Latest IndyCar Season Update
We are halfway through January and there are still several IndyCar seats open, primarily at Dale Coyne Racing and Carlin Racing. With Santino Ferrucci leaving Dale Coyne Racing and IndyCar for the greener pastures of NASCAR, Coyne still has the #18 and #19 seats open.
As is always the case every year, all the seats will be filled when the drivers with money present their checks to the team owners. We expect to see drivers share rides for those who cannot bring a full year of sponsor money.
| 2021 IndyCar Silly Season Page |
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| Team | Engine | No. | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Rating | Comment |
| AJ Foyt Racing | Chevy | 4 | Dalton Kellett | K-Line | Fact | Signed |
| 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | TBD | Fact | Signed | ||
| 41 | Romain Grosjean | TBD | Speculation | Having 2nd thoughts | ||
| Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
26 |
Colton Herta | Gainbridge | Fact | Signed |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | NAPA and AutoNation | Fact | Signed | ||
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | DHL | Strong | In the bag | ||
| 88 | James Hinchcliffe | TBD | Strong | With Steinbrenner | ||
| 98 | Marco Andretti | US Concrete? | Fact | Signed | ||
| Arrow McLaren SP | Chevy | 5 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow | Fact | Signed |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow | Fact | Signed | ||
| 6 | Juan Montoya | TBD | Fact | Indy 500 only | ||
| Carlin Racing | Chevy | 59 | Max Chilton | Gallagher Insurance | Speculation | Road Courses only |
| TBD | TBD | Speculation | Carlin wants to run a 2nd car | |||
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Huski Chocolate | Fact | Signed |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | PNC Bank | Fact | Signed | ||
| 10 | Alex Palou | NTT or Guaranteed Rate | Fact | Signed | ||
| 48 | Tony Kanaan | NTT Data | Fact | Signed Ovals Only | ||
| Jimmie Johnson | Carvana | Fact | Signed. Road Courses Only | |||
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Romain Grosjean | TBD | Speculation | Must bring check |
| 18 | Charlie Kimball | A Diabetes Med | Speculation | Must bring check | ||
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Sonny’s | Speculation | F1 Reserve Driver looking for a ride | ||
| 51 | James Davison | TBD | Speculation | Indy 500 Only | ||
| Dreyer Reinbold | Chevy | 24 | Sage Karam | Wix | Strong | Part-Time |
| 67 | JR Hildebrand | Salesforce | Strong | Indy 500 Only | ||
| Ed Carpenter Racing |
Chevy |
21 | Rinus Veekay | Sonax | Fact | Signed |
| 20 |
Ed Carpenter | US Space Force | Fact | Ovals Only | ||
| Conor Daly | US Air Force | Strong | ||||
| Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 60 | Jack Harvey | AutoNation | Fact | Signed |
| 06 | Helio Castroneves | TBD | Fact | Partial season | ||
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal | United Rentals | Fact | Signed |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Panasonic, Others | Fact | Signed | ||
| 45 | Antonio Felix da Costa |
TBD | Speculation | Will test for RLL soon | ||
| Spencer Pigot | HyVee | Speculation | Indy 500 only? | |||
| Team Penske | Chevy | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Hitachi | Fact | Signed |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Shell | Fact | Signed | ||
| 12 | Will Power | Verizon | Fact | Signed | ||
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Menards | Fact | Signed | ||