IZOD IndyCar Series preview: Who went where in the off-season

The 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule kicks off on Sunday, March 24th with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida. Catch up on who’s driving for which team here!

  • Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing – Charlie Kimball returns to Ganassi for a third season.
  • Ed Carpenter Racing – the only owner/driver in the series returns with Fuzzy’s Vodka sponsorship.
  • Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing – RLL will field two entries in 2013: one for the owner’s son, Graham Rahal and one for James Jakes.
  • Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian – Canadian Alex Tagliani returns for a second season with the team.
  • A.J. Foyt Racing – Takuma Sato moves from RLL to “Super Tex’s” team in 2013.
  • Schmidt Hamilton and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports – the combined teams will compete with two rising stars in open-wheel racing: 2012 IndyCar Rookie of the Year Simon Pagenaud and former Star Mazda Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series champ Tristan Vautier.
  • Team Penske – returning to the fold are Helio Castroneves and Will Power, who will be joined for at least two races by former Champ Car and current NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger.
  • Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing – Josef Newgarden returns to the team in 2013.
  • Andretti Autosport – the team will field four cars in 2013, driven by Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay and E.J. Viso.
  • Target Chip Ganassi Racing – Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon return in 2013.
  • Dragon Racing – Sebastian Bordais and Sebastian Saavedra form this two-car team in 2013.
  • Panther Racing – JR Hildebrand and Oriol Servia team up in 2013.
  • KV Racing Technology – Simona de Silvestro and Tony Kanaan return to the team in 2013.

Get ready for 2013 IndyCar racing at www.indycar.com.

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