Dreyer & Reinbold aim to expand IndyCar involvement

Dreyer and Reinbold testing at Sebring

Dreyer & Reinbold team boss Dennis Reinbold says he intends to expand the number of IndyCar races his team participates in.

Dreyer & Reinbold are embarking on an already slightly expanded program for 2020, as they take part in this weekend’s Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with a single car entry. Sage Karam will drive the No. 24 this weekend, marking the first time the team have taken on a race other than the Indy 500 in some seven years.

This year, Dreyer & Reinbold have firmed up plans to race in at least three events, and could expand further on that if they can get a budget together, but with the USA stock market in a complete free fall, that would seem remote at best.

“For the past years, we have attempted to expand our team’s IndyCar involvement after running two cars in the Indianapolis 500 only" said team boss Dennis Reinbold.

“We are excited to have WIX Filters increase their involvement with the team, and we’ll have Sage Karam at St. Petersburg and Toronto events this year in addition to the 500. We plan to run two cars in the 500 again. We have a full-time crew at our shop in Indy as we also compete in the Rallycross series in North America."

“So, I have always wanted to get back to a regular full season in the IndyCar series, if possible." Reinbold continued. “We had not competed in a road race since 2013 and we have a lot of catching up to do. But we tested at Sebring and Sage has been working on the simulator to get back up to speed. It was an investment with new road racing equipment this year, but we would like to compete in more events if the budget would allow. We are eager for the St. Pete race."