Indy 500 – Danica Patrick confirmed with Ed Carpenter Racing

Last February on the sidelines of his last participation in the Daytona 500 in Nascar, Danica Patrick had unwittingly revealed that she was on her way to compete in her last career race, the Indianapolis 500 (May 27) with the Ed carpenter racing.

It's official since today, the structure of Ed Carpenter, a great specialist in oval racing (double pole at Indy in 2013 and 2014), will welcome Danica Patrick at the wheel of a DW12 – Chevrolet bearing the number 13 and sponsored by GoDaddy.

“I appreciate that everything is going according to plan: I will finish my racing career at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the place where so many amazing things have happened for me, I am back with the GoDaddy green and I joined a great team, underlines the American.

Ed Carpenter Racing is consistently competitive at Indy, I can't imagine a better way to end my racing career than at the Indianapolis 500 with this team and GoDaddy. »

Danica Patrick also brushed aside the comments on the choice of No. 13, rarely used in competition, out of supersition. “It was also said that green represented bad luck. I think it's cool and I firmly believe that superstitions are only real if you believe in them. »

Danica Patrick will pilot the car Ed Carpenter Racing in testing on March 29 during a Chevrolet test session, in particular to get used to the new handling induced by the new 2018 aero kit, which drastically reduces downforce.

The former resident of Andretti Green Racing took third place in the 2009 edition of the Indy 500, which she contested under the colors of Michael Andretti's team.