Jack Hawksworth Leaves IndyCar For IMSA

Jack Hawksworth going where he can get paid to drive

After losing his seat at A.J. Foyt Enterprises (no check, no ride), Jack Hawksworth is leaving the Verizon IndyCar Series and will race in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2017.

In all the talk about A.J. Foyt Enterprises overhauling its Verizon IndyCar Series program, one person was hardly discussed: Jack Hawksworth, who this week confirmed that he will not be competing in IndyCar going forward.

Hawksworth will instead join the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship next year. He will co-drive the No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 with Robert Alon for 3GT Racing, as Lexus will be making its debut in the league.

The 25-year-old Briton leaves IndyCar after three seasons with two teams. His best IndyCar finish in 49 starts was third place in the second half of the 2014 Grand Prix of Houston with Bryan Herta Autosport.

He never reached the podium again, and his top results in 2016 were a pair of 11th place finishes, leading A.J. Foyt Enterprises to dismiss both Hawksworth and teammate Takuma Sato at the end of this season.