IndyCar retains Independent Officiating Board leadership and managing director Scot Elkins for 2027 Unanimous vote by charter owners and FIA reappointment preserve governance leadership for a second season Motorsport · Sep 30
Pit penalty rule updated ahead of Mid-Ohio IndyCar race New exemption separates emergency service from sporting penalties, allowing affected teams a tactical recovery. Motorsport · Jul 2
IndyCar Officiating goes public with new post-event reports The reports will outline race penalties, technical inspection findings and penalty classifications after each event, with immediate effect Motorsport · Jun 4
IOB’s Raj Nair was “hoping” Kevin ‘Rocket’ Blanch would delay retirement Blanch, the longtime Technical Director for IndyCar, IndyCar Officiating, retired Thursday, midway through the 2026 IndyCar season Motorsport · Jun 4
Veteran Technical Director Kevin ‘Rocket’ Blanch retires from IndyCar, IndyCar Officiating Nick Allen takes over as the new technical director of IndyCar Officiating Motorsport · Jun 4
IndyCar penalizes Alex Palou and Ganassi after Indy 500 inspection failure Palou’s car failed a front wing height check, but officials said the breach was due to an assembly error — Read CGR's statement Motorsport · May 25
IndyCar, IndyCar Officiating announce changes following Rossi’s Indy road course incident The updated operating practice and process will not take into account pit windows or running order before deploying a full course caution Motorsport · May 12
Graham Rahal “not a fan” of new rule allowing push-to-pass on restarts IndyCar is opening up when drivers can use push-to-pass, and not everyone is happy about it Motorsport · May 6
IndyCar Officiating confirms Scot Elkins as Managing Director of Officiating The independent not-for-profit organization has tabbed the former technical director of Champ Car for its vacant leadership role Motorsport · Apr 21
IndyCar reveals Push to Pass software failure, won't issue penalties Push to Pass was made available on the final restart prematurely, and 12 drivers utilized it Motorsport · Apr 20
Barnes: IndyCar officiating is already starting to feel like smoke and mirrors The Independent Officiating Board made few changes and has yet to name an MDO with the season starting in just days Motorsport · Feb 24
IOB makes progress but search continues for Managing Director of Officiating The Independent Officiating Board finalized a number of other items for IndyCar and Indy NXT Motorsport · Feb 23