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Arrow McClaren on Monday announced the decision
to have Ilott replace the injured David Malukas, who was dropped
by the team on April 29 after sustaining multiple injuries in an
offseason mountain bike accident.
"It is any driver's dream to race in the Indianapolis 500, and
I'd like to extend a thank you to [team owner] Zak [Brown],
[team principal] Gavin [Ward] and Tony [Kanaan] for making this
happen," Ilott said in a statement. "I'm grateful to step into
this race with a familiar car and a familiar team now in Arrow
McLaren. ... I feel comfortable with the team and know that we
can come together throughout the Month of May to put our best
foot forward come Race Day."
Ilott, 25, finished 12th last season at the Indy 500 with Juncos
Hollinger Racing, an improvement over his 32nd-place finish as a
rookie.
This season, Ilott is second in this season's series standings
at the World Endurance Championship.
Reigning Formula 2 Theo Pourchaire has been driving the No. 6
during the IndyCar season, but has a scheduling conflict for
Indy 500 qualifying, which will be held Saturday and Sunday.
Pourchaire will return to the No. 6 car following the Indy 500,
which will be Ilott's final IndyCar race this season.
There will be 34 drivers competing for 33 spots at this
weekend's qualifying events.
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