Daly will drive for his third IndyCar workforce of the season, having misplaced his full-time 2023 experience at Ed Carpenter Racing to Ryan Hunter-Reay after Detroit. He then subbed twice for the sidelined Simon Pagenaud at Meyer Shank Racing at Mid-Ohio and Iowa.
Harvey joined RLL from Shank in 2022 and lies 22nd within the drivers’ championship, which is the place he completed in factors final season. He was anticipated to maneuver elsewhere in 2024, however workforce proprietor Bobby Rahal has determined to make the change now to “gauge different racing expertise” within the closing three occasions on the schedule.
“First, I want to thank Jack Harvey for all of his efforts on behalf of RLL for the final yr and a half,” stated Rahal. “He dedicated absolutely to the workforce however for no matter purpose, we weren’t capable of obtain the outcomes that he or the workforce deserves and we want him properly sooner or later.
“We are going to use the ultimate three races of the season to gauge different racing expertise. I’m more than happy that Conor has agreed to affix us in St. Louis.
“He’s been robust there and I really feel that he can deliver worth to the workforce whereas additionally offering us with a powerful effort. I sit up for having him with us.”
Jack Harvey, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Photograph by: Gavin Baker / Motorsport Images
The driving force for its #30 entry for races at Portland and Laguna Seca might be introduced at a later date.
Harvey stated of his launch: “It is no secret that my time at RLL did not go as deliberate. It was not by an absence of effort. I go away assured that I put my all the things into each second as a member of the workforce.
“I’m grateful for the effort and time that each crew member put in over the past two years. This has been difficult for everybody concerned. I really like my crew and their unwavering assist.
“Solely time will inform what the long run holds. I’m extra motivated than ever to discover a new dwelling in IndyCar to showcase what I’m able to doing behind the wheel of a race automotive.
“We’re not outlined by our failures however reasonably how we reply to them.”
Conor Daly, Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Photograph by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images
Collection veteran Daly has made 107 IndyCar begins since his debut in 2013. He has competed in six of the final seven Gateway races and earned 4 top-10 finishes on the 1.25-mile oval, along with his finest being fifth in 2017.
“It means lots to have an opportunity to drive for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing workforce,” he stated. “I’ve identified Bobby ever since I used to be a baby, our households are very shut.
“Mike Lanigan is somebody that has identified my dad for a very long time, and I’ve identified him properly too. And David Letterman is a buddy of our household as properly so it’s very particular to have the prospect to drive for this group.
“I’ll clearly do the perfect job that I can for them to make them proud and make their companions proud and I hope to have the ability to ship all the things they’re searching for. I’m excited for the prospect to get again behind the wheel at one in every of my favourite tracks at World Broad Expertise Raceway.”
