Daly will drive for his third IndyCar staff of the season, having misplaced his full-time 2023 trip 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 twenty second within the drivers’ championship, which is the place he completed in factors final season.
He was anticipated to maneuver elsewhere in 2024, however staff proprietor Bobby Rahal has determined to make the change now to “gauge different racing expertise” within the last 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,” mentioned Rahal. “He dedicated absolutely to the staff however for no matter purpose, we weren’t capable of obtain the outcomes that he or the staff deserves and we want him properly sooner or later.
“We’ll use the ultimate three races of the season to gauge different racing expertise. I’m more than happy that Conor has agreed to hitch us in St. Louis.
“He’s been robust there and I really feel that he can carry worth to the staff whereas additionally offering us with a robust effort. I stay up for having him with us.”
Jack Harvey, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
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The motive force for its #30 entry for races at Portland and Laguna Seca will probably be introduced at a later date.
Harvey mentioned of his launch: “It is no secret that my time at RLL did not go as deliberate. It was not via a scarcity of effort. I go away assured that I put my every little thing into each second as a member of the staff.
“I’m grateful for the effort and time that each crew member put in during the last two years. This has been difficult for everybody concerned. I like my crew and their unwavering help.
“Solely time will inform what the long run holds. I’m extra motivated than ever to discover a new house 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
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Sequence 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 high 10 finishes on the 1.25-mile oval, along with his greatest being fifth in 2017.
“It means quite a bit to have an opportunity to drive for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing staff,” he mentioned. “I’ve identified Bobby ever since I used to be a toddler, 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 pal of our household as properly so it’s very particular to have the possibility to drive for this organisation.
“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 every little thing they’re searching for. I’m excited for the possibility to get again behind the wheel at one in all my favorite tracks at World Broad Expertise Raceway.”