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88th Indianapolis 500 entry list as of 6th April
Thought I'd start a new thread for all Indy 500-related news and such
So far, we have thirty-five enteries. The most recent ones are Newman/Hass Racing and Accsess Motorsports. The full entry list is here. Still a few TBA's for a few cars, but there are so any drivers looking for rides right now that'll fill up fast. I wonder if anyone else will try to make an entry? I'm not sure there is really anyone out there who is in a position to, unless some of the smaller teams enter a second car. Shaping up to be a great race - and we've not even had Motegi yet! |
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Some one will get bumped! WOOHOO
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I got to admit, I'd never had thought that there wouild be a bump day this year; in my predictions, it would have been a miracle to even get the full field.
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I never doubted that there would be a full grid Although, I'll admit that I thought beyond 33 would be stretching it a bit.
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I hope John Andretti manages to grab one of the vacant seats.
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Ho-hum, just noticed something interesting over at the IndyStar website in Curt Calvin's Q&A column. He lists Arie Luyendyk Jr. as one of the drivers scheduled to take the Rookie Orientation at Indy on April 26, along with Ed Carpenter, Mark Taylor, Kosuke Matsuura and Marty Roth.
Could this indicate that Luyendyk Jr. has a deal in the works that could land him a ride in the Indy 500? I know he's expressed interest in the past, but I never really expected anything surface. Perhaps I was wrong? |
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Arie jr certianly wants a ride for Indy. He has a personal sponsor too. Teams like PDM Racing and Hemelgarn sure could use a good driver with sponsorship.
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Autosport.com reports today that Kenny Bräck will join the other participants during the open test at Indianapolis on April 27th.
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I thought you meant he'd be watching , but apparently he'll actually be driving. Wow. I'm impressed - he only started walking again a couple of months ago, right?
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Fantastic news! Hopefully he'll get up to speed and ready to race in time for the main event
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IMO Hemelgarn will choose a Dallara chassis, whereas N-H will pick a GForce.
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You would think that he knows alittle more than we do about his race, and what it will look like, but apparently he doesn't. I've got to wonder about him sometimes... Oh well, a real bump day, and there are alot of quality teams and drivers competing too. And don't forget, 22 for Motegi! This series is really shaping up! |
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Well a bit of growth in the route to Indy is normal, let's just hope that, after Indy, things will consolidate.
For example, it would be very good if: - Rahal keeps 3 cars - Patrick continues the season as promised - Kelley keeps Sarah for the rest of the season - Gordon made the same with his team, hiring a driver for the same period. This would bring the pack to 26, an excellent number. |
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Quite a few - if not all - of those scenarios depend completely on sponsorship being found though.
A good run by either team at Indy surely wouldn't hurt in the sponsorship hunt though |
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When a team enter a "car", does that mean just a chassis, or does it include all the other bits 'n bobbins required? Things like engines (most importantly ), spare cars, etc?
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it means one car plus and engine. The spare car - or "T Car" as its called - it considered a seperate entry.
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Of those, I'd say the Patrick entry is the most likely to be lasting. Fingers crossed. In any case, the IRL has an excellent field in terms of quality. |
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