IndyCar trying to make Indy 500 happen on established date

Director of IndyCar Mark Miles has confirmed that IndyCar are working tirelessly to get the Indianapolis 500 to run on the date established.

IndyCar did everything possible to start the 2020 calendar in St Petersburg last weekend, however, the situation went from having a closed-door competition to the cancellation of the event, and the suspension of the rest of the calendar, until further notice as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Long Beach has confirmed that it will not be able to reschedule the event and with the virus situation worsening, Miles has confirmed that they are trying to reconfigure the current calendar, but have placed special emphasis on the Indy 500 and getting the race on for its scheduled date of May 24.

"What I can say is that organizing the Indianapolis 104th 500-mile race is our highest priority," Miles told AFP. "It is impossible to know exactly what effect the crisis will have on this, but I am completely sure, if it is possible to be sure, that we will run the 500.

"Our goal is to stay the course, for now, and see if it is possible to do it as scheduled in mid-May."

The Indy 500 is part of the unofficial Triple Crown and Fernando Alonso, who has already won in Monaco and the 24 Hours of Le Mans is after the unprecedented treble.