Instead of opening the month of May at a virtual "dream track" not currently on the IndyCar schedule for what is supposed to be the series' iRacing finale, IndyCar announced Saturday that it will compete next weekend at virtual Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a 175-mile event for a 33-driver field.
The league will give guaranteed spots to all full-time IndyCar entrants, as well as any winner of a previous iRacing IndyCar event, which makes Formula One's Lando Norris, who won Saturday's virtual race at COTA, Australian V8 SuperCars champion Scott McLaughlin and part-time IndyCar driver Sage Karam eligible.