RACER understands Penske’s first-ever IndyCar financing plan is specific to each charter entry’s second IR-28 purchase.

Dallara has started production on the Dallara IR-28 chassis that will supersede the current DW12 race car after the following IndyCar season.

According to Ford Racing Global Director Mark Rushbrook, the Blue Oval is not moving forward with a 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 to rejoin the American open-wheel series.

Two days of running on Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 151 combined laps turned, and a peak speed of nearly 218mph was achieved during the first oval track runs with the new Dallara IR-28.

Zanardi memories, the Lotus IndyCar engine debacle and Formula 1 vs Formula E electrics among topics filling the Mailbag this week.