The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Musuem which reopened earlier this month following a massive renovation project has announced the acquisition of 14 INDYCAR’s from Chip Ganassi Racing.
The announcement was made on Thursday as preparations for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge ramp up.
The acquisition is the museum’s largest since 2011.
Five of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Indianapolis 500 winning cars will be unveiled on Thursday at 1PM ET.
• Juan Pablo Montoya’s 2000 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Target G-force GF05•
Scott Dixon’s 2008 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara IR6•
Dario Franchitti’s 2010 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara IR6•
Dario Franchitti’s 2012 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara IR12•
Marcus Ericsson’s 2022 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Dallara IR18
The other nine acquisitions are:
• Scott Dixon’s 2022 Indianapolis 500 Pole Winner, PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Dallara DW12, in which he passed Al Unser as the all-time leader in most laps led in the “500”
• Jamie McMurray’s 2010 NASCAR Brickyard 400 Winner, Bass Pro Shops/ Tracker Boats Chevrolet Impala SS.
• Michael Andretti’s 1994 Target/Scotch Video Reynard 94I, Chip Ganassi Racing’s first team win
• 1996 Player’s/Indeck Reynard 96I, Greg Moore’s rookie year car
• 1998 CART Championship-winning car, the 1998 Reynard 98I, driven by Alex Zanardi• Juan Pablo Montoya’s Target Lola B2K/00, which won the 2000 Michigan 500
• Tomas Scheckter’s Target Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force GF09, in which he placed fourth at the 2003 “500”—the South African driver’s best finish at Indianapolis
• Scott Dixon’s 2015 IndyCar Championship winning car, Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Dallara DW12
• Delta Wing, one of three chassis proposals for the 2012 IndyCar season, which was unveiled at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show
President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Musuem Joe McHale says:
“When we decided to deaccess and sell 11 vehicles from our collection this year, we did so to create a robust fund that could be used to care for our collection and also for acquisitions that fall within the mission of our Museum. “While we certainly had hoped to add items that would fill voids in our collection, what we couldn’t have predicted was to have the opportunity to make additions so quickly.”
President and CEO of Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi says:
Having my cars on display at the IMS Museum is a true honor. This is where they belong – at the heart of racing history, surrounded by the legends and moments that define the Greatest Spectacle in Racing