The Honda-powered car was driven by Chip Ganassi Racing’s six-time IndyCar champion, Scott Dixon, while Team Penske’s two-time champion Josef Newgarden drove the Chevrolet machine. Chevy driving duties are expected to be taken over by Will Power as testing continues tomorrow.
Today’s test was conducted on a 13-turn 2.6-mile version of the road course that incorporates the Speedway’s Turn 1 onto the front straight, in order to reduce any advantage that could have been garnered by either team involved.
Neither engine utilized the Mahle-built hybrid unit which will be part of the specifications when the new 2.4-liter engines come online in 2024, but instead ran alternators from the current-spec 2.2-liter V6 twin-turbo engines, which have been used in IndyCar since 2012.
Difficult cold track conditions minimized running early on in the day, but matters improved in the afternoon.
It was a closed test, so no laptimes were revealed. GM’s IndyCar program manager Rob Buckner…
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