Scott McLaughlin waits for IndyCar debut date

Scott McLaughlin

Speaking on the Marshall Pruett Podcast, Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin said he hasn’t pushed the envelope to find out when he might get his debut.

“I haven’t been told to wait and hold or anything, I’ve basically done that myself," said McLaughlin.

“I just trust the process. They know my intentions, I know their intentions.

“I’ve got to align the calendar up with the Supercars calendar and the IndyCar calendar, which at the end of the day Supercars for me comes first, that’s my main championship.

“If there’s any clashes with any IndyCar races, well, I’m done. If there’s no clashes… Supercars haven’t put their calendar out yet, so we can’t [make a decision].

“That’s another reason why it’s wait and see. Also, we’ve got the IMSA championship we’ve got to think about as well.

“A lot of my pit crew are from IMSA. It’s just wait and see where all the calendars align, when this world settles down and gets back into it. Then we’ll have an idea where we’re at.

“Like I said, I haven’t gone in guns blazing going ‘Roger (Penske), when are we doing this? Tim (Cindric), what are we doing? What’s going on?’ Honestly, I promise, I haven’t said a word.

“There are bigger things at hand right now, they’ve got bigger things to worry about.

“They’re a 60 billion dollar company with 66,000 employees," McLaughlin said of Penske Corporation.

“I’m happy to take a backseat for a little bit and just be happy that I’ve got a job and happy that I’m living my dream."