Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 10 ga Afrilu 2008, an sanar da cewa Chip Ganassi Racing da Rahal Letterman Racing za su yi aiki tare don shigar da Lloyd, don
2008 Indianapolis 500 a ranar 25 ga Mayu 2008. Lloyd ya kasance mafi sauri a cikin gwaje-gwaje na rookie, amma ya cancanci ne kawai a matsayi na 19, bayan da aka kwantar da shi a asibiti bayan wani mummunan hatsari a. Zuwa ƙarshen tseren ya fadi sosai, yana zamewa a kan hanyar rami da kuma kan ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyoyi da yawa, waɗanda dukansu babu komai.