The New Zealander finished eighth in two previous appearances, including his debut in 2018 in the old-style Formula 3 machinery. This year, he will drive the #29 entry for MP Motorsport.
Now, though, Armstrong comes in with a deeper well of experience as the 2023 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year.
“I feel like I have unfinished business there,” Armstrong told Autosport. “Although, my second year, I felt like we probably should have been competing for the win, but we had a crash in the pre-final with (another driver).
"There was an accident on Lap 1 that I was involved in, which put us in bad starting position for the final race and then we came through to eighth.”
It isn’t uncommon for drivers that race around the iconic 3.803-mile, 22-turn street circuit to find themselves one day competing in North America’s premier open-wheel championship.
Felix Rosenqvist is a former two-time winner of the event, going back-to-back in 2014 and 2015, as well two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato, who captured glory in the 2001 edition of the Macau Grand Prix.
Although it is unique to see a driver already in IndyCar return to compete in a junior category event, it speaks to the reverence Armstrong has for the challenging event, which is apparently shared by other current IndyCar drivers.
Source: Autosport