Dale Coyne Racing puts Rocky Moran Jr. in car over Carlos Huertas at Long Beach
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dale Coyne Racing replaced Carlos Huertas on the opening day of the Long Beach Grand Prix with a driver who will be making his IndyCar Series debut.
No reason was given for the change to Rocky Moran Jr., a 35-year-old who last raced in 2011.
Despite the lack of experience in an Indy car, Moran was nearly 1.5 seconds faster in Friday's practice than Coyne teammate Francesco Dracone.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dracone, the slowest driver in the first two races of the season, was fined $10,000 for hitting a crew member on pit road at New Orleans.
Moran last competed in five ALMS races in 2011. He ran in the Grand-AM Series in 2006, and the Indy Lights race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2005. He's a multiple race winner in Toyota Atlantic.