IndyCar: Entry List for Pre-Season testing today
Below is the official entry list for IndyCar pre-season testing at the Thermal Club in California Thursday (today) and Friday.
The Thermal Open Test will be the first time to see some of the new driver/team combinations for 2023, including 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi moving to Arrow McLaren as part of an expanded three-car lineup alongside Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist.
Rising star Kyle Kirkwood moved to Andretti Autosport, taking Rossi’s former car, while Santino Ferrucci returns to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES full-time driving the famed No. 14 of AJ Foyt Racing. The other Foyt entry will be driven by one of four rookies who will race in 2023 – INDY NXT by Firestone graduate Benjamin Pedersen.
Another INDY NXT graduate, 2022 INDY NXT by Firestone championship runner-up Sting Ray Robb, landed a ride with Dale Coyne Racing with RWR. Argentine touring car standout Agustin Canapino joins an expanded Juncos Hollinger Racing effort alongside Callum Ilott. New Zealand’s Marcus Armstrong moves from Europe to drive road/street events for Chip Ganassi Racing. Armstrong will share the entry with two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato, who will race ovals in 2023.
Schedule
Thursday, Feb. 2
9-11:30 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES testing
1:30-4:30 p.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES testing
Friday, Feb. 3
9-11:30 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES testing
1:30-4:30 p.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES testing
Entry List – The Thermal Club
Feb. 2-3, 2023
|
|
No. |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
TEAM |
ENGINE |
|
1 |
2 |
Josef Newgarden |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
|
2 |
3 |
Scott McLaughlin |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
|
3 |
5 |
Pato O’Ward |
Monterrey, Mexico |
Arrow McLaren |
Chevrolet |
|
4 |
06 |
Helio Castroneves |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Meyer Shank Racing |
Honda |
|
5 |
6 |
Felix Rosenqvist |
Värnamo, Sweden |
Arrow McLaren |
Chevrolet |
|
6 |
7 |
Alexander Rossi |
Nevada City, California |
Arrow McLaren |
Chevrolet |
|
7 |
8 |
Marcus Ericsson |
Kumla, Sweden |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
|
8 |
9 |
Scott Dixon |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
|
9 |
10 |
Alex Palou |
Barcelona, Spain |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
|
10 |
11 |
Marcus Armstrong (R) |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Honda |
|
11 |
12 |
Will Power |
Toowoomba, Australia |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
|
12 |
14 |
Santino Ferrucci |
Woodbury, Connecticut |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
Chevrolet |
|
13 |
15 |
Graham Rahal |
New Albany, Ohio |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Honda |
|
14 |
18 |
David Malukas |
Chicago, Illinois |
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD |
Honda |
|
15 |
20 |
Conor Daly |
Noblesville, Indiana |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
16 |
21 |
Rinus VeeKay |
Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
17 |
26 |
Colton Herta |
Valencia, California |
Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian |
Honda |
|
18 |
27 |
Kyle Kirkwood |
Jupiter, Florida |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
|
19 |
28 |
Romain Grosjean |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
|
20 |
29 |
Devlin DeFrancesco |
Toronto, Canada |
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport |
Honda |
|
21 |
30 |
Jack Harvey |
Bassingham, England |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Honda |
|
22 |
45 |
Christian Lundgaard |
Hedensted, Denmark |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Honda |
|
23 |
51 |
Sting Ray Robb (R) |
Payette, Idaho |
Dale Coyne Racing with RWR |
Honda |
|
24 |
55 |
Benjamin Pedersen (R) |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
Chevrolet |
|
25 |
60 |
Simon Pagenaud |
Montmorillon, France |
Meyer Shank Racing |
Honda |
|
26 |
77 |
Callum Ilott |
Cambridge, England |
Juncos Hollinger Racing |
Chevrolet |
|
27 |
78 |
Agustin Canapino (R) |
Arrecifes, Argentina |
Juncos Hollinger Racing |
Chevrolet |
All cars use fourth-generation NTT INDYCAR SERIES chassis (Dallara IR12) with universal IR-18 aerodynamic bodywork, Chevrolet or Honda engines and Firestone tires.
(R) – Denotes NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie