Three seats have yet to be confirmed, but two of those are likely filled. Dale Coyne announced the signing of 2026IndyNXT champion Nikita Johnson for one of his seats this week, and there is one seat still available. I think Alex Dunne is the leading candidate for that ride as of now.
The team known last year as Juncos Hollinger Racing is about to have an ownership shuffle. When that is settled, Rinus VeeKay and Nolan Siegel are believed to have the two spots there. If Ricardo Juncos is out as team owner, as rumored, he will be missed on the grid. Juncos showed a lot of determination and grit putting an IndyCar team together.
Missing from the 2027 lineup will be Santo Ferrucci, Romain Grosjean, Sting Ray Robb, and Caio Collet. Making their IndyCar debuts will be Nikita Johnson, Josh Pierson, and possibly the second Coyne driver.
Callum Ilott, and Linus Lundqvist are still searching for a full-time IndyCar ride. Conor Daluy, meanwhile, returns to the grid in the new Dreyer &Reinbold entry.
The series lineup as it stands today is at the end of this column.
Notes
I’m sending good thoughts to Jack Harvey as in his battle against cancer. I hope it isn’t too serious, and that we’ll see him doing his grid walk in St. Pete.
The seismic tremors reverberating through the TQG sports empire because of Mark Walter’s financial issues have not reached the Andretti Global IndyCar operation-yet.
Colton Herta has finally accumulated enough points for his F1 suprerlicense, but will the impending sale of Cadillac F1 render all his efforts moot?
The 2027 IndyCar Grid
As of November 12:
A. J. Foyt Racing- Dennis Haugerm Josh Pierson
Andretti Global- Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Will Power
Arrow McLaren- Pato O’Ward, Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist
Chip Ganassi Racing-Alex Palou, Kyffin Simpson, Christian Lundgaard
Dale Coyne Racing- Nikita Johnson, TBD
Dreyer & Reinbold- Conor Daly
ECR- Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen
Juucos Hollinger Racing*- Unconfirmed- Likely Rinus VeeKaqy and Nolan Siegel
Meyer Shank Racing- Marcus Armstrong, Mick Schumacher
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing- Graham Rahal, Louis Foster
Team Penske- David Maluks, Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden
*Team name change pending
