The on-track battle right now in IndyCar racing is Honda’s Graham Rahal trying to steal the championship from Roger Penske, Chip Ganassi and Chevrolet. The off-track controversy that figures to get pretty nasty in the coming weeks is Honda’s plea to get help in the aero kit department and Chevy’s contention that it’s not necessary. At the eye of the storm is rule 9.3, which allows IndyCar the right to allow a manufacturer some relief if it feels like it the gap between the two has a negative affect on competition. “If IndyCar decides the performance kit of either manufacturer presents a detriment to the IndyCar brand it needs to be addressed and allow the manufacturer to modify...
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