Foyt IndyCar team gearing up for a new era

A.J. Foyt Racing finds itself in the midst of newfound interest for its pair of NTT IndyCar Series entries.

Thanks to its recent technical union forged with Team Penske, Foyt’s Chevy-powered cars have been the subject of frequent inquiries from all manner of drivers, and starting with the No. 14 entry piloted to third last season at the Indianapolis 500 and 19th in the drivers’ standings by Santino Ferrucci, team director Larry Foyt says he’s keen to maintain continuity.

“It’s been a weird silly season where there seems to be more drivers out there than spaces for them,” Foyt told RACER. “I’ve had phone calls and talked to some people, for sure, but I’ve been working with Santino, getting his stuff sorted out. We certainly want to continue with Santino, and I think there’s a pretty good comfort level there.

“That’s why there probably hasn’t been a lot of crazy talk about [the 14 car]. We’re just trying to make sure with the planning, and a lot of the expenses going up next year [with hybrid engines], that I get my funding in a row before I make promises. Going into this hybrid unit, [I’m] just trying to make sure that that we are able to operate at the level we want to operate at. So that’s all that is, but we have a really good relationship and so I’m not too worried about where we’re at with Santino.”