With the recent announcement that Dale Coyne Racing will have at least two drivers in the #19 Honda, it’s official. There will be 20 full-time drivers in the 2018 IndyCar season.
Dale Coyne Racing recently announced that there will be at least two drivers sharing time behind the wheel of the #19 Honda in the 2018 IndyCar season.
This news mean that the full-time driver lineup for the 2018 season is set, as there are no more open full-time seats.
As a result of this news, it is now official that there will be 20 full-time drivers driving in the 2018 IndyCar season. Of these 20 drivers, five of them did not have full-time rides last season. Five drivers who did have full-time rides last season do not have full-time rides in 2018.
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Among the drivers who have full-time rides this season but did not last season are rookies Matheus Leist, Zach Veach and Robert Wickens. Spencer Pigot and Gabby Chaves also did not have full-time rides last season, but they are not rookies.
Among the drivers who had full-time rides last season but do not this season are Conor Daly, Carlos Munoz, J.R. Hildebrand, Helio Castroneves and Mikhail Aleshin.
Here is a list of each and every one of the 20 full-time drivers set to drive in the 2018 IndyCar season. This list is sorted alphabetically.
A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
Andretti Autosport, Honda
Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet
Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
Harding Racing, Chevrolet
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
Team Penske, Chevrolet
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How will the final 2018 IndyCar championship standings look? Which driver will win the championship? The season is set to begin on Sunday, March 11th with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.