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IndyCar's made-for-TV event is an all-star race of sorts, with a unique format that includes heat races and a main event for the fastest 12 in the 27-car field.Felix Rosenqvist leads the pack during a test session for the IndyCar $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Club, March 23, 2024 in Thermal, Calif.The made-for-TV event is an all-star race of sorts, with a unique format that includes heat races and a main event for the fastest 12 in the 27-car field.
That's still quite a bit of money for a race worth nothing in the championship picture and, most important, its an opportunity for IndyCar to fill a hole in its early-season schedule with something entirely different. The project has been more than a year in the making as IndyCar used Thermal in early 2023 for preseason testing to determine its viability for hosting a race. Safety improvements improved the 17-turn, 3.067-mile track to a Grade 2 FIA approved facility.Josef Newgarden drives his No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet during a test session for the IndyCar $1 Million Challenge at the Thermal Club, March 22, 2024.
The initial plan had been to pair a member with an IndyCar driver and the members would hold their own amateur race. The combined result would determine the overall $1 million winner.Pato O'Ward leads the Meyer-Shank Racing cars of Felix Rosenqvist and Tom Blomqvist during a test session for the IndyCar Thermal $1 Million Challenge
“But I think for this year it might just have been a little bit overwhelming and they didn’t quite know what to expect, and that’s a part of it.”Graham Rahal leads Colin Braun during a test session for the IndyCar Thermal $1 Million Challenge, Saturday, March 23, 2024 in Thermal, Calif.
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