Dale Coyne Racing w/ Vasser-Sullivan / Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing – 2021 team and driver preview

Location: Plainfield, Ill.

Team Owner: Dale Coyne
Co-Owner No. 18: James ‘Sulli’ Sullivan and Jimmy Vasser
Team Manager: Terry Brown

Dale Coyne checks out the No. 52 Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda of Cody Ware (Photo Courtesy of INDYCAR – Chris Jones)

Indy car starts: 936
First Indy car start: 1984 Escort Radar Warning 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. (Dale Coyne)

Indy car wins: 6
First Indy car win: 2009 Camping World Indy Grand Prix at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Justin Wilson)
Last Indy car win: 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the streets of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Sebastien Bourdais)

Indy car poles: 2
First Indy car pole: 2013 Chevrolet Dual in Detroit Presented by Quicken Loans Race 2 at the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Mich.
Last Indy car pole: 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. 

Indy car championships: none
Best championship finish: 6th with Justin Wilson in 2013
Best championship finish in 2020: 13th – Santino Ferrucci

Co-owner No. 18:


No. 18 – Ed Jones

Ed Jones (Photo courtesy of INDYCAR)

Strategist: Jimmy Vasser
Engineer: Ross Bunnell
Crew chief: Isaac Townsend

Date of birth: February 12, 1995
Flag they race under: Emerati
Place of birth: Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Hometown: Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Place of residence: Miami, Fla. 

Height: 5’11”
Weight: 155lbs

Indy car championships: none
Best championship finish: 13th (2018)

Indy car starts: 47
Overall rank: Outside of the Top 50Active rank: 22nd
First Indy car start: 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the Streets of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Fla. 


Indy car wins: none
Overall rank: not applicable
Active rank: not applicable 
First Indy car win: not applicable
Last Indy car win: not applicable

Indy car poles: none
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First Indy car pole: not applicable
Last Indy car pole: not applicable

Indy car podiums: 3
Overall rank: Outside of the Top 50
Active rank: T19th
First Indy car podium: 2017 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. 
Last Indy car podium: 2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Mich. 

Indy car top fives: 3
Overall rank: Outside of the Top 50
Active rank: T25th
First Indy car top five: 2017 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. 
Last Indy car top five: 2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation on the Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Mich. 

Indy car top 10s: 14

Indy car races led: 1
First Indy car race led: 2018 DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Last Indy car race led: 2018 DXC Technology 600 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas

Indy car laps led: 1
Overall rank: less than 1000 laps led and outside of the top 40
Active rank: T33rd

Dale Coyne Racing With Vasser-Sullivan co-owners James ‘Sulli’ Sullivan and Jimmy Vasser on pit road together (Photo Courtesy Of IndyCar – Stephen King)


No. 51 – Romain Grosjean

Strategist: Dale Coyne
Engineer: Olivier Boisson
Crew chief: Todd Phillips

Date of birth: April 17, 1986
Flag they race under: French
Place of birth: Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Hometown: Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Place of residence: Geneva, SWITZERLAND

Height: 5’ 11”
Weight: 163lbs

Indy car championships: none
Best championship finish: not applicaple

Indy car starts: none 
Overall rank: not applicable
Active rank: not applicable
First Indy car start: not applicable

Indy car wins: none
Overall rank: not applicable
Active rank: not applicable 
First Indy car win: not applicable
Last Indy car win: not applicable

Indy car poles: none
Overall rank: not applicable
Active rank: not applicable
First Indy car pole: not applicable
Last Indy car pole: not applicable

Indy car podiums: none
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First Indy car podium: not applicable
Last Indy car podium: not applicable

Indy car top fives: none
Overall rank: not applicable
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First Indy car top five: not applicable
Last Indy car top five: not applicable

Indy car top tens: none

Indy car races led: none
First Indy car race led: not applicable
Last Indy car race led: not applicable

Indy car laps led: none
Overall rank: not applicable
Active rank: not applicable