IZOD INDYCAR Series

Graham Rahal to Test IMS Road Course September 4th

August 29, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

For only the second time in the track’s history, an IZOD IndyCar Series car will turn laps on the infield road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when driver Graham Rahal puts his Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing car through a series of test runs on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

The test is being organized by IMS and INDYCAR officials to gather information about the current course layout as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway considers changes and upgrades to the track. Speedway officials plan to invest nearly $100 million in the facility as part of a long term master plan that could include modifications to the road course to allow it to accommodate INDYCAR testing or racing in the future.

“We are looking forward to seeing an INDYCAR run on the IMS road course and using the information to help refine the investment we are planning to make to the track portion of our overall facility planning,” said J. Douglas Boles, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president. “As we look to the future of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the goal is to make changes to the road course that provide the most flexibility for its potential use and create a layout that is entertaining for our fans and enjoyable for our drivers – whether it is for INDYCAR testing or racing, sports cars, MotoGP or other uses.”

Boles noted that no decision has been made about a future INDYCAR race on the road course.

Rahal, who competed on the IMS road course in Formula BMW and Indy Lights, is looking forward to the opportunity to test.

“Anytime a driver can take laps at Indianapolis, even on the road course, it is a special day and I am happy to have been asked to be part of this test and to provide some input on how an INDYCAR might perform at IMS,” said Rahal, who earned the pole and finished 2nd in the 2006 Indy Lights race on the IMS road course. “I have raced on the road course at IMS so I already have a good idea of what to expect in an INDYCAR over most of the track. It will be particularly interesting to run the car on different portions of the track, including the turn one road course section.”

IZOD IndyCar Series President of Competition Derrick Walker said he expects to have Rahal test several configurations of the road course, which will include utilizing Turn 1of the famed IMS 2.5-mile oval, and the existing Turn 1 of the road course.

“It is important to look at all possibilities that we have in the existing layout to gain as much information as we can about how the car will perform and what changes we can offer to make it more competitive,” said Walker. “In addition to considering a potential race on the IMS road course at some point in the future, one of the advantages of maximizing the current road course layout could be a future testing opportunity for INDYCAR teams, especially since so many are based in Indianapolis.”

The only other time an IndyCar was tested on the IMS road course was in the fall of 2011 when two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon tested the current IZOD IndyCar Series Dallara chassis that debuted in 2012. Wheldon ran the 13-corner layout in clockwise direction only during the test session which was used to develop the car, not for track information purposes.

The IMS road course has hosted several racing series including Formula One race from 2000-2007, the annual MotoGP event that debuted in 2008, and the GRAND-AM Rolex Series that first competed at IMS in 2012.

Source: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit #2 Qualifying Results

June 1, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Mike Conway came to Detroit for a one off race with Dale Coyne Racing and delivered a Pole Position qualifying effort to give the hard working DCR squad their first ever Pole win.
After qualifying yesterday for today’s race # 1 in the front row in Position 2, Mike backed up his performance by posting the fastest time of the 25 competitors this morning to capture the Pole for Sundays Race 2 here in Belle Isle in Detroit.

“The car just keeps getting better and better,” commented English driver Mike Conway. “It actually felt easy to post a good time. I look forward to the race today and especially the race tomorrow.”

“This is great to get our first Pole,” commented team owner Dale Coyne. “We have had many front row performances, but I am thankful for Mike bringing us our first Pole. Maybe a yellow Sonny’s car is good luck.”

Qualifying Saturday for the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit 2 IZOD INDYCAR Series event on the 2.350- mile Raceway at Belle Isle Park, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, time and speed in parentheses:

1. (18) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 01:18.0977 (108.326)
2. (16) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 01:18.1704 (108.225)
3. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 01:18.7035 (107.492)
4. (1) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevy, 01:18.2294 (108.143)
5. (5) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Chevy,01:18.7810 (107.386)
6. (77) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 01:18.8147 (107.340)
7. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 01:18.7865 (107.379)
8. (19) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 01:18.9558 (107.149)
9. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevy, 01:18.8366 (107.311)
10. (27) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevy, 01:18.9742 (107.124)
11. (6) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.0312 (107.046)
12. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.4048 (106.543)
13. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.2627 (106.734)
14. (25) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.4625 (106.465)
15. (15) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.5418 (106.359)
16. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.5554 (106.341)
17. (78) Simona De Silvestro, Dallara-Chevy, 01:20.0460 (105.689)
18. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.6196 (106.255)
19. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevy, 01:20.1511 (105.551)
20. (55) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.7928 (106.025)
21. (14) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 01:20.1557 (105.545)
22. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.9175 (105.859)
23. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 01:22.5913 (102.432)
24. (67) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 01:20.7274 (104.797)
25. (98) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 01:22.4482 (102.610)

This weekend marks the first of three double header race weekends in 2013. Saturday’s race starts with ABC television coverage a 3:30PM EST. Saturday morning will be the second qualifying session for Sunday’s second leg of the double header race weekend. Sunday’s race will also be televised on ABC at 3:30.

Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit #1 Qualifying Results

June 1, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Dario Franchitti earned his 31st IndyCar pole, setting the pace in the Firestone Fast Six qualifying for the first race of the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on June 1.

Franchitti, driving the No. 10 Suave car for Target Chip Ganassi Racing, recorded a best lap of 1 minute, 19.3311 seconds on the 2.346-mile, 13-turn street circuit during the 10-minute shootout. He’ll receive the championship point and cash prize for earning the Verizon P1 Award, but he’ll start 11th for the 70-lap race because of a 10-grid spot penalty for an unapproved engine change at Indianapolis.

It’s the first earned pole in seven starts at Belle Isle for Franchitti, who won the CART race in 1999 and finished second to teammate Scott Dixon in the IZOD IndyCar Series race last June.

E.J. Viso was second (1:19.5572) in the No. 5 Team Venezuela PDVSA CITGO car for Andretti Autosport to tie his series-best qualifying effort in Brazil in May. Mike Conway, driving the No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing car, qualified third.

James Jakes qualified a series-best fourth (previous high was eighth at Motegi in 2011) in the No. 16 Acorn Stairlifts car for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, while reigning series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay in the No. 1 DHL car for Andretti Autosport was fifth. Alex Tagliani, who led the morning practice session, qualified a season-high sixth in the No. 98 Barracuda Racing car.

Also incurring 10-grid spot penalties for Race 1 are Charlie Kimball, Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal because of unapproved engine changes at Indianapolis.

Qualifications for the June 2 race will be held six hours before the start of Race 1 in the inaugural IZOD IndyCar Series doubleheader. All cars will participate in one of two groups for 12 minutes each, with five minutes of guaranteed green-flag time.

A driver who sweeps the weekend races will receive the $50,000 SONAX Perfect Finish Award. If no one wins both races at Belle Isle, the prize fund carries over to Toronto in mid-July ($100,000). If no one wins both of those races, the Houston doubleheader in early October will be worth $150,000.

Qualifying results Friday for the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit 1 IZOD IndyCar Series event on the 2.35 mile(s) Detroit Belle Isle, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, time and speed in parentheses:

1. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.3311 (106.642)

2. (5) E.J. Viso, Dallara-Chevy, 01:19.5572 (106.339)

3. (18) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.8285 (105.977)

4. (16) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 01:19.9897 (105.764)

5. (1) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Chevy, 01:20.0030 (105.746)

6. (98) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 01:20.3514 (105.288)

7. (55) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 01:22.4997 (102.546)

8. (14) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 01:22.7164 (102.277)

9. (77) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Honda, 01:22.8250 (102.143)

10. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 01:22.9537 (101.985)

11. (6) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevy, 01:26.8058 (97.459)

12. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevy, No Time (No Speed)

13. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Dallara-Chevy, 01:37.7163 (86.577)

14. (15) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 01:30.5258 (93.454)

15. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevy, 01:37.8023 (86.501)

16. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 01:30.6929 (93.282)

17. (19) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 01:37.8891 (86.424)

18. (78) Simona De Silvestro, Dallara-Chevy, 01:31.0623 (92.903)

19. (25) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Chevy, 01:38.0723 (86.263)

20. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevy, 01:31.5555 (92.403)

21. (27) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Chevy, 01:38.2000 (86.151)

22. (4) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Chevy, 01:31.6222 (92.336)

23. (67) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Honda, 01:38.8651 (85.571)

24. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 01:33.3912 (90.587)

25. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 01:44.0316 (81.321)

Note: Castroneves lost two fastest laps for causing a red flag in Qualifying Segment 2.

Mike Conway Starts on Front Row for Coyne

May 31, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Mike Conway drove a brilliant qualifying run to the top of the grid for tomorrow’s Duel in Detroit Grand Prix.

After qualifying for the Firestone top 12 and again for the Firestone Fast Six, Mike took his #18 Sonny’s Bar-B-Q car to a best time of 79.828 seconds which was good for 3^rd place overall. Dario Franchitti who set the fastest lap, will receive a 10 grid spot penalty for changing an engine out of schedule and hence move Conway from third up to second.

Mike Conway will start on the outside of row one alongside EJ Viso who starts from position one.

“I am happy to have a good start for race one tomorrow”, commented Conway. “The team has given me a great car and we look to run strong in the race.”

Conway comes to Dale Coyne Racing on a one week notice to drive the entries #18 car here at Detroit’s Belle Isle track. “Mike has done a great job on such short notice,” commented Coyne. “Tomorrow’s weather looks like rain so anything can happen.”

Justin Wilson in the Boy Scouts of America #19 car will start tomorrow’s race from 17^th. “The car was good, but with the rain and changing conditions in our session, we just missed on getting a good lap posted at the right time,” reported Wilson.

Source: Dale Coyne Racing • Photo: Brian Groce

Ryan Briscoe Replaces JR Hildebrand in Panther Ride

May 30, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Panther Racing announced that Ryan Briscoe will replace JR Hildebrand as the driver of the No. 4 National Guard car for the Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on May 31-June 2.

Briscoe, a seven-time IZOD IndyCar Series race winner, finished 12th in the Indianapolis 500 on May 26 in a Chip Ganassi Racing Teams car. He broke into the series with the Ganassi team in 2005 and drove for Team Penske for most of the past five seasons.

“He’s a championship-caliber driver who’s proven he can win races on any type of track in the IndyCar Series,” team managing partner John Barnes said. “We have no doubt he can jump right into our program and put the No. 4 National Guard Chevy at the front of the field.”

Earlier in the day, Panther Racing and Hildebrand announced their mutual agreement to terminate Hildebrand’s contract, which was scheduled to continue through the end of the season. The team did not announce a driver for succeeding events as the IZOD IndyCar Series has races each of the next four weekends.

Hildebrand, the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights champion, made 37 of his 39 IZOD IndyCar Series starts with Panther Racing. He recorded a high finish of second in the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Hildebrand spun and made contact with the Turn 4 SAFER Barrier on Lap 4 of the 97th Indy 500.

“I want to thank Panther Racing for the opportunity to drive the No. 4 National Guard Chevrolet,” Hildebrand said in a statement. “It was a privilege to represent our men and women in uniform, along with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and the team’s veteran employment initiatives. I’m very much looking forward to the next chapter in my IndyCar career.”

Briscoe’s seven victories have been spread across multiple track configurations: (St. Petersburg street course, 2009), (Mid-Ohio, 2008; Sonoma, 2012 road courses), (Milwaukee, 2008 short oval) and (Kentucky and Chicagoland, 2009; Texas, 2010 superspeedway).

Briscoe, 31, an Australia native and North Carolina resident, has 13 earned pole starts, including the 2012 Indianapolis 500.

“I’m unbelievably excited to be back in the IndyCar Series with Panther Racing and to have the opportunity to drive the National Guard Chevrolet this weekend,” Briscoe said. “I’ve competed against this team for a long time and it will be great to have the opportunity to work with John Barnes and the Panther guys. I’m confident we’ll all work well together and be able to hit the ground running this weekend in Detroit.”

Source: IndyCar • Photo: Brian Groce

Buddy Lazier added to Indianapolis 500 entries

May 9, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Lazier Partners Racing filed an entry for the 97th Indianapolis 500, with 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier listed as the driver.

The entry adds a fourth winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the potential starting field, as Lazier joins three-time winners Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves and 2008 winner Scott Dixon.

Lazier Partners’ entry was the 34th for this year’s race, which will breed competition for the 33 starting spots during Pole Day qualifying Saturday, May 18 and Old National Armed Forces Bump Day qualifying Sunday, May 19.

“This all happened roughly 10 days ago and we’re literally putting everything together now. Sponsors are coming by the day, but we’re all heading to Indianapolis to get it done,” said Lazier, 45, who last attempted to qualify in 2009. “When I was 19 years old I was trying to pass my rookie test in a Machinists Union car that was given to us with an all-voluntary crew. So I’ve done it where it’s last minute and I’ve been there with some of the best teams of their era.

Lazier, from Vail, Colo., will drive the No. 91 Lazier Partners Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone. No backup car was entered. The team owner is Lazier’s father, 1981 Indianapolis 500 veteran Bob Lazier.

2000 IZOD IndyCar Series champion Lazier last raced in the “500” in 2008, qualifying 32nd and finishing 17th in a Hemelgarn Johnson Racing entry. He failed to qualify in 2009.

Lazier, 45, becomes the senior driver in this year’s field in age and experience. He has made 16 previous starts at Indianapolis, with five top-five finishes. Lazier produced five consecutive top-seven finishes from 1996-2000, including the victory in 1996 and runner-up finishes in 1998 and 2000.

“I have so many miles around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that I feel comfortable with the racetrack,” Lazier said. I haven’t driven this new rules package (twin-turbocharged V-6 Chevrolet engine and new chassis) but I was around with turbocharged engines before the Indy Racing League was formed. I’m looking forward to it.

“I know the car will be fast. I just don’t know how much track time we’ll get before qualifying.”

Lazier Partners Racing purchased the 2012 Dallara chassis that Jean Alesi drove for Fan Force United in the Indianapolis 500. As the name states, the entrant has multiple partners, with sponsor announcements pending.

“We had a good opportunity to buy this car, which is basically brand new,” said Lazier, whose family owns and manages a ski resort. “We were sitting around with a bunch of friends who are businessmen and skiers talking about how we could buy this car, put a team together and run Indy. I come back the next day and these guys bought it. Then I had to explain that we need a run budget, we have to lease the engine, but the process continued.”

Lazier, who has logged more than 2,600 race laps on the 2.5-mile oval, served as Alesi’s driver coach for the month.

“It was thought that Buddy would have been able to get into the back-up car, but as it turns out the only guy he would have bumped would have been Jean,” said Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART Rookie of the Year who started 13th that same year in the Indy 500 (blown engine relegated him to 19th). “So that kind of fell apart, and that was a disappointment for Buddy because he was on his way back to racing.”

Lazier Partners has been in discussions with IZOD IndyCar Series teams to form a technical alliance. Dennis LaCava, longtime chief mechanic with Hemelgarn Racing, will be the crew chief and details are being worked out with a veteran race engineer, according to Bob Lazier.

“Buddy has been counting the days before he could get going again,” Bob Lazier said. “He’s worked hard, the whole family has as well, and I think we’re more thrilled than the first time we were there.”

Source: INDYCAR

Zip Line Coming to IMS for the Indy 500

May 8, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Thrill-seeking fans can enjoy an unprecedented perspective of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Month of May, as a zip line will be available on selected event days for the 97th Indianapolis 500.

This is the first time a zip line – a pulley and harness suspended from a cable – has been installed at “The Racing Capital of The World.” The zip line will start from a spot 32 feet above the ground and travel 200 feet. Fans must meet designated requirements to ride the zip line.

The zip line first will be installed just north of the Tower Terrace, running parallel to IZOD IndyCar Series cars roaring out of Turn 4 down the front straightaway for a one-of-kind ride of a lifetime. The zip line and will be operational from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, May 17, 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Each ride on the Tower Terrace zip line will cost $5.

That zip line then will move to the IMS Snake Pit presented by Miller Lite – located inside Turn 3 of the IMS infield – for operation from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on Race Day, Sunday, May 26. All fans with a Race Day ticket and free Snake Pit wristband can ride the zip line in the Snake Pit for free on a first-come, first-served basis.

Snake Pit wristbands can be obtained either at www.indy500snakepit.com or at one of the Snake Pit Tour stops around Indiana.

The Snake Pit features live music headlined by world-renowned electronic DJ’s Afrojack and Diplo. Besides the live music, activities in the Snake Pit will include one of the world’s largest water slides, volleyball, corn hole, body painting, food trucks, darts, hula hoops, breakdancers, go-go dancers and more.

Source: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Simon Pagenaud to compete in Pikes Peak Hill Climb June 30

April 27, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports driver Simon Pagenaud will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on June 30.

The event falls on the weekend between IZOD IndyCar Series races at Iowa Speedway (June 23) and Pocono Raceway (July 7). An Open Test is scheduled for July 4 at the 2.5-mile Pocono oval.

Honda will field cars, motorcycles and an ATV in nine classes along with announcing that it will be a major event sponsor. Honda entered a single vehicle the previous two years, and also had entries in the 1990s.

The vehicles will be developed and driven by Honda associates (aside from Pagenaud), under the banners of Honda Performance Development and Team-Honda Research. Pagenaud’s Pikes Peak vehicle entry and racing class will be announced at a later date.

SOURCE: INDYCAR • Photo: Brian Groce

500 Festival ‘REV Your Engines Concert’ this Saturday

April 26, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

The 500 Festival will kick-off the month of May with the FREE “REV Your Engines Concert” on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7 p.m. on Monument Circle.

The 500 Festival REV Your Engines Concert will feature multi-platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw and Indiana native Jon McLaughlin. The musicians will be introduced by IZOD IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe and Firestone Indy Lights driver Zach Veach, respectively.

Food trucks and a beer garden will also be available to guests during the event. For more information on the concert or other 500 Festival events and programs visit 500festival.com.

DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS STREET CLOSURES

The northwest and entire south side of Monument Circle including the south spoke to Washington Street will be closed starting at 3 p.m. Saturday and will reopen at 1 a.m. Additional street closures, including Meridian Street from Washington to Maryland streets, may be closed at IMPD discretion.

Source: 500 Festival

INDYCAR Announces the 2013 Leaders Circle Entrants

February 6, 2013 by Naptown Buzz

INDYCAR has announced the 2013 Leaders Circle program has expanded to cover the returning 22 full-time entrants committed to date to compete in the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

The confirmed 19 returning members that finished in the top 22 in 2012 entrant points each have been awarded Leaders Circle designations. INDYCAR used its option to fill the three open positions based on the remaining order of 2012 entrant point standings. One entry from Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, HVM Racing and Dragon Racing each were awarded Leaders Circle positions. In 2012, the program featured 20 entrants.

“While the Leaders Circle program was designed to ensure the quality of on-track competition was balanced throughout the field, we felt it was important to extend Leaders Circle benefits to all returning full-time entrants from last season,” said Jeff Belskus, CEO, INDYCAR. “Including all 22 entrants for 2013 allows the IZOD IndyCar Series to continue to build upon the foundation the program has laid over the last several years.”

The Leaders Circle program was established in 2002 to provide incentives to teams that participate full time in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Each Leaders Circle member is assured a minimum of $1 million for the 19-race season if the entrant successfully qualifies for the Indianapolis 500.

“While we are seeing a slight decrease in Leaders Circle payout this season, our goal is to reinvest in the series with more promotion to increase the value of participation for all of those involved,” Belskus said.

With the increase in Leaders Circle entrants from 20 to 22 this season, non-Leaders Circle entrants will compete for payouts awarded to the top three finishers. In each race aside from the Indianapolis 500, the highest-finishing non-Leaders Circle entrant will receive $40,000, followed by $35,000 and $30,000.

Additionally, all entrants will continue to compete for bonuses of $35,000 for first place, $25,000 for second, $20,000 for third, $15,000 for fourth and $10,000 for fifth place at each IZOD IndyCar Series race aside from the Indianapolis 500.

The IZOD IndyCar Series champion and championship entrant again will share a $1 million bonus, with second through fifth in the standings sharing bonuses of $250,000, $175,000, $125,000 and $75,000.

Contingency prizes will continue to be awarded at IZOD IndyCar Series events.

2013 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES LEADER CIRCLE ENTRANTS

Number	Entrant	Driver
1	Andretti Autosport	Ryan Hunter-Reay
3	Team Penske	Helio Castroneves
4	Panther Racing	JR Hildebrand
7	Dragon Racing	Sebastien Bourdais
9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Scott Dixon
10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Dario Franchitti
11	KV Racing Technology	Tony Kanaan
12	Verizon Team Penske	Will Power
14	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Takuma Sato
15	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Graham Rahal
18	Dale Coyne Racing	TBA
19	Dale Coyne Racing	TBA
20	Ed Carpenter Racing	Ed Carpenter
22	Panther DRR	Oriol Servia
25	Andretti Autosport	Marco Andretti
27	Andretti Autosport	James Hinchcliffe
67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Josef Newgarden
77	Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports	Simon Pagenaud
78	KV Racing Technology	Simona de Silvestro
83	NovoNordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	Charlie Kimball
98	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Alex Tagliani
TBA	HVM Racing	TBA

Subject to change

SOURCE: INDYCAR