2009 IRL IndyCar Series Discussion

JB-F1 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:33 pm

Races
1 5 Apr St. Petersburg
2 19 Apr Long Beach
3 26 Apr Kansas
4 24 May Indianapolis
5 31 May Milwaukee
6 6 Jun Texas
7 21 Jun Iowa
8 27 Jun Richmond
9 5 Jul Watkins Glen
10 12 Jul Toronto
11 26 Jul Edmonton
12 1 Aug Kentucky
13 9 Aug Mid-Ohio
14 23 Aug Infineon
15 29 Aug Chicago
16 19 Sep Motegi

(A Very Optimistic and Provisional) Entry List

Team Penske
3) Helio Castroneves (TBC)/Will Power
6) Ryan Briscoe

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
02) TBA
06) Graham Rahal

KV Racing Technology
5?) Mario Moraes
8?) TBA

Chip Ganassi Racing
9) Scott Dixon
10) Dario Franchitti

Vision Racing
2) TBA
20) Ed Carpenter

Conquest Racing
34) TBA
36) Alex Tagliani

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
TBA) TBA
15) TBA

AJ Foyt Enterprises
14) Vitor Meira

Rahal Letterman Racing
17) TBA

Dale Coyne Racing
18) TBA
19) TBA

Panther Racing
4) Dan Wheldon

HVM Racing
33) Ernesto Viso
TBA) TBA

Andretti Green Racing
7) Danica Patrick
11) Tony Kanaan
26) Marco Andretti
27) Hideki Mutoh

Luczo Dragon Racing
12) Raphael Matos

Team 3G
?) Stanton Barrett

Sarah Fisher Racing
67) Sarah Fisher

2008 drivers without a drive for 2009
[spoiler]Justin Wilson
Darren Manning
Tomas Scheckter
Mario Moraes
Mario Dominguez
Bruno Junqueira
AJ Foyt IV
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Franck Perera
Jeff Simmons
Davey Hamilton
Paul Tracy
Milka Duno
Townsend Bell
Buddy Rice
Jay Howard
John Andretti
Marty Roth (has quit the series)
Oriol Servia
Will Power
Jaime Camara
Enrique Bernoldi
Max Papis
Roger Yasukawa
Phil Giebler
Buddy Lazier
Franck Montagny
David Martinez
Nelson Philippe
Roberto Moreno
Antonio Pizzonia
Juho Annala
Jimmy Vasser
Alex Figge
Alex Lloyd[/spoiler]

Roll of Honour
1996 - Buzz Calkins/Scott Sharp
1996/97 - Tony Stewart
1998 - Kenny Brack
1999 - Greg Ray
2000 - Buddy Lazier
2001 - Sam Hornish Jr
2002 - Sam Hornish Jr
2003 - Scott Dixon
2004 - Tony Kanaan
2005 - Dan Wheldon
2006 - Sam Hornish Jr
2007 - Dario Franchitti
2008 - Scott Dixon

Georgie · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:57 pm

Forsythe Racing also intends to race in the IndyCar Series in 2009. There hasn't been an official word yet that they are in but their team manager said in July last year that they are 95% to finalizing programs for the team.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:59 pm

Doornbos can directly get a drive at HVM but he is still talking with Newman/Haas together with ING.

pending · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:20 pm

Georgeboi999 wrote:

Forsythe Racing also intends to race in the IndyCar Series in 2009. There hasn't been an official word yet that they are in but their team manager said in July last year that they are 95% to finalizing programs for the team.

I thought that was for Indy Lights.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:23 pm

That's what I thought as well, though I'm sure they mentioned an Indy 500 attempt as well.

JB-F1 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:32 pm

Indy Lights is what they said, and I can't see them attempting a full IRL season in the current crisis if they didn't have enough money to compete to start with

Georgie · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:33 pm

Quote:

Forsythe plan IRL and ALMS for '09

By David Phillips Saturday, July 19th 2008, 20:12 GMT

Forsythe Racing are close to finalising IRL IndyCar Series and American Le Mans Series programmes for 2009, according to team manager Ken Swieck.

The team have remained active in the Atlantic Series this year after deciding that they had insufficient funding to join the merged IndyCar Series from Champ Car, but recently revealed that they will join the Indy Lights championship next season.

Swieck was much in evident at this weekend's Mid-Ohio event in the IndyCar, ALMS and Lights paddocks, and made it clear that Forsythe's 2009 ambitions are not limited to the junior categories.

"We've got a Formula Atlantic deal this year and we're planning on going ahead with that, we announced the Indy Lights programme last week and we're looking at both ALMS and the IndyCar Series," he said.

"I'd say the ALMS and IndyCar programmes are about 95 percent done."

Swieck confirmed that Forsythe intended to contest both series rather than choosing one or the other.

"Our plan is to treat this like a business, and that means diversifying our efforts to take advantage over all the opportunities that come our way," he said.

jeffdale24 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:21 pm

Marty Roth 'quit the series?'

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:36 pm

He got told not to come back.

JB-F1 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:36 pm

jeffdale24 wrote:

Marty Roth 'quit the series?'

The team is up for sale. Latest rumour is none other than Nelson Philippe is planning on buying the team

Quote:

Question: Where do you think Tomas Scheckter will end up? A one off at Indy in a second Luczo Dragon car? Why not Penske? Could he start his own team and buy Roth's equiptment? (Tony, Portage, Ind.)

Answer: I suppose he could end up at Penske, but I doubt it, and I don't think he has the backing to start his own team. Word on the street is that Nelson Phillippe will purchase Roth's equipment, but that hasn't been confirmed. As for Tomas, I don't hear his name mentioned enough to think he'll have anything in the IRL except for an Indy 500 ride.

http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/ ... l_and.html

chimp · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:11 pm

Detroit is out from this year calendar

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:45 pm

chimp wrote:

Detroit is out from this year calendar

No loss...

Replace with Denver plz (If wanting a street course)

Replace with Road America plz (if any track is an option)

Littlec · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:12 pm

chimp wrote:

Detroit is out from this year calendar

So no race at Detroit at all? Since ALMS isn't going to Detroit neither. And Motegi as season finale this year?

Gabriel · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:17 pm

codename_47 wrote:

chimp wrote:

Detroit is out from this year calendar

No loss...

Replace with Denver plz (If wanting a street course)

Replace with Road America plz (if any track is an option)

Cleveland tbh.

CART fan · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:38 pm

PAXTON wrote:

codename_47 wrote:

chimp wrote:

Detroit is out from this year calendar

No loss...

Replace with Denver plz (If wanting a street course)

Replace with Road America plz (if any track is an option)

Cleveland tbh.

no track is going to replace it unless it's a rental

CART fan · PostPosted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:41 pm

Georgeboi999 wrote:

Quote:

Forsythe plan IRL and ALMS for '09

By David Phillips Saturday, July 19th 2008, 20:12 GMT

Forsythe Racing are close to finalising IRL IndyCar Series and American Le Mans Series programmes for 2009, according to team manager Ken Swieck.

The team have remained active in the Atlantic Series this year after deciding that they had insufficient funding to join the merged IndyCar Series from Champ Car, but recently revealed that they will join the Indy Lights championship next season.

Swieck was much in evident at this weekend's Mid-Ohio event in the IndyCar, ALMS and Lights paddocks, and made it clear that Forsythe's 2009 ambitions are not limited to the junior categories.

"We've got a Formula Atlantic deal this year and we're planning on going ahead with that, we announced the Indy Lights programme last week and we're looking at both ALMS and the IndyCar Series," he said.

"I'd say the ALMS and IndyCar programmes are about 95 percent done."

Swieck confirmed that Forsythe intended to contest both series rather than choosing one or the other.

"Our plan is to treat this like a business, and that means diversifying our efforts to take advantage over all the opportunities that come our way," he said.

Forsythe going to the IRL is not going to happen.

pending · PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:25 am

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... -miller///

Penske seat up for grabs it seems....

Mercedes5CLR · PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:29 am

Yep, sounds like Helio has lost his seat.. The Captians foot came down and kick him out the door.

Sorry Helio, I like you but you screwed up big..

pending · PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:40 am

Yea, I'm pretty sorry for the guy, but he made his bed and he has to sleep in it.

I just hope Wilson gets the seat, but I see Penske choosing Hunter Reay...

Chris A · PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:25 pm

Isn't Hornish a candidate to return as well?

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