Jack Harvey is out at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and will be replaced by Conor Daly in the next NTT IndyCar Series race on August 27 at World Wide Technology Raceway.

With the emergence of Christian Lundgaard and the revival of Graham Rahal, Harvey has struggled in his two seasons at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

There are some big-name drivers expected to be available at the end of this season, it has long since been presumed there would be a different driver in the No. 30 Honda at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

On Tuesday, the team took the expected step and released Harvey.

Conor Daly will replace Harvey as the driver of the team’s No. 30 Honda in the August 27 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

The driver for the final two races of the season at Portland International Raceway and WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca will be announced later.

“First, I would like to thank Jack Harvey for all of his efforts on behalf of RLL for the last year and a half,” team co-owner Bobby Rahal said. “He committed fully to the team but for whatever reason, we weren’t able to achieve the results that he or the team deserves, and we wish him well in the future.

“We will use the final three races of the season to gauge other racing talent. I’m very pleased that Conor has agreed to join us in St. Louis. He’s been strong there and I feel that he can bring value to the team while also providing us with a strong effort. I look forward to having him with us.”

Daly has made 107 NTT IndyCar Series starts since his debut in 2013 and earned his first series pole at the Iowa Speedway short oval in 2020 for Race 1. He has competed in six of the last seven IndyCar Series races held at WWTR and has earned four top-10 finishes with his best being fifth in 2017.

“It means a lot to have a chance to drive for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team,” Daly said. “I’ve known Bobby ever since I was a child, our families are very close. Mike Lanigan is someone that has known my dad for a long time, and I’ve known him well too. And David Letterman is a friend of our family as well so it’s very special to have the chance to drive for this organization.

“I will obviously do the best job that I can for them to make them proud and make their partners proud and I hope to be able to deliver everything they are looking for. I’m excited for the chance to get back behind the wheel at one of my favorite tracks at World Wide Technology Raceway.”

Harvey, a popular and likeable driver from England, released a statement on X shortly after the team’s announcement.

It’s no secret that my time at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing didn’t go as planned,” Harvey’s post said. “It was not through a lack of effort. I leave confident that I put everything into every moment as a member of the team.

“I am thankful for the time and effort that every crew member put in over the last two years. This has been challenging for everyone involved. I love my crew and their unwavering support.

“Only time will tell what the future holds. I am more motivated than ever to find a new home in IndyCar to showcase what I am capable of doing behind the wheel of a race car. We are not defined by our failures but rather how we respond to them.

“This is just one chapter in my story, and I look forward to writing the next.”

In 79 IndyCar Series starts, Harvey has one podium finish – a third-place finish on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in 2019 when he was driving for Meyer Shank Racing.

In two seasons at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, his best finish was 10^th at Nashville in 2022.

Daly was released from his fulltime ride at Ed Carpenter Racing after the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix in June. He has filled in for injured Simon Pagenaud for three races at Meyer Shank Racing including Mid-Ohio on July 2 and the Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend doubleheader at Iowa Speedway July 22-23.