Chip Ganassi Racing's switch to Honda should yield results

Tire limits and teams working through different development programs make it difficult to read too deeply into preseason testing. But one takeaway from the IndyCar Series two-day open test at Phoenix Raceway is that Honda may have closed the gap on rival Chevrolet at the type of track where Chevy enjoyed its biggest advantage over the last two years.

That's good news for Chip Ganassi Racing, which is switching camps from Chevrolet to Honda in 2017. It's a surprising move, given that the Ganassi organization is coming off its worst campaign since 2005, with four-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon failing to crack the top three in the driver's standings for the first time in a decade.

Chip…