Menard won’t return to IndyCar until they get rid of spec-car racing

A recent hot rumor was that John Menard would be returning to IndyCar as a full-time competitor, or at least competing in the Indianapolis 500.

“I looked at it and thought about it but decided the timing wasn’t right," said Menard, the self-made Wisconsin billionaire who began fielding cars at the Indianapolis 500 in 1979 and captured the 1997 IRL title with Tony Stewart.

“I’ve still got a shop in Indianapolis and I still love the Indy 500 but I’m not wild about spec cars and engines. Someday, if the rules change and they go back to letting teams do something different, then maybe I’ll be interested." Speed.com