2003 Silly Season

[Coach P]

Rev-ed, thought I'd try to start off the silly season info. I'm pretty much just guessing from rumors. You do a much better job by getting facts or better rumors, but here is a start. I think silly season should include chassis and engine choices as well as drivers this off-season. I've tried to include that also. Season isn't over yet and I'm already excited about next year!

2003 Indy Racing League Silly Season
--Team-- --Car Count-- --Engine-- --Chassis-- --Drivers--
310 Racing
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: George Mack

A.J. Foyt Enterprises
-- 2 cars -- Chevy -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Airton Dare, AJ Foyt IV ?

Andretti / Green Racing
-- 3 cars -- Honda -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: TBA, TBA, TBA

Blair Racing
-- 1 car -- Chevy -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: Alex Barron

Bradley Motorsports
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: TBA

Curb/Agajanian/Boat
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: Billy Boat

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
-- 2 cars -- Chevy TWR? -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Robbie Buhl, Sarah Fisher ?

Fernandez Racing
-- 1 car -- Honda -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: Shinji Nakano

Haas Racing
-- 1 car -- Toyota -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: TBA

Hemelgarn Racing
-- 1 car -- Chevy -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: Buddy Lazier

Hollywood Mo Nunn Racing
-- 2 cars -- Honda -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Felipe Giaffone, Tony Kanaan

Kelley Racing
-- 3 cars -- Toyota -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Al Unser Jr, Scott Sharp, Tony Renna

Marlboro Team Penske
-- 2 cars -- Toyota -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Helio Castroneves, Gil de Ferran

Mi-Jack/Conquest Racing
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Laurent Redon

PDM Racing
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: TBA

Pennzoil Panther Racing
-- 2 cars -- Chevy -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Sam Hornish Jr, Dan Wheldon

Red Bull Cheever Racing
-- 2 cars -- Chevy TWR ? -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Eddie Cheever Jr, TBA

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: TBA

Target Chip Ganassi Racing
-- 4 cars -- Toyota -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Scott Dixon ?, TBA, TBA, TBA

Team Menard
-- 2 cars -- Chevy -- Chassis TBA
-- Drivers: Jacques Lazier, Vitor Miera?

Treadway-Hubbard Racing
-- 1 car -- Engine TBA -- Chassis TBA
-- Driver: TBA

IRL TOTALS:
21 Teams
35 Cars
ENGINES:
--TBA - 7
--Chevy - 5
--Toyota - 4
--Honda - 3
--TWR Rebadge - 2


2003 IPS Silly Season
--Team-- --Car Count-- --Drivers--
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
-- 1 car
-- Driver: A.J. Foyt IV ?

AFSI Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: TBA

Beardsley Motorsports
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Matt Beardsley ?

Bowes Seal Fast Racing
-- 2 cars
-- Drivers: TBA, TBA

Brian Stewart Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Marty Roth ?

Conti-Genoa-Frost Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Ryan Hampton ?

Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports
-- 2 cars
-- Drivers: Aaron Fike ?, Cory Witherill ?

Pennzoil Panther Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Mark Taylor

Luyendyk Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Arie Luyendyk Jr. ?

REV 1 Racing
-- 2 cars
-- Driver: Ronnie Johncox, TBA

Roquin Motorsports
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Rolando Quintanilla ?

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
-- 2 cars
-- Driver: Tom Wood ?, G.J. Mennin ?

Sinden Racing Service
-- 1 car
-- Driver: Ed Carpenter ?

Treadway-Hubbard Racing
-- 1 car
-- Driver: TBA

IPS TOTALS:
14 Teams
18 Cars


Anyone else like to add to this or edit it? Has there been any chassis choices yet?

[ September 16, 2002: Message edited by: Coach P ]

[crispy]

Maybe somebody could let you post this on their website in HTML...?

Hate to say it, but 7th Gear's silly season page was pretty good before they all got clinically depressed and quit updating it prior to this season...

[richie]

I doubt Racing Professionals or Indy Regency will come out next year. As for the IPS, I heard somewhere that Gary Peterson will retire but he will put a younger driver in the car.

[rev-ed]

Coach -

A nice start. I decided to hold off until the 2002 season was over to post a 2003 Silly Season List. Two reasons: (1) Lots of rumors floating around which no one wants to confirm. (2) Lack of personal time for me over the past three weeks.

I promise to post some next week. . . after I get the Pick 5 all totalled.

[flagman]

Treadway has purchased an IPS car for next year.

[Gregor Foitek]

Originally posted by flagman:
<STRONG>Treadway has purchased an IPS car for next year.</STRONG>

Good, because that's where Ricky belongs.

[stan]

Menard-Chevrolet-Dallar-Jaques Lazier
Two if sponsor comes aboard?
Didn't see this on your list

[FOYTFAN14]

Robin Miller, I know I'm not supposed to say that name here, said that Foyt is a good possibility for Toyota. Everyone else has been placing him in the Chevy camp.

[R_Mears_Fan]

Originally posted by FOYTFAN14:
<STRONG>Robin Miller, I know I'm not supposed to say that name here, said that Foyt is a good possibility for Toyota. Everyone else has been placing him in the Chevy camp.</STRONG>

Even Chevy!

[Highbank29]

Got my Speed Sport News today. In the classified section in the back their is a little ad from Rev 1 Racing (Johncox IPS team). They are seeking a driver with funding to compete in a second IPS car for 2003.

[ovals rule]

Here is a great site if you like DETAILED IRL info.
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~cornutt/irlhome.html

Here is Dave's silly season list
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~cornutt/irl_silly.html

Tip of the hat to Dave for the hard work!

[Jim Wilke]

Supposedly, Cheever said yesterday he WILL be running the TWR engine next season. No word on who badges.

Oh, I also heard the IPS field is full.

[BigFig]

Originally posted by richie:
<STRONG>I doubt Racing Professionals or Indy Regency will come out next year. As for the IPS, I heard somewhere that Gary Peterson will retire but he will put a younger driver in the car.</STRONG>

I think he said that himself, when starting the team. Something to the effect that he was going to drive it himself for these few races, then put another driver in for next year.