{
  "id": 14464506,
  "title": "Josh Pierson passes IndyCar's licensing test; expected to sign with AJ Foyt Racing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/josh-pierson-passes-indycars-licensing-test-expected-to-sign-with-aj",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/josh-pierson-passes-indycars-licensing-135534950.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Josh Pierson, an up-and-coming IndyCar driver, has successfully passed his IndyCar licensing approval test, according to IndyCar. The 20-year-old Oregon native, who has been competing in Indy NXT since 2023, completed a test in an IndyCar provided by AJ Foyt Racing, a team with an open seat for the 2027 season. Pierson's performance during the test, observed by series officials and former IndyCar driver Davey Hamilton, met the required criteria such as car control, pace, consistency, and communication. As a result, Pierson is now eligible for an IndyCar license and will compete in the NTT IndyCar Series. If he signs with AJ Foyt Racing, he would partner with Dennis Hauger, a team signing after Hauger's Rookie of the Year win with Dale Coyne Racing. The duo, if successful, would be the youngest drivers in the IndyCar paddock.",
  "summary": "Josh Pierson won an NXT race at Laguna Seca to become evaluation eligible. He'd have required a resume review without it and has limited experience in series equal to NXT",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Josh Pierson earns IndyCar license approval following IMS road course evaluation test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/josh-pierson-earns-indycar-license-approval-following-ims-road-course",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:10:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}