Raj Nair, IndyCar Independent Officiating Board Chairman, shared the midseason retirement by technical director Kevin ‘Rocket’ Blanch came with “mixed emotions,” while Scot Elkins, the Managing Director of Officiating (MDO), called it, “a big loss.”
That was the tone set on Thursday morning’s call with select media, including Motorsport.com, which followed roughly 30 minutes after the announcement that Blanch was stepping away after more than two decades in the role and 36 years in the IndyCar Series. Nick Allen, who has served as the technical inspection manager for North America’s premier open-wheel championship after being hired in January, has been named Blanch’s replacement as technical director for IndyCar Officiating.
