Newly-crowned IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud will carry the No. 1 on his car in 2017. The use of No. 1 by the current series champion is discretionary in IndyCar: Scott Dixon retained his traditional No. 9 while attempting to defend his 2012 and 2015 titles, however 2013 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay and 2014 winner Will Power both opted to carry No.1 during their seasons as champions. Team Penske president Tim Cindric confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that Pagenaud will join the latter's ranks by benching his regular No.22 for 2017. "Simon Pagenaud will be sporting the #1 in 2017," he wrote. "Hopefully, we can keep it in the Team Penske family for a while." Pagenaud...
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