ABOVE: Will Power with longtime engineer David Faustino.
One is the equivalent of an NFL head coach, the other doubles as offensive and defensive coordinator, and both play a crucial role in the performance of their quarterback.
The interaction between NTT IndyCar series drivers, race engineers, and race strategists form the same interconnected bond, making wins, losses, and comebacks possible based on how well they work together as a unit.
Using the entry list for this weekend’s season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, here’s the roster for the 24 cars that will be present:
A.J. Foyt Racing
No. 4 Matheus Leist
- Engineer: Daniele Cucchiaroni
- Strategist: George Klotz
No. 14 Tony Kanaan
- Engineer: Eric Cowdin
- Strategist: Scott Harner
Andretti Autosport
- Engineer: Garrett Mothersead
- Strategist: Josh Freund
- Engineer: Jeremy Milless
- Strategist: Rob Edwards
- Engineer: Ray Gosselin
- Strategist: Ray Gosselin
- Engineer: Mark Bryant
- Strategist: Bryan Herta
Arrow Schmidt Peterson
No. 5 James Hinchcliffe
- Engineer: Will Anderson
- Strategist: Taylor Kiel
No. 7 Marcus Ericsson
- Engineer: Blair Perschbacher
- Strategist: Billy Vincent
Carlin Racing
No. 23 Charlie Kimball
- Engineer and Strategist: Matt Greasley
No. 59 Max Chilton
- Engineer: Geoff Fickling
- Strategist: Barry Waddell
Chip Ganassi Racing
No. 9 Scott Dixon
- Engineer: Chris Simmons
- Strategist: Mike Hull
No. 10 Felix Rosenqvist
- Engineer: Julian Robertson
- Strategist: Barry Wanser/Chip Ganassi
Dale Coyne Racing
No. 18 Sebastien Bourdais
- Engineer: Craig Hampson
- Strategist: Dale Coyne
No. 19 Santino Ferrucci
- Engineer: Michael Cannon
- Strategist: Terry Brown
DragonSpeed
No. 81 Ben Hanley
- Engineer: Paul Thomas
- Strategist: Leon Gutfreund
Ed Carpenter Racing
No. 20 Ed Jones/Ed Carpenter
- Engineer: Peter Craik
- Strategist: Tim Broyles
No. 21 Spencer Pigot
- Engineer: Matt Barnes
- Strategist: Brent Harvey
Harding Steinbrenner Racing
No. 88 Colton Herta
- Engineers: Nathan O’Rourke/Andy Listes
- Strategist: Davey Hamilton
Meyer Shank Racing
No. 60 Jack Harvey
- Engineer: Mike Colliver
- Strategist: Ryan McCarthy
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
No. 15 Graham Rahal
- Engineer: Allen McDonald
- Strategist: Ricardo Nault
No. 30 Takuma Sato
- Engineer: Eddie Jones
- Strategist: Derek Davidson
Team Penske
No. 2 Josef Newgarden
- Engineer: Gavin Ward
- Strategist: Tim Cindric
No. 12 Will Power
- Engineer: David Faustino
- Strategist: Roger Penske/Ron Ruzewski
No. 22 Simon Pagenaud
- Engineer: Ben Bretzman
- Strategist: Kyle Moyer
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