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 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Speeds are up, tire wear is down and things are finally getting back to normal at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A year after the Indy Racing League reduced speeds at the track by decreasing the size of the engines, and a month after handling problems and excessive tire wear caused trouble during a tire test, drivers believe the newly repaved 2 1/2-mile oval is now producing more like they expected.
"We have all kinds of grip and that means you can run closer to other cars," said Sam Hornish Jr., a two-time IRL series champion who tested for Roger Penske's team last month. "Before, it was a little more of a struggle to go flat out."
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