Kyle Kirkwood has secured his location on the IndyCar grid for 2024 and past soon after signing a new multi-yr deal with Andretti.

The group fielded 4 complete-time automobiles this time but have trimmed their entry to a few for 2024. Colton Herta and Kirkwood go into their fifth and next seasons with Andretti respectively, whilst Marcus Ericsson joins from Chip Ganassi Racing.

Kirkwood 1st raced for Andretti in 2021, when he received the Indy Nxt title with the group. That offered him with a scholarship to action up to IndyCar and he created the shift with AJ Foyt Racing. Tenth location in Prolonged Seashore was the ideal outcome of his rookie time, and just 6 races into his IndyCar job he was introduced as becoming a member of Andretti for 2023.

The group swap labored effectively for Kirkwood, as he scored just about 2 times as numerous details as he experienced the yr ahead of and received from pole in Prolonged Seashore just a few races into the marketing campaign. Afterwards in the yr he picked up a quickest lap in Detroit, then took a next gain in Nashville. Kirkwood completed eleventh in the championship standings, 4 details shy of Herta and easily forward of his two other complete-time group-mates.

“I am thrilled to be capable to proceed with Andretti World for a long time to appear. We have crafted a thing specific inside the group this yr and I’m energized to see what we can do upcoming time in the range 27 AutoNation Honda,” claimed Kirkwood.

“It’s superb that I will now have the chance to perform with the very same team – it is a luxurious I have not experienced the privilege of getting given that my karting times. Now we can set our heads down and entirely target on profitable races and getting a sturdy Championship contender. I have this sort of a large regard for this group and it will be an honor to proceed to connect with myself an IndyCar driver for Andretti World.”

Andretti’s new deal with Kirkwood ties him to the group right up until at minimum the finish of the 2025 time. Ericsson will also be with the group for at minimum the upcoming two a long time, whilst Herta is signed via to 2027.

Crew chairman Michael Andretti claimed “Kyle’s determination and expertise have been instrumental in our team’s accomplishment this previous time, and he has ongoing to demonstrate that he has what it requires to contend at the best degree in the IndyCar sequence.

“Our target has often been to continually contend for wins and championships and we felt that solidifying Kyle’s long run at Andretti was crucial to building that come about. Bringing Kyle into the multi-yr designs together with Colton and Marcus will only reinforce the continuity we have been searching for in our IndyCar programme.”

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