Overview
- The team announced that Dennis Reinbold passed away at 65, with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing saying he died peacefully surrounded by family after a battle with cancer, the news first made public on Sunday, June 14.
- Reinbold built a local Indiana auto-dealership business and co-founded DRR around 1999–2000, with the team winning its only IndyCar race in its 2000 debut and entering every Indianapolis 500 this century.
- DRR continued as an Indy-only operation after 2014 and fielded two cars in the 2026 Indianapolis 500, where Conor Daly finished 12th and Jack Harvey finished 22nd.
- Team leaders have said they intend to return to the Indy 500 in 2027 to honor Reinbold’s goal of winning the race, with partners and staff named as continuing operators of the effort.
- Coverage highlights that rising costs, the charter revenue split, and rule changes that limit one-off entries pose real challenges to the financial viability of independent Indy‑only teams and could shape DRR’s future unless new investment arrives.