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First IndyCar 2.4-liter test to be held on Indy road course

First IndyCar 2.4-liter test to be held on Indy road course

When it was revealed early in March that the 2.4-liter’s race debut had been delayed until 2024, IndyCar’s stated its intention for the first test of the engines to be held March 30-31 on the Sebring International Raceway’s short course.

However, since around 20 cars are expected for a group test at Indy on those dates, it made financial and logistical sense to run the 2.4-liter cars at the same venue.

Thus the joint private test for Chevrolet and Honda will be held on Monday-Tuesday, March 28-29, on the 14-turn 2.439-mile track that utilizes parts of Turns 1 and 2 of the iconic Speedway, as well as the majority of the front straight, albeit in the opposite direction to the oval.

Team Penske will run the Chevy-powered 2.4 car while Chip Ganassi Racing will operate the Honda 2.4. Neither engine will utilize the hybrid component, but will instead use an alternator converted from the current-spec 2.2-liter engines.

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