Chip Ganassi Racing

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Eddie Cheever (1990–1992)
Arie Luyendyk (1992–1993, 1997)
Robby Gordon (1992)
Didier Theys (1992)
Michael Andretti (1994)
Maurício Gugelmin (1994)
Bryan Herta (1995)
Mike Groff (1995: Indianapolis 500 only)
Jimmy Vasser (1995–2000, 2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Alex Zanardi (1996–1998)
Juan Pablo Montoya (1999–2000)
Nicolas Minassian (2001)
Memo Gidley (2001)
Tony Stewart (2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Bruno Junqueira (2001–2002)
Jeff Ward (2002)
Kenny Bräck (2002)
Scott Dixon (2002–present)
Tomas Scheckter (2003)
Tony Renna (2004)
Darren Manning (2004–2005)
Jaques Lazier (2005)
Giorgio Pantano (2005, 2012)
Ryan Briscoe (2005, 2013: Indianapolis 500 only, 2014)
Dan Wheldon (2006–2008)
Dario Franchitti (2008–2013)
Graham Rahal (2011–2012)
Charlie Kimball (2011–2017)
Alex Tagliani (2013)
Tony Kanaan (2014–2017, 2021, 2022: Indianapolis 500 only)
Sage Karam (2015)
Sebastián Saavedra (2015)
Max Chilton (2016–2017)
Ed Jones (2018)
Felix Rosenqvist (2019–2020)
Marcus Ericsson (2020–2023)
Álex Palou (2021–present)
Jimmie Johnson (2021–2022)
Marcus Armstrong (2023–2024)
Takuma Sato (2023)
Linus Lundqvist (2024)
Kyffin Simpson (2024–present)

Jimmy Vasser's Reynard 96I in a Honda Collection Hall.
Eddie Cheever at Laguna Seca in 1991.
In 1989, Chip Ganassi, who had driven in the IndyCar World Series but had his career cut short due to a crash at Michigan in 1984, joined Pat Patrick as co-owner for Emerson Fittipaldi's Marlboro IndyCar team. Patrick had announced he was going to retire at the end of the year, and the team would go completely to Ganassi. The team won the Indy 500 and the IndyCar Championship.

By season's end, Patrick had second thoughts. Instead of retracting the sale of the team to Ganassi, he went ahead with the deal as planned and instead restarted his team by taking over the upstart Alfa Romeo IndyCar effort for 1990. Fittipaldi took the Marlboro sponsorship to Team Penske, an arrangement that was also pre-planned (Penske had supplied Patrick with a fleet of Penske chassis for 1989 as part of the deal).

Ganassi officially took over the remaining assets of the team (including the 1989 Penske chassis) and renamed it Chip Ganassi Racing. He signed former Formula One driver Eddie Cheever and raced full-time in the IndyCar World series with Target as the primary sponsor.

In 1992, Ganassi expanded to a two-car effort for the Indy 500, adding Arie Luyendyk for the Indy-only entry. Later Ganassi debuted rookie Robby Gordon in selected events. For 1993, Luyendyk replaced Cheever full-time. Luyendyk won the pole position for the Indy 500 and finished second to Fittipaldi, Ganassi's former driver in his partnership with Patrick. For 1994, Michael Andretti joined the team, immediately after returning from his failed transition to Formula One in 1993. Prior to the 1994 season, Ganassi speculated that if the team couldn't win with Michael Andretti, perhaps he shouldn't be a team owner, "We had to stretch to get Michael Andretti, and we stretched. I knew then we had a guy that could win races. I thought, 'If I have a guy in the car that can win races and we don't win races, who are they going to look at?'" At the opening race of the 1994 season Andretti scored Ganassi's first IndyCar victory at Surfers Paradise.

Target continued to sponsor Ganassi's operation through the decade, and by the mid part of the decade, the team had risen to the top of the series. Perhaps the most impressive was Juan Pablo Montoya winning the championship in his rookie season in 1999. They won four consecutive series championships, with Jimmy Vasser (1996), Alex Zanardi (1997–1998), and Montoya in 1999, becoming the first car owner to win four consecutive CART championships. In 2000, Ganassi became the first CART team to break ranks and return to race in the Indianapolis 500, part of the rival Indy Racing League. The team saw instant success as Montoya dominated the race. Montoya also became the first driv

08 Kyffin Simpson
09 Scott Dixon
10 Álex Palou

Eddie Cheever (1990–1992)
Arie Luyendyk (1992–1993, 1997)
Robby Gordon (1992)
Didier Theys (1992)
Michael Andretti (1994)
Maurício Gugelmin (1994)
Bryan Herta (1995)
Mike Groff (1995: Indianapolis 500 only)
Jimmy Vasser (1995–2000, 2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Alex Zanardi (1996–1998)
Juan Pablo Montoya (1999–2000)
Nicolas Minassian (2001)
Memo Gidley (2001)
Tony Stewart (2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Bruno Junqueira (2001–2002)
Jeff Ward (2002)
Kenny Bräck (2002)
Scott Dixon (2002–present)
Tomas Scheckter (2003)
Tony Renna (2004)
Darren Manning (2004–2005)
Jaques Lazier (2005)
Giorgio Pantano (2005, 2012)
Ryan Briscoe (2005, 2013: Indianapolis 500 only, 2014)
Dan Wheldon (2006–2008)
Dario Franchitti (2008–2013)
Graham Rahal (2011–2012)
Charlie Kimball (2011–2017)
Alex Tagliani (2013)
Tony Kanaan (2014–2017, 2021, 2022: Indianapolis 500 only)
Sage Karam (2015)
Sebastián Saavedra (2015)
Max Chilton (2016–2017)
Ed Jones (2018)
Felix Rosenqvist (2019–2020)
Marcus Ericsson (2020–2023)
Álex Palou (2021–present)
Jimmie Johnson (2021–2022)
Marcus Armstrong (2023–2024)
Takuma Sato (2023)
Linus Lundqvist (2024)
Kyffin Simpson (2024–present)

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Eddie Cheever (1990–1992)
Arie Luyendyk (1992–1993, 1997)
Robby Gordon (1992)
Didier Theys (1992)
Michael Andretti (1994)
Maurício Gugelmin (1994)
Bryan Herta (1995)
Mike Groff (1995: Indianapolis 500 only)
Jimmy Vasser (1995–2000, 2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Alex Zanardi (1996–1998)
Juan Pablo Montoya (1999–2000)
Nicolas Minassian (2001)
Memo Gidley (2001)
Tony Stewart (2001: Indianapolis 500 only)
Bruno Junqueira (2001–2002)
Jeff Ward (2002)
Kenny Bräck (2002)
Scott Dixon (2002–present)
Tomas Scheckter (2003)
Tony Renna (2004)
Darren Manning (2004–2005)
Jaques Lazier (2005)
Giorgio Pantano (2005, 2012)
Ryan Briscoe (2005, 2013: Indianapolis 500 only, 2014)
Dan Wheldon (2006–2008)
Dario Franchitti (2008–2013)
Graham Rahal (2011–2012)
Charlie Kimball (2011–2017)
Alex Tagliani (2013)
Tony Kanaan (2014–2017, 2021, 2022: Indianapolis 500 only)
Sage Karam (2015)
Sebastián Saavedra (2015)
Max Chilton (2016–2017)
Ed Jones (2018)
Felix Rosenqvist (2019–2020)
Marcus Ericsson (2020–2023)
Álex Palou (2021–present)
Jimmie Johnson (2021–2022)
Marcus Armstrong (2023–2024)
Takuma Sato (2023)
Linus Lundqvist (2024)
Kyffin Simpson (2024–present)

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Jimmy Vasser's Reynard 96I in a Honda Collection Hall.
Eddie Cheever at Laguna Seca in 1991.
In 1989, Chip Ganassi, who had driven in the IndyCar World Series but had his career cut short due to a crash at Michigan in 1984, joined Pat Patrick as co-owner for Emerson Fittipaldi's Marlboro IndyCar team. Patrick had announced he was going to retire at the end of the year, and the team would go completely to Ganassi. The team won the Indy 500 and the IndyCar Championship.

By season's end, Patrick had second thoughts. Instead of retracting the sale of the team to Ganassi, he went ahead with the deal as planned and instead restarted his team by taking over the upstart Alfa Romeo IndyCar effort for 1990. Fittipaldi took the Marlboro sponsorship to Team Penske, an arrangement that was also pre-planned (Penske had supplied Patrick with a fleet of Penske chassis for 1989 as part of the deal).

Ganassi officially took over the remaining assets of the team (including the 1989 Penske chassis) and renamed it Chip Ganassi Racing. He signed former Formula One driver Eddie Cheever and raced full-time in the IndyCar World series with Target as the primary sponsor.

In 1992, Ganassi expanded to a two-car effort for the Indy 500, adding Arie Luyendyk for the Indy-only entry. Later Ganassi debuted rookie Robby Gordon in selected events. For 1993, Luyendyk replaced Cheever full-time. Luyendyk won the pole position for the Indy 500 and finished second to Fittipaldi, Ganassi's former driver in his partnership with Patrick. For 1994, Michael Andretti joined the team, immediately after returning from his failed transition to Formula One in 1993. Prior to the 1994 season, Ganassi speculated that if the team couldn't win with Michael Andretti, perhaps he shouldn't be a team owner, "We had to stretch to get Michael Andretti, and we stretched. I knew then we had a guy that could win races. I thought, 'If I have a guy in the car that can win races and we don't win races, who are they going to look at?'" At the opening race of the 1994 season Andretti scored Ganassi's first IndyCar victory at Surfers Paradise.

Target continued to sponsor Ganassi's operation through the decade, and by the mid part of the decade, the team had risen to the top of the series. Perhaps the most impressive was Juan Pablo Montoya winning the championship in his rookie season in 1999. They won four consecutive series championships, with Jimmy Vasser (1996), Alex Zanardi (1997–1998), and Montoya in 1999, becoming the first car owner to win four consecutive CART championships. In 2000, Ganassi became the first CART team to break ranks and return to race in the Indianapolis 500, part of the rival Indy Racing League. The team saw instant success as Montoya dominated the race. Montoya also became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 and the Michigan 500 in the same year since Rick Mears in 1991. However, he was unable to duplicate his championship success of 1999.

The switch from Honda to Toyota was responsible for Montoya's drop-off. He matched his 1999 total with seven pole positions. He again led the series with 867 laps led, nearly matching his 1999 total. Reliability issues limited Montoya to 3 wins and a 9th-place finish in the championship. With double digit DNFs, mechanical failures cost him the opportunity to defend his title.

Vasser's performance steadily dwindled, as his lone victory at Houston was his first in nearly two years.

The team ran from 1992 to 2002 before moving into the Indy Racing League full-time. They had run one IRL entry for former motocross racer Jeff Ward in 2002, in which Ward won one race at Texas in one of the closest finishes in IRL history.

^ Ganassi builds INDYCAR powerhouse over last 30 years with 'life times people'

^ "Target Chip Ganassi Racing". IZOD IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

Ganassi's No. 9 car of Scott Dixon preparing for practice
Charlie Kimball at the 2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Chip Ganassi Racing initially entered the Indy Racing League (IRL) with Juan Pablo Montoya and Jimmy Vasser in the 2000 Indianapolis 500 won by rookie Montoya. In 2001, they returned to Indy with Vasser, Bruno Junqueira, Nicolas Minassian, and NASCAR's Tony Stewart, who would also compete in that evening's Coca-Cola 600. But in neither year did they run the entire IndyCar Series season.

For 2002, Ganassi made the jump to the IndyCar Series full-time with Jeff Ward driving one car, with the addition of Ganassi's two CART Championship drivers Kenny Bräck and Bruno Junqueira at Indianapolis. None of those three would drive for Ganassi in 2003; the replacements were Scott Dixon – a midseason addition to Ganassi's Champ Car team in 2002 – and Tomas Scheckter. Dixon won three races and the series championship while Scheckter struggled and was released from his contract. Tony Renna was due to replace him, but was killed in a testing crash at Indianapolis. Englishman Darren Manning wound up in the seat for 2004. The team's performance suffered the next two seasons and when Manning was fired, a bevy of drivers ran in Ganassi's cars, among them former Formula One test drivers Ryan Briscoe and Giorgio Pantano, and Jaques Lazier. For 2006, Ganassi scaled back to two cars, with Dixon returning along with 2005 Indianapolis 500 Champion Dan Wheldon, whom Ganassi signed away from Andretti Green Racing in the offseason. The team also changed to Honda engines (due to series engine supplier standardization from 2006 to 2011 seasons), along with all other IndyCar teams, and Dallara chassis for 2006.

The 2007 IndyCar Series season showed promise for Ganassi, as Dixon took 4 wins at Watkins Glen, Nashville, Mid Ohio, and Sonoma and Wheldon took 2 additional wins at Homestead and Kansas. The 2008 IndyCar season was even stronger for the team with eventual champion Dixon taking wins at Homestead, Indianapolis, Texas, Nashville, Edmonton, and Kentucky, and teammate Wheldon finishing 4th overall after winning at Kansas again and at Iowa. Shortly before the conclusion of the season it was announced that Wheldon would not return as Dixon's teammate in 2009, a role taken by 2007 IndyCar Champion and Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti of Scotland. Franchitti teamed with Dixon for the non-championship race at Surfers' Paradise at the end of 2008.

The Target Chip Ganassi car driven by Franchitti won the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday May 30, 2010.

For 2011, Ganassi expanded, to add an additional 2-car team for Graham Rahal and Charlie Kimball housed in the race shop of NHRA drag racer Kenny Bernstein.

Ganassi announced that in 2012, all 4 cars would be powered by Honda engines after the series decided to have multiple engine manufacturers (Honda, Chevrolet, and Lotus) for the first time since 2005.

The Ganassi cars driven by Franchitti and Dixon came in first and second in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 27, 2012. It was Franchitti's third Indianapolis 500 win and his second win with Ganassi. Rahal left Ganassi following the season for his father's team, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. In 2013, the team was dominant for the second half of the year, with Kimball's first win at Mid-Ohio, and Dixon adding four wins to overtake Hélio Castroneves for his third IndyCar title. The team also ran a fourth car, the No. 8, at Indianapolis for Briscoe, sponsored by NTT DATA. Despite the title, Ganassi was dealt a major blow when Franchitti was medically forced into retirement following a crash at Race 2 in Houston. Alex Tagliani replaced Franchitti at Auto Club.

In 2014, Ganassi switched to Chevrolet engines. In a twist, Ganassi would hire 2013 Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan to drive the No. 10 Target car, while Briscoe and NTT Data signed on for a full season in the No. 8 car. The team once again struggled during the first ha

On December 20, 2006, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that it would field an Indy Lights team for the first time in 2007, with drivers Chris Festa and Pablo Pérez. Perez was severely injured in a crash in the opening race of the Indy Lights season and was not replaced. Festa finished 10th in points without winning a race in a season dominated by Alex Lloyd who was signed by Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the season. The team partnered with Integra Motorsports in 2008 fielding a variety of development drivers, notably New Zealanders Marc Williams, and Jonny Reid.

In 2025, the team returned INDY NXT in a two-car effort, fielding Jonathan Browne, Bryce Aron and Niels Koolen and placing the Nos. 9 and 10 into 10th and eighth in the entrants point standings. In December 2025, the team announced an expansion to four cars in 2026, adding James Roe and Carson Etter full-time to the lineup alongside Aron and Koolen.

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The Firestone Firehawk 600 was canceled after qualifying due to excessive g-forces on the drivers.

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* Season still in progress

^ Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
^ The final race at Las Vegas was canceled due to Dan Wheldon's death.

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

The Firestone Firehawk 600 was canceled after qualifying due to excessive g-forces on the drivers.

(key)

* Season still in progress

^ Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
^ The final race at Las Vegas was canceled due to Dan Wheldon's death.

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)