Indy 500 Entry List

[ChicagocrewIRL]

Does anyone know when the date when the first official entries start flowing in ? And when the official entry list is closed ???

Also there has been talk of De Ferran running Takuma Sato at Indy. Has anyone else heard of this ?

As of right now the announced one-offs are

Tracy - KVRT
Hamilton - Dreyer & Rheinbold
Fisher - SF Racing
J. Andretti - Dreyer & Rheinbold/Petty
Sharp - Panther
Duno - Dreyer & Rheinbold
Scheckter - 3G (iffy)
Lloyd - Sam Schmidt
B. Lazier - Hemelgarn

Pole Day and Bump Day are shaping up to be mega-events in and of themselves.

[Chamoo]

Does anyone know when the date when the first official entries start flowing in ? And when the official entry list is closed ???

Also there has been talk of De Ferran running Takuma Sato at Indy. Has anyone else heard of this ?

As of right now the announced one-offs are

Tracy - KVRT
Hamilton - Dreyer & Rheinbold
Fisher - SF Racing
J. Andretti - Dreyer & Rheinbold/Petty
Sharp - Panther
Duno - Dreyer & Rheinbold
Scheckter - 3G (iffy)
Lloyd - Sam Schmidt
B. Lazier - Hemelgarn

Pole Day and Bump Day are shaping up to be mega-events in and of themselves.

I'm keeping an updated Unofficial Entry list the best I can on my blog.

Updated 93rd Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Entry List (http://aowrtheotherside.blogspot.com/2009/04/updated-93rd-indianapolis-500-mile-race.html)

Curt Cavin said the entry list should be coming out today.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

http://www.indy500.com/images/news/2009/IMS_IndyCar_Series_Entry_List_4_20_09.pdf

No big surprises . :(

No Sam Hornish haha

Oh wait ... 2 cars for Roth ??? WOW .... Let's hope both are for drivers and not the team owner.

[Chamoo]

http://www.indy500.com/images/news/2009/IMS_IndyCar_Series_Entry_List_4_20_09.pdf

No big surprises . :(

No Sam Hornish haha

I would think 2 Roth Racing cars are a bit surprising.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

I would think 2 Roth Racing cars are a bit surprising.

Yes you are right Chamoo. I edited after I took a closer look. There are a lot of TBA cars. That will make for some exciting speculation.

Entries are still open until when ?? When is the deadline for submitted entries ?

[coogmaster]

If I'm wrong, correct me, but according to my figures there are 29 confirmed for Indy so far:

#2 Raphael Matos - Luczo Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves - Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon - Panther Racing
#5 Mario Moraes - KV Racing Technologies
#6 Ryan Briscoe - Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick - Andretti Green Racing
#9 Scott Dixon - Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti - Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan - Andretti Green Racing
#12 Will Power - Team Penske
#13 E.J. Viso - HVM Racing
#14 Vitor Meira - A.J. Foyt Enterprises
#15 Paul Tracy - KV Racing Technologies
#16 Scott Sharp - Panther Racing
#19 Justin Wilson - Dale Coyne Racing
#20 Ed Carpenter - Vision Racing
#21 Ryan Hunter-Reay - Vision Racing
#23 Darren Manning - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Mike Conway - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti - Andretti Green Racing
#27 Hideki Mutoh - Andretti Green Racing
#34 Alex Tagliani - Conquest Racing
#43 John Andretti - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Richard Petty Motorsports
#44 Davey Hamilton - Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Kingdom Racing
#67 Sarah Fisher - Sarah Fisher Racing
#98 Stanton Barrett - Team 3G
#02 Graham Rahal - Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
#06 Robert Doornbos - Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
TBD Alex Lloyd - Sam Schmidt Motorsports/Target Chip Ganassi Racing


Then I've got speculatives on IV driving a second Foyt car, and Scheckter in the second Team 3G car.

[Chamoo]

Yes you are right Chamoo. I edited after I took a closer look. There are a lot of TBA cars. That will make for some exciting speculation.

Entries are still open until when ?? When is the deadline for submitted entries ?

I doubt there is a serious deadline. If someone showed up and wanted to run a car, I don't think they'd be turned away. I would think bump day is the deadline really.

Check my blog for notes about the entry list, and feel free to add your own notes on the comment section as well.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

Does anyone have historical data on which and how many TBA cars have actually made it to qualifying and race day ???

[Chamoo]

Does anyone have historical data on which and how many TBA cars have actually made it to qualifying and race day ???

No actually historical data, but I'd say it varies from year to year. Especially during the split, I think near the end where they were struggling for 33, I'd assume almost every TBD made it because they had to. I remember one car being sponsored by an amateur hockey team, which led most people (myself included) to believe that those TBD cars were being propped up to make sure they got to 33.

I think last year 5 of them didn't make it to the track, then 1 of them wrecked and couldn't make qualifying. Don't quote me on that, but that's what I recall from 08.

I'd expect from the entry list published today that atleast 37 will make it to Bump Day.

[MDS]

The official list from Indycar.com 28 drivers, 40 entries counting T-Cars. No huge surprises except for the two cars from Roth Racing. If I had to guess I would say the 8, 17, 19, 22, and 36 make it, which makes 33 cars, and we'll probably see some second week entries and maybe Marty Roth has found a couple of ride buyers (Phillipe?) looks like there could be some decent bumping and we could see some mid and back of pack teams not make it. No de Farren, no Fernandez, and those guys don't seem like the kind to come in and half-butt a second week effort.

2 Raphael Matos (R) Belo Horizonte, Brazil US Air Force Luczo Dragon Luczo Dragon Racing Jay Penske

3 Helio Castroneves (W) São Paulo, Brazil Team Penske Team Penske Tim Cindric

4 Dan Wheldon (W) Emberton, England National Guard Panther Racing Panther Racing John Barnes

5 Mario Moraes São Paulo, Brazil KV Racing Technology/Votorantim KV Racing Technology Mark
Johnson

6 Ryan Briscoe Sydney, Australia Team Penske Team Penske Roger Penske

7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, Ill. Motorola Andretti Green Racing Michael Andretti

8 TBA TBA KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology TBA

9 Scott Dixon (W) Auckland, New Zealand Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Mike Hull

10 Dario Franchitti (W) Edinburgh, Scotland Target Chip Ganassi Racing Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi

11 Tony Kanaan Salvador, Brazil Team 7-Eleven Andretti Green Racing George Klotz

12 Will Power Toowoomba, Australia Team Verizon Wireless Penske Racing John Erickson

13 E.J. Viso Caracas, Venezuela PDVSA HVM Racing HVM Racing Michael Cannon

14 Vitor Meira Brasilia, Brazil ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt

15 Paul Tracy Scarborough, Ontario GEICO/KV Racing Technology KV Racing Technology TBA

16 Scott Sharp Norwalk, Conn. Tequila Patrón Panther Racing Panther Racing TBA

17 TBA TBA Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing TBA

18 Justin Wilson Sheffield, England Z-Line Designs Dale Coyne Racing Bill Pappas

19 TBA TBA Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing TBA

20 Ed Carpenter Indianapolis Menards/Vision Racing Vision Racing Jeff Britton

21 Ryan Hunter-Reay Boca Raton, Fla. Vision Racing Vision Racing Neil Fife

22 TBA TBA Vision Racing/BHA Bryan Herta Autosport TBA (Herta has given this at most a 50
percent chance of happening)

23 TBA TBA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Larry Curry (Guess its between Milka and Manning)

24 Mike Conway (R) Bromley, England Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dennis Reinbold

25 TBA TBA Roth Racing Roth Racing TBA

26 Marco Andretti Nazareth, Pa. Andretti Green Andretti Green Racing Kyle Moyer

27 Hideki Mutoh Tokyo Formula Dream Andretti Green Racing Kim Green

34 TBA TBA Conquest Racing Conquest Racing Brandon Fry (Alex not FT apparently)

36 TBA TBA Conquest Racing Conquest Racing TBA

41 A.J. Foyt IV Hockley, Texas ABC Supply/Foyt-Greer Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises TBA

43 John Andretti Indianapolis Window World Richard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing TBA

44 Davey Hamilton Nampa, Idaho DRR Kingdom Racing Hewlett Packard Dreyer & Reinbold Racing TBA

48 TBA TBA AJ Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises TBA

52 TBA TBA Roth Racing Roth Racing TBA

67 Sarah Fisher Commercial Point, Ohio Dollar General/Sarah Fisher Racing Sarah Fisher Racing TBA

68 TBA TBA Sarah Fisher Racing Sarah Fisher Racing TBA

91 TBA TBA Hemelgarn Johnson Hemelgarn Johnson TBA

98 Stanton Barrett (R) Bishop, Calif. CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G Owen Snyder

99 Alex Lloyd Manchester, England Chip Ganassi Sam Schmidt Racing Chip Ganassi Racing

02 Graham Rahal New Albany, Ohio McDonald’s Racing Team Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing John Tzouanakis

06 Robert Doornbos (R) Rotterdam, Netherlands Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Todd Malloy

[Chamoo]

The official list from Indycar.com 28 drivers, 40 entries counting T-Cars. No huge surprises except for the two cars from Roth Racing. If I had to guess I would say the 8, 17, 19, 22, and 36 make it, which makes 33 cars, and we'll probably see some second week entries and maybe Marty Roth has found a couple of ride buyers (Phillipe?) looks like there could be some decent bumping and we could see some mid and back of pack teams not make it. No de Farren, no Fernandez, and those guys don't seem like the kind to come in and half-butt a second week effort.


17 TBA TBA Rahal Letterman Racing Rahal Letterman Racing TBA


I doubt RLR even makes an attempt.

Marty Roths cars will be fast if both attempt to qualify. Those cars have all the bits on them, they just used to be piloted by Roth which was not good. Put some decent drivers in them (ala Andretti and Howard) and the cars got much better.

I don't think you can really guess yet, because some of these third cars are going to either be skeleton crews or be the worst cars each team has.

[MDS]

With Nelson's announcement we have 29 confirmed drivers with cars.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

With Nelson's announcement we have 29 confirmed drivers with cars.

That's awesome ! Pole Day and Bump Day are going to be ELECTRIC !

[Chamoo]

Buddy Lazier has put a deal together to run for Hemelgarn again.

[ChicagocrewIRL]

Looks like the Takuma Sato buzz wasn't that much of anything :(

[Chamoo]

Looks like the Takuma Sato buzz wasn't that much of anything :(

Teams are still putting deals together, and Sato/de Ferran might show up. Philippe or HVM 2nd car wasn't on the first entry list, so there is still hope for some surprises.

[DavePI2]

Looks like a great 500 to look forward too in grandstand a. I will have to make it too a practice day also. Still though will anything ever beat that great pass by miera last year on the front straight. Best pass I have ever seen.

David