IndyCar's long relationship with Texas Motor Speedway is at a crossroads headed into the 35th race at the track that has always embraced the open-wheel series.
FORT WORTH, Texas — IndyCar's long relationship with Texas Motor Speedway is at a crossroads headed into the 35th race at the track that has always embraced the open-wheel series.
It makes a high line that is far too slick and dangerous for the IndyCar drivers: Will Power said the track “is like ice” in the second groove after he led six other drivers in a special practice session designed to create a second lane. “It's good we're trying, we're trying to put on the best show possible. So it was worth doing to see if we potentially can ride two-wide,” Power said. “I think the problem is you are so afraid to get into that stuff and then you are just off into the fence. I did the special session because I want two-lane racing, but in the race situation, bit gun shy right now.”
Jimmie Johnson, the winningest driver at Texas with seven wins in NASCAR, qualified 18th in his IndyCar oval debut. It was his best qualifying effort in 14 IndyCar races.Colton Herta a week ago signed a contract to test a Formula One car for McLaren this season — the job his friend and former teammate Pato O'Ward has also desperately chased.
Herta said his McLaren deal is completely separate from his current contract with Andretti Autosport, and Michael Andretti has said he'd take Herta with him to F1 if he can land a team. But this testing contract is for McLaren to evaluate the Californian — a chance he never thought he'd receive when he ended his European pursuit at the end of the 2016 season.
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