Although the efficiency of IndyCar’s spec 2018 aerokit theoretically allows the teams to make one fewer pitstop compared with the previous races at ISM Raceway, it is not by any means a definitive calculation, according to one lead engineer. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda’s Graham Rahal stated: “The stint lengths here are considerably longer than last year because the car is so much more efficient, the fuel mileage is so much better that it cuts out a complete pit stop from what we've seen so far. By that, you're going a long way on tires, and the tires really aren't any different than last year, not much. “[So] the last – jeez, it might be 20, but it's probably more like...
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