In an anticipated move, former Arrow McLaren SP team president Taylor Kiel has joined Chip Ganassi Racing as a team manager, CGR confirmed in a social media post Nov. 16. Indianapolis native Kiel resigned from AMSP on Sept. 20 after serving as team president in the 2021 and 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES seasons, ending a 15-year stint with various iterations of the team. AMSP won four races and six NTT P1 Awards during his tenure as leader, with all victories by Pato O’Ward and four poles by O’Ward and two by Felix Rosenqvist. Kiel also served as O’Ward’s race strategist the last two seasons. Kiel called strategy for O’Ward for the last two seasons and could assume that role among his duties for Ganassi. Kiel also will work with O’Gara on CGR’s sports car programs.
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