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On Wednesday April 6, 2016 there will be a one day only test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to test out the new superspeedway safety features to the car prior to the 100th running of the Indy 500.
The IndyCar Dallara IR-12 chassis tethering aerodynamic components is among some of the safety enhancements for 2016, along with domed skid plates and rear wing beam. The zylon tethers which are high-tensile will minimize the chance of the components coming detached from the race cars during an accident.
The rear wing and rear wheel guards will be tether for IndyCar races where the nose of the car will only be tethered for superspeedway ovals (1.5 miles or longer). Along with the rear wings Dallara has also designed a tethering system for the front wing main plane as well. The three superspeedways for the 2016 include Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway.
Here is a list of the drivers that will be attending the test:
- Mikhail Aleshin, No. 7 SMP Racing Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
- Marco Andretti, No. 27 Snapple Honda
- Sebastien Bourdais, No. 11 Team Hydroxycut KVSH Racing Chevrolet
- Ed Carpenter, No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka Chevrolet
- Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Pennzoil Team Penske Chevrolet
- Conor Daly, No. 18 Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality Honda
- Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
- Jack Hawksworth, No. 41 ABC Supply Co. Honda
- James Hinchcliffe, No. 5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
- Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 28 DHL Honda
- Tony Kanaan, No. 10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
- Charlie Kimball, No. 83 Tresiba Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
- Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet
- Carlos Munoz, No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda
- Josef Newgarden, No. 21 Preferred Freezer Services Chevrolet
- Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet
- Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet
- Graham Rahal, No. 15 Steak ‘n Shake Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
- Takuma Sato, No. 14 ABC Supply Co. Honda
