Blomqvist has been called up from Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura IMSA SportsCar Championship squad to replace Simon Pagenaud in its #60 Honda-powered entry.
Pagenaud is recovering from concussion-like symptoms and hasn’t been cleared by IndyCar’s medical team for this weekend’s event.
Blomqvist, the 29-year-old Briton who is the son of World Rally champion Stig, has been tipped to graduate to IndyCar next year and this weekend is being seen as an ‘in at the deep end’ audition for 2024.
“I just don't want to embarrass myself,” he said. “That's the biggest thing - it's a hard situation to come into.
“Obviously, I'm a competitor, so I want to do well. If I leave the weekend and felt like I didn't really get what I expected for myself, obviously I'll be a little bit disappointed.
“[In Friday practice] I just wanted to get through it. It was even harder than I actually thought. I drove the car a while ago, but it's just hard to jump into that. Everything feels so foreign.
“You just feel a bit lost in the car, all the buttons, coming into the pits, all the basics are just so foreign.”
Source: Autosport