Dreyer and Reinbold Racing returns to IndyCar with charter for 2027 season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 24, 2026, 1:30 PM
Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing has announced its return to full-time competition in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES starting in 2027. The Carmel, Indiana-based team purchased a full-season charter from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, pending approval from IndyCar. This marks DRR's first full-time season since 2012 and their first race outside Indianapolis since 2013. The move follows the death of team founder Dennis Reinbold on June 13, with his son Derek now leading the team. The charter system, initiated in 2025, offers benefits such as guaranteed starting spots in points-paying races, providing a more stable financial foundation for racing teams.
- •DRR last competed in full-time IndyCar racing in 2012.
- •The team purchased a charter from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing available for 2027.
- •This is part of IndyCar's charter system introduced in 2025 for full-time teams.
- •Dennis Reinbold, the founder, passed away in June 2023 prior to the charter deal's finalization.
- •The charter ensures starting positions for all points-paying rounds in the season.
- 1:30 PMYahoo Sports — Dreyer and Reinbold Buys Into IndyCar's New Charter Economy, Returns Full-Time for 2027
"Dreyer & Reinbold Racing spent 13 years watching the NTT INDYCAR SERIES from the sidelines every month except one. That changes in 2027, and the way the team got there says as much about where IndyCar's business is headed as it does about a family finishing what its patriarch started. The Carmel, Indiana-based outfit announced July 22 that it has purchased a full-season charter from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, pending IndyCar's approval of the transaction. Once that paperwork clears, DRR wil
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