2020 IndyCar Silly Season | PENSKE BUYS IMS, INDYCAR

Dan Belcher · PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:21 pm

"Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will get his first run in an IndyCar next month during a test at Barber Motorsports Park. The opportunity comes via the Arrow McLaren SP team, which uses Chevrolet engines for its pair of entries for Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew."

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:05 am

Australia will also see a upgraded television package for 2020 - as FOX Sports 506 & Kayo will broadcast every race live
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport ... addfe2d5d7

racer612008 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:31 pm

Looks like CoTA is going to need to get some permits to run MotoGP & IndyCar next month
https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/l ... city-says/

RtN · PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:27 pm

Nasr confirmed for St. Pete only (for now), which fills the grid for this weekend.

https://racer.com/2020/03/10/nasr-compl ... etersburg/

Daly will share the #59 with Chilton and will therefore complete the entire championship.

https://racer.com/2020/03/10/daly-to-ru ... th-carlin/

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:22 am

Jon Beekhuis not on the NBC broadcast team this year

FiatFan83 · PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:17 pm

racer612008 wrote:

Jon Beekhuis not on the NBC broadcast team this year

Wow, that's fucked up!

Edited: if I actually processed what I read, the reason is right in his tweet

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racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:42 pm

Long Beach canceled (unless date is found to reschedule) due to COVID-19

RtN · PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:21 am

I have never been more grateful that Roger Penske bought this series than I am today. There is clearly going to be significant disruption even if they manage to get through this weekend without any further changes in the situation. There will be a lot of lost revenue as contracts will be breached (completely beyond the control of the contractees, but that won't matter). A large number of teams will end up on the edge of viability, and if the Hulman-Georges were still in charge then there would be nothing they could do to help as the spare money would not be there (and if they missed out on an Indy 500 crowd then they would be in trouble themselves).

But Penske can take a bath on this, at least for one season, and Indycar can come out on the other side in good health.

If you want to imagine what would have happened if Liberty had bought it, you don't need to think very hard at the moment.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:46 am

racer612008 wrote:

Long Beach canceled (unless date is found to reschedule) due to COVID-19

RIP Battlebots season 5

Oh, and the Grand Prix of course.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:35 am

Long Beach promoters trying to get in on the back end of the season around Portland's IndyCar race, and Laguna Seca for both IMSA / IndyCar

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:43 pm

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:51 pm

Expect the Indy GP to be canceled or rescheduled, first weekend without this would be 500 practice week
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc ... id-19.html

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:24 am

So......

What happens if this affects the 500...

Can Indycar even go a year without the 500 refilling their collective coffers :whistling:

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:30 am

The 500 will not be happening in May, at least not with fans in attendance.

Cartman · PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:42 am

The guideline words it as a "recommendation". They could still go ahead with the races, could they not?

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:42 am

CoTA has also been completely mothballed until normal business resumes.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:14 am

Well the 500 is after the 8 weeks, they can do early practice behind closed doors easy.

RtN · PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:22 pm

Long Beach will not be rescheduled.

https://racer.com/2020/03/18/gp-of-long ... und-plans/

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:24 am

Fred was slated to race the 3rd car that Jimmie Johnson was slated to test at Barber apparently
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... b46b6.html

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:18 pm

Indy GP postponed to July 4th, will run alongside NASCAR Cup & NASCAR XFINITY. Mid-Ohio postponed to August 9th, Indy 500 postponed to August 23rd, Gateway postponed to August 30th, Portland postponed to September 13th. St. Pete WILL be rescheduled apparently also
https://www.indycar.com/News/2020/03/03 ... ay-Release

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