Marotti returns for three races with SPM

Pastor Will Marotti and his Marotti Racing effort will make a return to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for three more Verizon IndyCar Series races. Marotti and his sponsor Zyppah are set to rejoin SPM's No. 7 entry for Pocono, Watkins Glen and Sonoma.

"We are honored to team up once again with our friends at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports," Marotti said. "It is very exciting to be able support the No. 7 crew and the SPM organization as a whole. It is such a privilege to continue to work with a dynamic national brand like Zyppah and grow our relationship."

Marotti's first engagement with SPM came in 2016 at the Indy 500 with Oriol Servia, and he returned in May with Zyppah, a snoring abatement device manufacturer, to serve as an associate sponsor on the entry driven by Mikhail Aleshin.

SPM has yet to confirm its driver for the No. 7 after pulling Aleshin from the car for Toronto. AFS Racing and its driver Sebastian Saavedra stepped in at the last moment to take over the ride, and by all accounts, the Colombian performed well above expectations.

Team co-owner Sam Schmidt told RACER Aleshin is expected to return for the next round at Mid-Ohio on July 30, but whether the Russian would continue in the car for the events including Marotti Racing is unclear.