Penske has outlined a desire to host a six-hour WEC race on the same weekend as the IMSA SportsCar Championship round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which he bought along with the IndyCar Series in November 2019.
The idea was discussed with the WEC for 2024 as the series looked for a replacement for Sebring as the venue for its US round, but it wasn’t possible for scheduling reasons.
But Penske has insisted that the aspirations first raised in May 2022 for the WEC to race on the 2.60-mile road course at Indy, home of the US Grand Prix from 2000-07, remain current.
“We want to use that track for big events, international events - this is what the WEC would bring to us,” said Penske.
“We certainly would love to see it at Indianapolis and it would be great to have them [IMSA and WEC] on the same weekend.”
Penske revealed that Pierre Fillon, president of WEC promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, and series boss Frederic Lequien travelled to Indianapolis after this year’s Sebring 1000 Miles season-opener in March.
“They saw what we had and we had some good discussions,” he said.
“We were down the road, but because IMSA was already committed to their dates and TV [it couldn’t happen].”
Source: Autosport