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B2 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR MONDAY, MAY 16, 1994 INDIANAPOLIS 500 QUALIFYING LINEUP ft- :39.476 227.987 :39.637 227.061 :39.613 227.198 :39.653 226.969 Totals :39.872 225.722 :39.413 228.351 :39.383 228.525 229.481 Totals 2:37.887 228.011 :39.579 227.393 :39.502 227.837 :39.539 227.623 :39.540 227.618 Totals 2:38.160 227.618 2 EMERSON FITT1PALDI Bom: Dec. 12, 1946. Resides: Sao Paulo, Brazil. First Indy-car start: 1984 at Long Beach (finished fifth). Career highlights: Two-time world champion who retired from Formula One in 1982 but resumed career in 1984 Indy-car season.

Won Indy 500 in '89 and last year. Owns 21 Indy-car wins. 31 AL UNSER JR. Born: April 19, 1962. Resides: Albuquerque, N.M.

First Indy-car start 1982 at Riverside (finished fifth). Career highlights: Captured closest Indy 500 finish ever in '92. Owns 20 victories and has earned nearly $12 million. This year joined Roger Penske's already dominant operation and won for the fifth time at Long Beach last month. 5 RAUL BOESEL Born: Dec.

4, 1957. Resides: Miami. First Indy-car start: 1985 at Long Beach (finished 20th). Career highlights: Replaced injured Hiro Matsushita at Indy in '92, finishing seventh. Had impressive '93 season, including a strong fourth-place finish at Indy and three runner-up placings.

Scored points in 15 of 16 races, finishing fifth for season. 2:38.379 227.303 Car No. 2: Orange and white. Chassisengine: '94 PenskeMer-cedes. Sponsor: Marlboro.

Car No. 31: Orange and white. Chassisengine: '94 PenkseMer-cedes. Sponsor: Marlboro. Car No.

5: Copper and black. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor Duracell. TTZ I A fir- :40.157 224.120 :40.128 224282 :40.166 224.070 :40.153 224.143 Totals :39.804 226.108 :39.744 226.449 :39.798 226.142 :39.802 226.119 Totals 2:39.148 226.205 :39.768 226.313 :39.637 227.061 :39.798 226.142 :39.907 225.524 Totals 2:29.110 226.259 4ji 12 JACQUES ViUINEUVE Born: April 9, 1971. Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco.

First Indy-car start 1994 at Australia (finished 17th). Career highlights: Son of late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve. Second in points in Japanese Formula Three series in 1992. First win in Canada was at Montreal track named for his father. Has driven three PPG series races this year.

8 MICHAEL ANDRETTI Born: Oct. 5, 1962. Resides: Nazareth, Pa. First Indy-car start: 1983 at Las Vegas (finished 19th). Career highlights: Finished second in '91 "500" and led 160 laps with a huge lead In '92 before mechanical failure KO'd him with 11 laps left.

Captured 1991 PPG title. After dissatisfying '93 F-1 season, came back and won at Australia. SO LYN ST. JAMES Born: March 13, 1947. Resides: Daytona Beach, Fla.

First Indy-car start: 1992 at Indianapolis (finished 11th). Career highlights: Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in '92, when she became the second woman to qualify for the race, starting 27th and finishing 11th. Drove six races last year, including 25th at Indy, but has yet to start a '94 race. 2:40.604 224.158 Car No. 8: Red and black.

Chassisengine: '94 Reynard Ford. Sponsor: TargetScotch. Car No. 90: White, black and orange. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord.

Sponsor: JCPenneyReebokLee. Car No. 12: White and light blue. Chassisengine: 1994 Reynard Ford. Sponsor: Players' LTD.

1 NIGEL MANSELL Born: Aug. 8, 1953. Resides: Clearwater, Fla. First Indy-car start: 1993 at Aus- nrv f-! :40.075 224.579 :40.055 224.691 "V'-X :40.250 223.602 :40.305 223297 Totals rfr 2:40.685 224.041 :39.948 225.293 :40.006 224.966 :40.506 222.189 :40.489 222.283 Totals 2:40.949 223.673 :39.919 225.457 :40.493 222.261 :40.249 223.608 :40.411 222.712 Totals 2:41.072 223.503 Fl tralia (finished firstv 6 MARK) AK0BETT1 Born: Feb. 28, 1940.

Resides: Nazareth, Pa. First Indy-car start: 1964 at Trenton (finished 11th). Career highlights: Second-win-ningest Indy-car driver with 52 victories, including 1969 Indy 500. First in Indy-car poles with 67, including three at Indy (1966-67-87). Four-time national champ (1965-66-69-84) and 1978 F-1 king.

28 ARIE LUYEiDYK Born: Sept. 21, 1953. Resides: Scottsdale, Ariz. First Indy-car start: 1984 at Elkhart Lake (finished eighth). Career highlights: Captured 1985 rookie-of-year honors at Indianapolis and in CART.

First Indy-car victory was win at Indy in 1990. Triumphed at Phoenix and Nazareth in 1991 for Vince Granatelli, and last year finished second at Indy for Chip Ganassi. Career highlights: After winning K4 world championship in '92, won PPG title as rookie in '93 with five race victories and seven pole positions. Finished third in first oval-track race, the Indy 500. Won more than $2.5 million for season.

Car No. 6: Black and white. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor: KmartTexaco. Car No.

28: Blue and white. Chassisengine: '94 Lolallmor-D. Sponsor: Indy Regency. Car No. 1: Black and white.

Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor: KmartTexaco. 7fT :40.316 223.236 :40.290 223.380 :40.304 223.303 :40.407 222.734 Totals 2:41.317 223.163 :40.146 224.182 :40.123 224.310 :40.481 222.327 :40.495 222.250 Totals 2:41.245 223.263 :40.251 223.597 :40295 223.353 :40.502 222.211 :40.409 222.723 Totals 2:41.457 222.970 1 tef 33 JOHN AKDRETTl Bom: March 12, 1963. Resides: Indianapolis. First Indy-car start: 1987 at Elkhart Lake, Wis.

(finished sixth). Career highlights: Triumphed In his debut with HallVDS at Australia in 1991 for only IndyCar victory. Started six straight Indy 500s. Will attempt to drive both Indy 500 and World 600 NASCAR race May 29. 27 ckeever Born: Jan.

10, 1958. Resides: Aspen, Colo. First Indy-car start: 1986 at Miami (finished 27th). Career highlights: Made 133 Formula One starts, with a second at Detroit best result, and won seven world sports car races for Jaguar in 198657. Finished fourth at Indy in '92 and drove nine races last year.

Driving for John Menard. 17 D0BS0N Born: Sept. 14, 1959. Resides: Seattle. First Indy-car start: 1985 at La-guna Seca (finished 21st).

Career highlights: Won Indy-car rookie of the year award in first full season (1986). Best year was 1990 when he had two eighth-place finishes in 11 starts for Bayside Racing. Six Indy starts with best finish of 12th in '92. Car No. 27: Green.

Chassisengine: '93 LolaMenard. Sponsor: Quaker State. Car No. 17: White, red and blue. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord.

Sponsor: PacWest. Car No. 33: Red. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor: Byrd'sBryant.

I -1 :40.423 222.646 :40.424 222.640 40.466 222.409 :40.452 222.486 Totals 2:41.765 222.545 :40.535 222.030 :40.347 223.065 :40.323 223.198 :40.326 223.181 Totals 2:41.531 222.867 :40.518 222.124 :40.528 222.069 :40.429 222.612 :40.367 222.954 Totals 2:41.842 222.439 91 STAN FOX Born: July 7, 1952. Resides: Janesville, Wis. First Indy-car start 1984 at Milwaukee (finished 24th). Career highlights: Began racing midgets in 1971, becoming one of the country's finest in the smaller open-wheel cars. Came to the Speedway in 1984 but didn't start until 1987.

Six-time starter at Indy. 99 matsuda Born: Dec. 22, 1954. Resides: Kawasaki, Japan. First Indy-car start None.

Career highlights: Drove Macau Grand Prix in 1984 and 1985, the Formula Two series in 1986 and the Formula 3000 series in Japan in 1987. Competed in Group and Group A cars 1987-89, including third in the Spa 24 Hours in Belgium. Drove Group A cars 1993. 79 DBIfliS VTT0L0 Born: Dec. 18, 1956.

Resides: Golden Beach, Fla. First Indy-car start: 1988 at Miami (finished 11th). Career highlights: Competed in British Formula Ford 2000 series and finished in top 10 in all 25 races he started. Switched to IMSA in 1985 and Super Vee in 1986-87. Drove eight Indy car races 1991-92.

His debut rates as his best finish. Car No. 91: Purple. Chassisengine: '94 Reynard Ford. Sponsor: DeltaJack's Tool.

Car No. 99: White. Chassisengine: '93 LolaFord. Sponsor: Dick Simon Racing. Car No.

79: Red. Chassisengine: '93 LolaFord. Sponsor: Simon Racing. 7 222.513 :40.430 222.607 :40.521 222.107 :40.573 221.822 Totals 2:41.971 222.262 :40.512 222.156 :40.524 222.091 :40.559 221.899 :40.501 222.217 Totals 2:42.096 222.091 :40.764 220.783 :40.525 222.085 :40.513 222.151 :40.313 220.518 Totals 2:42.615 221.382 18 JW VASSER Bom: Nov. 20, 1965.

Resides: Discovery Bay, Calif. First Indy-car start: 1992 at Australia (finished 15th). Career highlights: Finished 13th in last year's shortly after posting his top series finish of third at Long Beach. This year, he finished fourth at Australia and fifth at 71 SCOn SHARP Born: Feb. 14, 1968.

Resides: East Norwalk, Conn. First Indy-car start 1993 Laguna Seca (finished 22nd). Career highlights: Won SCCA GT2 national championship for team headed by father and actor Paul Newman in 1986. Competed in Trans Am series 1989-93, winning 1991 and 1993 championships. Finished ninth at Phoenix last month.

22 HIRO MATSUSHITA Born: March 14, 1961. Resides: San Clemente, Calif. First Indy-car start: 1990 at Detroit (finished 19th). Career highlights: First Japanese driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, finishing 16th in '91. Finished 15th last year.

Survived, relatively unscathed, frightening broadside hit from Jacques Villeneuve which broke his car in half at Phoenix. Car No. 22: Yellow, blue and red. Chassisengine: '94 Sponsor: PanasonicDuskin. Car No.

71: White and blue. Chassisengine: 1994 LolaFord. Sponsor: PacWest. Car No. 18: Blue and white.

Chassisengine: ReynardFord. Sponsor: Conseco. 40.826 220.448 Ih :40.593 221.713 I I IllTi iJi 40.650 221.402 40.611 221.615 :40.853 220.302 :40.578 221.795 :40.678 221261 221.762 Totals 2:42.691 221.278 :40.825 220.453 :40.504 222200 :40.734 220.496 :40.754 220.837 Totals 2:42.817 221.107 9T R03BY GORDON Born: Jan. 2, 1969: Resides: Orange, Calif. First Indy-car start 1992 at Detroit Grand Prix (finished 17th) Career highlights: Made NASCAR debut in Daytona 500 in 1991, running as high as fifth before spinning.

Finished second at Mid-Ohio last year and was in top 10 10 times driving for A.J. Foyt. Finished third at Long Beach. 21 ROBERTO GUERRERO Born: Nov. 16, 1958.

Resides: San Juan Capistrano, Calif. First Indy-car start 1984 at Long Beach (finished 26th). Career highlights: Scored two Indy-car triumphs in 1987 at Phoenix and Mid-Ohio. Seriously injured during practice run at Indy in September '87 and was in a coma 17 days. Indy pole-sitter in '92 with four-lap qualifying record of 232.428 mph.

Totals 2:42.680 221.293 19 BRIAN TILL Born: March 26, 1960. Resides: Columbus, Ohio. First Indy-car start: 1992 at Long Beach (finished 11th). Career highlights: Won Toyota Atlantic Eastern championship and was rookie of the year in 1990. Fifth in Indy Lights series in 1991.

Drove eight Indy races in 1993, with best of ninth at Cleveland. Nineteenth in only start in 1994. Car No. 9: Blue, red and white. Chassisengine: LolaFord.

Sponsor: ValvolineCummins. Car No. 21: Green and black. Chassisengine: '92 LolaBuick. Sponsor: Interstate Batteries.

Car No. 19: Yellow and red. Chassisengine: 1993 LolaFord. Sponsor: Mi-Jack. fT i :41 .128 218.829 :40.551 221.943 :40.622 221.555 :40.601 221.669 Totals 2:42.902 220.992 :40.398 222.783 :40.856 220.286 :40.978 219.630 :41 .063 219.175 Totals 2:43.295 220.460 :40.853 220.302 :40.877 220.173 :40.897 220.065 :40.817 220.173 Totals 2:43.504 220.178 1 88 MAURICH) GUGELMiN Born: April 20, 1963.

Resides: Curitiba, Brazil. First Indy-car start: 1993 at Mid-Ohio (finished 21st). Career highlights: Won British Formula Ford 1600 title in 1982, European Formula Ford 2000 title in 1984 and British Formula Three and Formula Three World Cup championships in 1985. Raced Formula One 1988-92. 14 BRYAN KERTA Born: May 23, 1970.

Resides: Dublin, Ohio. First Indy-car start: None. Career highlights: Won 14 of 18 races and took Skip Barber Formula Ford championship in 1989. Won Barber Saab title in 1991, finished fifth in Indy Lights series in 1992 and won the Indy Lights championship with seven victories in 1993. Never driven in an Indy car race.

4 BOBBY RAHAL Born: Jan. 10, 1953. Resides: Dublin, Ohio. First Indy-car start: 1982 at Phoenix (finished 18th). Career highlights: Made late pass to triumph in 1986 Indy 500.

Three-time IndyCar champion (1986-87-92). Failed to make '93 race in first season as ownerdriver. Switched to Honda engine for '94 and has top finish of 14th at Phoenix. Car No. 88: Red, white and blue.

Chassisengine: 1994 Reynard Ford. Sponsor: Hollywood Indy. Car No. 14: Black and Orange. Chassisengine: 1994 LolaFord.

Sponsor: FoytCopenhagen. Car No. 4: Black. Chassisengine: '94 LolaHonda. Sponsor: Miller Genuine Draft.

I 7" 11 TE0 FABI 7 V. i ia :41.216 218.362 :41. 170 218.606 :41.080 219.085 :41 .062 219.181 Totals 2:44.528 218.808 :40.378 222.894 :40.085 224.523 :40.172 224.037 :40.515 222.140 Totals 2:41.150 223.394 :39.995 225.028 :40.441 222.546 :40282 223.425 :40.246 223.625 Totals 2:40.964 223.652 0 10T MIKE GROFF Born: Nov. 16, 1962. Resides: Los Angeles.

First Indy-car start: 1990 at Detroit (finished 15th). Career highlights: Qualified safely for Indy 500 in '92 but gave up seat to teammate Scott Goodyear for race. Signed with the Rahal-Hogan team last year as test driver and also made six starts. Two top-10 finishes this year. 27T SCOn BRAYTON Born: Feb.

20, 1959. Resides: Coldwater, Michigan. First Indy-car start: 1981 at Phoenix (finished 15th). Career highlights: Began Indy-car career in 1981 with four consecutive top-10 finishes. Qualified in middle of front row in 1985 and set 1-lap record in Buick V-6 debut.

Finished sixth in '93 Driving for John Menard. Born: March 9, 1955. Resides: Milan, Italy. First Indy-car start: 1983 at Atlanta. Career highlights: Made impressive Indy-car debut in 1983 by winning pole position at Indianapolis in only his second start.

First of four Indy-car victories in '84 came at Pocono as he finshed No. 2 in points. Car No. 11: Yellow. Chassisengine: '94 Sponsor: Pennzoil.

Car No. 10: White and blue. Chassisengine: '94 LolaHonda. Sponsor: Motorola. Car No.

27T: Orange and green. Chassisengine: '93 LolaMenard. Sponsor: Glidden Paint. PA'- :40.344 223.081 :40.493 222.261 :40.354 223.026 :40.454 222.475 Totals 2:41.645 222.710 :40.430 222.607 :40.501 222.217 :40.385 222.855 :40.368 222.949 Totals 2:41.684 222.657 :40.574 221.817 :40.602 221.664 :40.560 221.893 :40.779 220.702 Totals 2:42.515 221.518 mi 31T PAUL TRACY Born: Dec. 17, 1968.

Resides: West Hill, Ontario, Canada. First Indy-car start: 1991 at Long Beach (finished 22nd). Career highlights: Joined Team Penske as test driver in mid-1991. Started 11 races in '92, filling in for injured Rick Mears. Came into prominence last year with five victories.

Has led early in races this year, but has top finish of 16th. 7T ADRIAN FERNANDEZ Born: April 20, 1965. Resides: San Diego. First Indy-car start 1993 at Long Beach (finished 23rd). Career highlights: Was Indy Lights rookie of the year in 1992.

Joined Indy car circuit as a test driver for Galles Racing in 1993, starting five races with a best finish of seventh at Detroit Two top-10 -finishes this year. 16 STEFAN JOHANSSON Bom: Sept. 8, 1956. Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco. First Indy-car start: 1992 at Detroit (finished third).

Career highlights: Former F-1 driver (1983-90) tied Indy-car record for best series debut with third at Detroit in '92. IndyCar Rookie of the Year for '92. Finished 11th in Indy debut last year and had four top-10 finishes for year. Car No. 16: Orange and blue.

Chassisengine: '93 Sponsor: Alumax Aluminum. Car No. 31T: Orange and white. Chassisengine: '94 PenskeMer-cedes. Sponsor: Marlboro.

Car No. 7T: Green and red. Chassisengine: 1994 Sponsor: TecateQuaker State. jEs? Check Out ISMMh "NT Look for MatchLine in The Star and The News every Friday and Sunday..

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