Roger Penske has canceled the doubleheader race at Detroit and adjusted the IndyCar schedule Monday as the series remains on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penske told The Associated Press he had no choice but to cancel the two races at Belle Isle because Michigan is under a stay-at-home order and workers cannot begin constructing the track.
Penske is the promoter of that race. “We’re under lockdown, we can’t do anything,” Penske said. He had previously told AP he could move the event to later in the season if racing remained on hold by May 30.
IndyCar is now tentatively scheduled to start its season June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Penske closed on his purchase of IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January but all his