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IndyCar - Remaining Engine Supply Status


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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 22, 2012: INDYCAR provided an update today regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remaining three races of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

Officials also announced 10 grid spot penalties for the following cars for this weekend's event at the raceway at Sonoma: #15 Sato (will be using sixth engine at Sonoma); #17 Saavedra (unapproved engine change at Indianapolis); #18 Wilson (unapproved engine change between Mid-Ohio and Sonoma); #78 De Silvestro (using seventh engine at Sonoma).

FRESH ENGINE STATUS

No. 2

Team Penske

Ryan Briscoe

Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma

No. 3

Team Penske

Helio Castroneves

On Engine 5

No. 4

Panther Racing

JR Hildebrand

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 5

KV Racing Technology

E.J. Viso

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 6/7

Dragon Racing

Katherine Legge/Sebastien Bourdais

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 8

KV Racing Technology

Rubens Barrichello

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 9

Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Scott Dixon

On Engine 6

No. 10

Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Dario Franchitti

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 11

KV Racing Technology w/SH

Tony Kanaan

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 12

Team Penske

Will Power

On Engine 5

No. 14

A.J. Foyt Enterprises

Mike Conway

On Engine 5

No. 15

Rahal Letterman Lanigan

Takuma Sato

Will use Engine 6 at Sonoma

No. 18

Dale Coyne Racing

Justin Wilson

Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma

No. 19

Dale Coyne Racing

James Jakes

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 20

Ed Carpenter Racing

Ed Carpenter

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 22

Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Oriol Servia

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 26

Andretti Autosport

Marco Andretti

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 27

Andretti Autosport

James Hinchcliffe

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 28

Andretti Autosport

Ryan Hunter-Reay

On Engine 5

No. 38

Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing

Graham Rahal

On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining

No. 67

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

Josef Newgarden

On Engine 5

No. 77

Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports

Simon Pagenaud

On Engine 5

No. 78

Lotus-HVM Racing

Simona de Silvestro

Will use Engine 7 at Sonoma

No. 83

Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing

Charlie Kimball

Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma

No. 98

Bryan Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian

Alex Tagliani

On Engine 5

Pursuant to Rule 15.1.4, Each Full-Season Entrant will be provided with no more than five fresh built Engines throughout each year covered by an engine service agreement. Using more than five fresh Engines in a season will result in a penalty. Engines beyond the fifth fresh Engine may be fresh or part-used.

Pursuant to Rule 15.6.2, Using more than five fresh Engines in a season will be considered Unapproved Engine Change-Outs.

 
 
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