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
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