Andretti hires former Team Penske player

Andretti Global, which announced this Monday a technical partnership with Dale Coyne Racing, in order to place Dennis Hauger, reigning Indy NXT champion, is restructuring a little more at the dawn of the 2026 season. Like Arrow McLaren, which welcomed Kyle Moyer earlier this year, the Dan Towriss-managed team is benefiting from the scandal that involved Team Penske in May, which led to the dismissal of its three top program executives. IndyCar just a few days before the Indianapolis 500.

First engineer, then technical director and finally director of the IndyCar branch in 21 years with Team Penske, Ron Ruzewski embarks on a new adventure, where he will lead Andretti's troops in place of Rob Edwards. The latter gains a stripe by becoming performance director of TWG Motorsports. His role will therefore revolve around the Andretti teams in IndyCar, Indy NXT, Formula E but also Spire Motorsports in NASCAR, with an eye on the performance of the team Formula 1 from Cadillac.

“I am truly delighted to join Andretti Global and be part of such a respected and ambitious organization.”, Ruzewski said. “Andretti Global’s heritage in motorsports speaks for itself, and the team’s vision for the future, under the leadership of Dan [Towriss] and Jill [Gregory], is equally inspiring. I look forward to collaborating with the organization’s talented group of engineers, drivers and staff as we strive to achieve new levels of performance and success in IndyCar and across the Andretti family.”

After Moyer and Ruzewski, Tim Cindric is the last of three staff members fired by Roger Penske who have not yet found a place in the IndyCar paddock. But the man who has long been seen as Penske's natural successor within his own team is unlikely to stay home for long, we imagine...

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