Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Hinchcliffe says Phoenix’s ISM Raceway will still present a challenge but expects the cars to be “more forgiving” when driven off the favored groove. IndyCar has already – and will again – drag old Firestone tires around the top lane of ISMR to try and open up a second groove for the drivers to use, but Hinchcliffe suspects this won’t be enough to make Phoenix anything other than tough on would-be passers. “It's still IndyCar racing,” said the five-time IndyCar race winner. “It's still a tough series to pass anybody, and the level of competition is so high, and that certainly hasn't changed. If anything, it's gotten worse in the...
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