Northern Light IRL: SunTrust Indy Challenge Entry List, Richmond
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
June 20, 2001
Indy Racing Northern Light Series
SunTrust Indy Challenge
At Richmond International Raceway
June 30, 2001
Car
Driver
Hometown
Car Name
C/E/T
Entrant
Chief Mechanic
2
Greg Ray
Plano, Texas
Johns Manville/Menards
D/O/F
Team Menard
Gary Neal
3
Al Unser Jr.
Albuquerque, N.M.
Galles Racing Starz SuperPak
G/O/F
Galles Racing
Russ Marr
4
Sam Hornish Jr.
Defiance, Ohio
Pennzoil Panther Dallara
D/O/F
Panther Racing
Simon Morley
6
TBA
TBA
Tri Star Motorsports Inc.
D/O/F
Tri Star Motorsports
Bill Curry
8
Scott Sharp
Norwalk, Conn.
Delphi Automotive Systems
D/O/F
Kelley Racing
Robert Perez
11
Donnie Beechler
Springfield, Ill.
Harrah's A.J. Foyt Racing
D/O/F
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Dave Milby
12
Buzz Calkins
Denver
Bradley Food Marts/Sav-O-Mat
D/O/F
Bradley Motorsports
Todd Tapply
14
Eliseo Salazar
Santiago, Chile
Harrah's A.J. Foyt Racing
D/O/F
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Bill Spencer
15
Sarah Fisher
Commercial Point, Ohio
Walker Racing Kroger Special
D/O/F
Walker Racing
Ron Catt
21
Felipe Giaffone (R)
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hollywood
G/O/F
Treadway-Hubbard Racing
Phil McRobert
24
Robbie Buhl
Cleveland
Team Purex Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
G/I/F
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Brad Brewer
28
Mark Dismore
Greenfield, Ind.
Delphi Automotive Systems/Bryant Heating & Cooling
D/O/F
Kelley Racing
Glenn Scott
32
Didier André (R)
Lyon, France
Galles Racing
G/O/F
Galles Racing
Brian Heriza
35
Jeff Ward
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Heritage Motorsports/Firestone/Menards
G/O/F
Heritage Motorsports
Tim Whiting
51
Eddie Cheever Jr.
Phoenix
#51 Cheever Indy Racing Infiniti
D/I/F
Cheever Indy Racing
Owen Snyder III
55
Shigeaki Hattori
Okayama, Japan
EPSON
D/O/F
Vertex-Cunningham Racing
Mark Olson
81
TBA
TBA
Zali Racing
G/O/F
Zali Racing
Richard Moyer
88
Airton Daré
Bauru, Brazil
1-800-BAR-NONE
G/O/F
TeamXtreme Racing
Derrick Stepan
91
Buddy Lazier
Vail, Colo.
Tae-Bo/Coors Light/Delta Faucet
D/O/F
Hemelgarn Racing
Dennis LaCava
98
Billy Boat
Phoenix
CURB Records
D/O/F
Curb-Agajanian/Beck Motorsports
Tom Bose
99
TBA
TBA
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Racing Special
D/O/F
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Mark Killgo
Legend: Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G Force. Engine: O=Oldsmobile, I=Infiniti. Tire: F=Firestone. (R)=Rookie. Issued: 6/19/01
Text provided by Paul Kelly
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