Larry Foyt has found lightning in a bottle this year with Santino Ferrucci and the No. 14 Chevy.

He’s adding a new bolt of energy next season with the incoming talents of David Malukas, and while some assumed the move involves trading one driver for the other, Foyt’s working on keeping the pair and forming AJ Foyt Racing’s most powerful duo in decades.

“Where we’re at, with what Santino has accomplished, we’re definitely talking and I don’t think you can let that go,” Foyt told RACER. “He’s been a big part of helping us get back to where we want to be, so we would certainly love to keep him. I’m trying to get everything done now, and should know in a couple weeks.

“Within the next two weeks I’d like to know who our two drivers are so that we know exactly where we’re headed. It would be one of the earlier times in the past few years that we know exactly what we’re doing. I think it just helps, and that’s why it’s just so important that your organization, and even outsiders, sees what direction you’re headed.”

Ferrucci, who holds 10th in the championship entering the final race, is keen to continue with the team for his third season, which would be the longest he’s spent with any IndyCar program since making his debut in 2018.

Be sure to read the article written by Marshall Pruett for MSN.com