Motorsport is one of the most expensive sports on earth, and it costs team owners a lot of money to run a successful operation.
Over in IndyCar, a new hybrid system has increased the costs of running an organisation, leaving some looking for further investment.
That can be done in the way of finding someone to take a stake in the team or finding pay drivers who are in a position to pay for their seat via sponsorship.
It appears that ahead of the 2025 season, there’s an outfit which is still looking for an injection of cash to boost their hopes.
Dale Coyne searching for an ‘investor’
Dale Coyne Racing have been IndyCar’s main strugglers for a while now, and they are one of just two teams on the grid yet to confirm a driver for 2025.
That’s one of the routes that could help them rake more cash in before the start of the season, but it appears that they’re prepared to go even further.
Speaking on his own podcast, Marshall Pruett believes that the team itself, rather than either of its charters, is looking for an investor to come and take on a chunk of the organisation.
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“If someone wanted to buy into one of the charters or both, invest in them now,” he said “Cool, they would be a co-owner of that entry from a charter standpoint. That’s apparently shifted here in the last however long.
“That was the conversation Dale and I had talking about ‘You know, actually, looking to find an investor for DCR itself.’ Sell a percentage of the business to whom ever might hopefully say yes.”
What Dale Coyne Racing needs to enjoy success
The main ingredient that DCR have been missing over the last few seasons is consistency – maybe they will find more of it with money?
They went through nine different drivers in 2024 – and not a single one of them managed to finish higher than 13th in a race.
That’s a poor showing, even by their standards – so regardless of who they give a seat to next year, they must find a way to make things steadier on the track.
The problem with pay drivers is that they are rarely the fastest of the bunch on the grid, and they can offset the cash they bring in.
Take Formula 1’s Pastor Maldonado for example. He used to go through a lot of crash damage every year which probably put a dent in his team’s bank account.