Notable, since the team hadn't noted this, but...

-Alexander Rossi will move into the No. 7. Barnhart will call his strategy.

-Felix Rosenqvist will switch numbers into the No. 6. Billy Vincent will remain on Felix's radio.

-Pato's strategist is still TBD (still No. 5)

— Nathan Brown (@By_NathanBrown) October 4, 2022

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Busch out of the AMSP frame for Indy 500; Kanaan in contention

Arrow McLaren SP will not run Kyle Busch in next year's Indianapolis 500 but is still planning on a fourth entry.

Busch emerged as a surprise candidate to make his Indy 500 debut for the team in 2023 following the NASCAR star's move to Richard Childress Racing to drive the Chevrolet-powered No.8 entry next year. That link-up opened the door for discussions regarding an IndyCar run at the Brickyard next May, but RACER now understands that an agreement has not been reached.

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Tony Kanaan has emerged as the favorite for the ride after finishing third in his sole IndyCar outing at the 500 this year, while the team has previously run Juan Pablo Montoya at Indianapolis and could turn to the Colombian again if required.

There is also understood to have been interest in Kyle Larson but that is similarly unlikely to be pursued for 2023 for the same reasons as the Busch discussions coming to an end.

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Blomqvist tops five-car IndyCar test at Sebring

Tom Blomqvist, Meyer Shank Racing Honda: 52.708s
Juri Vips, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, 53.038s
Jake Dennis, Andretti Autosport Honda, 53.186s
Marcus Armstrong, Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda, 53.473s
Agustin Canapino, Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevy, 54.113s

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Johnson is expected to be in CGR's fifth entry for the Indianapolis 500, but that's all.

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As I mentioned two weeks ago on my podcast, current (and soon to be former) Williams Formula 1 driver Nicholas Latifi is known to be on CGR's radar.

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As multiple sources have told me, the plan was for NTT to move to AMSP with Palou, and despite the driver side of that deal being nixed, the commercial side went forward: I've heard NTT will reunite with Rosenqvist, its former driver at CGR, for approximately one-third of the season as multiple sponsors rotate as the primary on the car in 2023.

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Takuma Sato will be back in a modified role. From our last silly season update, we mentioned all options were on the table for Taku full-time, part-time, and Indy-only and the latest I've heard suggests he'll head into the new season as an oval driver and it will be his last multi-race season in IndyCar.

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In an oval-only program, Sato would move to a third DCR w/ RWR entry possibly the No. 19 Honda for those five races.

That would leave the No. 51 wide open for a new driver to pair with David Malukas, and prior to last week's evaluation tests at Sebring, I had New Zealand's Marcus Armstrong as the top candidate to step into the 51 car next year. Then Danial Frost did impressive things in the same car the following day and gave DCR w/ RWR some serious things to think about.

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Indy Lights driver Sting Ray Robb is said to be armed with a decent budget he was hoping to join Ed Carpenter Racing in a third entry, but that won't materialize and would seemingly fit the team's need for funding to put the No. 78 Chevy in motion, the split between JHR and Robb after a disappointing 2021 Lights season might have left some rough edges to smooth over if a reunion in IndyCar were to happen. JHR is in no rush to name a driver, so among the three teams with full-time driver contracts to execute, it might be the last to confirm its plans.

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Arrow McLaren SP will enter a fourth car for next year's Indianapolis 500 and Tony Kanaan will pilot the entry...Kanaan, who is also believed to have been pursued by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for a fourth RLL seat at Indy

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Ganassi adds another Kiwi in Armstrong to IndyCar lineup

Armstrong on Friday was named the fourth IndyCar driver in the Chip Ganassi Racing lineup and will pilot the No. 11 next season on road and street courses. A driver for the five oval races on the 17-race schedule will be named later.

The No. 11 is essentially the No. 48 that seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson drove the last two seasons, with Chip Ganassi making the change to run four cars numbered in sequential order. Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson drives the No. 8, six-time champion Dixon drives the No. 9, and 2020 IndyCar champion Alex Palou drives the No. 10.

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Larson to run 2024 Indy 500 with Arrow McLaren

Arrow McLaren will expand to four cars for the Indianapolis 500 in 2024, and it's well worth the effort as one of the world's great oval drivers, 2021 NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson, will make his NTT IndyCar Series debut with the Chevy-powered team.

Larson will pilot a Dallara-DW12 chassis fielded by Arrow McLaren in partnership with his NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports, and will feature sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.

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Perfection. She’s ready to rip. 😍🔥 https://t.co/SX3piIp07E

— Alexander Rossi (@AlexanderRossi) January 24, 2023