Quote:
Originally Posted by Formulahistory
it would be too expensive nowadays.
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And as a result, nowadays it's crap. Nearly didn't fill the grid this year for the 500. prior to the CART/IRL split, the field/entries looked like (1995):
Finishing order:
Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 5 Jacques Villeneuve 27 Barry Green Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 200 1,312,019 running 15
2 27 Christian Fittipaldi 15 Derrick Walker Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 200 594,668 running 0
3 21 Bobby Rahal 9 Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 200 373,267 running 1
4 24 Eliseo Salazar 7 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 200 302,417 running 0
5 7 Robby Gordon 5 Derrick Walker Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 200 247,917 running 1
6 6 Mauricio Gugelmin 18 PacWest Racing Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 200 284,667 running 59
7 2 Arie Luyendyk 40 John Menard Lola T95/00 HU21/Menard 200 247,417 running 7
8 15 Teo Fabi 33 Gerry Forsythe Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 199 206,853 running 0
9 18 Danny Sullivan 17 PacWest Racing Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 199 193,453 running 0
10 10 Hiro Matsushita 25 Cal Wells Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 199 196,053 running 0
11 17 Alessandro Zampedri 34 Dale Coyne Lola T94/00(94/9T)/Ford Cosworth 198 199,153 running 0
12 13 Roberto Guerrero 21 Jack Pagan Reynard 94i (94/8)/Mercedes 198 181,203 running 0
13 33 Bryan Herta 4 Chip Ganassi Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 198 175,903 running 0
14 3 Scott Goodyear 24 Steve Horne Reynard 95i/Honda 195 246,403 black flagged 42
15 20 Hideshi Matsuda 54 Greg Beck Lola T94/00 Patrick/FordCosworth 194 200,503 running 0
16 31 Stefan Johansson 16 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Reynard 94i (94/88)/FordCosworth 192 182,703 running 0
17 1 Scott Brayton 60 John Menard Lola T95/00/Menard 190 306,503 running 0
18 12 André Ribeiro 31 Steve Horne Reynard 95i/Honda 187 176,753 running 0
19 8 Scott Pruett 20 Pat Patrick Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 184 164,953 accident 8
20 22 Raul Boesel 11 Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00 HU20/Mercedes 184 169,053 did not finish 2
21 25 Adrián Fernández 10 Rick Galles Lola T95/00/Mercedes 176 183,903 mechanical 0
22 9 Jimmy Vasser 12 Chip Ganassi Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 170 162,003 accident 20
23 32 Davy Jones 77 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 161 182,303 running 0
24 16 Paul Tracy 3 Newman Haas Racing Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 136 149,703 throttle 0
25 4 Michael Andretti 6 Newman Haas Racing Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 77 192,053 accident 45
26 30 Scott Sharp 41 A.J. Foyt Lola T95/00 (14T)/Ford Cosworth 74 158,003 accident 0
27 23 Buddy Lazier 80 John Menard Lola T95/00 (60T)/Menard 45 145,903 fuel system 0
28 26 Eric Bachelart 19 Dale Coyne Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 6 155,003 mechanical 0
29 19 Gil de Ferran 8 Jim Hall Reynard 95i/Mercedes 1 149,453 accident 0
30 11 Stan Fox 91 Ron Hemelgarn Reynard 95i 022/Ford Cosworth XB 0 143,603 accident 0
31 14 Eddie Cheever 14 A.J. Foyt Lola T95/00 HU24/Ford Cosworth 0 144,103 accident 0
32 28 Lyn St. James 90 Dick Simon Lola T95/00 (99T)/Ford Cosworth 0 157,803 accident 0
33 29 Carlos Guerrero 22 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 172,853 accident 0
34 34 Christian Fittipaldi 15T Derrick Walker Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
35 35 Emerson Fittipaldi 9T Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 did not qualify 0
36 36 Franck Fréon 92 Steve Erickson Lola T92/00 HU08/Buick 0 did not qualify 0
The rest:
Johnny Parsons 64 Andreas Leberle Reynard 94i 004/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Dick Simon 77T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Robby Gordon 5T Derrick Walker Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Emerson Fittipaldi 89 Roger Penske Penske PC23 007/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Emerson Fittipaldi 2T Roger Penske Penske PC24/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Emerson Fittipaldi 2 Roger Penske Penske PC24/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Bobby Rahal 11T Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Bobby Rahal 9T Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Al Unser Jr. 11T Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 did not qualify 0
Al Unser Jr. 2 Roger Penske Penske PC24/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Al Unser Jr. 1T Roger Penske Penske PC24/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Al Unser Jr. 21T Jack Pagan Reynard 94i/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Al Unser Jr. 1 Roger Penske Penske PC24/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Scott Pruett 20T Pat Patrick Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Michael Andretti 6T Newman Haas Racing Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Roberto Guerrero 21T Jack Pagan Reynard 94i/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Danny Sullivan 17T PacWest Racing Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Davy Jones 77T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Davy Jones 99 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Arie Luyendyk 60T John Menard Lola T95/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Arie Luyendyk 40T John Menard Lola T95/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Scott Sharp 41T A.J. Foyt Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Jimmy Vasser 4T Chip Ganassi Reynard 94i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Adrián Fernández 10T Rick Galles Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Eddie Cheever 14T A.J. Foyt Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Buddy Lazier 80 John Menard Lola T93/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Buddy Lazier 51 John Menard Lola T93/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Buddy Lazier 40T John Menard Lola T95/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Christian Fittipaldi 5T Derrick Walker Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Christian Fittipaldi 75 Derrick Walker Reynard 94i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Paul Tracy 3T Newman Haas Racing Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Lyn St. James 22T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Lyn St. James 99T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Stefan Johansson 16T Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Penske PC23/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Stefan Johansson 16 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Penske PC23/Mercedes 0 did not qualify 0
Mike Groff 4T Chip Ganassi Reynard 94i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Davey Hamilton 95 Ron Hemelgarn Reynard 94i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Davey Hamilton 95T Ron Hemelgarn Reynard 94i (9418T)/FordCosworth 0 did not qualify 0
Scott Brayton 60T John Menard Lola T95/00/Menard 0 practiced car 0
Alessandro Zampedri 19T Dale Coyne Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Eliseo Salazar 77T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Eliseo Salazar 7T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Eliseo Salazar 77 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Marco Greco 55 Rick Galles Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 did not qualify 0
Marco Greco 10T Rick Galles Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 did not qualify 0
Jeff Ward 44 Jeff Sinden Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Jeff Ward 44T Jeff Sinden Lola T93/06/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Raul Boesel 11T Rahal Hogan Racing Lola T95/00/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Stan Fox 95T Ron Hemelgarn Reynard 94i (9418T)/FordCosworth 0 practiced car 0
Jacques Villeneuve 27T Barry Green Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Mauricio Gugelmin 18T PacWest Racing Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Dean Hall 90T Dick Simon Lola T92/00/Buick 0 practiced car 0
Dean Hall 99 Dick Simon Lola T95/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 did not qualify 0
Teo Fabi 33T Gerry Forsythe Reynard 95i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
André Ribeiro 31T Steve Horne Reynard 95i/Honda 0 practiced car 0
Gil de Ferran 88 Jim Hall Reynard 94i/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Gil de Ferran 8T Jim Hall Reynard 94i/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Gil de Ferran 8T Jim Hall Reynard 94i/Mercedes 0 practiced car 0
Hiro Matsushita 25T Cal Wells Reynard 94i/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Carlos Guerrero 90T Dick Simon Lola T92/00/Buick 0 practiced car 0
Carlos Guerrero 22T Dick Simon Lola T94/00/Ford Cosworth XB 0 practiced car 0
Jim Crawford 96 Ron Hemelgarn Lola T92/00 (94/94)/Buick 0 practiced car 0
Michael Greenfield 81 Jack Pagan Lola T92/00/Buick 0 rookie test 0
Michael Greenfield 42 Greenfield Lola T93/00 (93/8T)/Greenfield 0 practiced car 0
Tero Palmroth 90T Dick Simon Lola T92/00/Buick 0 practiced car 0