New IndyCar runs 400-plus trouble free miles at Iowa

Dan Wheldon and the Bryan Herta Autosport test team put Dallara's new 2012 IndyCar through the paces in a two-day test at Iowa Speedway.

IndyCar vice president of technology Will Phillips, who with Tony Cotman is overseeing the new car through its design process, said the team put in more than 400 trouble-free miles around the 0.875-mile oval.

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“I'm very pleased with how it went," Phillips said. “We put in good mileage with no issues at all. Other than one sensor failure, I think that was the only problem we really had.

“It did over 400 miles. Considering the conditions didn't get over 66 degrees and the wind was between 15 and 20 mph all day long, it was pretty hard work but a really good job done."

The car went through a mixture of short runs and long runs from full tanks. Phillips estimated the car should be “comfortably quicker" than the current car for Iowa's 2012 IndyCar race. More at Racer.com