VeeKay scored his first victory last year in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, but also had his season interrupted by a fall from a bicycle that broke his clavicle and forced him to miss a race. Daly’s future with the team was in doubt both before and after the U.S. Air Force pulled out of sponsorship of the #20 car, which Daly shared with oval-only team owner Carpenter.
But the arrival of BitNile Holdings bolstered Daly’s relationship with ECR, as he will now be full-time in the #20, as revealed last Friday. Carpenter said he’s still aiming to run the third car for himself at several oval rounds but for now he can only guarantee he’ll be in a cockpit again at the Indianapolis 500, an event in which he has finished runner-up and has also started from pole three times.
Nonetheless, Carpenter said he was “excited” to have some continuity in the driver line-up and expects it to help both his drivers.
“With Rinus, we’re looking forward to Year 3. He had a lot of success…
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