Over the last few years, NASCAR has been pushing for Honda to join the Cup Series as a fourth manufacturer alongside Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota. Recently, it was reported that fans of NASCAR and Honda would probably be “really happy” in the future. Now, another nugget about Honda makes its future in the NTT IndyCar Series murky.
RACER’s Marshall Pruett joined SpeedFreaks and updated the IndyCar world on the status of Honda. Based on what Pruett said, IndyCar has a reason to be concerned about Honda’s backing.
“Nothing confirmed, but we fear Honda will be out here in the next 18 months or so,” Pruett said. “We hope that won’t be the case but it’s a legitimate concern, and what does [the NTT IndyCar Series] do from there?”
IndyCar losing Honda would be a nightmare scenario, as the manufacturer is one of two in the series. Honda and Chevrolet make up the entries, so IndyCar would lose a significant presence. Could this report correlate with NASCAR? It remains to be seen; however, IndyCar must find a way to keep Honda in the series moving forward.
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