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IndyCar: A list of all 20 full-time drivers for 2018

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: Takuma Sato of Japan, driver of the #26 Andretti Autosport Honda, and Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, lead the field 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: Takuma Sato of Japan, driver of the #26 Andretti Autosport Honda, and Helio Castroneves of Brazil, driver of the #3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet, lead the field 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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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

#4. . No. 4. AJ Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet. MATHEUS LEIST

#14. . No. 14. AJ Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet. TONY KANAAN

Andretti Autosport, Honda

Andretti Autosport, Honda. ZACH VEACH. #26. . No. 26

#27. . No. 27. Andretti Autosport, Honda. ALEXANDER ROSSI

. No. 28. Andretti Autosport, Honda. RYAN HUNTER-REAY. #28

No. 98. Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda. MARCO ANDRETTI. #98.

Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet

Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet. CHARLIE KIMBALL. #23. . No. 23

#59. . No. 59. Carlin Motorsport, Chevrolet. MAX CHILTON

Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda

SCOTT DIXON. #9. . No. 9. Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda

No. 10. Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda. ED JONES. #10.

Dale Coyne Racing, Honda

. No. 18. Dale Coyne Racing, Honda. SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS. #18

Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet

#21. . No. 21. Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet. SPENCER PIGOT

Harding Racing, Chevrolet

#88. . No. 88. Harding Racing, Chevrolet. GABBY CHAVES

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda

No. 15. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda. GRAHAM RAHAL. #15.

#30. . No. 30. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda. TAKUMA SATO

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda

#5. . No. 5. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda. JAMES HINCHCLIFFE

. No. 7. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda. ROBERT WICKENS. #7

Team Penske, Chevrolet

#1. . No. 1. Team Penske, Chevrolet. JOSEF NEWGARDEN

#12. . No. 12. Team Penske, Chevrolet. WILL POWER

SIMON PAGENAUD. #22. . No. 22. Team Penske, Chevrolet

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