Indy 500 move to August 23. Double header with NASCAR July 4
 

Re: Indy 500 moved to August 23rd
 

Anyone have any information as to whether the Terre Haute double header and the Little 500 will be moved to August in conjunction with the 500?

Springfield Silver Crown is to be August 22nd. If Terre Haute Silver Crown race is rescheduled to the the Thursday before the 500 and the Silver Crown race at ORP is rescheduled for the Friday before the 500 where does that leave Springfield? We already have tickets ordered for Springfield and we have our 500 tickets

Is there any word on the Little 500. We also have tickets for the Little 500 and it's the same day as the Bettenhausen Memorial! No way to do both races on the same day!

Re: Indy 500 moved to August 23rd
 

Re: Indy 500 moved to August 23rd
 

Good luck on that...I'd like to be wrong, but I think there is a better chance of Jimmie Johnson running all 4 than Tony...Jimmie has expressed interest in racing an Indycar (Tony does not anymore, sadly) and can fit in one. Jimmie has also talked of racing midgets recently (ChiliBowl is on his "bucket list", I have heard...)

If some of the Indycar $ runs out (this deal could change MANY programs: From Bourdais, Nasr, even Penske's McLaughlin - you gotta wonder now), it MAY be "easier" for an established NASCAR champion to raise some bucks and (most likely) sell some tickets to run the IndyGP...time will tell us MUCH...too bad 2020 was looking to be a great year in racing...let's hope what is left still is!

Either way, this should make the IndyGP more relevant and expose it to many that proly never even paid attn that it existed...(this will be year 7) & it should continue to grow the BC39 - regardless if Tony or any other name like that run it.

Re: Indy 500 moved to August 23rd
 

https://racer.com/2020/03/26/miller-...unts-as-a-win/

"...IndyCar has a shot at making some new fans on July 4th (especially if Jimmie Johnson makes his IndyCar debut)..."

- I don't really think he will, unless he comes out of the box and wins NASCAR's 1st race back (ideally May 9th in Martinsville...lets hope!)

A different kind of 4 crown!

Re: Indy 500 moved to August 23rd
 

Jimmie Johnson told NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey in a Friday interview that he will take a "very hard look" at racing in the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course July 4. As part of IndyCar’s revamped schedule, the race was moved from May 9 and will take place directly before the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

— NBC Sports —

(I'll believe it when I see it...but it would be cool...I'd think 2021 would be more realistic - hopefully just in regards to him running an IndyCar...I'm optimistic national racing will resume by June...)

i’m curious to see if this will impact the weekday crowd for Smackdown. My gut says there will be a heavy contingency of international fans seeing their first Smackdown in person.