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I’m not sure why that says local, as far as I can tell these are all ET.Same schedule as this year but with more NASCAR collisionsNo clue why they won't move the season finale to Labor Day weekend after the recent ratings desaster for Laguna Seca.
I don't like night races but Gateway races so much better at night it definitely should be one.
Edit: Long Beach, Portland and Laguna Seca are going to be run at 6 pm eastern?
Should NASCAR give a two-weekend waiver for some drivers to go race instead? The fact that they scheduled the way that they did tells me they didn’t have much interest in actually having active drivers there to begin with. I know that, like with every series under the sun these days, their hands are tied by NBC. But all they had to do was move the bye one week to make it somewhat easier logistically and they didn’t. Gordon and JJ are about as popular as you can get minus Dale Jr. and at least JJ has kept active recently.It's not gonna "exhibit" favorably with Red Farmer driving it.
As RACER chronicled in July, the series harbors an interest in expanding its schedule to reach upwards of 19-20 races per season in an incremental fashion by adding one new event in 2024, 2025, and possibly 2026.
I was going to say I've never even heard of that track...but that's because it hasn't opened yet.Can’t happen soon enough. In addition to Milwaukee and Mexico, candidates under real consideration are the streets of Denver, return to Richmond, and an unnamed road course out west - which someone in the comments says is Circuit of the Northwest?:
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IndyCar exploring options for new venues
The NTT IndyCar Series’ desire to grow its 17-race calendar in the coming years is being met by an increasing number of options to explore. As RACER chronicled in July, the series harbors an intere…racer.com
It appears to have a Portland-style chicane as the first turn. I hope I'm looking at that wrong.I was going to say I've never even heard of that track...but that's because it hasn't opened yet.
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www.circuitofthenorthwest.com
Looks like it can be run with or without a chicane.It appears to have a Portland-style chicane as the first turn. I hope I'm looking at that wrong.
They have been talking about a track in the PNW for decades, hope it happens.We’re like neighbors.![]()
Jimmie Johnson will not be returning to IndyCar full-time next season:
Speaking of which, Jayski has this from the Indianapolis StarJ'ever notice that whenever a driver tries the Memorial Day Double, that it's a Cup driver and not one from IndyCar?
Milwaukee makes sense the most given the Truck Series event, as does Richmond.Can’t happen soon enough. In addition to Milwaukee and Mexico, candidates under real consideration are the streets of Denver, return to Richmond, and an unnamed road course out west - which someone in the comments says is Circuit of the Northwest?:
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IndyCar exploring options for new venues
The NTT IndyCar Series’ desire to grow its 17-race calendar in the coming years is being met by an increasing number of options to explore. As RACER chronicled in July, the series harbors an intere…racer.com
I understand the purpose of a chicane, and I have no objections to there being one at this spot on the track. Does it have to be another 'almost 90 followed by and almost 135' a la Portland? Can't it be something more like Watkins Glen or Daytona, less likely to cause problems on restarts?Looks like it can be run with or without a chicane.
Richmond never got a proper shot with COVID in 2020 to begin with. Still hate that. The market does pretty well in TV ratings iirc.Milwaukee makes sense the most given the Truck Series event, as does Richmond.
I hope they give Denver another shot I think it would be a good market and have some support for sure.
Road course out west? Maybe they give Utah Motorsports Campus a shot? it’s similar to NOLA in some ways though. I have no clue where else there’s a decent road course besides Willow Springs & Buttonwillow. I think Utah & Denver alternating would be an idea.
Richmond never got a proper shot with COVID in 2020 to begin with. Still hate that. The market does pretty well in TV ratings iirc.
Utah could use more events considering how good of a facility it is. Ridge Motorsports Park in WA looks nice if it had more safety features and fan amenities.
Arrow Electronics is based somewhere near Denver and used to have their preseason reveals/media days at the Pepsi Center.
Can’t think of many others not mentioned yet besides Sonoma and I don’t think anyone cares about that one.
If taking off an event helps clear some budget for these I doubt anyone would mind if the second Indy RC race went away.
This could actually be great, can easily see him winning races if he lands a decent car.This should shake things up: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mo...pc=U531&cvid=e3c0aa1b148741fca326361293a455a6
I like the Santucci signing for Foyt tbh. Just gotta hope he bins fewer cars than Kirkwood did, they showed signs of speed with him this past season.
He'll replace Rossi at Andretti next year, was announced months ago.I liked Kyle Kirkwood but he screwed up too many times. He seems to fit better in the IMSA series.
Can a driver fail these evals?Upcoming “young driver” evaluations at Sebring:
MSR - Tom Blomqvist
Andretti - Jake Dennis
DCR - Sting Ray Robb
Juncos - Agustín Canapino
RLL - Jüri Vips
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IndyCar young driver evaluations set for Sebring
The NTT IndyCar Series will have a strong base of young and new drivers taking part in next week’s private tests at Sebring International Raceway. Of the expected participants, new IMSA DPi champio…racer.com
DCR have changed plans to test Marcus Armstrong and Danial Frost instead. Harvey may be in trouble at RLL and DCR would like to field a third car.Upcoming “young driver” evaluations at Sebring:
MSR - Tom Blomqvist
Andretti - Jake Dennis
DCR - Sting Ray Robb
Juncos - Agustín Canapino
RLL - Jüri Vips
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IndyCar young driver evaluations set for Sebring
The NTT IndyCar Series will have a strong base of young and new drivers taking part in next week’s private tests at Sebring International Raceway. Of the expected participants, new IMSA DPi champio…racer.com
There can be any number of reasons why a team would run driver evals. They could be legitimate tryouts, could be a reward for something accomplished in a different series, they could just be a driver paying for a test outing to get noticed or something. It’s just up to the teams to do whatever they want with it.Can a driver fail these evals?
David Land was the "source".Carvana was a huge sponsor - $8-10M for the full season - and NTT Data is also rumored to be moving to AMSP on Rosenqvist’s car ahead of Palou joining in 2024. Latifi would fill a pretty substantial funding need.
David just took it from MP I think.David Land was the "source".
Take it with a massive grain of salt, but CGR does not play round with sponsors. They want a full-time driver who is willing to do the whole schedule. Al la Ericsson, so we'll see who could be that fit.