2025 IndyCar Season Preview: Meyer Shank Racing Aims for Breakthrough Year

2025 IndyCar Season Preview: Meyer Shank Racing Aims for Breakthrough Year

By Michael Harrison

February 25, 2025 at 03:54 AM

Meyer Shank Racing enters the 2025 IndyCar season with renewed optimism following key strategic changes and a strong driver lineup.

IndyCar testing at Sebring racetrack

IndyCar testing at Sebring racetrack

Key Changes for 2025:

  • New technical alliance with Chip Ganassi Racing, replacing Andretti Global partnership
  • Marcus Armstrong joins Felix Rosenqvist in driver lineup
  • Ross Bunnell (ex-Scott Dixon engineer) paired with Rosenqvist
  • Angela Ashmore continues as Armstrong's race engineer

2024 Performance Review:

  • Felix Rosenqvist: 12th in championship
    • Best finish for MSR since 2017
    • One pole, six top 10s
    • Average start: 9.4
    • Average finish: 13.8

2025 Team Goals:

  • Achieve 3-5 podium finishes
  • Secure race wins
  • Place both drivers in top 10 championship standings
  • Improve pit stop performance
  • Break free from midfield position

Driver Objectives: Rosenqvist (#60):

  • Leverage Ganassi technical alliance
  • Return to 2019 form
  • Maintain strong qualifying performance
  • Improve race completion rate

Armstrong (#66):

  • Enhance race pace consistency
  • Improve position retention during races
  • Build on strong qualifying performance
  • Convert speed into race results

Team Leadership expects significant improvement in 2025, with owner Mike Shank expressing confidence in the new technical alliance and driver lineup. Recent testing at Sebring showed promising results, with Armstrong leading two of four sessions.

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