How will the quality of racing differ at this year’s Indianapolis 500 with the new aeroscreen driver safety device fitted to the cars? It’s the one big variable 33 NTT IndyCar Series teams have been trying to solve since the first laps of opening practice, and so far, most drivers have reported an added challenge in drafting up to and past their rivals. Due to the change in aerodynamic profile created by the aeroscreen, and running the race in the middle of summer, Bryan Herta, who co-owns Marco Andretti’s pole-sitting No. 98 Honda, expects Sunday’s 200-lap contest to reward those with few passes to make. “We always talk about track position at Indy, and normally we talk about it...
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