INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh off a ninth-place finish in this year’s NTT IndyCar Series standings, A. J. Foyt Racing driver Santino Ferrucci will drive for Abacus Racing in the upcoming Chili Bowl as well as both USAC National Midget Series races at California’s Merced Speedway on Nov. 22-23.
The Woodbury, Conn. native will drive the No. 16 with primary sponsorship from Webco Engineering. Ferrucci made his Chili Bowl debut in 2021 and looks forward to getting back to Tulsa.
“I love racing and all forms of it,” Ferrucci said. “The Chili Bowl is one of those events that I love to compete in. It is a big event with a big event feel, so you just feel you are part of something from the second you arrive at the Expo Center.”
“It is no secret that my love of racing and my roots in racing came from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” Brent Cox, team principal for Abacus Racing said. “So, to have Santino drive for us is something very special for us as a team.”
Ferrucci drives for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt, something that gives Ferrucci some added motivation as a driver.
“A.J. was so good at everything he drove, and was a champion on pavement and dirt,” Ferrucci said. “Driving on dirt is something I definitely want to get better on.”
Abacus Racing is headquartered in Indianapolis and became just the second entrant in the history of USAC to win the USAC Triple Crown when it won the USAC Sprint Car Championship with Logan Seavey in October. It was that kind of success that made it easy for Ferrucci to drive for Abacus.
“They are the 2023 USAC Midget champions, and Logan is the two-time defending Chili Bowl champion, so to have him as a teammate in Merced will be great,” Ferrucci said.
“Seavey will be Ferrucci’s teammate in Merced but will drive for Kevin Swindell for the Chili Bowl. It was announced a few weeks ago that Kaylee Bryson will pilot the Abacus Racing No. 57 at the Chili Bowl in place of Seavey.