Overview
- IndyCar Officiating named veteran official Scot Elkins managing director of officiating on Tuesday, with a May 11 start ahead of Indianapolis 500 qualifying.
- He will oversee race control and technical inspection and will report only to the three-member Independent Officiating Board, not to IndyCar or Penske Entertainment.
- The announcement follows Sunday's Long Beach restart, when a software fault let drivers use push-to-pass during a lockout period, and officials said they will add protections after reviewing the failure.
- The independent officiating structure launched in December 2025 after failed post-qualifying and post-race inspections at the Indianapolis 500 raised trust concerns.
- Until Elkins arrives, board members Raj Nair, Ray Evernham and Ronan Morgan, with race director Kyle Novak, are handling officiating at early-season events.