IndyCar: Jordan King to drive for Ed Carpenter Racing in 2018

By Asher Fair | Jan 4, 2018

SONOMA, CA - AUGUST 29: Luca Filippi of Italy, driver of the #20 Fuzzy's Vodka CFH Racing Chevrolet Dallara during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma at Sonoma Raceway on August 29, 2015 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

Jordan King is set to make his IndyCar debut in the 2018 season driving the road and street course races for Ed Carpenter Racing.

Ed Carpenter Racing have confirmed that 23-year-old Jordan King will be sharing the duties of driving the #20 Chevrolet with team owner Ed Carpenter in the 2018 IndyCar season. While Carpenter is set to the car in the oval races once again, King is set to do so in the road and street course races.

Spencer Pigot previously shared time in the #20 Chevrolet with Ed Carpenter, with Pigot driving in the road and street course races. However, the team released their lone full-time driver, J.R. Hildebrand, who drove the #21 Chevrolet, and promoted Pigot to be their full-time driver in that car, which left a seat open in the #20 Chevrolet for the road and street course races.

King has never driven in IndyCar before, but it has become his goal to do so ever since he attended the 2016 season finale at Sonoma Raceway. He does have plenty of racing experience, which is needed for any driver when they make the jump to IndyCar.

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This past season, King drove for MP Motorsport in Formula 2 and finished in 11th place in the drivers standings. In 2015 and 2016, he drove in the GP2 Series and finished in 12th and 7th place in the drivers standings, respectively.

Also in 2015 and 2016, King was a development driver in Formula One. In 2015, he test drove for Manor Marussia, and in 2016, he test drove for Manor Racing MRT.

King has also driven in Formula 3. In 2013, he finished in 6th place in the drivers standings for the European Formula 3 Championship, and in 2014, he finished in 7th. Also in 2013, he was crowned champion of the British Formula 3 Championship.

Other series that King has competed in since 2010 include the Formula Palmer Audi Series, the Formula Renault UK Winter Series, the Formula Renault UK Series, the MRF Formula 1600 India Series, the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Series, the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Series and the Toyota Racing Series.

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Will Jordan King experience success in his first IndyCar season as a part-time driver for Ed Carpenter Racing in the road and street course races? The season begins with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, a street course race, on Sunday, March 11th.