Season Review/Preview: Alex Lloyd

In 2009, for the second year in a row, it appeared that even connections with IndyCar Series powerhouse Chip Ganassi Racing could not land Alex Lloyd a stable ride. The 2007 Indy Pro Series champion was, once again, scheduled only to run the Indianapolis 500 in a car funded by Ganassi but campaigned by another organization. In 2008 it was Rahal Letterman Racing and in 2009, it was Sam Schmidt Motorsports. The Manx had won the first five IPS races of 2007 with Schmidt, so it wasn't as if the team was unfamiliar to him, but again sitting on the sidelines for most of the year was frustrating. This time around, however, Lloyd brought his own sponsorship instead of relying on a Target brand (Ganassi's primary sponsor) to back him. HER Energy Dri...

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