Santino Ferrucci has only one podium finish in more than 60 NTT IndyCar Series starts, and the 25-year-old from Woodbury, Conn., has yet to record a top-10 finish in the series standings.
Expect considerable improvement in both categories this season as it appears Ferrucci is just getting started.
His IndyCar adventure began with Dale Coyne Racing in 2018. Top-10 finishes in the 2019 and ’20 Indianapolis 500s were the highlights before he was out on the curb at 22 years old. While most would think pursuing a full-time IndyCar ride was his natural approach, Ferrucci had other plans.
A seven-race deal with Sam Hunt Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series presented the driver with a unique opportunity.
“It was getting tough. I had found some sponsorship that wanted to be on the NASCAR side of things that I’d had and I just never thought to pursue it,” Ferrucci told SPEED SPORT. “Since I had all the downtime, I needed to stay relevant. Me driving in an Indy car really wasn’t going to prove much at that point in my career.”
Ferrucci flashed with six top-10 results and posted an average finish of 12.8 during his rookie year (2019) in IndyCar. “I knew that I had a hell of a rookie season,” Ferrucci said. “I think I was 13th in the championship.”
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