Ed Jones joins Ed Carpenter Racing for 2019 IndyCar season

Jordan Guskey | IndyStar

Ed Carpenter Racing announced Wednesday it's joining forces with Scuderia Corsa to field Ed Jones for the majority of the 2019 IndyCar season.

Jones, who drove for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2018, will compete in 13 of the 17 scheduled events. He'll drive the No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet for the 12 road and street course events and No. 64 car for the Indianapolis 500. Ed Carpenter will drive the No. 20 for any oval races.

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"Joining Ed Carpenter Racing and Scuderia Corsa for the 2019 IndyCar Series is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of!" Jones said in a release. "Both ECR and Scuderia Corsa have been successful in their respective series and I feel the combination of forces will be greatly beneficial. I’m extremely excited to get underway!"

It's going to be an all-Ed lineup for the No. 20 in 2019!#TeamEd pic.twitter.com/tZtq5B0ShZ — Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) October 17, 2018

Jones won the Indy Lights championship in 2016 before he joined the IndyCar Series with Dale Coyne Racing. His best finish in 2017 was third at the Indianapolis 500. 2018 saw him tally eight top-10 finishes and a 13th overall place in the championship standings.

Chip Ganassi Racing announced in September that Felix Rosenqvist would replace Jones on its team.

"I am very excited to welcome Ed Jones to the ECR family, as well as Scuderia Corsa and Giacomo," Carpenter said in a release. "I was very surprised when Ed became available at the end of the season. I look forward to working together to get ECR back in Victory Lane!"

The IndyCar season starts March 10, 2019, with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.