 Alex Lloyd was returned to the team to drive in the oval races.Lloyd qualified for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 and finished 19th but Jakes failed to make the field.On January 25, 2012, Honda and its Honda Performance Development (HPD) announced it would power a two-car effort for Dale Coyne Racing in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series with their all new 2.2-liter turbocharged V6 IndyCar engine.