AJ Foyt Racing has confirmed that Darren Manning will continue to race for the team into the 2008 IndyCar Series campaign.

The Briton, who secured a best finish of fourth at Belle Isle this season, finished 13th in the standings at the wheel of the #14 ABC Supply Dallara although he admitted it hadn't been the easiest of years.

"Last year we came away most weekends wishing we could start the weekend over because we had learned so much about the car, and what I want in a car," he said. "With the compressed schedule, we were doing most of our development work on race weekends."

Manning added that he now hopes to progress during the new year with a season of competition with the team under his belt.

"We now have a baseline to work from for all of the tracks which will help tremendously," he continued. "Last year was my first year working with AJ and driving the Dallara chassis with Honda power. There was a lot that had to be learned: AJ learning what I want, me learning how the Dallara reacts to changes and then the overall communication within the crew.

"We did learn but the process affected our consistency. I look for all of that to change for the better in 2008."