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AJ Foyt Racing signs Josh Pierson for 2027 IndyCar season

AJ Foyt Racing have signed Josh Pierson for the IndyCar Series from 2027, with the driver in the #4 car alongside Dennis Hauger (#14). A Guinness World Records holder, he led more laps in the 2026 Indy NXT season, and the team mark 50 years since A.J. Foyt's fourth Indianapolis win in 2027.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/27/2026, 14:35

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A AJ Foyt Racing contratou Josh Pierson em um acordo de vários anos que coloca o americano na IndyCar a partir de 2027, acrescentando um recordista do Guinness World Records a uma das equipes mais tradicionais do esporte.

Pierson vai pilotar o carro #4, com patrocinador a ser anunciado em breve, ao lado de Dennis Hauger no #14 Chevrolet que representa a Homes For Our Troops.

“Correr na IndyCar é o meu sonho desde que me lembro”, disse Pierson. “A variedade de categorias em que corri sempre foi uma preparação para esta oportunidade incrível.”

A trajetória dele passou pelo kartismo local e internacional, pela fórmula de base e pelas categorias de turismo até a Indy NXT by Firestone; ainda adolescente, tornou-se o piloto mais jovem a disputar as 24 Horas de Le Mans, e o piloto com avaliação ouro da FIA tem vitórias e pódios no Mundial de Endurance, na Asian Le Mans Series, na IMSA e na Indy NXT.

“Tenho acompanhado o Josh de perto nas últimas temporadas. Poucos pilotos na idade dele têm essa profundidade de experiência, e a maturidade e a ética de trabalho dele são notáveis”, disse o presidente da equipe, Larry Foyt, que também citou os testes de Pierson em um Panoz DP01 da Champ Car e no Chevrolet da equipe no circuito misto de Indianápolis.

Pierson liderou mais voltas do que qualquer outro na temporada 2026 da Indy NXT e largou na primeira fila nas três últimas provas, com duas poles. Em Milwaukee, estabeleceu um recorde de classificação que antes era de Hauger e, uma semana depois, no WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, fez a pole e liderou todas as voltas para vencer.

“O que chamou atenção em Laguna Seca foi a compostura dele”, disse Foyt. “Ele tinha a velocidade, controlou as relargadas e executou do início ao fim.”

A contratação acontece quando a equipe se prepara para marcar o 50º aniversário da quarta vitória de A.J. Foyt nas 500 Milhas de Indianápolis, em 2027. “Fazer parte da AJ Foyt Racing, uma equipe com história incrível, significa o mundo para mim”, disse Pierson, acrescentando que espera ansiosamente por “minha primeira bandeirada verde na NTT IndyCar Series, em St. Pete”.

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