HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — Simon Pagenaud will not return to NTT IndyCar Series competition in 2023. Blomqvist will be rejoining the MSR IndyCar squad for the final two races of the season, starting off with the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland on September 3. Blomqvist will fill in for Simon Pagenaud who continues to recover from an accident at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course earlier this year. Pagenaud has not been medically cleared by the IndyCar medical team to run the final two races at Portland and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Blomqvist – who was recently announced as the first full-season MSR IndyCar driver for 2024 – made his IndyCar debut earlier this year in Toronto. It’s still going to be an absolutely huge challenge,” Blomqvist continued.

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