Forty entries for Indianapolis 500
The initial entry list for the Indianapolis 500 features a total of 40 cars set to fight for the 33 grid positions
That tally is one more than the initial entry last year, despite the regular IndyCar Series field shrinking from 26 to 22 cars amid the financial downturn.
Several of the full-time teams are adding extra cars for Indy, with the highest-profile being Paul Tracy's return to the 500 with KV Racing. The team has also submitted a third entry for an unidentified driver to join Tracy and regular driver Mario Moraes.
Penske's #12 car will make what is currently its last scheduled appearance of 2009 with Will Power, who had to step down from the full-time #3 car when Helio Castroneves was acquitted in his tax evasion trial last weekend.
Although it has been unable to fund a full-season programme, Rahal Letterman Racing will run one car for Indianapolis, with Roth Racing also making a comeback with a two-car Indy entry.
Former driver Bryan Herta's new Bryan Herta Autosport Indy Lights team is to attempt to make its IndyCar debut at the 500, running a single car in conjunction with Vision Racing.
Also running an additional car in collaboration with a well-known name is Dreyer & Reinbold, which is entering John Andretti in association with Richard Petty Motorsports. The D&R squad is set to bring four entries in total to Indianapolis, with Andretti, Davey Hamilton and one other - possibly Milka Duno - joining team regular Mike Conway.
Ganassi protege Alex Lloyd will make a second attempt at Indy, this time run by 500 regular and Indy Lights front-runner Sam Schmidt Motorsports.
Other teams adding additional cars for Indianapolis are Panther with former 500 pole-winner Scott Sharp, Conquest, AJ Foyt Enterprises - where AJ Foyt IV is returning after losing his Vision drive - and Dale Coyne Racing, while Hemelgarn Racing will make its usual Indy run and part-time owner/driver Sarah Fisher will enter a second car alongside her own.
Provisional Indianapolis 500 entry list:
No Driver Team 2 Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon Racing 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 5 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 8 TBA KV Racing Technology 9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 12 Will Power Penske Racing 13 EJ Viso HVM Racing 14 Vitor Meira AJ Foyt Enterprises 15 Paul Tracy KV Racing Technology 16 Scott Sharp Panther Racing 17 TBA Rahal Letterman Racing 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 19 TBA Dale Coyne Racing 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 21 Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing 22 TBA Bryan Herta Autosport 23 TBA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24 Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 25 TBA Roth Racing 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 34 TBA Conquest Racing 36 TBA Conquest Racing 41 AJ Foyt IV AJ Foyt Enterprises 43 John Andretti Richard Petty Motorsports/Dreyer & Reinbold 44 Davey Hamilton Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 48 TBA AJ Foyt Enterprises 52 TBA Roth Racing 67 Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher Racing 68 TBA Sarah Fisher Racing 91 TBA Hemelgarn Johnson 98 Stanton Barrett CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 99 Alex Lloyd Chip Ganassi Racing/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 02 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 06 Robert Doornbos Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
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