Chip Ganassi Racing adds Christian Lundgaard to 2027 driver lineup; PNC Bank stays primary sponsor
Chip Ganassi Racing signed Christian Lundgaard to a multiyear contract to drive the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda beginning in 2027. PNC Bank will continue as the car’s primary sponsor; Lundgaard finished third in the 2026 INDYCAR standings and won races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and Road America.
Chip Ganassi Racing announced it has signed 25-year-old Christian Lundgaard to a multiyear deal to drive the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda beginning in 2027. Lundgaard, who finished a career-best third in the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings, won at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and at Road America in 2026 and will join teammates Alex Palou and Kyffin Simpson on the 2027 roster.
The move preserves PNC Bank’s role as primary sponsor of the No. 9 car; the article says PNC has partnered with Chip Ganassi Racing since 2013 and been the No. 9 primary sponsor since 2018. The team has 18 INDYCAR championships since 1996, and Lundgaard’s first season with Ganassi will begin with the 2027 INDYCAR campaign.
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