IndyCar: Ticktum eyes IndyCar, Carlin thinks he would excel
Formula 2 driver and former Williams junior Dan Ticktum would be “incredible” in IndyCar, according to his Carlin team.
Ticktum won his second F2 race of the season in Sochi last weekend, but admitted afterwards that it didn’t mean much to him, as he knows he will not be a Formula 1 driver in 2022.
However, Stephanie Tindall, the team’s PR manager and wife of team founder Trevor Carlin, believes that a move to the United States would be of benefit to him, and that he is looking at driving there.
Carlin already have an entry in the series through former Marussia driver Max Chilton, and they feel Ticktum would make a valuable addition to the series.
“He’d certainly make a great IndyCar driver. He’d be incredible,” Tindall enthused when speaking to Motorsport.com.
“His natural talent is right up there, and I think he’d really relish the challenges that IndyCar presents, in terms of all the different types of track we race on here.
“I think he’d really throw himself at it, and he’s certainly looking at IndyCar, but we’re not his management.”
We have added Ticktum to our 2022 IndyCar Silly Season page.
Last Updated October 3, 2021
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AJ Foyt Racing |
Chevy |
4 | Dalton Kellett | K-Line | Strong | |
14 | Sebastien Bourdais | ROKIT | Speculation | Indy 500 only. IMSA full-time in 2022 | ||
14 | Tatiana Calderon | ROKIT | Speculation | Could replace Bourdais | ||
11 | Charlie Kimball | Tresiba | Speculation | |||
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
25 |
Stefan Wilson | Lohla Sport | Speculation | Indy 500 Only |
26 |
Colton Herta | Gainbridge | Fact | Signed | ||
27 | Alexander Rossi | NAPA and AutoNation | Fact | Signed | ||
28 | Romain Grosjean | TBA/Miami Breeze Car Care | Fact | Replaces RHR. | ||
29 | Devlin DeFrancesco and Kyle Kirkwood | PowerTap Hydrogen and Indy Lights Money | Strong | Kirkwood brings $1.3 million from Lights Championship for partial season. DeFrancesco brings the rest | ||
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevy | 5 | Pato O’Ward | Arrow | Fact | Signed |
7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow | Fact | Signed | ||
6 | Juan Montoya | TBD | Speculation | Indy 500 only | ||
Carlin Racing | Chevy | 59 | Max Chilton | Gallagher Insurance | Strong | Likely to re-sign |
TBD | Dan Ticktum | TBD | Speculation | F2 driver gives up on F1 dream | ||
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Huski Chocolate | Strong | Likely to re-sign |
9 | Scott Dixon | PNC Bank | Fact | Signed | ||
10 | Alex Palou | NTT Data | Fact | Signed | ||
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Carvana | Fact | May run full season | ||
Dale Coyne Racing w/Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 18 | Ed Jones | Sealmaster | Strong | Likely to re-sign |
51 | Takuma Sato | Panasonic? | Strong | Replacing Romain Grosjean | ||
52 | Ryan Norman | Koinu Inu Cryptro | Speculation | |||
52 | Cody Ware | TBD | Speculation | |||
Dreyer Reinbold | Chevy | 24 | Sage Karam | Wix | Strong | Indy 500 Only |
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 | ||
Nico Hulkenberg | TBD | Speculation | Road and Street Only | |||
Conor Daly | US Air Force | Strong | Looking for $ | |||
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevy | 77 | Callum Ilott | TBD | Fact | Signed full season |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | AutoNation and SiriusXM | Fact | Penske may cut him loose |
06 | Helio Castroneves | TBD | Fact | Signed | ||
TBD | Kyle Kirkwood | AutoNation and SiriusXM | Speculation | Would bring Lights Championship $1.3 million for part-time 3rd car | ||
Paretta Autosport | Chevy | 16 | Simona De Silvestro | TBD | Strong | Indy 500 Only |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal | United Rentals | Fact | Signed |
30 |
Christian Lundgaard | TBD | Strong | Has given up on F1 dream | ||
45 | Jack Harvey | HyVee | Strong | Leaving MSR to fill team’s 3rd full-time car for 2022 | ||
Santino Ferrucci | HyVee | Speculation | ||||
Team Penske | Chevy | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Hitachi | Fact | Signed |
3 | Scott McLaughlin | Shell, PPG | Fact | Signed | ||
12 | Will Power | Verizon | Fact | Signed | ||
22 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Speculation | Indy 500 Only | ||
Top Gun Racing | Chevy | RC Enerson | US Navy? | Fact | Indy 500 Only? |