It has been determined that double factors will not be given out on the Indianapolis 500 race.
Till now, the winner of the Indy 500 obtained double the factors for the victory within the championship’s oldest race, in comparison with the factors haul on provide for different IndyCar occasions (100 factors for the victory, 80 for second place and 70 for third).
That meant {that a} win on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway nearly mechanically made the winner a title favorite.
However, the organisers of the NTT IndyCar Sequence really feel that lacking out on this double factors haul is just too harsh a punishment for any driver who performs poorly or suffers technical points at that one-off occasion.
Why is the Indy500 eliminating double factors?
“For 17 consecutive seasons, the NTT IndyCar Sequence championship has been determined within the closing race of the season,” said IndyCar president Jay Frye.
“Whereas double factors on the Indianapolis 500 has not altered who gained the season-long championship, sometimes it has had a destructive impact on the ultimate place of the full-time groups.
“As our entry listing grows, this transfer will present consistency for groups competing for championship positions whereas not diminishing the significance of ‘The Best Spectacle in Racing’.”
On the monitor, the administrators are additionally content material with the change to the foundations.
“For over 100 years, the Indianapolis 500 has been the head of motorsports,” mentioned Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles.
“From the pre-race festivities, to consuming milk in Victory Lane to including the champion’s likeness to the famed Borg-Warner Trophy, its wealthy traditions have made it a prestigious annual occasion.
“The Indianapolis Motor Speedway helps the change by IndyCar to boost the integrity of the NTT IndyCar Sequence championship.”
