Lotus stepped firmly into the Izod IndyCar Series with Thursday's introduction of three Indianapolis-based teams for its program.
Joining HVM Racing --which confirmed its Lotus plans last month at Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- as factory partner teams are Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Bryan Herta Autosport.
The announcement came at the Los Angeles Auto Show, where a year ago the British car manufacturer outlined plans to join IndyCar for the 2012 season.
Dreyer & Reinbold plans to continue with two cars full time, plus another for the Indianapolis 500 in May. HVM and BHA have been one-car operations the past couple of years, with the latter competing in only three races since its inception in 2010.
Of course, Bryan Herta's team is more than a small part-timer: It won this year's 500 with Dan Wheldon driving. The team fielded Alex Tagliani in the Las Vegas race in which Wheldon, who had switched to Sam Schmidt Motorsports, was killed in the 15-car crash in turn two.
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