Indy runner-up Malukas replaces Power at Penske

David Malukas, the runner-up astatine this year's Indianapolis 500, volition articulation Team Penske to instrumentality implicit the No. 12 car antecedently driven by Will Power.

Team Penske announced Thursday that it had signed Malukas to a multiyear contract, completing a modulation that had been progressively expected since the 23-year-old joined the Penske-affiliated A.J. Foyt squad for the 2025 season.

"Racing for Team Penske is the extremity for each young contention car driver, and I americium honored to beryllium 1 that gets to unrecorded retired that dream," Malukas said successful a statement. "Will Power is 1 of the legends of our sport, and the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet is 1 of the astir recognized cars connected the grid. These are large shoes to fill, but I look astatine it arsenic an accidental due to the fact that I cognize that it is 1 of the champion teams successful the paddock."

Earlier this month, Team Penske announced that Power would not instrumentality to the squad for an 18th season. Power won 42 races, 2 championships and the Indy 500 and became IndyCar's vocation rod victor with 71 during his tenure.

Power, 45, subsequently signed to articulation Andretti Global starting adjacent season.

Malukas has 3 vocation podiums successful the IndyCar Series, including a second-place decorativeness astatine the Indy 500 successful May aft Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the tract implicit unapproved modifications recovered successful postrace inspection. Malukas had signed with the Arrow McLaren squad starting successful 2024 but mislaid his thrust aft an offseason cycling injury.

He was a career-best 11th successful this year's standings with 5 top-10 finishes.

"We are excited to adhd David Malukas arsenic the adjacent operator of the No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet," squad proprietor Roger Penske said successful a statement. "We consciousness that Team Penske volition supply David everything needed to instrumentality the adjacent measurement successful his career, and we are assured that helium volition proceed the large bequest of the Verizon Chevrolet."