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Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport was the fastest driver among the 19 participants in the private test at Iowa Speedway, posting a quick lap of 18.390s in the No. 26 Honda. Ryan Hunter-Reay and Simon Pagenaud followed in second and third place, respectively.
Ryan Hunter-Reay will replace Conor Daly at Ed Carpenter Racing for the upcoming IndyCar race at Road America. Hunter-Reay, who has 18 career IndyCar wins, including the 2014 Indianapolis 500 and a championship in 2012, will drive ECR's Chevrolet-powered #20 entry. Team owner Ed Carpenter hopes that Hunter-Reay's experience and technical abilities will help improve the team's competitiveness.
Ryan Hunter-Reay has joined Ed Carpenter Racing's IndyCar team to help identify weaknesses and build for the future. Hunter-Reay will partner with Rinus VeeKay and Carpenter in a third entry on the ovals. The move comes after the team and former driver Conor Daly split following a disappointing run during the seven opening races of the season. Hunter-Reay's role is focused on assisting ECR's roster of engineering talent with less of an aim being placed on achieving specific on-track results over the remainder of the calendar.
Ryan Hunter-Reay will replace Conor Daly in the No. 20 Bitnile.com Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing starting at the Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR on June 18. Hunter-Reay, a former INDYCAR SERIES champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, brings a vast amount of successful experience to ECR. He last competed full time in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2021 and will race alongside Rinus VeeKay, driver of the No. 21 Bitnile.com Chevrolet.
RACER's Marshall Pruett, Santino Ferrucci, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ron Ruzewski, and Helio Castroneves share their stories from the Indy 500, won by Josef Newgarden. Ferrucci drove AJ Foyt Racing to their best finish since 2000, while Castroneves shed a tear on his final slowdown lap. Penske's Caitlyn Brown became the first female crew member to win the Indy 500, and Penske engineer Luke Mason found immortality in only his sixth race. Marcus Ericsson slammed the final Indy 500 red flag call, while Newgarden said he felt like a "failure" before winning.
Graham Rahal will drive Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's No.24 Chevrolet in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after his own entry was bumped out of the race. Rahal will need to make adjustments as he has never driven anything other than a Honda. He plans to spend time with teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay to streamline the transition. Rahal drove Dreyer & Reinbold's No.24 entry in a one-off at Iowa in 2010. He was one of six drivers to pilot that car during the season.