IndyCar opens season with stacked rookie class chasing Dixon

Dalton Kellett, of Canada, waits in his pit box during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - Team owners Chip Ganassi, left, and Roger Penske, right, greet each other on pit road before an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, June 8, 2019, file photo. The IndyCar series begins with the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham on April 18. (AP Photo/Randy Holt, File)

Juan Pablo Montoya, of Colombia, fist bumps Simona De Silvestro, of Switzerland, during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Simona De Silvestro, of Switzerland, walks through the garage area during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin, right, jokes with his crew and visitors during IndyCar Series auto racing testing in Austin, Texas, in this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, file photo. The IndyCar season begins with three new drivers for the season-opener at Barber Motorsports Park. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will be a 45-year-old rookie in a class that includes Romain Grosjean from Formula One and V8 Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, sits in his car during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

The shoes of James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, rest on pit wall during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - NASCAR driver Jimmy Johnson, left, and Indycar driver Scott Dixon, right, talk during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, in this May 16, 2019, file photo. Three-time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti sits, second from left. The IndyCar season begins with three new drivers, including seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Alexander Rossi watches from his pit box during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - Driver Scott Dixon, left, and team owner Chip Ganassi celebrate after winning the NTT IndyCar Series Championship following an IndyCar auto race in St. Petersburg, Fla., in this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, file photo. The upcoming IndyCar season will be headlined by the six-time IndyCar champion. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

FILE - Haas driver Romain Grosjean, of France, poses for a photo at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, in this Thursday, March 12, 2020, file photo. The IndyCar season begins with three new drivers for the season-opener at Barber Motorsports Park. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will be a 45-year-old rookie in a class that includes Romain Grosjean from Formula One and V8 Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

FILE - Josef Newgarden drives during IndyCar auto race testing at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, file photo. The IndyCar season begins at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama on April 18. (AP Photo/LM Otero)