Chip Ganassi Racing Teams confirmed Tuesday that veteran Tony Kanaan will return to its Verizon IndyCar Series team, having signed a new deal with the team. The Brazilian will continue to drive the team's No. 10 entry, now with Honda power, which will continue to be primary sponsored by NTT Data, which has concluded a multi-year deal with CGRT.

"I'm thrilled to be back with Chip and NTT Data – it's been one of the most rewarding partnerships of my career," said Kanaan, the 2004 IndyCar champion and 2013 Indianapolis 500 winner, who scored his first win for CGRT at the season finale at Auto Club Speedway in 2014. "It's been great having a partner in NTT Data that is so committed to making our on-track performance as strong as it can be and I think it's really shown in our growth together over the last few years. Our 2016 season was strong, but our results didn't always reflect our performance and we definitely have some unfinished business heading into 2017."

Added team owner Chip Ganassi: "We are very happy to re-sign Tony to drive the No. 10 for us, but are just as pleased to bring a great partner like NTT Data back to the team. Tony has played a strong role as one of the leaders of this team both on and off the track and we feel fortunate to have him back.

"NTT Data has proved to be a fantastic partner in many different aspects of our organization. They are not only on our cars but they have also used their technological expertise to help in numerous other aspects of the race team. They have been with us for the last four years and we look forward to strengthening our relationship with them for years to come."