2003 Indianapolis 500 Entries (As Of April 4)

Driver

Entrant

Car

C/E/T

Entry Date

Scott Dixon (R) Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9, 9T Target Chip Ganassi Racing G/T/F March 5
Tomas Scheckter Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10, 10T Target Chip Ganassi Racing G/T/F March 5
Robbie Buhl Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24, 24T Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing D/C/F March 6
Kenny Brack Team Rahal 15, 15T Rahal/Letterman Miller Lite/Pioneer D/H/F March 13
Roger Yasukawa (R) Super Aguri Fernandez Racing 55, 55T Panasonic ARTA D/H/F March 14
Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 8, 8T Delphi D/T/F March 14
Al Unser Jr. Kelley Racing 31, 31T Corteco D/T/F March 14
Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 91, 91T Hemelgarn/Life Fitness/Delta Faucet D/C/F March 17
Michael Andretti Andretti Green Racing 7, 7T Team 7-Eleven D/H/F March 26
Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 11, 11T Team 7-Eleven D/H/F March 26
Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 27, 27T Alpine/Archipelago/Motorola D/H/F March 26
Dan Wheldon (R) Andretti Green Racing 26, 26T Klein Tools/Jim Beam D/H/F March 26
Scott Mayer (R) PDM Racing 18 TBA D/C/F March 27
Shigeaki Hattori A.J. Foyt Enterprises 5, 5T EPSON/A.J. Foyt Racing D*/T/F April 1
A.J. Foyt IV (R) A.J. Foyt Enterprises 14, 14T Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing D*/T/F April 1
TBA A.J. Foyt Enterprises 41, 41T A.J. Foyt Racing D*/T/F April 1
Sam Hornish Jr. Panther Racing 4, 4T Pennzoil Panther Dallara D/C/F April 1
Billy Boat Panther Racing 98, 98T Panther Racing Chevrolet D/C/F April 1
Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23, 23T TBA D/C/F April 1
Tora Takagi (R) Nunn Racing 12, 12T Pioneer Mo Nunn Racing G/T/F April 1
Felipe Giaffone Nunn Racing 21, 21T Hollywood Mo Nunn Racing G/T/F April 1
Arie Luyendyk Nunn Racing 20, 20T Meijer Mo Nunn Racing G/T/F April 1
Jaques Lazier Team Menard 2, 2T Menards/Johns Manville D/C/F April 2
Vitor Meira (R) Team Menard 22, 22T Menards/Johns Manville D/C/F April 2
TBA Target Chip Ganassi Racing 33, 33T Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz/Toyota G/T/F April 2
Helio Castroneves Penske Racing 3, 3T Marlboro Team Penske D*/T/F April 2
Gil de Ferran Penske Racing 6, 6T Marlboro Team Penske D*/T/F April 2
TBA Penske Racing 66, 66T Marlboro Team Penske D*/T/F April 2
TBA Penske Racing 68, 68T Marlboro Team Penske D*/T/F April 2
TBA Beck Motorsports 54, 54T TBA D/H/F April 2
Greg Ray Access Motorsports 13, 13T Trim Spa Special G/H/F April 2
Buddy Rice (R) Red Bull Cheever Racing 52, 52T Red Bull Cheever Racing Chevrolet D/C/F April 2
TBA Red Bull Cheever Racing 51, 51T Red Bull Cheever Racing Chevrolet D/C/F April 2
Tony Renna (R) Kelley Racing 32, 32T Cure Autism Now/HomeMed D/T/F April 4

Key: C/E/T-Chassis/engine/tire; D-Dallara; G-Panoz G Force; C-Chevrolet; H-Honda; T-Toyota; F-Firestone; (R)-Indianapolis 500 rookie; TBA-to be announced; *-Backup chassis is Panoz G Force.

ENTRY SUMMARY:

DRIVERS (28)

Former race winners (5): Arie Luyendyk, 2 (1990, 1997); Al Unser Jr., 2 (1992, 1994); Buddy Lazier (1996); Kenny Brack (1999); Helio Castroneves, 2 (2001-02).

Former pole winners (5): Arie Luyendyk, 3 (1993, 1997, 1999); Al Unser Jr. (1994), Billy Boat (1998), Greg Ray (2000), Scott Sharp (2001).

Rookies (9): Scott Dixon, Roger Yasukawa, Dan Wheldon, Scott Mayer, A.J. Foyt IV, Tora Takagi, Vitor Meira, Buddy Rice, Tony Renna.

U.S. born (15): Robbie Buhl, Roger Yasukawa, Scott Sharp, Al Unser Jr., Buddy Lazier, Michael Andretti, Scott Mayer, A.J. Foyt IV, Sam Hornish Jr., Billy Boat, Sarah Fisher, Jaques Lazier, Greg Ray, Buddy Rice, Tony Renna.

Foreign born (13): Scott Dixon, New Zealand; Tomas Scheckter, South Africa; Kenny Brack, Sweden; Tony Kanaan, Brazil; Dario Franchitti, Scotland; Dan Wheldon, England; Shigeaki Hattori, Japan; Tora Takagi, Japan; Felipe Giaffone, Brazil; Arie Luyendyk, Holland; Vitor Meira, Brazil; Helio Castroneves, Brazil; Gil de Ferran, Brazil.

Youngest: A.J. Foyt IV, 18.

Oldest: Arie Luyendyk, 49.

Most previous starts: Arie Luyendyk, 17.

CARS (67)

Chassis: Dallara 46, Panoz G Force 21.

Engines: Chevrolet 19, Honda 16, Toyota 32.


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