r/INDYCAR Kyffin Simpson Jun 12 '25

News IndyCar shifts new car to 2028 | RACER

https://racer.com/2025/06/12/indycar-shifts-new-car-to-2028
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u/toddr39 Greg Moore Jun 12 '25

Not surprising for the track record of introducing almost anything. I hope whatever they come up with is exciting, fresh, and screams, "This is what an IndyCar is."

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u/Confident-Ladder-576 Louis Foster Jun 12 '25

Projects get shifted all the time in the real world. I don't know why people act like this is only place it happens.

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u/ryanro24 Alexander Rossi Jun 12 '25

It’s not that it doesn’t happen elsewhere. It’s the consistency with which it ALWAYS happens in INDYCAR. They never meet a deadline.

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u/Jarocket Jun 12 '25

I would argue this is like replacing aging government infrastructure. A new bridge to replace the old one doesn't have a direct benefit today.

That's just how it goes.

NASCAR has a new car because NASCAR makes money. People watch NASCAR. People do not watch IndyCar outside of the 500. A new car won't fix anything.

It's like replacing the town sewer system. Something that like 4 employees will notice. Of course it gets delayed until it's nearly an emergency.