Ed Carpenter Racing

A new team arrived on the grid in 2012: Ed Carpenter Racing. Ed Carpenter, the only owner/driver in the field, led his team to victory in its first year by taking the checkered flag in the season finale. Now with nearly 400 race starts, 2026 will mark Ed Carpenter Racing’s 15th season of NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition.

ECR began as a single-car team with Carpenter behind the wheel. After driving full time in 2012 and 2013, he shifted his focus exclusively to ovals. Carpenter, an Indianapolis native, solidified his status as a hometown favorite when he won back-to-back pole positions for the 2013 and 2014 Indianapolis 500s. The team grew to two full-time entries in 2015 while competing as CFH Racing. Prior to the 2016 season, Carpenter resumed ownership and ECR returned to the grid with the Nos. 20 and 21.

In recent years, ECR has expanded to three cars for the Indianapolis 500. For 12 of the team’s 14 Indy 500 appearances, ECR has had at least one car qualify in the first three rows, including nine front-row starts. Carpenter earned his third Indy 500 pole position in 2018 and led the most laps of all drivers before finishing runner-up. ECR has proven its versatility by collecting eight wins across every type of track the series competes on – street and road courses, short ovals and speedways.

In 2026, the team will run two cars with Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi in the No. 20 and NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner Christian Rasmussen in the No. 21.