Bryce Aron Taking Over No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Entry at Barber
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Chip Ganassi Racing has signed Bryce Aron to drive the team's No. 9 INDY NXT by Firestone entry, starting at this weekend's Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.
Chicago-area native Aron's 2024 rookie INDY NXT season with Andretti Global featured two podiums and three top-five finishes. Aron, 21, started this season by finishing 13th at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in an HMD Motorsports car.
'I'm very excited to be joining Chip Ganassi Racing,' Aron said. 'They are such a historic and accomplished team. I've already spent some time with the group at the INDYCAR open test, and it is easy to see why they have so much success. I am looking forward to working with everyone on the team and hitting the ground running at Barber this weekend.'
From 2021-23, Aron competed in GB3 and Euroformula Open Championships, winning races at legendary European tracks like Spa, Hungaroring, Paul Ricard and Donington.
Aron also competed at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona, finishing sixth overall in a GTP entry.
'We are excited to welcome Bryce to Chip Ganassi Racing,' said Taylor Kiel, CGR director, INDYCAR. 'We were fortunate to be able to have him test with us at Mid-Ohio last week and get acclimated to the team and our car, so we're looking forward to building that into a successful INDY NXT program."
Aron replaces Irish driver Jonathan Browne, who indicated in a social media post he was withdrawing from the INDYCAR development series due to 'funding issues.'
The Grand Prix of Alabama takes place at 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday, May 4, with live coverage on FS1 and the INDYCAR Radio Network.
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