WT... Toothbrush looking letter?!
article said:
Sting Ray Robb is moving to Juncos Hollinger Racing for the 2025 IndyCar season. The Idahoan, who made his debut in 2023 with Dale Coyne Racing and moved to A.J. Foyt Racing in 2024, is the first driver confirmed by JHR for the upcoming year.
"To be sought out by leaders like Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger and a team as driven as JHR means the world to me," Robb said. "We share a vision for what we can achieve together, and I'm honored to contribute to JHR's continued growth, as I also grow as their driver. Excited to see what we accomplish together with our ambition and the 'power of possibility!'"
JHR can't afford to race anymore, so now they are effectively selling their rides. Sting Ray Robb somehow has access to a good deal of money. I saw an Ad on Facebook about how you could become a member of his team by backing Pray.com. Dude leverages up his religion for cash.
That isn't
the issue here. The problem is that Sting Ray Robb sucks. Dude got into a couple crashes that could have caused him or others serious injury... because he can't race at the Indycar level. At AJ Foyt Racing, Ferucci was really getting things going once the team hit a stride, while Robb always finished ten plus positions back. But, because he is able to get people to give him money to race, he gets the seat, well at JHC. AJ Foyt signed Malakus in a massive step up from Robb.
Meanwhile Rinus Veekay is stuck without a ride, despite outperforming his car. No sponsor options for him, led to him exiting Ed Carpenter Racing, who would pick up Rossi, which would, admittedly, be an improvement, but they also stuck with Rasmussen who is TBD at the moment quality wise. The hopes are Dale Coyne can make something happen with financial back and Veekay can maybe get a seat there and outperform in that car, but Indycar, with the addition of the hybrid, which really hasn't helped the quality of the racing (I mean can you even tell?), is getting harder and harder to financially back. Indycar is in danger of running out of people that can "afford" to race in it.
It is so annoying to see Robb in a racecar at a level he isn't remotely competitive in. Especially when better drivers are out there, but don't have access to capitol to buy themselves a seat. I generally don't dislike drivers, but Robb is on the short list for me.