Indianapolis 500 open to adding 34th car to Indy 500

The DeltaWing was originally supposed to be an IndyCar

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is open to the idea of an experimental 'Garage 34' entry at the Indianapolis 500 in the future.

AUTOSPORT understands that there have been discussions within IndyCar about the idea of a 34th entry for the Indy 500 modeled on the lines of Garage 56 at Le Mans.

This is an invitational entry reserved for experimental vehicles which has so far been used by the DeltaWing – which was originally proposed for IndyCar (pictured in 2010) – and Nissan ZEOD.

IMS president Doug Boles told AUTOSPORT that the concept had been discussed, although he is yet to have been formally approached about it by IndyCar.

"I do know that there has been some talk among the folks at IndyCar about the potential of [something similar to] Garage 56, that type of concept," he said. "But at this point in time we haven't had a conversation."

IndyCar declined to comment on the grounds that the idea is still in its infancy. More at Autosport.com