MotorSports: Carlin Racing 2020 Preview
Next team up? Carlin;
Starting Lineup: Max Chilton (No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet), Conor Daly (No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet, all ovals except for the Indy 500), Felipe Nasr (No. 31 Carlin Chevrolet, currently confirmed for season-opening St. Pete race only).
2019 Recap: Carlin’s sophomore NTT INDYCAR SERIES season exhibited the young team’s resiliency as a mix of drivers made up their lineup. Even with the changing driver lineup, the team was quick to adapt and still recorded four top-10 finishes on the season. Charlie Kimball paced the team with a pair of top-10 finishes while Pato O’Ward and Daly added one each. Daly’s sixth-place finish at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway marked the team’s highest finish of the season. Chilton was back in the No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet for his fourth NTT INDYCAR SERIES season recording 12 starts while Sage Karam and RC Enerson joined Chilton, Kimball, O’Ward and Daly to round out the talented crop of drivers to compete with the team in 2019. Carlin completed more than 92 percent of all laps in the season and improved their average starting and finishing positions by more than three spots from the previous season.
What’s New for 2020: Chilton has been confirmed for the road courses and street circuits, plus the Indianapolis 500, and will once again share the No. 59 Gallagher Carlin Chevrolet with Daly, who will compete in the remaining four ovals. Nasr will make his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut with the team for the season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., in the No. 31 Carlin Chevrolet.
Season Outlook: Still finding their feet in its third season, the team is looking to make some major breakthroughs in 2020.
Owner’s Take: “It’s no secret that the 2019 season was a bit challenging for us, but I am so proud of the way our team responded to the challenge coming out even stronger on the other side. We used this offseason to really focus on development and we feel that we’ve made some major strides forward. The amount of growth that our INDYCAR program has made in just two short years since we joined the series has been impressive to say the least, and we’re very proud to be coming back for our third consecutive season with two full-time entries.” – Team Principal Trevor Carlin
