Myles Rowe’s first experience in an Indy car took place this week across two half-day runs at the Putnam Park road course outside of Indianapolis with the MKR Racing team in a 2007 Panoz DP01-Cosworth Champ Car.

It was late in November when I got a DM from an IndyCar fan who’d just spoken with former Indy Racing League entrant Tom Kelley and had some interesting information to share.Along with two partners, Kelley had bought six 2007 Champ Car Panoz DP01s and, in an unbelievable turn, acquired...