IndyCar's 2028 car breaks cover - RACER - Racing News

What the report says

RACER reported that IndyCar has released an initial look at its next-generation race car, the Dallara IR28, the chassis scheduled to take over from the long-running DW12 in 2028. The report, published under the headline “IndyCar’s 2028 car breaks cover,” identifies the new model by name and frames the reveal as a first public glimpse of a replacement that has been anticipated within the series.

The available source material does not include technical specifications, images, testing details, cost information or comments from IndyCar, Dallara, teams or drivers. Based on RACER’s snippet, the core development is therefore limited to confirmation that IndyCar has shown the IR28 and that it is intended to replace the DW12 for the 2028 era.

As context beyond RACER’s brief available text, the DW12 has been the foundation of modern IndyCar competition for many seasons, making any successor a major competitive and operational development. A new chassis can affect safety design, aerodynamics, packaging, manufacturing timelines, spare-parts inventories and team preparation, even before performance details are publicly known.

The reveal matters because chassis transitions in a spec-based open-wheel series require coordination among the sanctioning body, Dallara, entrants, suppliers and event organizers. Further reporting will be needed to establish what design changes the IR28 includes, when testing will begin, how the rollout will be managed, and whether teams face significant budget or logistical impacts before the planned 2028 introduction.