Rinus VeeKay has joined Dale Coyne Racing for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, DCR announced Feb. 14.
VeeKay will drive the No. 18 as a teammate to rookie Jacob Abel.
VeeKay’s move follows multiple season with Ed Carpenter Racing, for whom he had driven since 2020. That tenure included a win in 2021; he finished 13th in points in 2024 with a best finish of fifth at Iowa Speedway.
His signing also establishes a full-time driver for DCR’s No. 18 after four different competitors piloted the car in 2024 in Jack Harvey, Conor Daly, Nolan Siegel and Hunter McElrea.
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