Ed Carpenter Racing has announced it has signed Conor Daly as a full-time driver in its #20 car for the 2022 IndyCar season.
Daly, who drove the #20 car at the road and street courses during the past two seasons while team owner Ed Carpenter contested the ovals, will now take over the entry for the entire 2022 season.
Daly’s future at the team was thrown up in the air when ECR lost its backing from the U.S. Air Force, but the team has now struck a deal with cryptocurrency company BitNile Holdings to sponsor Daly for the entire season.
It will be Daly’s first full-time ride with the same team since his 2017 campaign with A.J. Foyt Racing, having split duties between ECR and Carlin in 2020 and 2021.
Daly will partner Dutchman Rinus VeeKay, who stays on board for a third season in the #21 machine, while the team will expand to three entries for Ed Carpenter at May’s Indy 500.
The team said details of Carpenter’s participation in IndyCar’s three remaining oval races “may come at a…
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