Several teams and drivers of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series will participate later this week to the Open Test held at Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama.
The road course will also be the scene of an IndyCar race to be held April 11.
Contractors have installed 8,200 linear feet of 14-foot-tall fencing with tire barriers in front along sections of the 2.38-mile, 17-turn circuit. It's a safety amendment built required by the Indy Racing League and happily accommodated by track owner George Barber Jr.
"The first and foremost thing with Mr. Barber is safety," says Mark Whitt, the track manager who's been on the job before a shovel went into the ground.
"We have changed over the (six) years. We've added dirt at Turn 11, moved the guardrail back 60 feet and added paved runoff. No sanctioning body said you have to do this. We did it on our own with direction by Mr. Barber, who said if it's a problem area we have to fix it."
IZOD Indycar series Open Test
February 24-25 at Barber Motorsport Park
Car
Driver
Hometown
Entrant
2
Raphael Matos
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
de Ferran Luczo Dragon Racing
3
Helio Castroneves
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Team Penske
5
Takuma Sato (R)
Tokyo
KV Racing Technology
6
Ryan Briscoe
Sydney, Australia
Team Penske
7
Danica Patrick
Roscoe, Ill.
Andretti Autosport 1
8
E.J. Viso
Caracas, Venezuela
KV Racing Technology
9
Scott Dixon
Auckland, New Zealand
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10
Dario Franchitti
Edinburgh, Scotland
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11
Tony Kanaan
Salvador, Brazil
Andretti Autosport 3
The road course will also be the scene of an IndyCar race to be held April 11.
Contractors have installed 8,200 linear feet of 14-foot-tall fencing with tire barriers in front along sections of the 2.38-mile, 17-turn circuit. It's a safety amendment built required by the Indy Racing League and happily accommodated by track owner George Barber Jr.
"The first and foremost thing with Mr. Barber is safety," says Mark Whitt, the track manager who's been on the job before a shovel went into the ground.
"We have changed over the (six) years. We've added dirt at Turn 11, moved the guardrail back 60 feet and added paved runoff. No sanctioning body said you have to do this. We did it on our own with direction by Mr. Barber, who said if it's a problem area we have to fix it."
IZOD Indycar series Open Test
February 24-25 at Barber Motorsport Park
Car
Driver
Hometown
Entrant
2
Raphael Matos
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
de Ferran Luczo Dragon Racing
3
Helio Castroneves
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Team Penske
5
Takuma Sato (R)
Tokyo
KV Racing Technology
6
Ryan Briscoe
Sydney, Australia
Team Penske
7
Danica Patrick
Roscoe, Ill.
Andretti Autosport 1
8
E.J. Viso
Caracas, Venezuela
KV Racing Technology
9
Scott Dixon
Auckland, New Zealand
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10
Dario Franchitti
Edinburgh, Scotland
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11
Tony Kanaan
Salvador, Brazil
Andretti Autosport 3