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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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