The race for the Borg-Warner Trophy is on, as an interesting mix of three
former winners, five IRL IndyCar® Series champions and eight event rookies are
included on the entry list for the 89th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29
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paddocktalk.com
Buddy Lazier, Helio Castroneves and defending champion Buddy Rice are the three
past Indy winners on the entry list for the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
There are 36 entries for the 33-car field, with 33 drivers named to those
entries. A total of 69 cars, including backup cars, are listed on the entries.
The 89th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. (EDT, noon local)
Sunday, May 29 and will be broadcast live on ABC Sports and the IMS Radio
Network. On-track activity starts Sunday, May 8 on indystar.com Opening Day.
This year's Indianapolis 500 features a variety of exciting changes designed to
benefit fans and teams. Changes include:
A new start time of one hour later than in past years. The new start time moves
the event into a better time slot for national television viewers and also
provides more time for hundreds of thousands of race fans to arrive at the track
on Race Day morning.
A new qualifying format that produces bumping on each day of qualifying. There
also will be a return to the traditional four days of qualifying, expanding from
the three days of recent years. MBNA Pole Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 14,
with Rubber Queen Second Day Qualifying on Sunday, May 15, Third Day Qualifying
on Saturday, May 21 and Bump Day on Sunday, May 22.