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IndyCar: Will Rico Abreu compete in the Indianapolis 500 at some point?

By Asher Fair

LONG POND, PA - JULY 29: Rico Abreu, driver of the #98 Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 29, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
LONG POND, PA - JULY 29: Rico Abreu, driver of the #98 Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 29, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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Rico Abreu reaffirmed his interest in potentially making his IndyCar debut in the Indianapolis 500 at some point. Will he ever do so?

Sprint Car and Midget star Rico Abreu, who won his way into the Chili Bowl A-Main on Wednesday evening, stated that he still wants to compete in the Indianapolis 500 at some point in his racing career.

The 26-year-old St. Helena, California native has never competed in an IndyCar race before. He spent the 2015 season competing full-time in the K&N Pro Series East, and he spent the 2016 season competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series.

Here is what the two-time Chili Bowl winner had to say about potentially making his first career start in the Indianapolis 500 at some point, according to Autoweek.

"“I think so. I really have to take time and put some serious thought into it. I think it’s a very prestigious event, a lot like the Chili Bowl. I need to give [Chip Ganassi] a call and see if I can talk him into teaming me and Kyle [Larson] up to run it.”"

Abreu did go on to add that he has no plans to leave Sprint Car and Midget racing despite the fact that he spent two full seasons competing in two different NASCAR series.

"“This is my future, running Sprint Cars and Midgets, and this is all I want to do.”"

Chip Ganassi, who owns Chip Ganassi Racing, has previously stated that, under the right circumstances, any of the cars within his organization would be open to any of his drivers. He owns teams in the NASCAR Cup Series, IndyCar, the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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While Abreu does not drive for Chip Ganassi Racing in any of these series, he is close friends with fellow dirt racer Kyle Larson, who competes full-time for the team in the Cup Series.

Larson himself has been rumored for several years to potentially be the next driver to attempt the Memorial Day Double by driving in one of Chip Ganassi Racing’s cars in the Indianapolis 500 before competing in the Coca-Cola 600 in his regular #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet later that night.

With Kurt Busch, who is the most recent driver to attempt the Memorial Day Double when he drove in the Indianapolis 500 for Andretti Autosport and the Coca-Cola 600 for Stewart-Haas Racing back in 2014, being set to join Chip Ganassi Racing as Larson’s teammate in the 2019 season, there have also been rumors that he might attempt the Memorial Day Double again at some point in the near future.

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Will Rico Abreu end up driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indianapolis 500 at some point, and will he join Kyle Larson and/or Kurt Busch in doing so? It is unlikely that all three would do so in the same year considering the fact that both Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist both drive full-time for Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team.