Gutierrez ruled out as replacement for Sebastien Bourdais at Texas

Esteban Gutierrez out for Texas

Dale Coyne Racing had hoped to get Esteban Gutierrez, Bourdais’ replacement for the Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader, approved to drive at Texas Motor Speedway, but he needed to test on an oval first.

A Coyne official told The Indianapolis Star that the team requested that Verizon IndyCar Series officials allow Gutierrez to test at Chicagoland Speedway this week, but the request was denied by IndyCar on the grounds that this part of the calendar is a testing blackout period.

An IndyCar official told The Indianapolis Star that the series’ statement on the matter is only that “Gutierrez is not approved to run at Texas."