Teams, Drivers To Test This Week on Nashville Oval, IMS Road Course
NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and teams will test in two spots this week, as two drivers perform essential training at Nashville Superspeedway and eight drivers from four teams shift their preparation for the Month of May into higher gear.
Rookies Robert Shwartzman of PREMA Racing and Louis Foster of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will participate in their series oval tests Wednesday, March 26 on the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway oval. This test is a prerequisite for both drivers to participate in the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge Rookie Orientation Program in May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2024 INDY NXT by Firestone champion Foster, from England, has previous oval experience from three seasons in North American junior open-wheel series from 2022-24. This will be the first oval experience for Israeli native Shwartzman, who came to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES after competing in various European road racing championships since 2014, including winning the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2019 and finishing second in the FIA Formula 2 Championship – one step below Formula One – in 2021.
The concrete oval at Nashville also is the site of the season-ending Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on Sunday, Aug. 31.
AJ Foyt Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Coyne Racing and Juncos Hollinger Racing will turn laps from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET Thursday, March 27 on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course at IMS, continuing preparations for the Sonsio Grand Prix on that circuit Saturday, May 10. Drivers participating:
Foyt: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
CGR: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, Kyffin Simpson
Coyne: Jacob Abel
JHR: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
The Turn 2 Viewing Mounds at IMS are open to the public during the test. Drivers and teams will be off track from noon-1 p.m. during a lunch break.
