Chip Ganassi Racing is celebrating the 2023 IndyCar championship by expanding.
The Honda-powered team has announced that it will be have five full-time entries in the series next season.
Along with 2023 driver’s champion Alex Palou, Scott Dixon, Marcus Armstrong and Linus Lundqvist, Ganassi will field a car for its development driver Kyffin Simpson.
Simpson finished 10th in this year’s Indy NXT series.
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“We welcome Kyffin as a teammate to our INDYCAR program. He has been integrated into a Chip Ganassi Racing multi-year defined development program which now provides the opportunity at open-wheel’s highest level,†said Chip Ganassi Racing Managing Director Mike Hull.
“He has already tested an INDYCAR with more to follow as an INDY NXT graduate. In addition, he is already a proven winner in IMSA at the 12 Hours of Sebring in LMP2 and on an LMP2 global stage in the ASLM and ELMS series.â€
Simpson will be joining the IndyCar series as it makes one of the biggest changes in years by adding hybrid power to its vehicles.
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The new powertrains will increase baseline power from around 700 hp to 800 hp and will be able to provide an additional 100 hp in short bursts for push-to-pass capability.