Verizon IndyCar Series drivers have a rich tradition of competing in big sports car endurance races prior to the launch of their open-wheel season, and this year, almost half the full-season grid came away from the Rolex 24 at Daytona with an invaluable advantage: mileage. Thanks to IndyCar's drastic reduction in test days, many drivers will arrive at the championship opener in St. Petersburg with a bare minimum of time in their respective Chevy- and Honda-powered Dallara DW12s. Stemming from new rules that allow only four days of private testing from Oct. 3, 2016 to April 6, 2017 (that include blackout periods), along with a two-day open test Feb. 10-11 on the Phoenix oval, the...
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