IndyCar ready to race after pandemic delayed start of season
FILE - In this Sunday, March 10, 2019, file photo, Chip Ganassi Racing's Felix Rosenqvist (10), of Sweden, greets fans before the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway. It will be radically different from the last time the series was together in St. Petersburg, Florida, soaking up the sun and enjoying the party atmosphere of the traditional season opener. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, March 10, 2019, file photo, Chip Ganassi Racing's Felix Rosenqvist (10), of Sweden, greets fans before the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway. It will be radically different from the last time the series was together in St. Petersburg, Florida, soaking up the sun and enjoying the party atmosphere of the traditional season opener. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

Jun. 04, 2020 09:59 AM EDT
FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, drivers jockey for position at the start of an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)

FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, drivers jockey for position at the start of an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Larry Papke, File)

Jun. 02, 2020 12:26 PM EDT
FILE - In this March 13, 2020, file photo, the grandstands are empty as a car passes Mahaffey Theater and heads towards turn 10 during preparation for the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Fla. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

FILE - In this March 13, 2020, file photo, the grandstands are empty as a car passes Mahaffey Theater and heads towards turn 10 during preparation for the IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Fla. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Jun. 02, 2020 12:28 PM EDT
In this Feb. 10, 2020, photo, IndyCar driver Scott Dixon poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day Auto Racing in Austin, Texas. Dixon, Alexander Rossi and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

In this Feb. 10, 2020, photo, IndyCar driver Scott Dixon poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day Auto Racing in Austin, Texas. Dixon, Alexander Rossi and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Jun. 02, 2020 06:37 PM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, IndyCar driver Oliver Askew poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. The rebranded Arrow McLaren SP team will debut with rookie Oliver Askew, last year's Indy Lights champion, and Pato O'Ward, who has returned to IndyCar after a brief stint last year racing in Europe. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, IndyCar driver Oliver Askew poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. The rebranded Arrow McLaren SP team will debut with rookie Oliver Askew, last year's Indy Lights champion, and Pato O'Ward, who has returned to IndyCar after a brief stint last year racing in Europe. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Jun. 04, 2020 10:14 AM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, IndyCar driver Alex Palou poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. Palou will debut for Dale Coyne Racing. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, IndyCar driver Alex Palou poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. Palou will debut for Dale Coyne Racing. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Jun. 04, 2020 10:14 AM EDT
FILE - In this June 10, 2017, file photo, Will Power, of Australia, pumps his fist as he crosses the finish line under yellow to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

FILE - In this June 10, 2017, file photo, Will Power, of Australia, pumps his fist as he crosses the finish line under yellow to win an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Jun. 02, 2020 12:27 PM EDT
In this Feb. 10, 2020, photo, IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. Rossi, Scott Dixon and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

In this Feb. 10, 2020, photo, IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi poses for photos during IndyCar Media Day in Austin, Texas. Rossi, Scott Dixon and the rest of the IndyCar drivers were in sunny Florida around spring break ready to start the season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Jun. 02, 2020 06:35 PM EDT
FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Jason Priestley waves the green flag to start an IndyCar auto race in Toronto. The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag. Almost three months later, the series is finally set to go racing. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - In this July 15, 2018, file photo, Jason Priestley waves the green flag to start an IndyCar auto race in Toronto. The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag. Almost three months later, the series is finally set to go racing. The 2020 season will open Saturday night, June 6, 2020, at Texas Motor Speedway in NBC's first ever primetime IndyCar race. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Jun. 04, 2020 09:57 AM EDT
FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, Josef Newgarden celebrates winning an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Randy Holt, File)

FILE - In this June 8, 2019, file photo, Josef Newgarden celebrates winning an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. IndyCar is getting ready for an all-in-one-day season opener on the fast track in Texas, more than 2 ½ months after drivers were set to roll on the streets of St. Pete. The pandemic-delayed season is now set to open Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Randy Holt, File)

Jun. 02, 2020 12:27 PM EDT