The count is finally in and 22 Dallara-Hondas entered by 14 different teams will take part in the Honda Grand Prix of St-Petersburg, which will mark the start of the 2009 IndyCar season this season.
Many observers were pessimistic about the car count for this year championship but late deals and last minute sponsors made the difference at the end.
Entry list:
No. Race number Driver Team
1-2-Raphael Matos (R) Luczo Dragon Racing
2-3- Will Power Team Penske
3-4-Dan Wheldon Panther Racing
4-5-Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology
5-6-Ryan Briscoe Team Penske
6-7-Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing
7-9-Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing
8-10-Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing
9-11-Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing
10-13-E.J. Viso HVM Racing
11-14-Vitor Meira A.J. Foyt
12-19-Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing
13-20-Ed Carpenter Vision Racing
14-21-Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing
15-23-Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
16-24-Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
17-26-Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing
18-27-Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing
19-34-Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing
20-98-Stanton Barrett (R) Team 3G
21-02-Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
22-06-Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
(R)= Rookie
photo:IRL
Many observers were pessimistic about the car count for this year championship but late deals and last minute sponsors made the difference at the end.
Entry list:
No. Race number Driver Team
1-2-Raphael Matos (R) Luczo Dragon Racing
2-3- Will Power Team Penske
3-4-Dan Wheldon Panther Racing
4-5-Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology
5-6-Ryan Briscoe Team Penske
6-7-Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing
7-9-Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing
8-10-Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing
9-11-Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing
10-13-E.J. Viso HVM Racing
11-14-Vitor Meira A.J. Foyt
12-19-Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing
13-20-Ed Carpenter Vision Racing
14-21-Ryan Hunter-Reay Vision Racing
15-23-Darren Manning Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
16-24-Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
17-26-Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing
18-27-Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing
19-34-Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing
20-98-Stanton Barrett (R) Team 3G
21-02-Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
22-06-Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
(R)= Rookie
photo:IRL