Ryan Hunter-Reay‘s Arrow McLaren #31 gets backing from Legacy Motor Club

Following unsuccessful efforts fielding a car with Hendrick Motorsports for Kyle Larson at the Indy 500, Arrow McLaren has continued its NASCAR connection by partnering with Legacy Motor Club on the fourth car being driven at Indy this year by Ryan Hunter-Reay. This reunites Tony Kanaan and Jimmie Johnson, who were of course Chip Ganassi Racing teammates, only this time they’re the bosses.

This has major “Year 1 of N” vibes to it. RHR is, obviously, a safe pair of hands, but Jimmie Johnson has been about as vocal as he gets (not super vocal) about wanting to do more with Legacy Motor Club besides run okay in the Cup Series. It’s great that there is still a fast-flowing pipeline for NASCAR team members to do some IndyCar racing after the conclusion of the Hendrick deal. My question is, is Jimmie looking to bring some drivers over in coming years?