ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — Fresh off his Indy NXT by Firestone championship, Louis Foster will make his NTT IndyCar Series debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2025 as part of a multi-year deal, the team revealed Wednesday morning. Details on the sponsorship and races for the entry will be announced at a later date.
This year was Foster’s second open-wheel title in three years.
“I am really looking forward to working with the team,” Foster said. “Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing have Indy 500 victories, obviously Bobby has won an Indy 500 and there is a great wealth of knowledge with the team. I want to thank Bobby, David and Mike for their faith in my abilities and I want to thank all my sponsors who have helped me achieve my dream of driving in IndyCar, in particular Copart.
“I can’t wait to start my IndyCar career with the team and hopefully we can have a long and successful career together. I’m hoping that coming off the experience gained from winning the Indy NXT championship, that will leave me in a good stance to get the ball rolling,” Foster continued. “This is where the hard work starts. We will start the preparations and make sure we get hit the ground running in St. Pete.”
Foster, 21, won a series-high eight of the 14 races this season on the Indy NXT calendar for Andretti Global. He led the series in wins (8), poles (7), podiums (12), laps led (362/640) and completed every lap of competition to beat Abel Motorsports’ Jacob Abel to the title by 122 points.
His previous title came in the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Series, where he won seven races en route to being named the champion in the season finale.
Foster tested an Indy car for the first time in September of 2023 with Andretti Global at Road America in Wisconsin. RLL is currently working to solidify Foster’s test program in preparation for the 2025 IndyCar Series season and that may include a test later this year.
“We are very pleased that we have been able to come to an agreement with Louis to have him drive for the team for the next several years,” Bobby Rahal, RLL co-owner said. “He obviously dominated Indy NXT in 2024 and we feel he has a big future ahead of him and are happy to support the ladder system IndyCar has created.
“We look at this as a long-term relationship that will go beyond the existing terms and are very excited to get started on preparations for the 2025 season and his series debut.”