Karam and Pigot drive entry to the GMR GP IMS circuit


The NTT IndyCar series will compete again on Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 26 cars. The increase in entries comes as a result of multiple part-time entries joining the network on the combined IndyCar and NASCAR weekend at IMS.

Notably, the new collaboration between Citrone / Buhl Autosport and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will add a third car to the RLLR team for Spencer Pigot at No. 45 with a Honda engine. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing makes their long-awaited IndyCar return outside of Indy 500 activities with Sage Karam, who will pilot the No. 24 Wix Filters Chevy.

After Tony Kanaan opened for the team in Texas, Dalton Kellett of AJ Foyt Racing will make his IndyCar debut in the Chevy No. 14, which wears the same K-Line company brand from his family seen during his training years. at Road To Indy.

The only negative on the GMR GP inning list is Carlin Racing, which was unable to raise funds for its second inning to complement Max Chilton’s No. 59 Gallagher Chevy.

In the 26 innings, 15 are powered by Honda and 11 are associated with Chevy.

Practice begins Friday with a single session from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm ET, and then qualifies for the 80-lap event from 4: 30-5: 45 pm A 30-minute warm-up is scheduled for Saturday. in the morning from 9: 00-9: 30 am, and the race starts at noon.

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