22 full-time entrants have been confirmed for INDYCAR's Leader's Choice program this coming season. The group consists of the 19 returning members that finished in the top 22 in entrant points last year, as well as three open spots that were filled by single-car entries from Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, HVM Racing and Dragon Racing.
Each LC member will be assured at least $1 million for this season should they qualify for the Indianapolis 500. That is a decrease from the $1.2 million that members got last season.
Here are the teams that will take part in the program:
|
Number |
Entrant |
Driver |
|
1 |
Andretti Autosport |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
|
3 |
Team Penske |
Helio Castroneves |
|
4 |
Panther Racing |
JR Hildebrand |
|
7 |
Dragon Racing |
Sebastien Bourdais |
|
9 |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Scott Dixon |
|
10 |
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Dario Franchitti |
|
11 |
KV Racing Technology |
Tony Kanaan |
|
12 |
Verizon Team Penske |
Will Power |
|
14 |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
Takuma Sato |
|
15 |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
Graham Rahal |
|
18 |
Dale Coyne Racing |
TBA |
|
19 |
Dale Coyne Racing |
TBA |
|
20 |
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Ed Carpenter |
|
22 |
Panther DRR |
Oriol Servia |
|
25 |
Andretti Autosport |
Marco Andretti |
|
27 |
Andretti Autosport |
James Hinchcliffe |
|
67 |
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing |
Josef Newgarden |
|
77 |
Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports |
Simon Pagenaud |
|
78 |
KV Racing Technology |
Simona de Silvestro |
|
83 |
NovoNordisk Chip Ganassi Racing |
Charlie Kimball |
|
98 |
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
Alex Tagliani |
|
TBA |
HVM Racing |
TBA |
Entrants not in the Leader's Choice program will continue to battle for payouts at each race outside of the Indianapolis 500, with the highest-finishing, non-LC entrant netting $40,000 (followed by payouts of $35,000 and $30,000 for second and third place in the group respectively).
