IRL: Indy 500 Entry List

04/24/96

The Indy Racing League published a list of the entries for the 80th running of the Indy 500, which will be run on May 26 this year. The deadlines for entering cars was April 5. Drivers may be added later.


      Driver &             Sponsor &
      Hometown                 Chassis/Engine/Tires
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 2 14  Scott Brayton	       Glidden Menards Special	       
       Coldwater, MI	       95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

 3  6  Eddie Cheever           Quaker State Menards Special
       Aspen, CO               95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

 4  R  Richie Hearn            Della Penna Motorsports/Food4Less/Fuji Film
       Canyon Country, CA      95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

 5 11  Arie Luyendyk           Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant Heating & Cooling
       Scottsdale, AZ          95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

 6  R  Buzz Calkins            Bradley Food Marts Reynard
       Denver, CO              TBA/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

 7  1  Eliseo Salazar          Cristal/Copec Mobil
       Santiago, Chile         95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

 8  R  Fermin Velez            Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
       Barcelona, Spain        94 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

 9  1  Stephan Gregoire        Hemelgarn Racing
       Indianapolis, IN        95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

10      TBA                    Hemelgarn Racing
                               94 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

11  2  Scott Sharp             Conseco AJ Foyt Racing
       Danville, CA            95 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

12  R  Buzz Calkins            Bradley Food Marts Reynard
       Denver, CO              95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

14  0  Davey Hamilton          AJ Foyt Copenhagen Racing
       Boise, ID               95 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

15  R  David Kudrave           Tempero/Giuffre Racing
       San Pedro, CA           92 Lola/Buick V6/Goodyear

16 11  Johnny Parsons          Team Blueprint Racing Inc.
       Indianapolis, IN        93 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

17      TBA                    Leigh Miller Racing Lola Ford
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone 

18  5  John Paul, Jr.          V-Line Earl's Supply
       West Palm Beach, FL     93 Lola/Menard V6/Goodyear

20  R  Tony Stewart            Menards/Glidden/Quaker State/Special
       Indianapolis, IN        95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

21 11  Roberto Guerrero        WavePhore/Pennzoil Reynard-Ford
       San Juan Capistrano, CA 95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

22  R  Michel Jourdain, Jr.    Herdez Quaker State Canels
       Mexico City, Mexico     95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

23  R  Tony Stewart            Menards/Glidden/Quaker State/Special
       Indianapolis, IN        95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

24  R  Randy Tolsma            McCormack Motorsports
       Indianapolis, IN        93 Lola/TBA/TBA                          

25      TBA                    Tempero/Giuffre Racing
                               92 Lola/TBA/Goodyear

27  R  Jim Guthrie             Team Blueprint Racing Inc.
       Albuquerque, NM         93 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

28      TBA                    Automatic Fire Sprinklers
                               95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

29      TBA                    Slick Gardner/Indy Project
                               92 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/TBA     

30  6  Eddie Cheever           Quaker State Menards Special
       Aspen, CO               95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

31  R  Randy Tolsma            McCormack Motorsports
       Indianapolis, IN        93 Lola/TBA/TBA                  

32 14  Scott Brayton           Glidden Menards Special
       Coldwater, MI           95 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

33  R  Michele Alboreto        Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
       Monte Carlo, Monaco     95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

34  1  Eliseo Salazar          Cristal/Copec Mobil
       Santiago, Chile         95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

35      TBA                    Treadway Racing
                               95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

36  R  Dan Drinan              Loop Hole Racing
       Indianapolis, IN        91 Lola/Buick V6/Goodyear

37      TBA                    Leigh Miller Racing Lola Ford
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

38      TBA                    PDM Racing Inc./Leigh Miller Racing
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

39  0  Scott Harrington        Harrington Motorsports/LP Racing
       Indianapolis, IN        92 Lola/Buick V6/TBA          

40      TBA                    Arizona Executive Air
                               93 Lola/TBA/TBA                   

41      TBA                    A J Foyt Enterprises
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

43      TBA                    Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

44  R  Richie Hearn            Della Penna Mtrsprt/Ralph's Food4Less/Fuji Film
       Canyon Country, CA      95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

45      TBA                    Spirit of San Antonio
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

46  R  Johnny Unser            Ruger-Titanium/Project Indy/Reynard
       Sun Valley, ID          93 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

48      TBA                    A J Foyt Enterprises
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

50  R  Russ Wicks              Gibson Musical Instruments
       Bellevue, WA            95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/TBA 

52  0  Robbie Buhl             Beck Motorsports
       Grosse Pointe, MI       94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/ Firestone

53  0  Mark Dismore            Menards Special
       Greenfield, IN          93 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

54  0  Robbie Buhl             Beck Motorsports
       Grosse Pointe, MI       94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

55  R  Russ Wicks              Gibson Musical Instruments
       Bellevue, WA            95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/TBA 

59      TBA                    Hemelgarn Racing
                               94 Reynard/TBA/Firestone

60  2  Mike Groff              Valvoline Cummins Craftsman Special
       Palm Desert, CA         95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

62      TBA                    Menards Special
                               93 Lola/Menard V6/Firestone

63  R  Michele Alboreto        Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
       Monte Carlo, Monaco     95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

64  R  Johnny Unser            Ruger-Titanium/Project Indy/Reynard
       Sun Valley, ID          95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

65      TBA                    Tempero/Giuffre Racing
                               93 Lola/TBA/Goodyear

66  0  Jeff Wood               Burns Motorsports, Inc.
       Wichita, KS             92 Lola/Buick V6/TBA      

68      TBA                    Burns Motorsports Inc.
                               92 Lola/Buick V6/TBA              

70  4  Davy Jones              Delco Electronics High Tech Team Galles
       Lake Tahoe, NV          95 Lola/Mercedes Ilmor/Goodyear

72  4  Davy Jones              Delco Electronics High Tech Team Galles
       Lake Tahoe, NV          95 Lola/Merceds Ilmor/Goodyear

73  R  Michel Jourdain, Jr.    Herdez Quaker State Canels
       Mexico City, Mexico     95 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

75  R  Johnny O'Connell        Cunningham Racing
       Chandler, AZ            95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

77  R  Butch Brickell          Brickell Racing Group
       Miami, FL               93 Lola/Menard V6/Goodyear

79  0  Scott Harrington        Harrington Motorsports/LP Racing
       Indianapolis, IN        92 Lola/TBA/TBA                   

80      TBA                    Arizona Executive Air
                               92 Lola/TBA/TBA                   

82      TBA                    A J Foyt Enterprises
                               93 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

84      TBA                    A J Foyt Enterprises
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Goodyear

85      TBA                    Spirit of San Antonio
                               94 Lola/Ford Cosworth  XB/Firestone

87      TBA                    Pagan Racing
                               92 Lola/Buick V6/Goodyear

88      TBA                    Average Joe's Sports Pub & Grub
                               94 Reynard/Cosworth XB/Firestone

89      TBA                    Hemelgarn Racing
                               92 Lola/TBA/Firestone

90  4  Lyn St. James           Lifetime TV/Alta Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
       Daytona Beach, FL       94 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

91  3  Buddy Lazier            Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet
       Vail, CO                95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

92  R  Brad Murphey            Hemelgarn Racing
       Tucson, AZ              92 Lola/Buick V6/Firestone

93  R  Fermin Velez            Alta Spring Water/Perry Ellis/Royal Purple
       Barcelona, Spain        94 Lola/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

94  2  Hideshi Matsuda         Beck Motorsports
       Kawasaki-Shi, Japan     95 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

95  2  Hideshi Matsuda         Beck Motorsports
       Kawasaki-Shi, Japan     94 Lola/Ford Cosworth XB/Firestone

96  R  Paul Durant             ABF Motorsports USA Sunrise Rental Canada
       Manteca, CA             92 Lola/Buick V6/Goodyear

98 11  Roberto Guerrero        WavePhore/Pennzoil/Reynard-Ford
       San Juan Capistrano, CA 95 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

99      TBA                    Pagan Racing
                               94 Reynard/Ford Cosworth V8/Goodyear

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