Chip Ganassi Racing
American auto racing team
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2025 | Fielded full-time entries in the IndyCar Series with Kyffin Simpson (No. 8), Scott Dixon (No. 9), and Alex Palou (No. 10), and in the Indy NXT Series with Jonathan Browne and Niels Koolen. |
March 2 2025 | Álex Palou wins the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar series, driving a Dallara DW12 with Honda HI25TT V6t engine. |
2024 | Kyffin Simpson joins Chip Ganassi Racing, representing the Cayman Islands and the latest addition to the team's driver lineup. |
October 12 2024 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins GTP class at Road Atlanta with drivers Sébastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac V-Series.R |
April 20 2024 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins GTP class at Long Beach with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac V-Series.R |
March 24 2024 | Álex Palou wins the $1 Million Challenge for Chip Ganassi Racing, driving a Dallara DW12 with Honda HI24TT V6t engine. |
2023 | Chip Ganassi Racing left the Extreme E racing series after the 2023 season. |
May 14 2023 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins GTP class at Laguna Seca with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac V-Series.R |
July 7 2022 | CGR's Extreme E team achieved their first series victory, with Sara Price becoming the first woman in the organization's history to drive a race-winning car. |
July 3 2022 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins DPI class at Mosport with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac DPi-V.R |
June 4 2022 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins DPI class at Belle Isle with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac DPi-V.R |
May 29 2022 | Marcus Ericsson wins the Indianapolis 500 for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar series, driving a Dallara DW12 with Honda HI22TT V6t engine. |
April 9 2022 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins DPI class at Long Beach with drivers Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac DPi-V.R |
March 19 2022 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins DPI class at Sebring with drivers Earl Bamber, Neel Jani, and Alex Lynn in a Cadillac DPi-V.R |
2021 | Alex Palou won the IndyCar Series championship, becoming the third Ganassi driver to win the championship since joining the series and the first one other than Dixon since 2011. |
2021 | Álex Palou becomes a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, continuing the team's tradition of international driver recruitment. |
2021 | Sold the entire NASCAR operation to Justin Marks' Trackhouse Racing Team, with the deal finalized after the season. |
June 12 2021 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins DPI class at Belle Isle with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Renger van der Zande in a Cadillac DPi-V.R |
January 2021 | GMC announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with CGR, rebranding the team as GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing and styling their Spark ODYSSEY 21 body as the Hummer EV for the 2022 season onwards. |
2020 | Dixon won his 6th Indycar championship after winning the first three races at Texas, Indianapolis, and Road America, and also winning at Gateway. |
2020 | Felix Sabates retired from his ownership role. |
December 2020 | Sycamore Entertainment signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with CGR, rebranding the team as Segi TV Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2021 season. |
July 2020 | Kyle LeDuc, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series champion, joined Chip Ganassi Racing. |
June 2020 | The team signed Sara Price as a driver, making her the first confirmed Extreme E racer and first female driver in team history. |
May 2020 | Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) joined the Extreme E electric racing series for its inaugural season in 2021. |
2018 | Dixon won his fifth IndyCar title with victories at Detroit, Texas, and Toronto. |
2017 | Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell ranked 3rd in the World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers. |
2017 | Chip Ganassi Racing achieved 2nd Place in the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers. |
2016 | Car #67 achieved 2nd Place in the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams. |
2016 | Chip Ganassi Racing achieved 3rd Place in the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers. |
2016 | Scott Dixon set the fastest lap at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the #69 car with a time of 3:51.514. |
2015 | Dixon claimed his fourth title in a tiebreaker with Juan Pablo Montoya, winning races at Long Beach, Texas, and Sonoma. |
2015 | Rob Kauffman, chairman of the Race Team Alliance, purchased a stake in the team. |
September 19 2015 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins Prototype class at Austin with drivers Joey Hand and Scott Pruett in a Ford EcoBoost Riley DP |
June 12 2015 | At Le Mans, Ford announced its return to international automobile road racing with a factory-supported, four-car effort operating as Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, marking their first full-factory international racing entry since the 2004 Formula One season. |
January 24 2015 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins Prototype class at Daytona with drivers Dixon, Kanaan, Larson, and McMurray in a Ford EcoBoost Riley DP |
2014 | Dropped the Earnhardt name from the NASCAR team. |
September 20 2014 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins Prototype class at Austin with drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in a Ford EcoBoost Riley DP |
April 12 2014 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins Prototype class at Long Beach with drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in a Ford EcoBoost Riley DP |
March 15 2014 | Chip Ganassi Racing wins Prototype class at Sebring with drivers Marino Franchitti, Scott Pruett, and Memo Rojas in a Ford EcoBoost Riley DP |
2013 | Dixon won his third IndyCar title, while Franchitti was medically forced into retirement following a crash at Race 2 in Houston. |
May 27 2012 | Franchitti and Dixon won first and second at the Indianapolis 500, marking Franchitti's third Indy 500 win and second with Ganassi. |
May 30 2010 | Dario Franchitti won the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 driving for Target Chip Ganassi. |
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