He raced with Chip Ganassi Racing on the road and street courses, taking a best result of 17th at the final two races of the season. Jimmie Johnson - The seven time NASCAR champion had a tough Indycar debut season in 2021, at least on the track. With the assistance of a team he knows and feels comfortable with, as well as the experience in the American side of racing that Lundgaard will be lacking, Malukas will have a decent shot at the ROTY award. He also has HMD Motorsports on his side, the formidable Indy Lights team owned by Malukas’ father that is partnering with Dale Coyne Racing to run his #18 car. Malukas, on the other hand, despite not having quite as impressive a junior career, will have the experience of coming up through the Road to Indy ladder, and will have an upper hand in that respect. Of the two, Lundgaard has had a more impressive junior career and has already proven his ability to be quick in an Indycar, but he’s coming over from a career of racing in Europe and will be in a completely new environment. That leaves two rookies, Malukas and Christian Lundgaard. DeFrancesco is the rookie in the best seat to win in the Andretti car, but doesn’t have a track record to warrant high expectations. The fact is that most of the other rookies (Kirkwood, Ilott, Calderon) won’t be in a car that can give them the performance they’d need. David Malukas - As maybe more of an outside pick, David Malukas is my choice for the ROTY award.
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