INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Ericsson signed a multi-year IndyCar deal Wednesday to return to Chip Ganassi Racing.

Ganassi on Sunday celebrated his twentieth general championship in 30 seasons of competitors throughout numerous motorsports collection. Scott Dixon gained his sixth IndyCar title within the season finale.

Consideration then turned to finishing the rest of the Ganassi lineup, which can embrace Ericsson and seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. Felix Rosenqvist just isn’t returning to a fourth IndyCar entry however may very well be changed by Spanish rookie Alex Palou in 2021.

Ericsson will likely be again for a second season within the No. 8 Honda. In his first 12 months with the workforce, the Swede completed twelfth within the IndyCar standings.

Ericsson spent 5 years in Formulation One with a complete of 97 begins earlier than shifting to IndyCar in 2019.

“I need to thank Chip and the entire CGR group for his or her belief in me,” Ericsson mentioned. “Chip Ganassi Racing is among the finest groups in motorsports and I am proud to be a part of the workforce. The season we have simply completed has been stuffed with potential and I really feel assured that with what we have discovered collectively this 12 months will assist us achieve 2021.”

Mike Hull, managing director of Chip Ganassi Racing, credited Ericsson with contributing to the group’s success this season.

“That features being unselfish to his teammates, particularly with Scott Dixon who gained the IndyCar championship,” Hull mentioned. “He is a terrific foundational piece of our general program and he suits properly inside our group. That interprets into success on the monitor, and we’re glad to have him proceed to develop and transfer the workforce towards into the longer term.”