Marcus Armstrong’s sturdy 2025 marketing campaign with Meyer Shank Racing has earned him the prospect to return subsequent yr, the Pataskala, Ohio-based group introduced on Monday.
The New Zealander joined MSR for a second full-time season in IndyCar after his stint with Chip Ganassi Racing, the place he debuted in a part-time program in 2023 earlier than contesting the complete 2024 season, ending 14th within the standings.
Nonetheless a CGR driver on mortgage to MSR for 2025, Armstrong has clearly stepped up his recreation this yr. He has already scored ten top-10 finishes, eight of which have come within the final 9 races, a run bettered solely by the championship’s prime three drivers: newly topped champion Alex Palou (13), Pato O’Ward (11) and Scott Dixon (11).
Armstrong’s kind has included his second IndyCar podium, a third-place end in Race 2 at Iowa Speedway final month, together with different sturdy outcomes at Street America (fifth) and Detroit (sixth). He additionally secured two second-row begins, qualifying third in Toronto and fourth on the season opener in St. Petersburg.
‘Grateful’ to stay with MSR
Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing
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“I’m more than happy and grateful to be again with Meyer Shank Racing and my crew for 2026,” Armstrong mentioned. “The professionalism and a focus to element right here set a benchmark throughout the sphere, and we’ve definitely improved with time collectively, which has been nice. We’ll look to construct on our momentum and work laborious to climb the factors standings.”
Mike Shank, co-owner of Meyer Shank Racing, added: “We’re thrilled to have Marcus again for 2026. He’s actually grown so much this season and we’ve seen that mirrored in his outcomes because the yr has gone on. His performances have proven that he has all of the instruments to combat on the entrance. We’re excited to proceed constructing on this progress collectively.”
Because the IndyCar Sequence prepares to shut out the 2025 season with two races over the ultimate two weekends of August on the Milwaukee Mile and Nashville Superspeedway, Armstrong sits ninth within the championship, simply 11 factors behind sixth-place Will Energy and 6 factors behind teammate Felix Rosenqvist, presently seventh.
Whereas it stays unclear if Armstrong remains to be beneath contract with Chip Ganassi Racing, his affirmation to return to MSR in 2026 takes one of many prime free brokers off the market and gives MSR with clear course for the longer term, with Rosenqvist already secured on a multi-year deal, first signed in September 2023 and prolonged final yr.
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