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Harding Steinbrenner Racing, which started in 2017 as a single-car entry at the Indianapolis 500 with Gabby Chaves at the controls of a Harding Racing-entered Chevrolet-powered Indy car, will switch brands for the upcoming 2019 IndyCar Series.<\/p>\n
Now a two-car entry, and with new co-owner George Michael Steinbrenner IV and drivers Colton Herta and Patricio O\u2019Ward, the squad has decided to put Honda engines in their two Indy cars for the coming season. According to team president Brian Barnhart, \u201cOur direction as a race team closely aligns with Honda for the near future. Therefore, we will be making a change to Honda and Honda Performance Development (HPD) engines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarding Steinbrenner Racing is very appreciative of our relationship with Chevrolet in 2017 and 2018,\u201d Barnhart continued. After working with Chaves from the team\u2019s inception, Harding Racing used a variety of drivers in the latter half of last season before aligning with Steinbrenner, Herta and O\u2019Ward, graduates of INDYCAR\u2019s Mazda Road to Indy ladder system.<\/p>\n
The Indy Lights champion and runner-up competed with Harding Racing at the Verizon IndyCar Series season finale on the Sonoma Raceway road course, where O\u2019Ward qualified in the Firestone Fast Six and led the team to its season-best finish of ninth. Harding Steinbrenner Racing launched shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited about Honda\u2019s emphasis on the development of young talent and, with our announcement of Colton Herta and Patricio O\u2019Ward joining our team next year, it\u2019s a natural fit,\u201d Barnhart said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to Chevrolet for being a great partner in 2017 and 2018 for Harding Racing,\u201d said Mike Harding. \u201cAs we move towards the 2019 IndyCar Series season with two rookie drivers, I\u2019m glad go know Honda is as committed as I am to develop this young talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Honda achieved the Manufacturers title in 2018 before the finale and won the bulk of the season\u2019s races. Honda and HPD joined the series in 2003, and was the sole engine supplier until Chevrolet rejoined INDYCAR in 2012.<\/p>\n
Steinbrenner, the youngest team owner in the series, is \u201cexcited to move forward as a new owner and to be joining the Honda INDYCAR family. Honda has meant a lot to the IndyCar series for as long as I can remember and I\u2019m excited got have such a prestigious name join us for the 2019 season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herta grew up and currently lives in Santa Clarita, five minutes from where HPD has its headquarters. \u201cI go cycling with a lot of the guys that work there, so to join the Honda family is really cool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonda was a big powerhouse within the paddock this year; I am very happy to be a part of the team and I\u2019m looking forward to delivering the results that they deserve,\u201d O\u2019Ward added.<\/p>\n
The IndyCar Series 2019 season gets underway March 10 in St. Petersburg, Fla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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