Alternate IndyCar Series Rules & Regulations

The Market

Sponsorship

• ALL teams must secure some form of budget, and may sign a sponsor to purchase the advertising space of a car.
• Sponsors only occupy one car, unless stated otherwise.
• A team may not sign two sponsors within the same industry. This extends to Indy 500 one-off entries.
• A sponsor will only pay out if its criteria are met. Example: Dustless Blasting will pay $2M if BK Racing signs a US Southern driver. If BK Racing sign Corey LaJoie (born in North Carolina), they receive the $2m.
• If the team conducts a driver change where the replacement does not meet the criteria, the team must pay back a portion of the sponsor's payment back based on the number of races remaining.
• Sponsors may also make bonus payments, based on a car's performance. Again, the bonuses only relate to the car that the sponsor funds.
• Below are the US states which make up each of the four regions.

Indianapolis 500 Entries

• The 2020 Indy 500 entry process will be opened some time after the season begins, most likely after Round 2.
• All twenty-six full-time entries will be automatically entered for the Indy 500.
• One-off Indy 500 entries must be realistic or relevant, and may be denied at the series owner's discretion
• One-off entries must secure a full budget to enter the race, either by:
  • 1. Signing a full roster of sponsors, which total to a 100% budget
  • 2. Signing a pay-driver
• One-off entries may consist of a stand-alone team, or an additional car to an existing team. A two-car team owner may submit a third car, but a four-car team owner may enter a fifth in partnership with another member.
• Like the main season sponsorship system, a sponsor only delivers its part of the budget if their criteria (if any) are met by the team.