IndyCar Officiating has announced Scot Elkins as the new Managing Director of Officiating for the series.
IndyCar created a new independent officiating board late last year, which was designed to be run separately in order to establish a clear lack of bias in the series’ officiating.
The experienced three-person board has chosen Elkins to lead the operation heading into the all-important Month of May.
Elkins has a vast background, including serving as the technical director of operations for the Champ Car World Series from 2005 to 2008.
He also has 25 years of other technical motorsports management experience, working with Formula E, Formula 1, NASCAR, and IMSA.
At 56 years old, the Indiana native brings a wealth of knowledge and proven experience to the series.
“IndyCar Officiating already has something truly special, teams in race control and technical inspection who are exceptional at what they do and have earned the deep respect of this paddock,” Elkins said.
“Together with the Independent Officiating Board, our mission is to build on that foundation, bringing greater transparency and consistency to an operation that this sport and its competitors depend on.
“Having worked across some of the most respected motorsport series internationally and here in North America, I have seen first-hand what world-class officiating looks like, and it looks like IndyCar.
“Growing up in Indiana with the Indianapolis 500 as part of my life for as long as I can remember, I could not be more proud or more motivated to serve this sport.”
The IOB will work with Elkins to quickly get him up to speed in IndyCar in order for him to take on full responsibilities on May 11.
The first practice session for the 110th Indianapolis 500 takes place just one day later, leading up to the season’s biggest event on May 24.