IMS still debating return of apron to help IndyCar’s #1 enemy

Question: Any update from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the plans to add the apron in the corners anytime this year or next? (Steve, Eden Prairie, Minn.)

Answer: It certainly won't be in place for the 2015 season, but track president Doug Boles said it continues to be an internal discussion point "if not weekly then certainly monthly." Boles said he doesn't think the return of the apron can make IndyCar racing better at IMS, but there are some who believe it will help the NASCAR race. However, if installed, Boles said "it calls into question how to use it in the (Indianapolis 500)."

Obviously, there are safety considerations with the potential angles of impact, so that must be understand before the first shovel goes in the ground. Boles said the upgrade of the video board system is as high as anything on the Project 100 priority list and he hopes that many of the projects will begin after the MotoGP event in mid-August. Certainly, most of the projects will be in place for the 100th running of the 500 in 2016. Curt Cavin/Indy Star

[Editor's Note: The Hulman George family will spend $millions to make NASCAR, IndyCar's #1 enemy who would just as soon see IndyCar dead, look good and hasten IndyCar's death. It would be a cold day in hell before NASCAR would change Daytona to accommodate IndyCars.]