2015 Indy 500: The field

[Formulahistory]

This could be the field for this year's Indy-500:

1) Will Power (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
2) Hélio Castroneves (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
3) Juan-Pablo Montoya (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
4) Simon Pagenaud (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
5) Scott Dixon (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
6) Tony Kanaan (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
7) Charlie Kimball (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
8) Sage Karam (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)?
9) James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
10) James Jakes (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
11) Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
12) Carlos Muñoz (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
13) Marco Andretti (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
14) Simona de Silvestro (Andretti; Dallara Honda)?
15) Zach Veach (Andretti; Dallara Honda)?
16) Sébastien Bourdais (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
17) Stefan Coletti (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
18) Bryan Clauson (Jonathan Byrd’s/KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
19) Ryan Phinny (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
20) Josef Newgarden (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
21) Ed Carpenter (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
22) JR Hildebrand (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
23) Carlos Huertas (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
24) Rodolfo Gonzalez (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
25) Pippa Mann (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
26) Gabby Chaves (Herta; Dallara Honda)
27) Jay Howard (Herta; Dallara Honda)
28) Takuma Sato (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
29) Jack Hawksworth (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
30) Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)
31) Oriol ServiÃ* (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)?
32) Buddy Lazier (Lazier; Dallara Chevrolet)
33) Ryan Briscoe (Dreyer-&-Reinbold; Dallara Chevrolet)?

[David A Scott]

Sad

[Formulahistory]

Why sad? Okay no big names as Busch and Villeneuve last year, but it's a good field I think.

[David A Scott]

Thin field, although it is to be expected with the irl 500. All it takes is one person comprehesively binning it in practice and there's no full field. Then again, according to Tony George, 33 is just a number..

[canamman]

It still amazing they have been able to field
33 cars this long. The drama of 3 or 4 at
bump day is gone but when the green flag
drops ........ all is well.

[Paradise City]

Have we got a source for this entry list?

[Formulahistory]

The list is my suggestion based on media reports from racer.com and other medias...

[Yannick]

Townsend Bell is missing from this list but should be on it. He reportedly has sponsorship for a one-off at Indy again this year.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Got some way to go until the 24th of May.

[Formulahistory]

Originally Posted by Yannick

Townsend Bell is missing from this list but should be on it. He reportedly has sponsorship for a one-off at Indy again this year.

Could be in place for Briscoe, ServiÃ* or Hildebrand

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Formulahistory

The list is my suggestion based on media reports from racer.com and other medias...

Do you have a link to racer.com report because I couldn't find anything about the 2015 entry list on their site and with regards to other media, there's nothing on the IndyCar website except the date?

[Formulahistory]

There are many articles on racer.com with some news on Indy 500. In this article he's talking a lot about the Indy 500 field:

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/11...-february-2015

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Do you have a link to racer.com report because I couldn't find anything about the 2015 entry list on their site and with regards to other media, there's nothing on the IndyCar website except the date?

Probably is summary of multiple articles that mention drivers/teams possible plans for Indy 500 and the year - rather than a specific Racer article solely about an Indy 500 entry list.

I dont understand why some people are so hung up on links or sources for this thread - when in other situations they are more than happy to go along with pure speculation, conjecture & self serving posts.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Probably is summary of multiple articles that mention drivers/teams possible plans for Indy 500 and the year - rather than a specific Racer article solely about an Indy 500 entry list.

I dont understand why some people are so hung up on links or sources for this thread - when in other situations they are more than happy to go along with pure speculation, conjecture & self serving posts.

It's just a tad early to ''speculate'' about the 500, when the season hasn't yet started, so I think some verification is warranted, otherwise it's meaningless.

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Probably is summary of multiple articles that mention drivers/teams possible plans for Indy 500 and the year - rather than a specific Racer article solely about an Indy 500 entry list.

I dont understand why some people are so hung up on links or sources for this thread - when in other situations they are more than happy to go along with pure speculation, conjecture & self serving posts.

It's simple. We ask for the facts. If the facts are unforthcoming, as sometimes they are, we open a frank conversation and try to tease this stuff out in anticipation of the facts emerging. That's the way I like it. Always a few grumps around who get annoyed we don't spend time hosing down the series with treacle or something. Well, that's never been my style.

[one five five]

Formulahistory has, i assume, started this thread to get some discussion going about the makeup of the 33 come race time in May. I'm not sure why this member is being given a hard time, they have just produced what they think the lineup might be as a starting point for the thread, and i presume they want us to join in the discussion.

Or should we just wait until the 33 seats are filled (which might not be till Pole weekend) before we start discussing it all?

It's surely never to early to start speculating on the biggest event on the calendar?


Now, on topic. Are the likes of Busch or Villeneuve expected to land anywhere this year?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by one five five

Formulahistory has, i assume, started this thread to get some discussion going about the makeup of the 33 come race time in May. I'm not sure why this member is being given a hard time, they have just produced what they think the lineup might be as a starting point for the thread, and i presume they want us to join in the discussion.

Or should we just wait until the 33 seats are filled (which might not be till Pole weekend) before we start discussing it all?

It's surely never to early to start speculating on the biggest event on the calendar?


Now, on topic. Are the likes of Busch or Villeneuve expected to land anywhere this year?

As one of the Mods on this section of 10 - Tenths, he's perfectly entitled to start the thread, or any thread for that matter, as long as it's relevant. All that's being asked is to initially provide some verification with regards to the information bing posted, e.g. a link or a quote.

Cheers.

[Formulahistory]

1) Will Power (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
2) Hélio Castroneves (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
3) Juan-Pablo Montoya (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
4) Simon Pagenaud (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
5) Scott Dixon (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
6) Tony Kanaan (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
7) Charlie Kimball (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
8) Sage Karam (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)?
9) James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
10) James Jakes (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
11) Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
12) Carlos Muñoz (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
13) Marco Andretti (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
14) Simona de Silvestro (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
15) Justin Wilson (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
16) Sébastien Bourdais (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
17) Stefan Coletti (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
18) Bryan Clauson (Jonathan Byrd’s/KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
19) Ryan Phinny (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
20) Josef Newgarden (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
21) Ed Carpenter (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
22) Alex Tagliani (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
23) Carlos Huertas (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)
24) Rodolfo Gonzalez (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
25) Pippa Mann (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
26) Gabby Chaves (Herta; Dallara Honda)
27) Jay Howard (Herta; Dallara Honda)
28) Takuma Sato (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
29) Jack Hawksworth (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
30) Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)
31) Oriol ServiÃ* (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)?
32) Buddy Lazier (Lazier; Dallara Chevrolet)?
33) Ryan Briscoe (Dreyer-&-Reinbold; Dallara Chevrolet)?

[HJJ]

There is a very good chance Katherine Legge will get a ride on the second weekend.

[Formulahistory]

1) Will Power (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
2) Hélio Castroneves (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
3) Juan-Pablo Montoya (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
4) Simon Pagenaud (Penske; Dallara Chevrolet)
5) Scott Dixon (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
6) Tony Kanaan (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
7) Charlie Kimball (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)
8) Sage Karam (Ganassi; Dallara Chevrolet)?
9) James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
10) James Jakes (Schmidt Peterson; Dallara Honda)
11) Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
12) Carlos Muñoz (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
13) Marco Andretti (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
14) Simona de Silvestro (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
15) Justin Wilson (Andretti; Dallara Honda)
16) Sébastien Bourdais (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
17) Stefan Coletti (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
18) Bryan Clauson (Jonathan Byrd’s/KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)
19) Alex Tagliani (KVSH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
20) Josef Newgarden (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
21) Ed Carpenter (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)
22) JR Hildebrand (CFH; Dallara Chevrolet)?
23) Carlos Huertas (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)
24) Rodolfo Gonzalez (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
25) Pippa Mann (Dale Coyne; Dallara Honda)?
26) Gabby Chaves (Herta; Dallara Honda)
27) Jay Howard (Herta; Dallara Honda)
28) Takuma Sato (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
29) Jack Hawksworth (Foyt; Dallara Honda)
30) Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)
31) Oriol ServiÃ* (Rahal Letterman Lanigan; Dallara Honda)?
32) Buddy Lazier (Lazier; Dallara Chevrolet)?
33) Townsend Bell (Dreyer-&-Reinbold; Dallara Chevrolet)?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Oriol Servia to drive a second entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan at the Indy 500.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118509

[bjohnsonsmith]

Pippa Mann gets Coyne seat for the 500.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118533

[Burp]

I thought Coynes regular driver had phoned in sick already till I read the article

[Yannick]

Sorry folks, but you have to scratch one car off of the list. Team owner Bryan Herta has come out and said that the proposed sponsor of the #97 car has not paid. Hence, Jay Howard's deal has fallen through. That's a shame because, according to pictures from the sponsor presentation months ago, this would have been one of the best looking cars at the event. I'm not going to show a picture here, though. So Bryan Herta Autosport is going to be a single-car team for the whole season.
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/11...r-for-indy-500

[Formulahistory]

I won't miss Jay Howard, but I think it will be difficult times for Herta in future. It's a shame that many teams had to withdraw in the past year and we will more teams loose in the future I think. It's the time for Penske, Ganassi and Andretti getting bigger and bigger, but teams like Herta, Coyne are really struggling.