[4] Among the reasons for the team's creation was concerns surrounding the departure of Sarah Fisher Racing's sponsor Dollar General.

[1] IRL founder and Carpenter's stepfather Tony George also became an owner,[3] along with former golfer Fuzzy Zoeller.

[11] He finished the season sixteenth in points, with a best result of second at the final race at Auto Club Speedway.

Later in the season, Carpenter won the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, his first win since the 2012 triumph at Fontana.

[15] After one season, Hartman and Fisher left the sport and CFH was rebranded to Ed Carpenter Racing.

[20] During the second race of the season at Long Beach, Hildebrand suffered a broken bone in his left hand.

The team hired Indy Lights driver Zach Veach to fill in for Hildebrand while he recovered from his injuries.