IndyCar Series to use double-file restarts on oval tracks in 2011
01/10/11 NASCAR-style restarts are coming to the Indianapolis 500. Like their stock car brethren, Indy-car drivers will be lined up two-by-two for restarts on all oval tracks in 2011. That's a change from the single-file restarts used for years.
The difference is in the positioning of lapped cars. NASCAR sends its to the rear to provide the best opportunity for frontrunners to battle one another.
The Izod IndyCar Series will keep lapped cars in their spot in the running order because, as competition director Brian Barnhart said, the leaders "have earned that advantage."
Officials will discuss the plan during a state-of-the-union presentation Tuesday at The Westin. Indy Star
[Editor's Note: IndyCars do not have fenders allowing drivers to bang and bump on double file restarts like NASCAR. Hopefully this idea does not destroy too many cars, especially when the adrenaline gets going close to the finish line.]