Hunter McElrea’s subsequent run in an IndyCar will include Ed Carpenter Racing at The Thermal Membership on November 19. McElrea will share the observe with Meyer Shank Racing’s Logan Sargeant, Group Penske’s Felipe Nasr, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Louis Foster.
The New Zealander made his IndyCar debut in July at Toronto with Dale Coyne Racing and impressed together with his rapid pace, which got here after years of coaching on the USF Championships ladder and in Indy NXT, the place he positioned second within the standings in 2023.
Following his outing in Canada with Coyne, the 24-year-old continued to burnish his fame in IMSA, the place he received back-to-back WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance races in September on the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis with the TDS Racing LMP2 staff, and in October to shut the season on the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Highway Atlanta with TDS teammates Steven Thomas and Mikkel Jensen, the place they clinched the Michelin Endurance Championship title.
“We’ve been speaking to Hunter for some time and we’re wanting ahead to operating him,” ECR common supervisor Tim Broyles advised RACER.
With its full-time lineup already set for 2025 with Alexander Rossi and Christian Rasmussen, McElrea isn’t in rivalry for a seat with the Chevy-powered staff, however ECR selected to reap the benefits of IndyCar’s provisioning of driver analysis days to have McElrea help with chassis setup improvement and suggestions because it prepares for the following season.
“I bought a textual content from Ed asking if I wished to drive, and it was tremendous cool as a result of with out the weekend in Toronto with Dale, I don’t suppose I’d have been requested,” McElrea mentioned. “So for that to result in one other alternative to get into an IndyCar is wonderful, and the chance has been earned. I’m tremendous grateful to Ed and everybody at ECR for giving me an opportunity to drive their automotive.”
