Sage Karam and Santino Ferrucci will enter the 2022 Indianapolis 500 in the NTT IndyCar Series with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, DRR announced Dec. 9.
2022 marks Karam’s eighth Indy 500 attempt with DRR and ninth overall, while it’ll be Ferrucci’s DRR debut and fourth Indy 500 attempt.
“We believe the talent of these drivers will be important in helping the team achieve the ultimate goal of winning the Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” team owner Dennis Reinbold said in a team release. “We at DRR have been improving our Indy 500 program with the singular goal of winning the race. Sage and Santino have exceptional talent and are key components for us to achieve the goal.”
“We are coming off of a high from last year and the goal is to be even better in the 2022 Indy 500,” Karam said.
Added Ferrucci: “I am super thrilled to join DRR. Nothing is better than being a part of a team that has such a high work ethic. The team’s attention to detail is comparable to top teams in the series.”
In eight Indy 500 starts, Karam has a best finish of seventh in 2021 with DRR, while Ferrucci’s best in three appearances is a fourth in 2020 with Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan.
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