The conversation with IndyCar competition president Jay Frye started by asking whether the Verizon IndyCar Series would consider buying a Dallara DW12 chassis or two to use as "house cars" in future Indy 500s. With the series facing an annual struggle to complete its field of 33 cars, the idea of having one or two cars to make available to a deserving driver or interested Mazda Road to Indy team seemed like a good way to reach and surpass 33 entries. But Frye has a different idea in mind to fix the shortfall, and it's a simple one: Help more teams to join the series. And if the series can attract a third engine supplier, the stress to reach 33 faced by Chevy and Honda will be...
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