Neither Chevrolet nor Honda are aiming to power more than 17 cars for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, although both marques have stated they would look at potential ‘extras’ on a case-by-case basis. While there had been talk of up to 38 entries for this year’s Indy 500, Motorsport.com understands this is now looking highly unlikely. Should the 34-car entry list be achieved, there will be a Bump Day during qualifications at Indianapolis, but only one car will fail to make the grid. IndyCar’s president of competition Jay Frye told Motorsport.com: “Our contracts [with the manufacturers] is based on minimums not maximums. The contracts say a minimum of 17, and they can do...
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