Dana, Barron and Carpentier confirmed
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irl.racing-live.com
Indianapolis 500-winning teams Hemelgarn Racing and
Red Bull Cheever Racing each filed entries on Wednesday for the 89th running of
the Indianapolis 500.
1996 winner Hemelgarn filed one entry, while 1998 winner Cheever submitted two
entries. Rookie Paul Dana was named as the driver of the Hemelgarn entry, while
2002 Indianapolis 500 co-Rookie of the Year Alex Barron and rookie Patrick
Carpentier were named as drivers of the Red Bull Cheever Racing entries.
Dana, from St. Louis, will drive the No. 91 Ethanol/Remy/LifeFitness Dallara/Toyota/Firestone
as he attempts to make his first Indianapolis 500 start. A backup car has been
entered.
Dana is a veteran of the Menards Infiniti Pro Series, winning in 2004 at
Milwaukee and racing in the Futaba Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in 2003 and 2004. Pat Jordan is the chief mechanic, and Lee Kunzman is
the team manager.
Barron, from San Diego, will drive the No. 51 Red Bull Cheever Racing Toyota
Dallara/Toyota/Firestone, with a backup car entered. He will attempt to make his
fourth career Indianapolis 500 start. Barron has finished in the top 12 in each
of his three starts, with a best result of fourth in 2002 when he was named co-Rookie
of the Year with Tomas Scheckter. Craig McCain is the chief mechanic.
Carpentier, from Ville Lasalle, Quebec, will attempt to make his first
Indianapolis 500 start in the No. 83 Red Bull Cheever Racing Toyota Dallara/Toyota/Firestone,
with a backup car entered. Rhodri Griffiths is the chief mechanic. Max Jones is
the team manager for both Cheever entries.
The 89th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway. Entries must be postmarked by midnight Wednesday, April 6.