Spencer Pigot's crash in practice Wednesday afternoon provided the Verizon IndyCar Series with its first look at how its new-for-2016 safety devices worked, and so far, everyone is pleased. Through its preliminary investigation of the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda driver's spin and collision with the Turn 1 wall, the rookie rotated, turned backward while heading toward the barrier, had the rear beam wing flaps deploy upward, poured tire smoke off his four Firestones, clouted the wall with the left-rear corner, and never looked close to flipping or flying. The combination of the mandatory dome skids beneath all cars that helps the floors to produce extra downforce in a spin, and the rear...
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