CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – Cody Shane Ware will make his IndyCar debut at Highway America this weekend driving a automotive for Dale Coyne Racing that has an affiliation with Ware’s father.

Ware will drive the No. 52 Honda alongside full-time Coyne drivers Romain Grosjean and Ed Jones. The 25-year-old competes full time in NASCAR and had been anticipated to make his IndyCar debut on the Indianapolis 500, however his father selected to not subject the automotive due to gaps in funding.

Ware drives full time within the Cup Collection for Rick Ware Racing and referred to as this migration towards IndyCar “a surreal expertise for me.”

“I by no means would have thought that I might ever go down the open wheel route for a large number of causes,” he stated. “I get a chance to compete on the highest stage of open wheel motorsport within the U.S.”

Ware first examined an Indy automotive at Sebring Worldwide Raceway earlier than testing the ovals at each Texas Motor Speedway and Indianapolis. He turned his first laps at Highway America two weeks in the past as a part of a rookie take a look at day.

“Highway America is a perfect place to make my debut and I’m so excited to be taught and soak all of it in,” Ware stated.

The everlasting highway course in Wisconsin is 4.048 miles with 14 turns, and drivers can hit speeds of practically 200 mph on the lengthy frontstretch.

Ware is winless in NASCAR in 39 Cup begins, 27 Xfinity races and 7 Truck Collection appearances. The four-entry Rick Ware Racing workforce shouldn’t be aggressive and Ware’s common end is thirty first.

However he completed fourth within the LMP2 Class on the 24 Hours of Daytona earlier this 12 months, and he gained the LMP2 Asian Le Mans Championship for the 2019-20 season.

Rick Ware additionally expects to subject the No. 52 with Coyne for his son on the avenue course race at Nashville and the highway course at Indianapolis, which is a doubleheader weekend with NASCAR. Rick Ware stated he is capable of subject the automotive as a result of a sponsorship program with BioHaven and Nurtec ODT has grown into full funding for Grosjean’s entry, with sufficient room to attempt a 3rd automotive.

The workforce can even want the No. 52 for Grosjean to race his first oval at Gateway outdoors of St. Louis in August as a result of Grosjean’s seat had already been given to Pietro Fittipaldi for the ovals.