DREYER & REINBOLD FILES ENTRIES FOR INDY 500 WINNERS LAZIER, UNSER
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing filed two entries March 30 for the 90th Indianapolis 500, with past winners Buddy Lazier and Al Unser Jr. named as drivers.
The 90th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Entries must be postmarked by midnight Wednesday, April 5.
1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Lazier, from Vail, Colo., will drive the No. 5 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, with an identical backup entered. Gary Neal is the chief mechanic.
2000 IndyCar Series champion Lazier will attempt to make his 14th career Indianapolis 500 start. He has six top-10 finishes at Indianapolis during his career and recorded five consecutive finishes in the top seven from 1996-2000. He finished fifth last year at Indy in a Panther Racing entry.
Unser, from Henderson, Nev., will drive the No. 31 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, with an identical backup entered. Pat Jordan is the chief mechanic.
Unser will attempt to make his 18th Indianapolis 500 start and first since 2004. He won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in 1992 and 1994, with his margin of victory of .043 of a second over Scott Goodyear in 1992 the closest in the race’s history. Unser won his only Indianapolis 500 pole in 1994.
One of only 16 drivers with at least two “500” wins, Unser ranks in the top 10 all-time in numerous Indianapolis 500 statistical categories.
He is second in career earnings ($5,582,612), sixth in miles completed (7,167.5) and tied for seventh in races led (eight).
Indianapolis-based Dreyer & Reinbold is the first team to file entries for two Indy 500 winners this year. Longtime IndyCar Series team chief mechanic and manager John O’Gara is the general manager.
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2006 INDIANAPOLIS 500 ENTRIES (as of March 30)
Driver
Entrant
Car
C/E/T
Entry Date
Scott Sharp
Delphi Fernandez Racing
8, 8T Delphi
D*/H/F
March 13
Kosuke Matsuura
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
55, 55T Panasonic ARTA
D/H/F
March 13
P.J. Chesson (R)
Hemelgarn Racing
91, 91T Carmelo Hemelgarn Racing
D/H/F
March 15
Buddy Rice (W)
Rahal Letterman Racing
15, 15T Rahal Letterman Racing Team
Argent
P/H/F
March 23
Danica Patrick
Rahal Letterman Racing
16, 16T Rahal Letterman Racing Team
Argent
P/H/F
March 23
TBA
Rahal Letterman Racing
17, 17T Rahal Letterman Racing Team
Ethanol
P/H/F
March 23
Marty Roth
Roth Racing
25, 25T Roth Racing
D/H/F
March 27
Buddy Lazier (W)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
5, 5T Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
D/H/F
March 30
Al Unser Jr. (W)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
31, 31T Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
D/H/F
March 30
Key: C/E/T-Chassis/engine/tire; D-Dallara; P-Panoz; H-Honda; F-Firestone; * -- backup chassis is Panoz; (W)-
Indianapolis 500 winner; (R)-Indianapolis 500 rookie; TBA-to be announced.
ENTRY SUMMARY
DRIVERS (8)
Former race winners (3): Buddy Lazier (1996), Buddy Rice (2004), Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994).
Former pole winners (3): Scott Sharp (2001), Buddy Rice (2004), Al Unser Jr. (1994).
Rookies (1): P.J. Chesson.
U.S. born (6): P.J. Chesson, Buddy Lazier, Danica Patrick, Buddy Rice, Scott Sharp, Al Unser Jr.
Foreign born (2): Marty Roth, Canada; Kosuke Matsuura, Japan.
Youngest: Danica Patrick, 24.
Oldest: Marty Roth, 47.
Most previous starts: Al Unser Jr., 17.
CARS (18)
Chassis: Dallara 11, Panoz 7.
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Indy 500 tickets on sale: Tickets are on sale for the 2006 Indianapolis 500, the 90th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
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Hours for phone orders and the ticket office are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday, while online orders can be made at any time.
Ticket prices start at just $20.
