INDYCAR: Karam confirmed for DRR Indy 500 drive

Sage Karam will drive a Dreyer & Reinbold/Kingdom Racing entry at this year's Indianapolis 500.

Twenty-year-old Karam made his IndyCar debut when he raced the 500 with Dreyer & Reinbold in 2014, announcing his arrival with an extraordinary drive from 31st to ninth. He spent last year running a part-time program with Ganassi.

"I'm really thrilled to be associated with Gas Monkey Garage for the 100th Indy 500," said Karam. "It's exciting to return to the Dreyer & Reinbold – Kingdom team as well. We had a great run in 2014 at Indy. As a kid, Discovery Channel was one of my favorite stations and, mostly recently, I really got into the 'Fast N' Loud' show with the Gas Monkey Garage guys. I love cars and these guys are fun to watch. So I can't wait to work with them and drive the Gas Monkey Special in May."

Dennis Reinbold said that securing both Karam and Gas Monkey Garage was a coup for his team.

"We are extremely excited and proud to partner with Gas Monkey Garage," said Reinbold. "We've been working very hard since last year's 500 to build a strong commercial and competitive program for the 100th Running. We believe Sage Karam is a very talented driver and we can't wait for the month of May. The Gas Monkey Garage brand is known worldwide and bringing them to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time is a thrill.

"With my family's history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, this new venture continues Dreyer & Reinbold's legacy at the Indy 500 and we believe we'll have an excellent chance to run at the front of the field on May 30."

Kingdom Racing managing director Davey Hamilton shared Reinbold's optimism.

"We, at Kingdom Racing, are extremely excited to be joining Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Sage Karam for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500," he said. "We have past experience with Sage and have confidence we can be contenders for the win."

DRR has recorded four top-10 finishes at the Indy 500, with Oriol Servia delivering the team's all-time best result of fourth in 2012.