Indy 500 Open Test Day 1 report with Callum Ilott
“I couldn’t even go in a straight line. It was like a ping-pong ball across a corridor. Just bouncing, bouncing, so I’m like, ‘That’s not good…’”
Those were the best things Callum Ilott had to say while describing his worst day on an oval since he joined the NTT IndyCar Series, and in his welcome candor, the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver tells RACER's Marshall Pruett what it’s like when everything goes wrong on a Indy 500 test day where everything was expected to go according to plan.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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