Continuing on the CGR front, if the paddock chatter is accurate, their Ind圜ar teammate Marcus Ericsson could be under consideration for a seat in the two-car CCGR team. Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is also on course to make another Rolex 24 run with the rival Action Express Racing Cadillac team. Staying within the Acura family, Meyer Shank Racing will have its Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves within its ranks, and it would be a shock if new MSR Ind圜ar signing Simon Pagenaud isn’t eventually named as an endurance driver for the team.Īfter those initial six drivers, Chip Ganassi Racing is expected to have six-time Ind圜ar champion Scott Dixon back among its Cadillac DPi lineup. If all of the confirmed and rumored names appear for January’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, IMSA’s season opener could have the feel of a non-points NTT Ind圜ar Series race.Īt present, almost half of the full-time drivers from the 2021 Ind圜ar grid – and a few newcomers for 2022 – have flights booked for Florida, where the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will host a battle for top honors featuring many of American open-wheel’s finest pilots.Īlthough unconfirmed, RACER understands 2018 Andretti Autosport Indy Lights teammates Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward are likely to be reunited in an LMP2 effort, and 2021 Andretti Indy Lights driver Devlin DeFrancesco - who’ll make his Ind圜ar debut next year as Herta’s teammate - is also said to be part of the entry.ĭefending race winner Wayne Taylor Racing has yet to announce its Rolex 24 roster, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Andretti’s Alexander Rossi returning to defend WTR’s achievement with Acura.

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