Dreyer and Reinbold Racing will compete with Conor Daly behind the wheel beginning subsequent 12 months for the 2027 NTT IndyCar Collection season.
Daly has raced with DRR a number of occasions previously, working with the group on one in every of their Indianapolis 500 entries.
The Indy 500 he contested this season was his solely one of many 12 months, having misplaced his full time trip on the finish of 2025.
He has now signed a multi-year take care of the group, his first long-term settlement in his lengthy IndyCar tenure.
Dreyer and Reinbold beforehand introduced that it had bought a constitution from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and deliberate to return to racing full time subsequent season.
With the announcement over the weekend, extra particulars in regards to the group’s plans for subsequent season got here to gentle.
“I’m tremendous pumped,” mentioned Daly. “They already compete at an especially excessive stage, if not the best stage, on the Indy 500. We’ve seen that.
“I’ve been very lucky to drive their vehicles on the Indy 500, which is absolutely cool.
“To be right here with Honda, as effectively. I need to thank Chevy for all of the years of being with them. I’ve by no means actually been ready to develop an excellent loyalty to 1 producer as a result of I’ve pushed for everyone, clearly.
“Everybody has been very nice to me, whether or not that’s Chevy or Honda. The final season I did with Honda was my rookie 12 months in 2016, which is absurd. I didn’t know that.
“They’ve been good to me after I’ve needed to substitute for different drivers. Being a part of that group is absolutely cool.
“I’m actually pumped. This can be a big deal for me. To have a multi-year deal is one thing I’m extraordinarily grateful for. First time in my life. Going to be enjoyable.”
Huge adjustments
Dreyer and Reinbold Racing is engaged on making one of many largest adjustments of its lengthy historical past.
The group’s founder and proprietor Dennis Reinbold handed away earlier this 12 months, however he had already set in movement plans to develop the group right into a full time competitor.
With IndyCar’s new constitution system in place, it needed to buy one from RLL with a view to safe a spot on the grid outdoors the Indy 500.
An sudden piece from the announcement was that the #24 entry will likely be powered by Honda engines.
Dreyer and Reinbold has persistently competed with Chevy energy since 2012, and the conversion will give the group a brand new set of procedures to be taught for subsequent season.
Having Daly onboard as a driver will convey a healthy dose of expertise and consistency, which can assist navigate the brand new challenges.
DRR will take the grid starting on the season opening spherical from the streets of St. Petersburg in March of subsequent 12 months, an occasion the group final contested in 2013.