Drivers Current • 8
Kyffin Simpson • 9
Scott Dixon • 10
Álex Palou Drivers (chronological) •
Eddie Cheever (1990–1992) •
Arie Luyendyk (1992–1993, 1997) •
Robby Gordon (1992) •
Didier Theys (1992) •
Michael Andretti (1994) •
Maurício Gugelmin (1994) •
Bryan Herta (1995) •
Mike Groff (1995: Indianapolis 500 only) •
Jimmy Vasser (1995–2000, 2001: Indianapolis 500 only) •
Alex Zanardi (1996–1998) •
Juan Pablo Montoya (1999–2000) •
Nicolas Minassian (2001) •
Memo Gidley (2001) •
Tony Stewart (2001: Indianapolis 500 only) •
Bruno Junqueira (2001–2002) •
Jeff Ward (2002) •
Kenny Bräck (2002) •
Scott Dixon (2002–present) •
Tomas Scheckter (2003) •
Tony Renna (2004) •
Darren Manning (2004–2005) •
Jaques Lazier (2005) •
Giorgio Pantano (2005, 2012) •
Ryan Briscoe (2005, 2013: Indianapolis 500 only, 2014) •
Dan Wheldon (2006–2008) •
Dario Franchitti (2008–2013) •
Graham Rahal (2011–2012) •
Charlie Kimball (2011–2017) •
Alex Tagliani (2013) •
Tony Kanaan (2014–2017, 2021, 2022: Indianapolis 500 only) •
Sage Karam (2015) •
Sebastián Saavedra (2015) •
Max Chilton (2016–2017) •
Ed Jones (2018) •
Felix Rosenqvist (2019–2020) •
Marcus Ericsson (2020–2023) •
Álex Palou (2021–present) •
Jimmie Johnson (2021–2022) •
Marcus Armstrong (2023–2024) •
Takuma Sato (2023) •
Linus Lundqvist (2024) •
Kyffin Simpson (2024–present) CART history 's Reynard 96I in a Honda Collection Hall. at Laguna Seca in 1991. In
1989,
Chip Ganassi, who had driven in the
IndyCar World Series but had his career cut short due to a crash at Michigan in 1984, joined
Pat Patrick as co-owner for
Emerson Fittipaldi's
Marlboro IndyCar team. Patrick had announced he was going to retire at the end of the year, and the team would go completely to Ganassi. The team won the
Indy 500 and
the IndyCar Championship. By season's end, Patrick had second thoughts. Instead of retracting the sale of the team to Ganassi, he went ahead with the deal as planned and instead restarted his team by taking over the upstart
Alfa Romeo IndyCar effort for
1990. Fittipaldi took the Marlboro sponsorship to
Team Penske, an arrangement that was also pre-planned (Penske had supplied Patrick with a fleet of Penske chassis for 1989 as part of the deal). Ganassi officially took over the remaining assets of the team (including the 1989 Penske chassis) and renamed it Chip Ganassi Racing. He signed former
Formula One driver
Eddie Cheever and raced full-time in the IndyCar World series with
Target as the primary sponsor. In
1992, Ganassi expanded to a two-car effort for the
Indy 500, adding
Arie Luyendyk for the Indy-only entry. Later Ganassi debuted rookie
Robby Gordon in selected events. For
1993, Luyendyk replaced Cheever full-time. Luyendyk won the
pole position for the
Indy 500 and finished second to Fittipaldi, Ganassi's former driver in his partnership with
Patrick. For
1994,
Michael Andretti joined the team, immediately after returning from his failed transition to
Formula One in . Prior to the 1994 season, Ganassi speculated that if the team couldn't win with Michael Andretti, perhaps he shouldn't be a team owner, "We had to stretch to get Michael Andretti, and we stretched. I knew then we had a guy that could win races. I thought, 'If I have a guy in the car that can win races and we don't win races, who are they going to look at?'" At the opening race of the 1994 season Andretti scored Ganassi's first IndyCar victory
at Surfers Paradise. Target continued to sponsor Ganassi's operation through the decade, and by the mid part of the decade, the team had risen to the top of the series. Perhaps the most impressive was
Juan Pablo Montoya winning the championship in his
rookie season in
1999. They won four consecutive series championships, with
Jimmy Vasser (1996),
Alex Zanardi (
1997–
1998),
Englishman Darren Manning wound up in the seat for
2004. The team's performance suffered the next two seasons and when Manning was fired, a bevy of drivers ran in Ganassi's cars, among them former
Formula One test drivers
Ryan Briscoe and
Giorgio Pantano, and
Jaques Lazier. For
2006, Ganassi scaled back to two cars, with Dixon returning along with
2005 Indianapolis 500 Champion
Dan Wheldon, whom Ganassi signed away from
Andretti Green Racing in the offseason. and Wheldon took 2 additional wins at
Homestead and
Kansas. The
2008 IndyCar season was even stronger for the team with eventual champion Dixon taking wins at
Homestead,
Indianapolis,
Texas, Nashville,
Edmonton, and
Kentucky, The
Target Chip Ganassi car driven by Franchitti won the
94th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday May 30, 2010. Ganassi announced that in 2012, all 4 cars would be powered by Honda engines after the series decided to have multiple engine manufacturers (Honda, Chevrolet, and Lotus) for the first time since 2005. The Ganassi cars driven by Franchitti and Dixon came in first and second in the
2012 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 27, 2012. It was Franchitti's third Indianapolis 500 win and his second win with Ganassi. Rahal left Ganassi following the season for his father's team,
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. In 2013, the team was dominant for the second half of the year, with Kimball's first win at Mid-Ohio, and Dixon adding four wins to overtake
Hélio Castroneves for his third IndyCar title. The team also ran a fourth car, the No. 8, at Indianapolis for Briscoe, sponsored by
NTT DATA. Despite the title, Ganassi was dealt a major blow when Franchitti was medically forced into retirement following a crash at Race 2 in Houston.
Alex Tagliani replaced Franchitti at Auto Club. In 2014, Ganassi switched to Chevrolet engines. In a twist, Ganassi would hire 2013 Indy 500 winner
Tony Kanaan to drive the No. 10 Target car, while Briscoe and NTT Data signed on for a full season in the No. 8 car. The team once again struggled during the first half of the season, but hit its stride during the second half, with Dixon winning at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, while Kanaan won the season finale at Auto Club. For 2015, the team would sign Indy Lights champion
Sage Karam to share the No. 8 with
Sebastián Saavedra. Dixon would claim his fourth title in a tiebreaker with
Juan Pablo Montoya on the strength of three wins at Long Beach, Texas, and Sonoma. Kanaan would not win that year but had two runner-up finishes at Texas and Fontana. Both Karam and Saavedra would struggle in the No. 8, save for a lone podium by Karam at Iowa. For 2016, Ganassi would replace Karam and Saavedra with former
Formula 1 driver
Max Chilton. 2016 would be a down year for the team, with Dixon winning twice at Phoenix and Watkins Glen, while Kanaan had only two podiums while Chilton and Kimball struggled. Beginning in the 2017 season, Ganassi changed engine suppliers back to full-works Honda in a bid for serious title contender, retaining their four drivers and thus earned full-factory support from
Honda. Also, 2017 marked the end of Target sponsorship in Indycar, as a new chairman elected to change the retail giant's sporting sponsorships. For 2018, Ganassi would downsize to two cars, with Kimball and Chilton taking their sponsorship over to
Carlin due to the team's cost-efficiency. Scott Dixon remains in the No. 9 with sponsorship from
PNC Bank. In addition, Ganassi signed the 2017 Indycar Rookie of the Year
Ed Jones to drive the No. 10 car in 2018, with sponsorship from NTT Data, replacing Tony Kanaan. Dixon would win his fifth IndyCar title on the strength of wins at Detroit, Texas, and Toronto. Jones would only have two podiums and was released at season's end in favor of
Formula E driver
Felix Rosenqvist. For the 2019 season, Dixon would again find victory at Detroit as well as Mid-Ohio, but an inconsistent season would leave him a distant fourth in points. Rosenqvist would have a consistent season, fending off
Colton Herta for Rookie of the Year honors. The 2020 season saw the return of its No. 8 entry, driven by former
Alfa Romeo Racing driver
Marcus Ericsson. Scott Dixon started the delayed
2020 season very strong, winning the first three races at Texas, Indianapolis, and Road America. Dixon also went on to win at Gateway en route to his 6th Indycar championship. In the No. 10, Rosenqvist would score his first win at Road America. For 2021, Felix Rosenqvist left the team to join
Arrow McLaren SP with
Alex Palou taking his seat. The team also expanded to 4 cars for the first time since 2017 with 7 time
NASCAR Cup Series champion
Jimmie Johnson driving the road and street courses in the No. 48 car. For the ovals, they have former driver
Tony Kanaan. The team scored the most wins by any team in the IndyCar series. Dixon would take only one win on the season and was not able his title. His teammates Palou and Ericsson had breakout years. Ericsson took wins at Detroit and the inaugural round at Nashville while Palou would take wins at Barber, Road America, and Portland to win his first IndyCar championship. Palou would become the third Ganassi driver to win the IndyCar Series championship since the team joined the IndyCar Series and the first one other than Dixon since 2011.
IndyCar champions Indianapolis 500 victories Indy NXT / Indy Lights On December 20, 2006, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that it would field an Indy Lights team for the first time in 2007, with drivers
Chris Festa and
Pablo Pérez. Perez was severely injured in a crash in the opening race of the Indy Lights season and was not replaced. Festa finished 10th in points without winning a race in a season dominated by
Alex Lloyd who was signed by Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the season. The team partnered with Integra Motorsports in 2008 fielding a variety of development drivers, notably New Zealanders Marc Williams, and
Jonny Reid. In 2025, the team returned INDY NXT in a two-car effort, fielding
Jonathan Browne,
Bryce Aron and
Niels Koolen and placing the Nos. 9 and 10 into 10th and eighth in the
entrants point standings. In December 2025, the team announced an expansion to four cars in 2026, adding
James Roe and
Carson Etter full-time to the lineup alongside Aron and Koolen.
Racing results Complete CART FedEx Championship Series results (
key) (results in
bold indicate pole position; results in
italics indicate fastest lap) • The
Firestone Firehawk 600 was canceled after qualifying due to excessive
g-forces on the drivers.
Complete IndyCar Series results (
key) • Season still in progress • Non-points-paying, exhibition race. • The
final race at Las Vegas was canceled due to
Dan Wheldon's death.
IndyCar wins Complete Indy Lights / Indy NXT Results (
key) (results in
bold indicate pole position; results in
italics indicate fastest lap) == NASCAR ==