Written by:
Kevin Krefting
02/25/2008
Indianapolis, Ind.
Foyt appears poised to retain his Vision seat in '08. (LAT Photo)
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SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE: SPEED will interrupt regularly scheduled programming Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET to broadcast coverage of the scheduled IndyCar Series press conference from Homestead-Miami Speedway formally announcing the merger with the Champ Car World Series for 2008. SPEED’s Robin Miller will be on-site providing commentary and perspective.
A total of 15 drivers will take part in the first IndyCar Series test of the season, incidentally the first after the confirmation of reunification this weekend. No former Champ Car outfits will attend the three-day sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as they’re expected to get their own special test on a latter date.
The biggest headline from today’s entry list is the virtual confirmation of A.J. Foyt IV as a Vision Racing driver. Vision has yet to confirm its ’08 lineup, and there was much speculation that the squad could downsize to just one car (for Ed Carpenter) this season.
In addition, a 19-driver Indy Pro Series entry list was also confirmed, containing three TBA slots.
IndyCar Series Homestead Test Entry List:
No.2 A.J. Foyt IV, Hockley, Texas, Vision Racing
No.3 Helio Castroneves, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Team Penske
No.4 Vitor Meira, Brasilia, Brazil, Panther Racing
No.6 Ryan Briscoe, Sydney, Australia, Team Penske
No.7 Danica Patrick, Roscoe, Ill., Andretti Green Racing
No.9 Scott Dixon, Auckland, New Zealand, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
No.10 Dan Wheldon, Emberton, England, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
No.11 Tony Kanaan, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Andretti Green Racing
No.14 Darren Manning, North Yorkshire, England, A.J. Foyt Enterprises
No.17 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Boca Raton, Fla., Rahal Letterman Racing
No.20 Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Vision Racing
No.24 Jay Howard (R), Basildon, England, Roth Racing
No.25 Marty Roth, Toronto, Roth Racing
No.26 Marco Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., Andretti Green Racing
No.27 Hideki Mutoh (R), Tokyo, Andretti Green Racing
Indy Pro Series Homestead Test Entry List:
No.3 Juan Manuel Polar (R), Arequipa, Peru, Brian Stewart Racing
No.4 Sean Guthrie, Albuquerque, N.M., Guthrie Racing
No.5 Andrew Prendeville, Summit, N.J., RLR/Andersen Racing
No.6 Jake Slotten (R), Kimberly, Wis., Michael Crawford Motorsports
No.7 Richard Antinucci, Rome, Sam Schmidt Motorsports
No.8 Nathan Freke (R), Kidderminster, England, Michael Crawford Motorsports
No.11 James Davison (R), Melbourne, Australia, Sam Schmidt Motorsports
No.16 Brent Sherman (R), Wauconda, Ill., Panther Racing
No.17 Bobby Wilson, Oconomowoc, Wis., Team E
No.18 Cyndie Alleman (R), Moutier, Switzerland, American Spirit Racing
No.23 Ana Beatriz (R), Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sam Schmidt Motorsports
No.25 TBA, TBA, RLR/Andersen Racing
No.27 Raphael Matos (R), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Andretti Green-AFS Racing
No.34 Jon Brownson, Breckenridge, Colo., Sam Schmidt Motorsports
No.41 TBA, TBA, Guthrie Racing
No.43 Brandon Wagner (R), Lafayette, Ind., SWE
No.44 TBA, TBA, SpeedWorks
No.53 Mike Potekhen, Silverthorne, Colo., Apex Racing
No.54 Micky Gilbert, Golden, Colo., Mile High Motorsports
