ECR announced Jan. 21 a series of organizational improvements and team growth ahead of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.

The Indianapolis-based race team enters its 15th season in 2026 after a strong 2025 campaign, highlighted by Christian Rasmussen’s victory at the Milwaukee Mile. ECR has expanded its leadership team and engineering department and is increasing emphasis on pit lane performance.

Owner and chairman Ted Gelov joined the team before the 2025 season and continues to guide the organization. Co-owner Ed Carpenter also serves as CEO, making him the only individual in the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field who handles the responsibility of driving the race car while owning and operating a team.

From ECR’s inception, the team has operated under the direction of team president Tim Broyles. He became the organization’s first employee in late 2011 and shaped the program into a race-winning operation within its first year. Broyles is one of the most experienced individuals in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES paddock, entering his 38th year of working in professional motorsports.

Joining the competition management side of the team is Derek Davidson, who works alongside Broyles as team manager. Davidson was an accomplished USAC racer before beginning his INDYCAR SERIES career as a fabricator, mechanic and crew chief. Over the past 20 years, Davidson worked his way up through the ranks of race team operations. He spent the last decade in team management roles before joining ECR’s leadership.

After serving as race engineer for one of ECR’s two entries and most recently as chief engineer, Matt Barnes will step into the role of vice president of competition. Drawing on 23 years of expertise, he oversees all aspects of the engineering department. Like Broyles, Barnes joined ECR before the team’s first season and is one of the 10 original hires still with the organization.

With Barnes assuming management of the engineering department, Quentin Montigaud has been promoted to race engineer of Alexander Rossi’s No. 20 Chevrolet. Montigaud, from France, began his engineering career nine years ago in Formula E. He has spent his entire INDYCAR SERIES career with ECR and was most recently performance engineer on the No. 20 car.

Christian Rasmussen

As Montigaud begins his first season as race engineer, Barnes and Pete Craik will provide him with guidance. Craik will remain race engineer of Rasmussen's (photo, above) No. 21 Chevrolet, a role he has held since Rasmussen’s first race at ECR. The Australian began his career in Supercars before moving to the United States and has spent 19 years engineering in Supercars, INDYCAR and NASCAR. He has led of one of ECR’s two entries as race engineer for the past seven years.

ECR’s engineering department gains additional depth with the addition of Robert Gue. A 23-year motorsports engineering veteran, Gue will lead development efforts for the team as senior project engineer.

With an increased emphasis on pit lane performance, ECR has added Chase Campbell as a full-time strength and conditioning coach. Before joining ECR, Campbell worked with collegiate and professional athletes for 10 years. He leads routine workouts for the No. 20 and No. 21 crews, as well as open lift sessions for all team members.

Campbell also oversees daily pit stop practice for both crews and serves as the team’s pit stop coach. Additionally, he has taken on the role of strength and conditioning coach for Carpenter, Rasmussen, and Rossi.