From an original line-up of 20 cars, only Andretti Autosport-Honda, Meyer Shank Racing-Honda and Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevrolet had remained hopeful of squeezing in some track time around the 2.439-mile 14-turn road course. Doom-laden weather forecasts persuaded others to pull out ahead of time, and when yesterday’s action was called off for unsuitable weather, Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet also called it quits.
Overnight there was snow in Speedway, Indiana, and while it was too warm to settle, the temperature is still only around 40degF in the region. For IndyCar’s sole tire supplier, Firestone, to give the green light to any track action, the combined track and ambient temperatures must add up to 100, and there is no chance of that today.
