Innovation, performance, and advanced technology is also designed and built into the tires. Ever since Ray Harroun's Firestone-equipped Marmon Wasp won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 ® in 1911, Firestone has worked to constantly evolve race tire technology and has been the sole supplier of tires for the NTT INDYCAR ® Series since 2000. IndyCar Series, is a 15-race, single-seat championship that competes on speedways throughout the USA, including California and Texas, with the historic.

Spring Training and Chassis Extensions Also AnnouncedPALMETTO, Fla. (September 12, 2019) – The 2020 schedule for the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires – the only driver development program of its type in the world with a scholarship-funded path to the pinnacle of the sport – was announced today by Andersen Promotions. All three levels of the ladder system – Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship – will compete at prominent venues throughout North America and Canada with all events in support of the NTT IndyCar Series, offering scholarships and awards valued at over $2.7 million.The Road to Indy has been helping drivers ascend the motorsports ranks since 2010. In this year’s 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, 23 of the 33 starters were graduates including nine Indy Lights champions.

Contents.Series news. On May 24, 2019, it was announced that will schedule to introduce cockpit protection combining an Aeroscreen and the used in from 2020 season onwards. The cockpit protection will be built by in a collaborative effort with Dallara. The combination of aeroscreen and halo is designed to improve safety standards by deflecting debris away from a driver's head and was originally developed for use in Formula One and IndyCar before its application was expanded to other open-wheel championships.

On November 3, 2019, it was announced the owner had purchased the and as a racing league. Penske also announced he will step down as full-time race strategist. On January 6, 2020, IndyCar announced the transactions were formally complete. Penske officially becomes just the fourth owner in Indianapolis Motor Speedway's history and marks the first time since where ownership of the Speedway has changed hands.Contracted teams and drivers The following teams and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams use a IR18 chassis with and tires.TeamEngineNo.Driver(s)Round(s)4All14R2, 4–5, 8, 12–141, 3, 6–7, 9–1011, 15TBAR926All27All28All291, 4, 988Allw/ &98All5All7RAll66R931TBAAll592, 4–5, 8–9, 11–151, 3, 6–7, 108All9All10Allwith55RAllwith Vasser-Sullivan18All81TBA1, 8–9, 12–13, 15244–5, 9, 15TBATBA9202, 4–5, 8, 11–151, 3, 6–7, 9–1021RAllTBA960All15All30Allwith / Autosport454, 91All3912All22All. R Eligible for Rookie of the Year Team changes.

Formula One team announced on August 1, 2019 it would join the series in 2020 in partnership with under the name Arrow McLaren Racing SP. The team will field two full-time entries. As a result of partnership, the team officially agreed to end its engine partner deal with to allow to supply team as it was announced on August 9, 2019. On October 25, 2019, the joint venture unveiled a new logo and confirmed the team's name as Arrow McLaren SP. On December 24, 2019, released a schedule of six races for 2020, including the. While 2019 driver had previously been tipped to return, the December announcement did not confirm any drivers. On January 13, 2020, it was announced that Hanley would drive for DragonSpeed at the first round in St.

Petersburg. On September 21, 2019 it was announced that would field a fifth entry for under the name, partnering with Mike Harding and George Michael Steinbrenner IV of the previously independent team. On November 8, 2019, after competing part-time in 2017, 2018, and 2019, announced that they would expand to a full-time program in 2020 with.

The team retained its power and entered a technical partnership with after 2 years partnering with. On December 19, 2019, announced a partnership with winners to run for the full season. On January 7, 2020, revealed to that they would be expanding to a 4-race program in 2020. Team owner Dennis Reinbold revealed that would be back with the team in 2020, but did not specify how many rounds, or which rounds, Karam would be entering. On January 10, 2020, in an interview with, Reinbold clarified that Karam would be driving their car in the rounds at St. Petersburg, Indianapolis, and Toronto. On February 21, 2020, Citrone/Buhl Autosport, a partnership between Nick and and Tom and, announced their intentions to partner with an existing team to enter the IndyCar Series at the GMR Grand Prix and attempt to qualify for the.

On February 27, 2020, announced a partnership with Citrone/Buhl Autosport and will drive their entry in the GMR Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500.Driver changes. On October 8, 2019 announced that would join the team, leaving Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to drive the revived No.

8 car in 2020. On October 28, 2019 relieved of his driving duties and signed champion and former driver and Indy Lights champion to fill their two seats. On November 15, 2019, announced that would not be returning to the team in 2020. On November 20, ECR announced had been signed to drive the No. 21 full-time.

On November 22, 2019, it was announced that would not return to with Vasser-Sullivan due to a new need for funding. The same day, Bourdais confirmed his exit from the IndyCar Series after signing to drive for JDC-Miller Motorsports in the. On January 23, 2020, the team announced that, who drove the No. 19 car for in 2019, would switch to the Vasser-Sullivan-supported No. 18 entry to replace Bourdais. On December 9, 2019, announced that would contest the road and street circuit races in the team's No.

20 entry with sponsorship from the, and would pilot a third entry for the team in the Indianapolis 500. He replaces, who will drive for in the.

Daly will also compete the four other oval events in 's No. 59, replacing Max Chilton who quit racing ovals in 2019.

On January 22, 2020, named the driver of their No. 4 entry, marking his return to full-time competition after running a partial schedule for in 2019.

On January 29, 2020, announced that 2020 would be his final season as a primary driver in IndyCar. He will race in the five oval events in the No. On February 4, 2020 confirmed that driving duties for the No. 14 on the road and street tracks would be split between.

Kellett will also drive the team's third entry in the Indianapolis 500. On February 5, 2020, confirmed that defending champion (a driver for the ) would make his IndyCar debut at the GMR Grand Prix on the Indianapolis road course., who drove a fourth Penske car at both Indianapolis races in 2018 and 2019, will only race in the for Penske. On March 27, 2020, it was revealed that McLaughlin would no longer be making his IndyCar debut at the GMR Grand Prix due to the rescheduling of the race.

It is unclear if he will compete in any other races. On February 19, 2020, announced that would contest three events in the team's No.

29 entry with sponsorship from. He will be driving at the GMR Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the. On February 25, 2020, who attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with in 2019, announced that he would be driving for Arrow McLaren SP at the. On March 10, 2020, announced that, who races full-time with in the, would make his IndyCar debut in St. Petersburg.Schedule Initial schedule The 2020 schedule was initially announced on September 1, 2019; there was one change from the calendar with being replaced by, the latter track returning to the series for the first time since.

Revisions due to the coronavirus pandemic The onset of the in North America, and subsequent restrictions on public gatherings and non-essential business (which have affected ), have led to the postponement of the IndyCar Series season to at least June, and the cancellation of several races.On March 12, 2020, IndyCar announced that the opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would be held with. However, the next day, IndyCar announced that the event, as well as all races through April, would be cancelled, citing widening closures and health risks of gatherings. The series announced an intent to begin with the two 'Month of May' races in Indianapolis.Om March 26, IndyCar announced that it would postpone the and to July 4 and August 23 respectively (with the former joining 's race weekend), marking the first time either event would be held outside of May.

The was to serve as season opener, while plans were announced for the St. Petersburg race to possibly be reinstated.On April 6, IndyCar announced the cancellation of the Detroit Grand Prix, with organizers citing Michigan's and other scheduled events at Belle Isle making it impossible to prepare for or reschedule the event.

To compensate for other cancelled races, IndyCar also announced the conversion of the and races to double-header weekends, and added a third Indianapolis Motor Speedway race on October 3, known as the IndyCar Harvest GP (which will also take place on its road course). Rd.DateRace nameTrackCityTime1June 6O8:45 p.m.2June 21R12:50 p.m.3June 27O8:15 p.m.4July 4R3:50 p.m.5July 12R3:40 p.m.6July 17O9:00 p.m.7July 189:00 p.m.8August 9R12:45 p.m.9August 23O1:00 p.m.10August 30O3:00 p.m.11September 13R3:40 p.m.12September 19R3:25 p.m.13September 203:25 p.m.14October 3R3:50 p.m.15TBARTBAReferences:Cancelled eventsApril 5RApril 19RApril 26RMay 30–31RReferences.

Also known as. Fernando Alonso is considered a rookie in the; however, he will not be a rookie in the as he participated in the. was entered in the No. 31 at the March 15 St. Petersburg race, but the race was cancelled before Nasr could compete. was entered in the No.

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