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IndyCar: Early Silly Season Driver Lineup for 2018

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, leads a group of cars during the 101st Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, leads a group of cars during the 101st Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 09: James Hinchcliffe, driver of the #5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda, and Tony Kanaan, driver of the #10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, lead a pack of cars during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – JUNE 09: James Hinchcliffe, driver of the #5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda, and Tony Kanaan, driver of the #10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, lead a pack of cars during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Rainguard Water Sealers 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 9, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda

CHARLIE KIMBALL. #5. Charlie Kimball has had a disastrous 2017 season. But that does not change the fact that he has been improving over the years despite not having won a race since the 2013 season. He still has speed at certain venues, but not others. As far as Chip Ganassi Racing, his current team, goes, there are better options to fill his seat in the #83 car. But he does have the sponsorship money for a full-time ride due to the fact that he is diabetic, and that’s not a knock on him in any way, shape or form. Like him or not, it’s amazing what he has done with his life and it will be fun to watch him try to rebound from his down season.. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Honda

#7. Spencer Pigot has driven the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet for two seasons now on only the road and street courses, and he has had some success. While he has had his inconsistency and has not shown much speed in his two oval races at the Indianapolis 500, he has never really had the chance to shine on an oval track, as neither of his two Indianapolis 500 races have been with Ed Carpenter Racing. He has proven that he is a capable candidate of being a full-time driver, and this seat will likely be open with the uncertainty surrounding the future of Mikhail Aleshin, the current driver of this car.. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Honda. SPENCER PIGOT