2010 Indianapolis 500

[DanicaFan]

Another updated list.. Man, I hate time expiring on being able to edit your posts.

This list has the #16 car of AJ Foyt Racing and the #27 car of AFS removed. These have been withdrawn.

Car# & Driver / Car Name / Team / Race Strategist

#2/2T- Raphael Matos / HP Luczo Dragon / DeFerran Dragon Racing / Jay Penske
#3/3T - Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske / Tim Cindric
#4/4T - Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing / John Barnes
#5/5T - Takuma Sato / Lotus-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology / Dave Brzozowski-Garrett Mothersead
#6/6T- Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske / Roger Penske
#7/7T - Danica Patrick / Team GoDaddy.com / Andretti Autosport / Tom Anderson
#8/8T - EJ Viso / PDVSA-Jet Aviation-KVRT / KV Racing Technology / Bill Pappas
#9/9T - Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Mike Hull
#10/10T - Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Chip Ganassi
#11/11T- Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Autosport / Michael Andretti
#12/12T- Will Power / Verizon Team Penske / Verizon Team Penske / Clive Howell
#14/14T - Vitor Meira / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises / AJ Foyt
#15/15T - Paul Tracy / GEICO - KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology / TBA
#18/18T - Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing / Darren Crouser
#19/19T - Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing / Dale Coyne
#20/20T - Ed Carpenter / Panther Racing / Panther Racing / TBA
#21/21T - Davey Hamilton / HP Luczo Dragon / DeFerran Dragon Racing / TBA
#22/22T - Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Matt Curry
#23/23T - Tomas Scheckter / Mona Vie / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Larry Curry
#24/24T - Mike Conway / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dennis Reinbold
#25/25T - Ana Beatriz / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26/26T- Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport / Kyle Moyer
#29 - Sebastian Saavedra / William Rast-Bryan Herta Autosport / Bryan Herta Autosport / Bryan Herta-Steve Newey
#30/30T Graham Rahal / Rahal Letterman Racing / Rahal Letterman Racing / TBA
#32/32T - Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology / Mark Johnson-Nathan O'Rourke
#33/33T- Bruno Junqueira / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team / TBA
#34/34T - Mario Romancini / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing / Eric Bachelart-Michael Palawski
#36/36T - Bertrand Baguette / Conquest Racing-RACB / Conquest Racing / Todd Malloy
#37/37T - Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport / George Klotz
#41/41T - AJ Foyt IV / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Racing / TBA
#43/43T - John Andretti / Team Window World / Richard Petty-Andretti Autosport / John Anderson
#66/66T - Jay Howard / Service Central-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing / TBA
#67/67T - Sarah Fisher / Dollar General-Sarah Fisher Racing / Sarah Fisher Racing / John O'Gara
#77/77T- Alex Tagliani / FAZZT Race Team / FAZZT Race Team / Rob Edwards
#78/78T - Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing / Michael Cannon-Vince Kremer
#98/98T - TBA / CURB-Agajanian-Team 3G / CURB-Agajanian-Team 3G / Greg Beck
#99/99T- Townsend Bell / Herbalife Ganassi-Schmidt Racing / Chip Ganassi Racing/Sam Schmidt Motorsports / Andy Brown
#06/06T - Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing / John Tzouanakis

[Yannick]

It is also noteworthy that the 2nd Rahal/Letterman car #17 has quietly disappeared from the list - or hasn't it?
I miss this once great team. Here's hoping that Rahal, Jr. can get the ship going again so that next year, they will be back for an entire season.

The 3G entry looks to be the only remaining seat that's available. Who is being linked to that ride?

[JagtechOhio]

Servia is still scratchig for sponsorship, if he comes through I would guess him for the second Rahal seat. Don't count on it.

Antinucci was the rumored driver for 3G, correct me if I'm wrong. Don't count on his appearance either.

[DanicaFan]

Originally Posted by Yannick

It is also noteworthy that the 2nd Rahal/Letterman car #17 has quietly disappeared from the list - or hasn't it?
I miss this once great team. Here's hoping that Rahal, Jr. can get the ship going again so that next year, they will be back for an entire season.

The 3G entry looks to be the only remaining seat that's available. Who is being linked to that ride?

Yes, as Jag stated, Antinucci is most likely poised for the 3G car. As for Oriol Servia, good chance to end up at Newman Haas for a 2nd entry.

[Down F0rce]

I don't think Rahal intended to run more than one car, they've just changed numbers for some reason.

[JagtechOhio]

There are rumors flying around that FAZZT Racing is in trouble. That's what I read, nothing more.

They got an offer the other day for a volunteer to help with the second car, no reply.

[JagtechOhio]

Latest on the FAZZT Story from a TV guy in Indy who gets interviews now and then:
http://blogs.wishtv.com/2010/05/13/rumors-and-facts/

[bjohnsonsmith]

I think this is the first year since 1997 that the Indy 500 and the Monaco GP will not be on the same day. I always looked forward to watching them both; two classics on the same day.

[fieldodreams79]

just now found a chance to breath and realized that it is the month of MAY! things get started this weekend and looking forward to the sights and sounds from Indy.

Go Graham!

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I think this is the first year since 1997 that the Indy 500 and the Monaco GP will not be on the same day. I always looked forward to watching them both; two classics on the same day.

i loved waking in the morning to the Monaco GP, the 500 mid day and the 600 in the evening-a good, long day of racin.

[marcostraz]

C'mon Tags!!! I want two car from your team!!!

[Rgms320]

Practice is underway, and is being streamed on Indycar.com.

[marcostraz]

Drivers looks going faster than last year...

[JagtechOhio]

The IRL..... love writing that now, I feel so naughty.... the IRL took off the vertical rear wing wickers, that should be good for a couple of MPH from last year without the extra drag.

[JagtechOhio]

Kinda strange today. Kanaan did laps in all five of the AA cars. That means they were probably all set up identically, and his job was to make sure they were consistant.

Sounds like a Jim Russell driving school deal to me. That's as spec as spec can be, and 15% of the field.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by JagtechOhio

Kinda strange today. Kanaan did laps in all five of the AA cars. That means they were probably all set up identically, and his job was to make sure they were consistant.

Sounds like a Jim Russell driving school deal to me. That's as spec as spec can be, and 15% of the field.

That is strange. I don't see how that benefits the other drivers or the team as a whole.

[JagtechOhio]

There's a benefit to it, Tony had so much trouble last year that he ended up in Mutoh's spare chassis. RHR has an evil car he couldn't figure out either.

So TK runs everybody's car to 223-225, says it's OK, and nobody can complain that they are way out of the ballpark.

Talk about cars that take the driver out of the equation. They all should end up within 1 MPH of each other, or someone is screwing up. That's a strange definition of excellence.

[bjohnsonsmith]

I see what you're saying, though I'm not entirely convinced, however the proof will be in the eating of the pudding.

[fieldodreams79]

so....after searching the thread for TV coverage schedule, i had to look elsewhere.
thought the Programming Schedule link would be helpful to others.

no track activities on the tele in the states until Fast Friday. not sure about coverage "overseas".

who is in the broadcast crew for ABC/race day?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

so....after searching the thread for TV coverage schedule, i had to look elsewhere.
thought the Programming Schedule link would be helpful to others.

no track activities on the tele in the states until Fast Friday. not sure about coverage "overseas".

who is in the broadcast crew for ABC/race day?

Indycar.com stream it so I'll watch it that way.

[JagtechOhio]

Tag was on track today, Junky is racing trucks in South America..no idea yet if he has a car for Indy.

I'm watching people turn laps today, and there really isn't much point to the schedule as it stands now. Most of these teams just don't need that much practice time, and nobody shows up to watch.

How about this...couple days to practice, one day to qualify, and a qualifying race on the Saturday before the 500. Maybe 150 mi, that determines final qualifying position. Pays points and money from the current qualifyling fund.

Couldn't you sell tickets and TV time for that? You could still have a bump day for last chance entries on Sunday. Why doesn't that work better?

[DanicaFan]

Here are the results of the 2 practice sessions of the Rookie Orientation Program..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #66 Jay Howard / 00:40.3970 / 222.789
2. #23 Tomas Scheckter / 00:40.6107 / 221.616
3. #41 AJ Foyt IV / 00:40.6240 / 221.544
4. #78T Simona De Silvestro / 00:40.6559 / 221.370
5. #21 Davey Hamilton / 00:40.8495 / 220.321
6. #5 Takuma Sato / 00:40.8655 / 220.235
7. #30 Graham Rahal / 00:40.9197 / 219.943
8. #25 Ana Beatriz / 00:40.9434 / 219.816
9. #99 Townsend Bell / 00:40.9791 / 219.624
10. #36 Bertrand Baguette / 00:41.1431 / 218.749
11. #34 Mario Romancini / 00:41.3100 / 217.865
12. #29 Sebastian Saavedra / 00:42.1586 / 213.480

[DanicaFan]

Here are the results of Practice Session 1..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #3T Helio Castroneves / 00:39.7170 / 226.603
2. #10T Dario Franchitti / 00:39.7290 / 226.535
3. #9T Scott Dixon / 00:39.7813 / 226.237
4. #4 Dan Wheldon / 00:39.8921 / 225.609
5. #43 Tony Kanaan / 00:40.0369 / 224.793
6. #11 Tony Kanaan / 00:40.0560 / 224.685
7. #20 Ed Carpenter / 00:40.0726 / 224.592
8. #26 Marco Andretti / 00:40.0952 / 224.466
9. #6T Ryan Briscoe / 00:40.1098 / 224.384
10. #43 John Andretti / 00:40.1206 / 224.324
11. #12T Will Power / 00:40.1251 / 224.299
12. #32 Mario Moraes / 00:40.1906 / 223.933
13. #06T Hideki Mutoh / 00:40.1959 / 223.903
14. #7 Danica Patrick / 00:40.2412 / 223.651
15. #26 Tony Kanaan / 00:40.2655 / 223.516
16. #7 Tony Kanaan / 00:40.3212 / 223.208
17. #14 Vitor Meira / 00:40.3248 / 223.188
18. #2 Raphael Matos / 00:40.3844 / 222.858
19. #8 EJ Viso / 00:40.4196 / 222.664
20. #67 Sarah Fisher / 00:40.4703 / 222.385
21. #18 Milka Duno / 00:40.5314 / 222.050
22. #37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 00:40.5942 / 221.707
23. #24 Mike Conway / 00:40.6317 / 221.502
24. #19 Alex Lloyd / 00:40.6612 / 221.341
25. #37 Tony Kanaan / 00:40.6817 / 221.230
26. #22 Justin Wilson / 00:40.7143 / 221.053
27. #15 Paul Tracy / 00:40.9996 / 219.514

[DanicaFan]

Dan Wheldon just made contact on the wall just out of turn 4 on the main straightaway. He is fine.

[marcostraz]

Dixon was really close to be hitted by Wheldon!!!

[JagtechOhio]

You're not kidding, that did look close.

Wheldon dug himself a hole just like this last year.