Meyer Shank Racing extends Marcus Armstrong's contract after a strong season
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Meyer Shank Racing extends Marcus Armstrong's contract after a strong season
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Meyer Shank Racing extends Marcus Armstrong's contract after a strong season
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Meyer Shank Racing on Monday announced a contract extension for driver Marcus Armstrong that will see the New Zealander back in the No. 66 next season. Armstrong moved from Chip Ganassi Racing to MSR this season when the two teams formed a technical alliance. In his first year in the No. 66, Armstrong has logged 10 top-10 finishes and podiumed at Iowa Speedway. It was just the second podium of his IndyCar career. With two races remaining, Armstrong is seeking to finish inside the the top-10 of the championship standings for the first time in his career. He's currently ninth. 'I'm very pleased and grateful to be back with Meyer Shank Racing and my crew for 2026,' said Armstrong. 'The professionalism and attention to detail is a benchmark throughout the field and we have certainly improved with time together which has been great. We'll look to build on our momentum and work hard to climb the points standings.' Armstrong has been a decent qualifier this year and matched his career-best starting position of third at Toronto. He earned a second-row start with a fourth-place qualifying effort to open the season in St. Petersburg. 'We're thrilled to have Marcus back for 2026,' said Mike Shank, co-owner of Meyer Shank Racing. 'He's really grown a lot this season and we're seeing that in his results as the season has gone on. His performance this year has shown that he has all the tools to fight at the front. We're excited to continue building on this progress together.' ___ AP auto racing: The Associated Press
Indianapolis Star
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- Indianapolis Star
'Excited to continue building.' Top free agent signs for 2026 IndyCar season
One of the top free agents in IndyCar is staying put. Marcus Armstrong will remain in his No. 66 Honda entry for Meyer Shank Racing, the team announced Monday, keeping the second-year full-season driver in the same seat where in 2025 the New Zealander has quickly become one of the series consistently strong road and street course qualifiers. The news comes in the midst of an impressively consistent summer stretch for Armstrong, with eight top-10s over his last nine starts, giving him 10 such finishes on the season — a mark only eclipsed by the top 3 drivers in points: Alex Palou (13), Pato O'Ward (11) and Scott Dixon (11). With Armstrong staying put, MSR will return an identical driver lineup for the 2026 season, with Felix Rosenqvist and the team inking a new multi-year extension last fall in addition to the initial multi-year deal the Swede landed in kicking off his MSR tenure ahead of the 2024 season. Among Armstrong's highlights in his second full-time season in IndyCar, and first with MSR, was his lone podium of the year in Race 2 at Iowa Speedway (third), as well as an additional top 5 at Road America (fifth) and a pair of second row starts at Toronto (third) and St. Pete (fourth). The 25-year-old Armstrong sits ninth in points, just 11 points out of sixth with two races left. "We're thrilled to have Marcus back for 2026," MSR co-owner Mike Shank said. 'He's really grown a lot this season, and we're seeing that in his results as the season has gone on. His performance this year has shown that he has all the tools to fight at the front. We're excited to continue building on this progress together.' 'Just funny.' Will Power delivers Team Penske breakthrough IndyCar win despite unknown future with team Having finished out the final year of a multi-year deal with Chip Ganassi Racing this year while on loan to MSR, it's presently unclear whether Armstrong's latest contract is solely with MSR, or whether he remains contractually linked to CGR, with whom MSR has a technical alliance. "I'm very pleased and grateful to be back with Meyer Shank Racing and my crew for 2026,' Armstrong said 'The professionalism and attention to detail is a benchmark throughout the field and we have certainly improved with time together which has been great. We'll look to build on our momentum and work hard to climb the points standings.'
