standard FOX broadcast window (2.5 hours) will be longer than some of the ones NBC allotted. Would be a great change if they open up some of the distances again. As a regular attendee of the event, I remember it was sometime during NBC’s tenure that St. Pete was cut from 110 to 100 laps.

 
Charlie Spencer said:
They sure don't all need to be the I500 but sometimes it felt like the Truck series had longer events.
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Given how often the trucks wad themselves up and the two long mandatory cautions (plus any competition cautions they add in), yeah, I know what you're saying. But also, I much prefer 2 or 2.5 hour races. I don't want or need a 4 hour Detroit GP and I attend that.
 
I’m a proud IndyCar fan dammit. Dodged the WWE gimmick.

“Though not said to be an ultimatum, multiple sources indicated that Borchetta and Big Machine approached Penske Entertainment with a proposal to alter the series’ championship format to ensure the series title would be decided in the season-finale Grand Prix. Such a format change was brought to the table by Borchetta and Big Machine as a way to add value and drama to the finale.

Among the formats discussed in the early-stage conversations were a playoff-like setup similar to NASCAR, though one that would’ve been smaller in size, given IndyCar’s current 17-race regular season versus the Cup series’ 36 races (a 26-race regular season and 10-race playoff model). IndyStar understands that after surveying key stakeholders, Penske Entertainment felt like most partners were satisfied with the status quo because the championship has been decided at the finale in 18 of the last 19 seasons and the outsized effect such a change would have on the championship. No title race format changes were given more than an exploratory look.”

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Why Penske Entertainment is taking over promotion of Nashville IndyCar race

The first three GPs ran through downtown. The race was moved to the 1.33-mile oval in the suburbs last season because of construction.
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Lots of Indy car representation in this weekends 24. Also some technical alliance news
 
donthaveanickname said:
Like Dudley, I'm concerned it was even on the table. I'm afraid this might be brought back into the conversation in a few years.
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I wouldn’t lose sleep over it, it was folks outside Indy Car that brought it up and then Indy Car honcho’s promptly squashed it. According to the article and Indy Car Reddit….
 
It isn’t the first time IndyCar has shot down the idea of implementing a playoff format. Sometime around ~ 2012-2014 the Boston Consulting Group produced a report for Hulman & Co that had a number of ideas for both the Speedway and the series - some of which were eventually implemented to varying degrees - but the report also suggested a 3-race playoff at the end of the season across Texas, Long Beach, and the IMS Road Course. It’s good to see Penske maintain that position here. It really isn’t necessary when the championship is almost always a competition down to the last event anyway.
 
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