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Foyt signs race engineer Armbrester
A.J. Foyt Racing has signed Michael Armbrester as its newest race engineer.
Armbrester, formerly of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, replaces Foyt veteran Danielle Cucchiaroni, who was race engineer on the No. 14 Chevy piloted last season by Santino Ferrucci.
Cucchiaroni left Foyt for RLL after the season finale at Laguna Seca, and to backfill the vacancy, Foyt hired Armbrester, whose stops prior to RLL included Juncos Racing’s Indy NXT program and Dale Coyne Racing, where he served as an assistant race engineer.
RACER understands the Foyt team, which had two new drivers last season in Ferrucci and rookie Benjamin Pedersen in the No. 55 Chevy, continues to work towards finalizing its driver and engineering assignments for both cars.
The team significantly altered its engineering structure in 2023, hiring ex-Chip Ganassi Racing race engineer Michael Cannon as its new technical director. Under Cannon’s oversight, team veteran Cucchiaroni looked after the No. 14 and newcomer Roberto Garcia engineered Pedersen. As the team gets clarification on its driver lineup, decisions on which entry Garcia and Armbrester will engineer will be made.
During the season, team director Larry Foyt and Team Penske president Tim Cindric struck a deal where Penske will provide technical assistance to the Foyt operation, and in kind, the Foyt team will spend 2024 preparing itself to run a third car — which could hit the track as soon as 2025 – on behalf of Penske.
Penske-funded Myles Rowe, the 2023 USF Pro 2000 champion who is moving to Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports under Penske’s Force Indy diversity initiative, is destined for the Foyt-Penske entry once the Georgia native is deemed ready to graduate from NXT. Penske is expected to attach a number of mechanics and engineers to Rowe’s entry to aid in their IndyCar development.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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