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2008 IRL IndyCar Series

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Vision Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Menards, Vision, Joost; Hitachi Power Tools (Carpenter)
2 AJ Foyt IV (USA) IPS 2002
20 Ed Carpenter (USA)
22 Davey Hamilton (USA)
Paul Tracy (CDN) Indy L 1990, CART 2003


Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone; Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsors: McDonald's (Wilson); Hole in the Wall Camps (Rahal)
02 Justin Wilson (GB) F3000 2002
06 Graham Rahal (USA)


Forsythe-Pettit Racing
Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsor: Indeck
3 Paul Tracy (CDN) Indy L 1990, CART 2003
7 Franck Montagny (F)
37 David Martínez (MEX)


Team Penske
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Mobil, Kodak, Penske
3 Helio Castroneves (BR)
6 Ryan Briscoe (AUS) EURF3 2003
77 TBA


Panther Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: National Guard, Delphi
4 Vitor Meira (BR) SudAm F3 2000
Dan Wheldon (GB) IRL 2005
83 TBA


HVM Racing
Philippe and Moreno entered at Long Beach by Minardi/HVM Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone (no.33); Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01
Sponsor: PDVSA
4 Nelson Philippe (F)
14 Roberto Moreno (BR) F3000 1988
33 Ernesto Viso (YV) GBF3-S 2003


KV Racing Technology
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone (nos.5 and 8); Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsors: Plantronics, HP (Servià, Vasser); Aussie Vineyards (Power)
5 Oriol Servià (E) Indy L 1999
8 Will Power (AUS) F Holden 2002
12 Jimmy Vasser (USA) CART 1996


Andretti Green Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Argent, Motorola (Patrick); 7 Eleven (Kanaan); NYSE, Alpine (Andretti); Panasonic, Formula Dream (Mutoh)
7 Danica Patrick (USA)
11 Tony Kanaan (BR)
26 Marco Andretti (USA)
27 Hideki Mutoh (J) FD 2003


Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Target, Fuji Film, Energizer
9 Scott Dixon (NZ) Indy Lights 2000, IRL 2003
10 Dan Wheldon (GB) IRL 2005
Dario Franchitti (GB) IRL 2007


Rocketsports
Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsor:
9 António Pizzonia (BR) GBF3 2000
10 Juho Annala (FIN)


Luzco Dragon Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor: Symantec
12 Tomas Scheckter (ZA)


AJ Foyt Enterprises
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor: ABC Supply Co.
14 Darren Manning (GB)
Vitor Meira (BR) SudAm F3 2000
41 Jeff Simmons (USA)
Franck Perera (F)


Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Roll Coster, TeamUSA (Rice); Citgo (Duno); William Rast (Bell)
15 Buddy Rice (USA) Atlantic 2000
23 Milka Duno (YV)
Townsend Bell (USA) Indy Lights 2001
99 Townsend Bell (USA) Indy Lights 2001


Walker Racing
Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsor: CEC Wheels
15 Alex Tagliani (CDN)


Rahal Letterman Racing
No.16 entered by Rahal Letterman with Chip Ganassi
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor: Ethanol (Hunter-Reay)
16 Alex Lloyd (GB) IPS 2007
17 Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA)


Dale Coyne Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone; Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsors: Z-Line (Junqueira); Sonny's (Moraes)
18 Bruno Junqueira (BR) SudAm F3 1997, Int F3000 2000
19 Mario Moraes (BR)


Roth Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor: Fountain
24 Jay Howard (USA) IPS 2006
John Andretti (USA)
25 Marty Roth (USA)


Pacific Coast Motorsports
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone (no.96); Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01, Bridgestone
Sponsor: Imperial Capital Bank
29 Alex Figge (USA)
96 Mario Domínguez (MEX)


Conquest Racing
With support from Forsythe Performance Research
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone; Long Beach: Panoz-Cosworth DP01
Sponsor: Opes Prime; Ares (Perera); Sangari (Bernoldi)
34 Franck Perera (F)
Jaime Camara (BR)
36 Enrique Bernoldi (BR) FRE 1996
Alex Tagliani (CDN)


Rubicon Race Team/Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor: Lifelock
44 Max Papis (I) Grand-Am 2004


Sarah Fisher Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: ResQ, Gravity Entertainment, Apex, AAA Hoosier, TAG Heuer
67 Sarah Fisher (USA)


CURB/Agajanian/Beck Racing
No.77 entered by Wellman Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsors: Interush, Phytter
77 Roger Yasukawa (J)
98 Roger Yasukawa (J)


American Dream Racing
Formerly Playa Del Racing
Panoz-Honda GF09, Firestone
Sponsors:
88 Phil Giebler (USA)


Hemelgarn-Johnson Racing
Dallara-Honda IR3, Firestone
Sponsor:
91 Buddy Lazier (USA) IRL 2000