INDY 500: Cahill Racing files entry form for 85th Indy 500
Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
March 29, 2001INDIANAPOLIS - Cahill Racing filed an entry March 28 for the 85th Indianapolis 500, with Dr. Jack Miller as the driver.
Miller, from Westfield, Ind., will drive the No. 11 Olympus/Opalescence/Cahill Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone, with an identical backup car entered. Kevin Hertle is the chief mechanic, and Larry Cahill is the team owner and manager.
The 85th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 27. Entries must be postmarked by April 11. All drivers will compete for one of the 33 starting spots in the world's most prestigious auto race.
Miller, a practicing dentist, will attempt to make his fourth Indianapolis 500 start this year. His best finish at Indy is 20th as a rookie in 1997. He also has been a frequent competitor in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series since 1997 and plans to make his season debut with Cahill Racing on April 28 at the Atlanta event.
There will be no shortage of motivation for Miller to make the starting field this year. In one of the most dramatic moments last year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Billy Boat bumped Miller from the starting field with less than one minute remaining on Bump Day, the final day of qualifications.
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