IndyCar: Rinus VeeKay to drive for Ed Carpenter Racing in 2020

Rinus VeeKay is set to drive full-time for Ed Carpenter Racing as the replacement for Spencer Pigot in the 2020 IndyCar season.

Last week, Spencer Pigot confirmed that he would not be returning for what would have been his fifth year at Ed Carpenter Racing and his third as a full-time driver for the team in the 2020 IndyCar season.

2019 Indy Lights runner-up Rinus VeeKay, who has tested for the team on multiple occasions, was tipped to replace him behind the wheel of the #21 Chevrolet.

This has now been confirmed by the team.

[NEWS] @RinusVeeKay Selected as Driver of the No. 21, Joins ECR Full-Time for 2020 @IndyCar Season

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— Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) November 20, 2019

Here is what VeeKay had to say about this opportunity, according to Ed Carpenter Racing.

"“I’m so happy! It’s a dream come true and something we have worked extremely hard for over the last couple of years. To step up from USF2000 to the NTT IndyCar Series in three years is really special.“I would like to thank Ed Carpenter and his partners for this great opportunity and trust. The number of available seats in the NTT IndyCar Series is very limited, so it’s a great honor that they have chosen me to join their team. I would like to thank Jumbo, La Place, KNAF TeamNL, my new partner Basic-Fit, all my other partners, my manager Charles Crews, but most all my family who made this all happen. I’m really looking forward to the start of the season.”"

Here is what team owner Ed Carpenter had to add.

"“I have been following Rinus’s path through the Road to Indy, especially the past two years. It was clear to me that he deserves to be in an Indy car. After his first day in a car at Portland this past season, that feeling became even more apparent. His pace, feedback and demeanor inside the car was very impressive for such a young driver.”"