The recent confirmation that Josh Pierson is set to move up from Indy NXT to the NTT IndyCar Series for the 2027 season with A.J. Foyt Enterprises, joining ex-Dale Coyne Racing driver Dennis Hauger as a part of a total lineup overhaul after the team fielded entries for Santino Ferrucci and Caio Collet in 2026, left four open seats across two teams in next year's 25-car full-time driver lineup.
Two of those seats are Juncos Hollinger Racing seats, and confirmation of Rinus VeeKay's return for a second year behind the wheel of the No. 76 Chevrolet has long been viewed as a mere formality after a career year in 2026. He earned four top four finishes and finished 10th in the championship standings in his seventh season in the series.
Now, according to RACER.com, Juncos Hollinger Racing are zeroing in on their target for their second season.
Nolan Siegel linked to Juncos Hollinger Racing
Nolan Siegel, who joined Arrow McLaren full-time in the middle of the 2024 season but whose tenure with the team was heavily scrutinized due to lack of quality results, with no finishes higher than sixth and a top standings finish of 20th, is widely expected to be confirmed as the replacement for Sting Ray Robb behind the wheel of the No. 77 Chevrolet.
He is one of a handful of drivers who had been mentioned as possibilities to join the team over the past few months, as he sought to shore up his future after Arrow McLaren cut both him and Christian Lundgaard in favor of Felix Rosenqvist and Scott Dixon.
RACER also reports that team founder Ricardo Juncos is finalizing a deal to sell his stake in the team to Brad Hollinger as the team prepare to compete as Hollinger Racing in 2027. That deal is expected to be completed within the next two months, and confirmation of the team's driver lineup is expected to follow.
With the No. 76 and No. 77 cars effectively no longer vacant, that leaves two seats open for the 2027 season. And unsurprisingly, both are at Dale Coyne Racing, a team known for waiting until late each offseason to solidify their lineup.
Hauger has already left for A.J. Foyt Enterprises, and Romain Grosjean's future remains uncertain. Reigning Indy NXT champion Nikita Johnson remains without a ride, after having been one of the drivers linked to the open Juncos Hollinger Racing seat, and has been long linked to a Dale Coyne Racing seat.
As of now, Pierson is the only rookie confirmed in next year's lineup, but the addition of Johnson would change that. Additionally, RACER reports that Formula 2 race winner Alex Dunne has emerged as a possibility for the team, which would give them an all-rookie lineup for 2027. The question, as it always is, appears to be whether or not the team will make any confirmations before Christmas.
Fox is set to provide live coverage of the entire 17-race 2027 NTT IndyCar season, beginning with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg from the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday, March 7.
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