After months of teasing fans with renderings of the universal aero kit that is set to run for the 2018 season, INDYCAR has released images of the actual car.
Dallara takes over as the sole builder, taking the reins from the recent manufacturer-purposed kit by Chevrolet and Honda which was started in 2015.
Photo: Chris Owens/INDYCAR
INDYCAR will conduct its first test with the superspeedway package on Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Juan Pablo Montoya and Oriol Servia.
Other test dates are listed as follows:
Aug. 1 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Aug. 10 – Iowa Speedway
Sept. 26 – Sebring International Raceway
Verizon IndyCar Series teams will not receive the new kit until November.
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