• The 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will mark the beginning of Ed Carpenter Racing’s 14th season of NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition. ECR has welcomed veteran driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi to the team. Rossi will be behind the wheel of the No. 20 Java House Chevrolet and will be joined by teammate Christian Rasmussen, now full-time driver of the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet. The full-season lineup of Rossi and Rasmussen will expand to three cars for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, when ECR co-owner Ed Carpenter will join in the team’s third entry.

• ECR’s ownership group is now comprised of four Indianapolis businessmen: Carpenter, Ted Gelov, Tony George and Stuart Reed. Three-time Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Carpenter remains an active owner/driver and will compete in his hometown race for the 22nd time this May. Gelov, owner of Heartland Food Products Group, is the newest addition to the team. Heartland FPG is best known for their consumer brands Splenda and Java House Coffee, both of which are Indiana companies. 

• Day-to-day operations at ECR remain under the direction of team president Tim Broyles. Brent “Woody” Harvey works side-by-side with Broyles as team manager. The engineering department is led by Matt Barnes, Chief Engineer and Eric Cowdin, Director of Development. Overseeing the No. 20 and No. 21 crews are Chief Mechanic Jeff Grahn and Shop Manager Bret Schmitt. Nearly a dozen of the team’s 50 employees are original hires, including Broyles, Harvey, Barnes and Schmitt.

ALEXANDER ROSSI, No. 20 Java House Chevrolet: “It is finally here! After what seemed like a never-ending offseason, it is so nice to finally be able to go racing this weekend. I cannot wait to get to the track and get to work with everyone at ECR and welcome our new partners Java House and Splenda to the track for the first time. The team has had some very strong pace there in the past so we will be looking to capitalize on that and start the season off on a strong note.”

CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN, No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet: “I can’t wait to get back on track in St. Pete! It has been a long offseason with limited time in the car, so getting behind the wheel of the No. 21 Splenda Chevrolet will feel incredible. I’m excited to see what we can accomplish. ECR has gone through a lot of changes over the winter and it’s been great to be part of that evolution. We all believe 2025 will be a step forward from 2024 and St. Pete is where we kick off that upward trajectory for the team!"

About Ed Carpenter Racing

Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) first entered the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2012. The Indianapolis-based race team has proven its versatility by collecting wins across each type of track the series competes on – street and road courses, short ovals and speedways. ECR is led by team co-owner Ed Carpenter, three-time pole winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2013, 2014 and 2018). The 2025 season will see Alexander Rossi join the team as driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet while Christian Rasmussen has been elevated full-time driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet. Carpenter will round out ECR’s three-car lineup in the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. More information on Ed Carpenter Racing may be found at http://www.ecrindy.com/.