With yesterday’s confirmations of Takuma Sato and Helio Castroneves to ride in the 110th Indianapolis 500, the field stands at 31. There has been no formal announcement that Colton Herta will be in the fourth Andretti car, but from what I’m hearing, that edal is complete. The entry list then stands at 32.
The organization that acquired Prema is likely to enter one car, and I’m hearing Abel Motorsports may enter a car. Katherine Legge is working to secure a drive, but which team she would be with is unclear.
I see another 34 car entry list. The former Prema group is scrambling to have a car on track for Long Beach, so I can’t see them fielding two entries for Indy.
Here is a break down of the entry list as it stands now:
Chevy (16)
McLaren (4): O’Ward, Siegel, Lundgaard, Hunter-Reay
Penske (3): Newgarden, McLaughlin, Malukas
ECR (3): Rossi, Rasmussen, Carpenter
Foyt (2): Collet (R), Ferrucci
JHR (2): VeeKay, Robb
DRR (2): Daly, Harvey
Honda (15) (16 with Herta)
RLL (4): Rahal, Foster, Schumacher (R), Sato
AG (3): Power, Kirkwood, Ericsson, (Herta?)
CGR (3): Simpson, Dixon Palou
MSR (3): Castroneves, Rosenqvist, Armstrong
DCR (2): Grosjean, Hauger (R)
Notes
Curt Cignetti will drive the pace car for the 500. Details here:
For the first time since 2008 IndyCar has averaged more than 1 million television viewers for the first three races. Whatever the series and its tv partner are doing, it’s working.
The Pit Window by Mike Silver 