Helio Castroneves says IndyCar’s efforts to improve racing on the ovals will pay off, following his test at Phoenix International Raceway. The Penske-Chevrolet driver was at PIR as part of a test for both IndyCar and Firestone, along with Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti and Carlos Munoz, as well as Ed Carpenter in his eponymous team. Although IndyCar was welcomed back this year by race fans in Phoenix, Az., the consensus was that IndyCar needed to improve the racing on short tracks. As a result, Castroneves and Penske were among the contingent asked to help give direction to the series’ technical body. Castroneves told Motorsport.com: “Man, I did 320 laps –...
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