On Wednesday, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced the team has revised the entry designation for two full-time drivers for the upcoming 2023 season.
Jack Harvey, who drove the No. 45 Hy-Vee Honda, will now drive the No.30 Honda. Details on primary sponsorship for the No. 30 entry will be announced in the coming months. Christian Lundgaard will take over the No.45 Hy-Vee Honda, and Graham Rahal will remain in the No.15 Honda for the 2023 season.
“We have been looking at ways to ensure our increased performance and improve our potential for success for 2023 and one of our decisions has been to reassign cars to Jack and Christian,” said Bobby Rahal, co-owner of RLL. “We made a commitment to our drivers, team members, and sponsors to perform at our highest level possible and although 2022 didn’t work out as we wanted, we have made moves to improve this. One of which was the commitment we made when we hired Technical Director Stefano Sordo, who can bring a new perspective. We feel this recent decision on our driver/car lineup will also be a positive one for both Jack and Christian as well as our organization as a whole.”
In the 2022 season, Jack Harvey finished 22nd in the point standings with one top-ten finish that came at the Grand Prix of Nashville. Meanwhile, Christian Lundgaard finished 14th in the point standings with two top-five finishes at the Indianapolis Grand Prix and Laguna Seca. Furthermore, he scored seven top-ten finishes including Toronto and Road America.
The 2023 NTT IndyCar Series season starts on Sunday, March 5th, for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at noon on NBC.
