2024 R05: 108th Indianapolis 500

[MonteCristo]

Confirmed:

Conor Daly to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: https://racer.com/2024/04/09/daly-to-ru ... rted-deal/

Katherine Legge to Coyne: https://racer.com/2024/04/09/coyne-conf ... -indy-500/

Also in the news:

Abel Motorsports has a new chassis that they'll aiming to run at Indy by themselves: https://racer.com/2024/04/09/abel-conti ... 500-entry/

Says racer: "Enerson is in the frame again and is searching for sponsorship to clinch a deal with Abel, and other funded Indy 500 veterans including Charlie Kimball, Stefan Wilson, and Devlin DeFrancesco have been searching for opportunities to take part in the event."

[MonteCristo]

Open test day 1 morning (afternoon was rained out):

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time Speed Diff Gap Best Lap Total Laps
1 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F 00:39.3338 228.811 --.---- --.---- 23 43
2 17 Larson, Kyle (R) D/C/F 00:39.7554 226.384 0.4216 0.4216 23 43
3 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 00:39.7622 226.346 0.4284 0.0068 38 41
4 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F 00:39.7876 226.201 0.4538 0.0254 17 50
5 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F 00:39.9328 225.379 0.5990 0.1452 12 43
6 14 Ferrucci, Santino D/C/F 00:40.2921 223.369 0.9583 0.3593 21 31
7 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F 00:40.3022 223.313 0.9684 0.0101 47 48
8 11 Armstrong, Marcus (R) D/H/F 00:40.3024 223.312 0.9686 0.0002 42 43
9 8 Lundqvist, Linus (R) D/H/F 00:40.3228 223.199 0.9890 0.0204 16 37
10 60 Rosenqvist, Felix D/H/F 00:40.3655 222.963 1.0317 0.0427 32 43
11 12 Power, Will D/C/F 00:40.3763 222.903 1.0425 0.0108 26 42
12 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F 00:40.4591 222.447 1.1253 0.0828 36 47
13 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 00:40.4738 222.366 1.1400 0.0147 6 37
14 28 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F 00:40.5030 222.206 1.1692 0.0292 11 18
15 27 Kirkwood, Kyle D/H/F 00:40.5196 222.115 1.1858 0.0166 15 16
16 66 Blomqvist, Tom (R) D/H/F 00:40.5340 222.036 1.2002 0.0144 23 45
17 24 Daly, Conor D/C/F 00:40.5680 221.850 1.2342 0.0340 10 22
18 75 Sato, Takuma D/H/F 00:40.5708 221.834 1.2370 0.0028 14 15
19 20 Carpenter, Ed D/C/F 00:40.5857 221.753 1.2519 0.0149 7 25
20 06 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 00:40.6507 221.398 1.3169 0.0650 20 21
21 77 Grosjean, Romain D/C/F 00:40.6944 221.161 1.3606 0.0437 12 24
22 6 Ilott, Callum D/C/F 00:40.7083 221.085 1.3745 0.0139 5 7
23 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F 00:40.7209 221.017 1.3871 0.0126 6 21
24 45 Lundgaard, Christian D/H/F 00:40.8727 220.196 1.5389 0.1518 6 6
25 41 Robb, Sting Ray D/C/F 00:40.8845 220.132 1.5507 0.0118 9 9
26 7 Rossi, Alexander D/C/F 00:41.2496 218.184 1.9158 0.3651 4 28
27 78 Canapino, Agustin D/C/F 00:41.5163 216.782 2.1825 0.2667 13 13
28 23 Hunter-Reay, Ryan D/C/F 00:43.6278 206.290 4.2940 2.1115 3 7
29 4 Simpson, Kyffin (R) D/H/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0
30 33 Rasmussen, Christian (R) D/C/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0
31 18 Siegel, Nolan (R) D/H/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0
32 30 Fittipaldi, Pietro D/H/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0
33 98 Andretti, Marco D/H/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0
34 51 Legge, Katherine D/H/F No Time No Speed 0.0000 0.0000 0 0

https://racer.com/2024/04/10/newgarden- ... open-test/

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Abel Motorsports has a new chassis that they'll aiming to run at Indy by themselves: https://racer.com/2024/04/09/abel-conti ... 500-entry/

Says racer: "Enerson is in the frame again and is searching for sponsorship to clinch a deal with Abel, and other funded Indy 500 veterans including Charlie Kimball, Stefan Wilson, and Devlin DeFrancesco have been searching for opportunities to take part in the event."

Not happening it seems....

Racer has updated the above today.....

Abel Motorsports drops Indy 500 plans; entry list set at 34
Bill Abel and his Abel Motorsports team will not take part in the Indianapolis 500, which solidifies the field at 34 cars.

Abel said on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park that he was giving it another week to see if his 2023 Indy 500 driver RC Enerson could raise the funds to bankroll the effort, but Enerson’s efforts were unsuccessful.

“Yes, that’s what’s happened,” Abel said. “I had a meeting at the shop this morning and let everybody know we won’t be racing at Indy.”

Abel’s son Jacob won his first Indy NXT race last weekend and could be in the frame to test the team’s brand-new Dallara DW12, and possibly take part in his first IndyCar race later in the season if everything aligns as desired.

Full story https://racer.com/2024/05/03/abel-motor ... set-at-34/

[MonteCristo]

Bugger, that's a shame.

[Cheeveer]

um

[MonteCristo]

Nooo, it's already dead!

[DoubleFart]

Nooo, it's already dead!

[Cheeveer]

False alarm, lol. Ilott is confirmed.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Practice starts Tuesday I think.

Schedule:

May 14 | Tue. Practice
May 15 | Wed. Practice
May 16 | Thu. Practice
May 17 | Fast Friday
May 18 | Sat. Quals
May 19 | Sun. Quals
May 20 | Mon. Practice
May 24 | Carb Day
May 25 | Legends Day
May 26 | Race Day

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So no surprises with Ilott confirmed in the #6 for McLaren

Oh, except we have a 30 year span between the youngest drivers (Both Kyffin Simpson and Nolan Siegel are just 19) and the oldest fart, Helio, at 49.
Helio is after AJ Foyt's record... AJ was 57 when he started in 1992

That gives us 34 all up

FULL INDY 500 ENTRY LIST

Chev
AJ Foyt: #14 Santino Ferrucci, #41 Sting Ray Robb.
Arrow McLaren: #5 Pato O'Ward, #6 Callum Ilott, #7 Alexander Rossi, #17 Kyle Larson.
Dreyer & Reinbold: #23 Ryan Hunter-Reay, #24 Conor Daly.
Ed Carpenter: #20 Ed Carpenter, #21 Rinus VeeKay, #33 Christian Rasmussen.
Juncos Hollinger: #77 Romain Grosjean, #78 Agustin Canapino.
Penske: #2 Josef Newgarden, #3 Scott McLaughlin, #12 Will Power.

Honda
Andretti Global: #26 Colton Herta, #27 Kyle Kirkwood, #28 Marcus Ericsson, #98 Marco Andretti.
Chip Ganassi: #4 Kyffin Simpson, #8 Linus Lundqvist, #9 Scott Dixon, #10 Álex Palou #11 Marcus Armstrong.
Dale Coyne: #18 Nolan Siegel, #51 Katherine Legge.
Meyer Shank: #06 Hélio Castroneves, #60 Felix Rosenqvist, #66 Tom Blomqvist.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan : #15 Graham Rahal, #30 Pietro Fittipaldi, #45 Christian Lundgaard, #75 Takuma Sato.

[MonteCristo]

False alarm, lol. Ilott is confirmed.

Rather, he might be the backup if Larson can't run.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Its new livery time


Juncos Hollinger Racing has revealed special liveries for Romain Grosjean and Agustin Canapino



Grosjean was nicknamed 'The Phoenix' after surviving a horrific fiery crash in what was his final Formula 1 start in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, escaping with only minor injuries.

Romain's livery for his third 500 reflects the design of the mythological Phoenix.

“The Phoenix is how you take a bad experience and turn it into a good experience," said Grosjean, who drives the No. 77 for Juncos. "Obviously, my experience was in the fire, but The Phoenix is a way to say to people that they can do it. Just because you go through something brutal, it doesn’t mean that you can’t come back from it, rise from it, and reach a better level. That’s what I like about the Phoenix - it’s not the fire, it’s the rise after it.

The No. 78 entry of Agustin Canapino will also be designed based on his own persona, ‘The Titan.' The Argentina-born driver earned the moniker from his home country as he became a national hero through his racing career. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2023, finishing 26th after being collected in a late-race crash.

“I am incredibly proud to represent the people of Argentina, and even more proud of the nickname they have bestowed upon me,” said Canapino