INDIANAPOLIS — Chip Ganassi Racing will have a new driver and a new sponsor this season for its flagship No. 01 Prototype in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship sports car series.
Joey Hand was announced Tuesday as co-driver with Scott Pruett for the team that has won four of the last eight championships. Hand replaces Memo Rojas, who had driven with Pruett since 2007.
The car also will be sponsored by Ford and its EcoBoost engine technology.
Hand was part of Ganassi's 2011 victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Hand ran in the DTM Series the last two seasons, and raced in the American Le Mans Series from 2004 to 2011. He's a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2011 GT Driver Championship.
