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IndyCar: Updated Silly Season driver lineup for 2018

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: The cars coross the line for the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: The cars coross the line for the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 28: The cars cross the line for the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MAY 28: The cars cross the line for the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

IndyCar silly season is well underway as we approach the end of the 2017 season. Which drivers are going to end up with which teams in the 2018 season?

This IndyCar silly season has already been a crazy one. Seeing as how there are only 10 drivers whose seats in the series are secure for next season, this silly season looks poised to get even crazier, as more than a dozen other drivers are looking to secure full-time rides in 2018.

This season, the series had 21 full-time cars and started out with 20 full-time drivers, although that 20 became 18 with the injury to Sebastien Bourdais at Dale Coyne Racing and the departure of Mikhail Aleshin from Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

The only planned full-time car without a full-time driver this season was the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, which has been driven by Spencer Pigot on the road and street courses and by team owner Ed Carpenter on the ovals.

Will we see more than 21 full-time cars in 2018?

Let’s start off with what we know about next year’s full-time driver lineup. Right now, it isn’t much; as referenced above, only 10 drivers have full-time rides for next season, while over a dozen more are still looking to secure one. But what we have is a definite start on the road to setting the field for the 2018 IndyCar Series season.