Christmas arrived a few days early for Meyer Shank Racing’s most tenured employees.Team owners Michael Shank and Jim Meyer had a surprise waiting for Darin Pigg (gearbox specialist of 30-plus years), Ralph Lohr (truck driver/logistics of 26 years), Justin Harnisfager (mechanic, crew chief of 20 years), Jason Givens (team manager...

Chip Ganassi RacingNo. 4 Honda: Kyffin Simpson (rookie)No. 8 Honda: Linus Lundqvist (rookie)No. 9 Honda: Scott Dixon (2nd in 2023 championship)No. 10 Honda: Alex Palou (1st in 2023 championship)No. 11 Honda: Marcus Armstrong (20th in 2023 championship)THINGS TO KNOWConsistency where it countsSo much of the Chip Ganassi Racing team is...