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A.J. Foyt Racing sees moving operations ‘under one roof’ in Indianapolis as next step

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INDIANAPOLIS — A.J Foyt Racing saw moving the entirety of its operations to the Indianapolis area as the next step. 

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For years, the team had built and prepared its cars in Waller, Texas, a suburb of Houston. But with other teams building headquarters in the Indianapolis area (including Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Andretti, and Prema), A.J. Foyt Racing moved the preparation of its cars to its Main Street location in Speedway.

For team owner A.J. Foyt, It came down to the number of race-minded people in the area.

“I shut down the shop in Houston about a month ago, and I moved everything up here,” Foyt told IndyStar at his book signing event in Speedway on Thursday. “When I was down there driving, it wasn’t hard, but it’s so hard to get people. And up here you’ve got a lot of race people. And I felt like since I had my shop up here, I’d do all my operations up here.”

The team had split its operations between Texas and Indianapolis for years, with a team of engineers in both locations. With the team becoming more and more competitive, team president Larry Foyt said, it was time to bring everything together.

“We had such a great team down in Texas, and we’ve made it work,” Larry Foyt told IndyStar. “But I think I just felt like, OK , we’re at that point now where the next step of competitiveness is probably bringing everything together. And A.J. was at a point where he was ready for it, and there were some good guys available up here. And it’s nice, because all our engineers were already pretty much up here in Indianapolis and out of this facility, and they like to be out and see their race car. They want to touch it. It just helps with a lot of things. It was just time to get everything under one roof.”

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The decision to move their operations to Indianapolis comes after Santino Ferrucci, driver of the No. 14 Chevy, had one of the best seasons in A.J. Foyt Racing’s history. Ferrucci had 11 top-10 finishes, two top-five finishes, and one pole on his way to a ninth-place ranking in the series — the highest finish for an A.J. Foyt Racing driver since 2002.

Near the end of the 2024 season, Ferrucci signed a multi-year contract extension with the team. Ferrucci is testing IndyCar’s hybrid system, including the energy recovery system, in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s annual fall tests this week.

“He drove a hell of a season for me,” A.J. Foyt said. “I just really like him because he don’t put up with no bull(expletive). That’s what I like about him.”

A.J. Foyt Racing’s resurgence is also on the heels of a technical alliance with Team Penske, which gives A.J Foyt Racing technical support and additional engineering staff. The alliance between longtime friends A.J. Foyt and Roger Penske started in September 2023. After a full season in 2024, Larry Foyt is pleased with the results.

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“It was great for us to have some more teammates on board, working with them,” Larry Foyt said. “What an organization, obviously, I think we were able to do some things to help them out at Indy, and they certainly helped us all throughout the year. So far, I couldn’t be happier with the way that’s going and, I mean, couldn’t pick a better organization to be with, really, so looking forward to continuing that.”

Now, after a successful season in 2024 and the consolidation to Indianapolis, A.J. Foyt Racing is hoping to be in a place where it can win some races. 

The team also signed David Malukas, who is going into his fourth year in the series, to a multi-year contract starting in 2025. Malukas drove 10 races with Meyer Shank Racing in 2024 with a sixth-place finish in Toronto.

“I think the next step for us — last year, we got a pole, top-10 in the championship, had top-five (finish), but we want to take the next step,” Larry Foyt said. “Of course, we want to win the 500 and we want to win some races. And now I think we feel like we’re at a place where we can do that.”

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Pirates farm report for April 18, 2026: Rafael Flores Jr. hits 1st homer in Indianapolis win

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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 6-14) thumped Omaha (Royals), 11-3. 1B Rafael Flores Jr. (.206) went 2 for 3 with a double, his first home run, two runs scored and three RBIs. LF Tyler Callihan (.239) went 3 for 4 with a double and his first homer, a two-run shot. DH Enmanuel Valdez (.273) went 2 for 4 with his first homer and three runs scored. RF Esmerlyn Valdez (.258) went 2 for 5 with two doubles and a run scored. SS Davis Wendzel (.269) went 1 for 3 with a double, two walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. RHP Carson Fulmer (2-0, 5.51) started, gave up three runs on three hits in five innings and earned the win. RHP Chris Devenski (1.50) and LHP Joe La Sorsa (3.24) each pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Omaha (Royals), 3:05 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 2-12) had two hits – both solo home runs – and beat Portland (Red Sox), 2-0. LHP Dominic Perachi (1-0, 1.80) started and went six innings, allowing three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. RHP Landon Tomkins (3.38) followed with two scoreless. RHP Jaycob Deese (3.00) worked the ninth for his first save. LF Titus Dumitru (.146) went 1 for 3 with his second homer. C Shawn Ross (.182) went 1 for 3 with his second homer.

Next: Sunday vs. Portland (Red Sox), 1 p.m.

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GREENSBORO (High-A, 10-4) lost 8-3 to Brooklyn (Mets). C Easton Carmichael (.273) went 2 for 4 with an RBI. RF Shalin Polanco (.250) went 1 for 3 with a stolen base and an RBI. 1B Jared Jones (.277) went 2 for 5 with a run scored. RHP Carlson Reed (0-1, 7.36) started, recorded one out and gave up four runs on two hits and four walks. RHP Jose Garces (3.60) pitched two scoreless innings.

Next: Sunday at Brooklyn (Mets), 2 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 5-9) allowed seven stolen bases in its 6-5 loss to Tampa (Yankees). CF Edward Florentino, starting a rehab assignment as he recovers from an ankle injury, went 1 for 3 with a walk, double and run scored. LHP Reinold Navarro (6.43) started and gave up three hits, four walks and two earned runs over three innings while striking out five. SS/1B Eddie Rynders (.128) went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. DH Edgleen Perez (.238) went 1 for 4 and drove in two runs. LF/CF Josh Tate (.208) went 2 for 5 with an RBI. 2B/SS Antonio Pimentel (.154) went 2 for 4 with a double. RHP Greiber Mendez (5.40) and RHP Noah Murdock (0-1, 9.00), who took the loss, each gave up two hits and one run in one inning. RHP Treyson Peters pitched the final three innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk while striking out two.

Next: Sunday at Tampa (Yankees), noon

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The Zone Extra | April 18, 2026

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — It was another busy week in high school sports in central Indiana and ‘The Zone Extra’ has it all covered.

Athlete of the week and Guerin Catholic senior outfielder Ian Taylor is off to a scorching hot start to the young season. Check out his interview as well as Guerin Catholic head coach Dave Schrage talk about Taylor’s success.

The Johnson County baseball tournament came to a close. See highlights from Center Grove’s tournament victory.

The 4A baseball coaches poll was released as well as the 3A softball coaches poll.

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The former Columbus North gymnastics coach, John Hinds, passed away at 88 years old.

Center Grove head softball coach Alyssa Coleman joins the show for a coaches corner conversation.

See highlights from the Colts Local Pro Day, featuring several former Hoosiers and Purdue’s Devin Mockobee.

Girls lacrosse is in the first season as an IHSAA emerging sport.

All of that, and more, can be found in the full The Zone Extra show above.

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Tornado watches issued for counties north and west of Indianapolis

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(WISH) — A tornado watch was issued until 3 a.m. EDT Saturday for counties northwest and west of Indianapolis, and into Illinois.

Indiana counties in the watch area are Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, St. Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren and White. The watch area includes the cities of Crawfordsville, Elkhart, Lafayette, Lebanon, South Bend, Terre Haute, and West Lafayette.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued two watches in Indiana. The other one until midnight EDT Friday includes the Indiana counties of Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter. That includes the city of Gary. That watch also extends into Illinois.

Storms on Friday night in central Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota led to dozens of confirmed tornado warnings. The storms in central Illinois has gusts up to 80 mph, and tornadoes embedded in heavy rain.

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An alert issued after 10:30 p.m. Friday from the National Weather Service at Indianapolis said, “A line of strong thunderstorms is nearing the state line with a history of widespread damaging winds and tornadoes. The line is expected to continue to produce damaging winds as it moves into Indiana with the potential for additional tornadoes. The line is then expected to gradually weaken as it moves further into the state.”



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