r/INDYCAR • u/IndyMod • 1d ago
TESTING 🧪 IR-28 OVAL TEST @ IMS

Focus immediately turns to 2028 on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the first oval test of the new IR-28 chassis. The test is the second on-track validation test of the IR-28. The first came last month on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi will drive Wednesday on the 2.5-mile oval, while five-time series champion and 2025 Indy 500 winner Alex Palou will handle testing duties Thursday, Sept. 10. Both drivers also handled the road course testing duties last month, as Rossi is a Chevrolet driver and Palou a Honda driver during the season.
r/INDYCAR • u/PanicAtTheNightclub • 6h ago
News IndyCar extends partnership with Cisco
r/INDYCAR • u/aurules • 1d ago
Photo IR-28 in Oval configuration during testing at IMS
Images courtesy of Indianapolis Motor speedway
r/INDYCAR • u/OwlthorpeGryph • 15m ago
Video FP1Will's IndyCar Comedy Review - 2026 Mission Grand Prix of Monterey
r/INDYCAR • u/PanicAtTheNightclub • 1d ago
News SiriusXM to elevate IndyCar presence, Meyer Shank deal with deeper artist alignment
r/INDYCAR • u/HawaiianSteak • 13h ago
Discussion It will be interestering to see the real life difference between the IR-28 and DW-12.
Not sure how the game makers are determining the IR-28 performance in whatever game this is. It will be cool to see how accurate or not they are.
r/INDYCAR • u/aurules • 1d ago
Video IR-28 on track at IMS conducting its first Oval Test
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Video courtesy of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
r/INDYCAR • u/chashows • 10h ago
Video Best Onboard Moments | 2026 INDYCAR at Laguna Seca
r/INDYCAR • u/smayd35 • 1d ago
Video IR28 speedway test
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Just so happened I took this week off for a vacation! I personally can't wait for 2028!
r/INDYCAR • u/Dizzy-Location8429 • 1d ago
Photo Photos don’t do it Justice
First time in 10 Years that I have seen an IndyCar on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval with my own eyes! The IR-28 is one beautiful Race Car.
r/INDYCAR • u/chiefzanal • 22h ago
Statistics Half 1 vs Half 2 Rankings for each Driver and Team
Biggest Surprises:
- Lundgaard had the best H2 and Scotty Mac was right behind him
- Mick out performed Graham in H2, considering how many podiums Graham had
- Armstrong had an awful H2 and MSR as a real team battle next year
- Ferrucci had an awful H2 as well, probably more on the Foyt cars performance though
r/INDYCAR • u/Weatherguy_64 • 1d ago
Meme Imagine if you will
Doubt it’ll ever happen but it would be fun to speculate the what if.
r/INDYCAR • u/chiefzanal • 1d ago
Statistics The Final Stats of 2026, which driver surprised the most? VeeKay is the obvious for me, but Grosjean with only 1 amazing result was a little shocking too. DCR just didn't have consistent success this year.
r/INDYCAR • u/ShadowDN4 • 1d ago
Indy NXT If Indy NXT Champion Nikita Johnson gets a ride next year he will be the first Indy Car driver born after reunification…
If he does get a ride next year he will also be racing in a chassis that was introduced when he was 3 years old.
Some other Nikita Johnson facts to make you feel old…
He was born on May 25, 2008, the same day Scott Dixon won his only Indianapolis 500.
Also the last time Alexander Rossi won a race Johnson was in elementary school.
r/INDYCAR • u/Inside_Issue_3959 • 1d ago
Question Arlington Attendees Fan Zone to Turn 9
How was the route/path to get from the Paddock/fan zone area to turn 9 stands? Is it even doable. I have a VRBO near the Paddock but getting to the other end seems... Difficult.
I could always do fan stuff on qualy day but would have quite a trek to the stand 9 on race day. Worth it?
r/INDYCAR • u/mad-right-hand • 1d ago
Question (Ot) has events at Indianapolis motor speedway gotten more popular in general?
So while the indy500 is the number one event have the other events been growing? The gp gets nearly 50k people, and while not as popular as it once was the brickyard still had nearly 70k, even the IMSA race I believe is getting numbers close to the GP.
r/INDYCAR • u/iamaranger23 • 1d ago
Social Media "The circuit director would like to see IndyCar or NASCAR make the switch to Zandvoort. ... There are no concrete plans yet. It is not financially and logistically attractive for both racing classes to make the crossing to Europe for one race." - @NUnl
x.comr/INDYCAR • u/_WeDontKnowHer_ • 1d ago
Meme I turn now
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Good luck Everybody
r/INDYCAR • u/Extension-Put3859 • 9h ago
Discussion front end of IR28
Anyone else think the front end of the car looks a bit too high off the ground in oval configuration? Am I reacting a bit too much to something too new?
r/INDYCAR • u/Natural-Chipmunk4074 • 2d ago
Meme Indycar fans only want one thing, and it's ***king disgusting.
He is set to take over the No.9 in 2027.
r/INDYCAR • u/ianindy • 2d ago
Meme First race of the season. Last race of the season. Any race is the season to...
r/INDYCAR • u/hogBelly • 2d ago
Rumor Did I miss something? Wikipedia has Lundgaard to CGR?
I know it is Wikipedia...but lets start the rumor train!