Ganassi signs Lundgaard for No. 9 IndyCar seat

Lundgaard stepping into the car vacated by Scott Dixon — a six-time champion — tells you everything about the weight of expectation being placed on a driver who hasn't yet won an IndyCar race. Ganassi doesn't hand out multi-year deals lightly, and committing to Lundgaard on those terms signals genuine belief in his ceiling rather than a stopgap signing. For Lundgaard, the opportunity is enormous and the benchmark is brutal: Dixon's legacy in that car is one of the most decorated in the series.