Indianapolis, IN (93.7 The Fan) -- The NTT IndyCar Series is bringing the LED display panels back for the 2019 season. The LED display panels are mounted on the roll hoop of the race car behind the drivers head for easy viewing.
The LED display panel system is linked to IndyCar's timing and scoring system, which is continually updating information from various scoring loops embedded around each race track.
The LED's provide real-time information to better assist fans with understanding how each driver and crew is performing as well as help the AMR IndyCar Safety Team in attending to disabled cars.
"We know that fans at racetracks and watching from home appreciate the LED system that helps them keep track of how their favorite cars and drivers are performing," said NTT IndyCar President Jay Frye. "That's why we worked hard in the offseason to develop a more reliable system that will have even brighter displays that make them more visible to everyone."
The LED's can display a treasure trove of information during any NTT IndyCar Series session including:
- A car's running position on the leaderboard, updated each time it crosses a timing loop and signified by a red number;
- When the driver has engaged the push-to-pass overtake assist button, signified by a flashing green "PP";
- A clock timing a car's pit stop, shown in red numbers counting up by tenths of a second until a pit stop reaches double-digit seconds, then in each increasing second;
- The ability to show whether a disabled car's engine is running, allowing the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team to more quickly respond to, restart and release the car back into competition. If the car's engine is running, the left-side LED will display a green "snake" moving from bottom to top and the right-side display will show what gear the engine is in (including a "0" if in neutral). If the engine is not running, the left-side LED will display horizontal red bars climbing from bottom to top and the right-side LED will display the gear the engine is in.
The green flag drops on the 17-race 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 8-10.
NOTES:
Clauson Marshall Racing announced plans to field a car in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The car will be driven by IndyCar Series veteran driver Pippa Mann. The car will be sponsored by Driven2Save Lives, an organ and tissue donor awareness program. This will be Mann's eighth attempt at the 500.
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has announced plans to field a car in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The car will be driven by Sage Karam. Karam competed for DRR in the past four 500's. Karam's best finish was 9th in 2014. The car will have Chevrolet power and will be sponsored by Wix Filters.
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