After years of wondering what was needed for IndyCar to attract new team owners, four new entrants are now converging upon St. Petersburg to take part in the first race of the year. Trevor Carlin's team is brand-new with two cars for Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball; Mike Harding put together a short program for Gabby Chaves in 2017 and heads into the new season as a full-time entrant; Ricardo Juncos ran the Indy 500 and is back for eight races split between Indy Lights champ Kyle Kaiser and newcomer Rene Binder, and Mike Shank, who ran Jack Harvey at the Speedway, bought a new car to field the Brit at six rounds. After sitting down with the four to explore the reasons behind moving up to...
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