Ed Carpenter Racing, competing as ECR, is an American racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series and also with Cape Motorsports in Indy NXT. The team is owned by driver Ed Carpenter. The team is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and currently fields the No. 20 Dallara-Chevrolet for Alexander Rossi, the No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet for Christian Rasmussen and the No. 33 Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter. In 2015, the team merged with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing to form CFH Racing, but became ECR again in 2016.

History

After spending five seasons with Vision Racing, and the 2011 IndyCar Series season with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, on November 2, 2011, Ed Carpenter announced the creation of Ed Carpenter Racing, which ran its first season in 2012 with sponsorship by Fuzzy's Premium Vodka for three seasons. Among the reasons for the team's creation was concerns surrounding the departure of Sarah Fisher Racing's sponsor Dollar General. IRL founder and Carpenter's stepfather Tony George also became an owner, along with former golfer Fuzzy Zoeller. American Le Mans Series team owner and former Penske Racing member Derrick Walker was hired as general manager; Tim Broyles and Bret Schmitt were hired as team manager and crew chief, respectively.

On February 13, 2012, it was confirmed that the team will run with engines from Chevrolet. Carpenter stated that he was intending to run a full season, unlike in previous seasons, where he ran the ovals, and had also decided to drive with #20, the number he drove with during his tenure at Vision Racing. The team claimed its first victory with Carpenter winning the season-ending MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway, and ECR became the only one-driver team to win a race in 2012. In 2013, Walker left for a position with IndyCar. Eventually, Carpenter scored the pole position for the Indianapolis 500. He finished the season sixteenth in points, with a best result of second at the final race at Auto Club Speedway.

For the 2014 season, Carpenter competed in the oval races on the calendar, while Mike Conway competed for the team on road and street courses. On March 20, J. R. Hildebrand was hired to run the 2014 Indianapolis 500 with the team in the No. 21. The move to a shared drive paid off well for the team early in the year, with Conway winning the 40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and Carpenter winning the Indy 500 pole for the second consecutive year. Carpenter's four lap average of 231.067 mph was the first Indy pole-claiming run in excess of 230 mph for 11 years. Unfortunately, he was involved in a crash with James Hinchcliffe on a late restart, finishing 27th. Later in the season, Carpenter won the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, his first win since the 2012 triumph at Fontana.

On August 16, 2014, Carpenter announced the team would merge with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing for the 2015 season, becoming CFH Racing. After one season, Hartman and Fisher left the sport and CFH was rebranded to Ed Carpenter Racing.

On June 2, 2016, the team announced that 2015 Indy Lights champion Spencer Pigot would drive in the No. 20 car in all remaining road and street circuit events. The arrangement was similar to Mike Conway's during the 2014 season. On June 12, 2016, Josef Newgarden sustained a fractured clavicle and wrist in an accident during the Firestone 600. The team announced the following day that J. R. Hildebrand would fill in for Newgarden until he recovered from his injuries. However, Newgarden was able to recover enough from his injuries to not miss any races.

For the 2017 season, Carpenter and Pigot remained with the team with the same agreement as the previous season. However, with the full-time entry vacated by Newgarden's departure to Team Penske, the team hired J. R. Hildebrand as the new full-time driver. During the second race of the season at Long Beach, Hildebrand suffered a broken bone in his left hand. As a result, he was forced to sit out the next race. The team hired Indy Lights driver Zach Veach to fill in for Hildebrand while he recovered from his injuries.

On March 7, 2018, it was announced that Danica Patrick would drive a third car for the team in her final Indianapolis 500 appearance.

Racing results

Complete IndyCar Series results (key) Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2012 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TEX MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FONDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Ed Carpenter20 18 22 14 21 21 12 12 8 8 18 22 22 20 25 1*18th261 2013 STP ALA LBH SAO INDYDET TXS MIL IOW POCTOR MDO SNM BALHOU FONDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Ed Carpenter20 14 22 18 23 10* 18 15 4 14 4 9 13 22 20 19 14 23 22 216th333 2014 STP LBH ALA IMS INDYDET TXSHOU POC IOWTOR MDO MIL SNM FON Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Mike Conway20 16 1 14 19 21 11 17 13 15 1 13 1423rd252 Ed Carpenter 27 1 13 5 9 322nd262 J. R. Hildebrand21 1026th66 2016 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA IOW TOR MDO POC TXS WGL SNM Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t J. R. Hildebrand6 22 623rd84 Ed Carpenter20 21 31 18 21 1825th67 Spencer Pigot (R) 17 18 9 19 7 15 22165 Josef Newgarden21 22 6 10 3 21 3 14 4 8 1* 22 10 4 22 2 64th502 2017 STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT WGL SNM Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Spencer Pigot 20 20 8 20 9 10 21 12 18 19 12 1320th218 Ed Carpenter 7 11 11 12 12 2122nd169 J. R. Hildebrand 21 13 11 3 14 16 17 18 12 16 2 13 17 19 18 15 1415th347 Zach Veach (R) 19232018 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNMDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Danica Patrick13 30 38th 13 Jordan King (R)20 21 18 14 24 16 18 12 11 12 15 13 22nd 175 Ed Carpenter 7 2* 20 10 10 12 21st 187 Spencer Pigot21 15 14 15 15 15 20 10 23 11 8 2 20 13 16 6 4 24 14th 3252019 STP COA ALA LBH IMS INDY DET TXS ROA TOR IOW MDO POC GAT POR LAGDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Ed Jones 63 13 20th 217 20 21 14 19 16 6 20 14 22 12 13 14 23 Ed Carpenter 6 13 19 6 2 23rd 161 Spencer Pigot 21 11 11 17 18 5 14 10 21 14 14 15 5 7 17 21 6 20 14th 3352020 TXS IMS ROA IOW INDY GAT MDO IMS STP Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Ed Carpenter 20 5 15 23 26 20 21 25th 81 Conor Daly 12 21 18 13 16 12 20 17 237 47 29 Rinus VeeKay 21 22 5 13 14 20 17 20 6 4 8 11 3 17 15 14th 289 2021ALASTP TXS IMS INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IMS GAT POR LAG LBH Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Conor Daly 4713 235 20 16 16 25131520151211161621 Ed Carpenter1711522 27th 107 Rinus VeeKay 21 6 9 20 9 1 8218 16242421171825 12th 308 Oliver Askew12 61 2022STPTXSLBHALAIMSINDYDETROAMDOTOR IOWIMSNSHGATPORLAG Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Conor Daly 2021181219561214132019161717232524 17th 267 Rinus VeeKay 2161013 323331617413419612262014 12th 331 Ed Carpenter33131925172227th752023STPTXSLBHALAIMSINDYDETROAMDOTOR IOWNSHIMSGATPORLAGDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Conor Daly 201420232519815 25th Ryan Hunter-Reay17192623241620142110 26th Rinus VeeKay 21211126161310181215131718141111618 14th 277 Ed Carpenter 331320242324 30th 46 2024STPTHELBHALAIMSINDYDETROALAGMDO IOWTORGATPOR MILNSHDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Christian Rasmussen 33 12 22nd 163 2021 DNQ 27 24 20 27 20 13 9 27 26 11 16 14 Ed Carpenter 17 20 22 17 32nd 45 Rinus VeeKay 2110 DNQ 14 17 26 9 14 24 26 19 5 9 8 10 11 14 7 12 13th 300 2025STPTHELBHALAIMSINDYDETGATROAMDOIOWTORLAGPORMILNSHDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Alexander Rossi 20 10 9 15 8 14 28 10 11 13 15 25 17 25 15 5 4 10 15th 297 Christian Rasmussen 21 15 12 23 15 19 6 24 3 18 25 6 8 20 9 12 1 27 13th 313 Ed Carpenter 33 15 30th 16 2026STPPHXARLALALBHIMSINDYDETGATROAMOHNSHPORMARD.C. MILLAGDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Alexander Rossi 20 16 6 9 11 9 25 30 17 18 6 20 23 19 20 12 14 11 3 15th 307 Christian Rasmussen 21 19 14 25 19 15 24 27 25 3 25 7 22 24 23 14 5 8 21 21st 245 Ed Carpenter 33 31 31st 5 * Season still in progress

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IndyCar wins

# Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led12012September 15IndyCarAuto Club Speedway (O)20 Ed CarpenterDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 5 6222014April 13IndyCarStreets of Long Beach (S)20 Mike ConwayDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 17 33June 7IndyCarTexas Motor Speedway (O)20 Ed Carpenter (2)Dallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 5 904July 20IndyCarExhibition Place (S)20 Mike Conway (2)Dallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 11 752016July 10IndyCarIowa Speedway (O)21 Josef NewgardenDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 2 28262021May 15IndyCarIndianapolis Motor Speedway (R)21 Rinus VeeKayDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone 7 3372025August 24IndyCarMilwaukee Mile (O)21 Christian RasmussenDallara DW12Chevrolet IndyCar V6tFirestone916 Note: this does not include two wins achieved in 2015 as CFH Racing.

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