DREYER & REINBOLD RACING FILES TWO ENTRIES
Longtime IndyCar® Series team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing filed two entries April 5 for the 89th Indianapolis 500, naming veteran Roger Yasukawa and rookie Jeff Bucknum as the drivers.
The 89th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Entries must be postmarked by midnight Wednesday, April 6.
Yasukawa, from Los Angeles, will drive the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone, with a backup entered. Brian Franzosi is chief mechanic.
Yasukawa will attempt to make his third career Indianapolis 500 start. He has been a model of consistency in his first two starts, finishing 10th in 2003 and 2004 after starting 11th in 2003 and 12th in 2004.
Bucknum, from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., will return a storied name of American racing to the Speedway while driving the No. 44 Investment Properties of America Dallara/Honda/Firestone. A backup has been entered. Dan Miller is the chief mechanic.
Scheduled to make his IndyCar Series debut April 30 at Motegi, Japan, with Dreyer & Reinbold, Bucknum is the son of three-time Indianapolis 500 starter and Formula One and sports car standout Ronnie Bucknum. Ronnie Bucknum was one of the drivers on Honda’s first entry into Formula One in 1964. The late Bucknum also started the Indianapolis 500 in 1968, 1969 and 1970.
Jeff Bucknum, 38, comes to Indianapolis with experience in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, and the American Le Mans Series, Star Mazda Series and Barber Dodge Pro Series.
John O’Gara is the team manager of both entries filed by Dreyer & Reinbold, co-owned by eight-time Indianapolis 500 starter Robbie Buhl and Indianapolis businessman Dennis Reinbold.
2005 INDIANAPOLIS 500 ENTRIES (as of April 5)
Driver
Entrant
Car
C/E/T
Entry Date
Tomas Enge (R)
Panther Racing
2, 2T Rockstar Panther Racing
Chevrolet
D/C/F
Feb. 28
Tomas Scheckter
Panther Racing
4, 4T Pennzoil Panther Dallara
D/C/F
Feb. 28
Buddy Lazier (W)
Panther Racing
95, 95T Panther Racing
D/C/F
Feb. 28
Paul Dana (R)
Hemelgarn Racing
91, 91T Ethanol/Remy/LifeFitness
D/T/F
March 9
Alex Barron
Red Bull Cheever Racing
51, 51T Red Bull Cheever Racing
Toyota
D/T/F
March 9
Patrick Carpentier (R)
Red Bull Cheever Racing
83, 83T Red Bull Cheever Racing
Toyota
D/T/F
March 9
Richie Hearn
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
70, 70T Meijer/Coca-Cola Racing
Special
P/C/F
March 29
Helio Castroneves (W)
Marlboro Team Penske
3, 3T Marlboro Team Penske
D/T/F
March 30
Sam Hornish Jr.
Marlboro Team Penske
6, 6T Marlboro Team Penske
D/T/F
March 30
TBA
Marlboro Team Penske
TBA, TBA
TBA
March 30
Buddy Rice (W)
Rahal Letterman Racing
15, 15T Rahal Letterman Argent
Pioneer
P/H/F
March 31
Danica Patrick (R)
Rahal Letterman Racing
16, 16T Rahal Letterman Argent
Pioneer
P/H/F
March 31
Vitor Meira
Rahal Letterman Racing
17, 17T Rahal Letterman Menards
Johns Manville
P/H/F
March 31
Scott Sharp
Delphi Fernandez Racing
8, 8T Delphi
P/H/F
March 31
Kosuke Matsuura
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing
55, 55T Panasonic ARTA
P/H/F
March 31
Roger Yasukawa
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
24, 24T Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
D/H/F
April 5
Jeff Bucknum (R)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
44, 44T Investment Properties of
America
D/H/F
April 5
Key: C/E/T-Chassis/engine/tire; D-Dallara; P-Panoz; C-Chevrolet; H-Honda; T-Toyota; F-Firestone; (W)-
Indianapolis 500 winner; (R)-Indianapolis 500 rookie; TBA-to be announced.
ENTRY SUMMARY
DRIVERS (16)
Former race winners (3): Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002), Buddy Lazier (1996), Buddy Rice
(2004).
Former pole winners (3): Helio Castroneves (2003), Buddy Rice (2004), Scott Sharp (2001).
Rookies (5): Jeff Bucknum, Patrick Carpentier, Paul Dana, Tomas Enge, Danica Patrick.
U.S. born (10): Alex Barron, Jeff Bucknum, Paul Dana, Richie Hearn, Sam Hornish Jr., Buddy
Lazier, Danica Patrick, Buddy Rice, Scott Sharp, Roger Yasukawa.
Foreign born (6): Patrick Carpentier, Canada; Helio Castroneves, Brazil; Tomas Enge, Czech
Republic; Kosuke Matsuura, Japan; Vitor Meira, Brazil; Tomas Scheckter, South Africa.
Youngest: Danica Patrick, 23.
Oldest: Jeff Bucknum, 38.
Most previous starts: Buddy Lazier, 12.
CARS (34)
Chassis: Dallara 20, Panoz 12, TBA 2.
Engines: Honda 14, Toyota 10, Chevrolet 8, TBA 2.
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