Rinus VeeKay and Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) reached new heights within the 2026 IndyCar Collection season, securing Tenth place within the Drivers’ Championship – the primary profession top-10 championship consequence for each driver and group.
The 25-year-old Dutchman’s Tenth-place milestone behind the wheel of the #76 JHR Chevrolet caps a breakthrough 18-race marketing campaign. Over the course of the season, VeeKay and JHR compiled one podium, 4 top-fives, and eight top-10s, outpointing established powerhouse contenders together with Andretti World’s Will Energy and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon.
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The consequence units new high-water marks for each events, surpassing VeeKay’s earlier career-best end of twelfth (2021, 2022 with Ed Carpenter Racing) and shattering JHR’s earlier group file of sixteenth set by Callum Ilott in 2023.
Sealing the Prime 10
Coming into the season finale needing to guard their top-10 championship place, VeeKay overcame early pit lane adversity to lock up P10 within the last standings by a 10-point margin. After beginning P19 and making early passes on Nolan Siegel, Christian Rasmussen, and Dixon, an incomplete gas fill on Lap 14 of 95 pressured JHR to pivot to a four-stop technique. VeeKay responded by setting the quickest lap of the race and charging as excessive as seventh, in the end taking the checkered flag sixteenth after late contact – greater than sufficient to safe the brand new career-best within the total standings.
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“Tenth within the Championship! That was our aim coming into this weekend,” VeeKay mentioned. “It wasn’t our best race. We missed the steadiness a little bit bit in qualifying and, in the long run, it was a observe place race and we simply could not get an excessive amount of achieved there.
“We had a little bit little bit of a problem on the primary pit cease the place we did not get all of the gas in, so we needed to alter the technique and go to a four-stop. I feel we adjusted fairly effectively and did not take an excessive amount of threat.”
Rinus VeeKay, Juncos Hollinger Racing
Rinus VeeKay, Juncos Hollinger Racing
Reflecting on the season-long achievement, VeeKay credited your complete crew for elevating the group into IndyCar’s high tier.
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“Simply a type of weekends the place we have been a little bit bit behind,” he mentioned. “Not spectacular, but it surely was sufficient to get the job achieved and get Tenth within the Championship.
“Wanting again at that, an unimaginable job by the group, by the No. 76 crew, all of the engineers, the mechanics, the fellows doing pit stops and everybody who helped get me to Tenth within the Championship, get us to Tenth within the Championship. I feel it is nice and I am actually joyful for everyone and actually grateful for all of the onerous work from everybody on the group.”
A Assertion Season for Juncos Hollinger Racing
The championship end highlights an organizational leap for JHR, which additionally sustained a powerful presence within the Firestone Pit Cease Efficiency standings all through the season. JHR Staff Principal Dave O’Neill framed the achievement as proof of the group’s progress and potential transferring ahead.
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“To complete P10 within the Drivers’ Championship is a incredible achievement for this group and one thing we will all be extremely happy with,” O’Neill mentioned. “Our earlier greatest end was sixteenth, in order that exhibits how far we have come and the way a lot has gone into this season.
“We have additionally fought within the high 10 within the Firestone Pit Cease Efficiency standings all season, which is one other essential proof level of the progress we have made throughout the entire group.
“As we speak, Rinus made nice progress from nineteenth and raced his manner as much as seventh. The ultimate stint did not work out for us and we completed sixteenth, however setting the quickest lap of the race exhibits that the tempo was there.”
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David O’Neill, Staff Principal Juncos Hollinger Racing
David O’Neill, Staff Principal Juncos Hollinger Racing
Wanting again on a marketing campaign anchored by a podium drive from twenty fourth to third at Milwaukee, O’Neill mirrored on the muse constructed throughout 2026, whereas additionally acknowledging the letdown of the #77 Chevrolet, pushed by Sting Ray Robb, lacking the dear Chief’s Circle- ending up twenty fifth (worst amongst full-time entries).
“Clearly, there’s disappointment with the #77. We needed to get that automobile into the Chief’s Circle and we’ve not achieved that,” O’Neill mentioned.
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“Wanting on the season as a complete although, there’s a lot to be happy with. We have had a podium, three fourth-place finishes, led races and proven we will combat on the entrance on each kind of circuit. Rinus has had an impressive season, and congratulations to him. Sting Ray has given every thing all year long. Our due to each drivers and everybody within the group for his or her dedication and dedication.
“I need to thank all of our companions who’ve supported us, invested on this group and are available on this journey with us all year long. Our thanks additionally to Chevrolet for all of the assist they’ve given. And, in fact, thanks to our followers, whose assist means an enormous quantity to us.
“We have moved Juncos Hollinger Racing ahead considerably in 2026. There’s loads extra we need to obtain, however for now we will get pleasure from what we have completed collectively this season.”
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