Chip Ganassi Racing’s six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was driving for Honda, while Team Penske’s two-time and reigning champion Will Power took the wheel for Chevrolet, around the 14-turn 2.439-mile course.
Although the test was for 2024 – when IndyCar will introduce a hybrid system mated to the 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6s – the event was shrouded in secrecy. Representatives from IndyCar, Chevrolet and Honda all refused to speak either on- or off-the-record about the purpose of the track time. A Chevy spokesperson insisted to Motorsport.com that it was “not a hybrid test”, Honda stated that it may choose to comment on the progress of the company’s 2024 power units within the next two weeks, while IndyCar was unwilling to pass statement on what was a manufacturer-led test.
