IndyCar 2018 bodywork delivery schedule set

Verizon IndyCar teams should be able to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas without completing a mad scramble to outfit their Dallara DW12s with UAK18 body kits.

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"Dallara has been spot-on with this whole process," Frye told RACER. "They've been phenomenal to work with, they've delivered everything on time, and actually early most of the time. And that's part of the plan. The teams will get them November 27th, so they'll have almost a month to get the cars ready, take the Christmas break, then come back where they've few more days if they've got some loose ends to button up before they can go starting testing on the 8th."

"It will be challenging, but it will be the same for everyone," said Andretti Autosport COO Rob Edwards.

Frye is confident the mass delivery of 2018 body kits – two free per entry – by the end of November will give IndyCar teams ample time to be ready for testing in early January, and with more time to convert backup cars and Indy-only DW12s in the weeks and months that follow, the goal is to avoid the last-minute time crunch that plagued the last aero changeover in 2015.

"We try to do everything and anything from the team's perspective," he said. "Again, the human capital part of this sport is very difficult. It's very hard. It's very demanding. And when we can do things like the universal aero kit release between the holidays, we're trying to help make things easier for IndyCar's crew members."