“We have worked together in the past as teammates and he tested for ECR at Barber Motorsports Park in October 2021, where he made an immediate impact as we were able to qualify one of our cars on the pole following that test. “We need to improve our competitiveness and I wanted to add a fresh perspective from a driver like Ryan who has a massive amount of experience and success as well as a reputation as a team leader,” Carpenter said. He has 18 career Ind圜ar wins, including the 2014 Indy 500 with Andretti. Hunter-Reay will be teamed with Rinus VeeKay, and Carpenter, who only runs on the ovals.

I am going to do everything I can do to help the team achieve its long-term objectives.” “However, I remain very confident in both my driving and technical abilities and believe by working with the talented people at ECR and Team Chevy,” Hunter-Reay continued, “we will make progress. I’ve worked with the team in the past and they are a very talented group with high expectations and a committed partner in (sponsor) .”

“Ed and I are very close friends and have been for a long time. He described how frustrated he was that his team has not been able to realize its potential despite their efforts, investments, as well as technical and personnel changes over the past few years and asked for my help,” Hunter-Reay said. “I was surprised when I got the call from Ed. 20 Chevrolet next weekend at Road America. Hunter-Reay was out of Ind圜ar last season but returned this year for the Indy 500 and finished 11th.

He cited performance issues for the split with Daly, who was ranked 20th in the standings with a season-best finish of eighth in the Indianapolis 500. Ryan Hunter-Reay will return to the Ind圜ar Series as Conor Daly’s replacement at Ed Carpenter Racing, the team announced Thursday.ĭaly was let go a day earlier in what team owner Carpenter called one of the most difficult decisions of his tenure running the organization.

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