PREMA Racing, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES newest team have confirmed the signing of Michael Cannon as their new head of engineering.
Cannon joins PREMA Racing from AJ Foyt Racing where he spent two seasons.
Speaking at the time of his departure of AJ Foyt Racing earlier this month, Cannon said:
I’d like to thank Larry Foyt for the past two seasons – we certainly met some of our goals.
Larry was kind enough to hand me his team, let me run with it, and never denied me the tools I needed. He also forged a very fruitful alliance with the fine group at Team Penske and their generosity has been remarkable. Of course, huge thanks must go to the entire team – they worked miracles in my first 16 weeks at the shop.
“They produced two rapid cars, the 14 and 55, that made the Fast 12 at Indy, got a third place finish and Benjamin Pedersen took home Indy’s Rookie of the Year. An impressive effort by all. The 2024 season was a massive step up in on-track results and the team is poised to better themselves, yet again, in 2025. Both David and Santino are very capable of using a good car to good effect. However, Larry and I couldn’t reach an agreement for 2025. I fully expect to be in the paddock next year and will always take a minute to stop and say hello to the Foyt team.
Cannon will oversee the engineering side of PREMA Racing who signed Callum Ilott and INDYCAR SERIES rookie Robert Shwartzman to race for them in 2025.
Cannon spent time with Chip Ganassi Racing as Scott Dixon’s race engineer having joined the team from Dale Coyne Racing.