Adopting that type of personality may be the only way the perennially positive seven-time NASCAR Cup champ will succeed in the IndyCar ranks.
Johnson will have to be more aggressive and more fiery than he ever was in NASCAR. While many of his new open-wheel peers are respectful of Johnson’s achievements in stock car racing, he’s now playing in their house and, no pun intended, on their turf. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
And forget about IndyCar being a more gentile, gentlemanly form of motorsport. While the drivers may be all smiles outside of their race cars, behind the wheel they’re more cut-throat than any Cup drivers Johnson had to contend with.
Canada s Kellett set for a more stable season as an IndyCar driver
The first few races of Dalton Kellett s IndyCar career were done on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions. He s pleased his second season will be different.
The Canadian Press Dalton Kellett
The first few races of Dalton Kellett s IndyCar career were done on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions.
He s pleased his second season will be different.
Although Kellett eventually got to drive an actual car in IndyCar races last year, he s excited for a proper start to the season on Sunday at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama in Birmingham at Barber Motorsports Park.
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Catching Up With … Mark Miles and Jay Frye
By INDYCAR | Published: Apr 16, 2021
Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles and INDYCAR President Jay Frye recently met with the media to discuss the upcoming 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, which starts Sunday, April 18 with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst at Barber Motorsports Park.
Here are pieces of that conversation:
Question: Mark, as we look forward to 2021, new season, new start, pandemic maybe looks a little different than it did a year ago. What excites you about the start of the season?
Mark Miles: Well, the start itself is exciting. Everybody is ready to go. When I think about 2021, I get particularly excited about the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule.
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Dalton Kellett pulls out of the pits during a practice session for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Dalton Kellett is pleased his second career season in IndyCar will be different than his first, which started on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Darron Cummings April 16, 2021 - 12:20 PM
The first few races of Dalton Kellett s IndyCar career were done on an elaborate iRacing rig in his home office in Indianapolis because of COVID-19 restrictions.
He s pleased his second season will be different.