INDYCAR 2024 ST. PETERSBURG: ILOTT READY FOR OPPORTUNITY AS ARROW MCLAREN STAND-IN [Video]

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Callum Ilott will return to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES this weekend for the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding (Noon ET, NBC, Peacock, INDYCAR Radio Network).

Ilott was already planning on being in the paddock this weekend visiting, but due to the nature of David Malukas recovering from surgery on his left wrist following a mountain bike accident, Ilott will drive Arrow McLaren’s No. 6 Chevrolet.

The British driver maintains that his ride with Jota Sport in FIA’s World Endurance Championship remains his full focus. However, moonlighting in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES when the schedules don’t clash is something the 25-year-old isn’t shying away from.

“I took a step away from INDYCAR to go and do the World Endurance Championship — it’s a professional series ride,” Ilott said. “To be honest, …