I wouldn't say Carpenter was noncompetitive, though they did struggle during the 2nd half of the season. VeeKay won at the first Indy road course event, then he and Ed qualified 3rd and 4th for the 500 and finished 8th and 5th. Daly and VeeKay led 40 and 32 laps in the 500, with Palou the only other driver to lead more than 20, with 35. VeeKay had a win and 5 additional top tens in the first 8 races before his cycling accident, but scored no top tens after returning. It will be interesting to see how things go for him next season.
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