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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR MONDAY, MAY 15, 1995 24 SCOn GOODYEAR 60 SCOn BRAYTON :39.981 230.882 1 :39.001 230.763 :39.019 230.657 :39.006 230.734 Totals 2:36.007 230.759 40 ARE LUYEEDYK Bom: Sept. 21, 1953. Resides: Scottsdale, Ariz. First Indy-car start 1984 at Elkhart Lake (finished eighth), Career highlights: Set unofficial track record of 234.913 in practice May 12. Captured 1985 rookie-of-year honors at Indianapolis and in CART.

First Indy-car victory was at Indy in 1990. :38.968 230.959 :38.811 231.893 :38.796 231.983 :38.863 231583 Totals 2:35.438 231.604 7 :39.008 230.722 :38.966 230.971 :38.929 231.190 :38.920 231244 Totals 2:35.823 231.031 Born: Dec. 20, 1959. Resides: Carmel, Ind. First Indy-car start: 1987 at the Meadowlands (finished 22nd).

Career highlights: In '92 came from 33rd starting spot to finish second by a few feet in closest Indy 500 finish ever. Scored initial Indy-car victory two months later in Michigan 500. Won second race at Michigan in '94. Competed in five Indy 500s. i.

-YniirBH if Born: Feb. 20, 1959. Resides: Ft Lauderdale, Fla. 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-Iap record in Buick V-6 debut Finished sixth in '93 20th in '94. Has competed in 13 previous Indy 500s. Car No. 24: Red, yellow and blue. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard- 1 Honda.

Sponsor: Tasman Motorsports. Car No. 60: Green, orange and yellow. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard. Sponsor Quaker State.

Car No. 40: Yellow and orange. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard. Sponsor: Glidden Paint. :39.263 229223 :39.586 227.353 :39.548 227.572 :39.551 227.554 Totals 2:37.948 227.923 :39.379 228.548 :39.354 228.693 :39.318 228.903 :39.569 227.451 Totals 2:37.620 228.397 18 MAURICK) GUGEUO Born: April 20, 1963.

Resides: Ft Lauderdale, Fla. First Indy-car start: 1993 at Mid-Ohio (finished 21st). Career highlights: Won British Formula Ford 1600 title in '82, European Formula Ford 2000 title in '84 and British Formula Three and Formula Three World Cup championships in '85. Raced Formula One :39287 229.083 :39.260 229.241 :39200 229.592 :39257 229258 Totals 2:37.004 229.294 27 JACQUES VUKEUVE Born: April 9, 1971. Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco.

First Indy-car start: 1994 at Australia (finished 17th) Career highlights: Finished second in first Indy 500 in '94. Won IndyCar and '500' rookie-of-the-year honors. Won at Road America in '94 and Miami in '95. Second in point standings. Son of late Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve.

6 mxhael akdreih Born: Oct 5, 1962. Resides: Nazareth, Pa. First Indy-car start: 1983 at Las Vegas (finished 19th). Carser highlights: Finished second in '91 '500' and led 160 laps with a huge lead in '92 before mechanical failure KOd him with 11 laps left Has 29 Indy-car victories including Australia and Toronto in '94. Captured 1991 PPG title.

Car No. 18: Red, blue and white. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: Hollywood. Car No.

27: White and light blue. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard- Ford. Sponsor: Player's LTD. Car No. 6: Black and white.

Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor KmartTexaco. :39.571 227.439 227.888 226.843 :39.607 227233 Totals 2:38.346 227.350 :39.514 227.767 :39.565 227.474 :39.614 227.192 :39.616 227.181 Totals 2:38.309 227.403 :39.438 228206 :39.701 226.696 :39.474 227.998 :39.607 227233 Totals 2:38.220 227.531 12 mm VASSER Born: Nov. 20, 1965. Resides: San Francisco, Calif.

First Indy-car start 1992 at Australia (finished 15th). Career highlights: Finished fourth at Indianapolis and Queensland in '94. Finished 13th in '93 shortly after posting his top series finish of third at Phoenix. Crashed at Indy in '92, suffering broken leg. 1l 20 SCOn PRUETT Born: March 4, 1960.

Resides: Crystal Bay, Nev. First Indy-car start 1988 at Long Beach (finished 18th). Career highlights: Points leader in first full season since '92, finishing second at Long Beach, third at Queensland, fourth at Miami, eighth at Nazareth and ninth at Phoenix driving on Firestones. Won Trans Am championship In '94. 5 ROBBY GORDON Born: Jan.

2, 1969: Resides: Indianapolis. 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. Posted first IndyCar victory at Phoenix in April, finished fourth at Nazareth. Set Toronto track record in '94. a Mm' dk Mil Car No.

12: Red, yellow and black. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor TargetSTP. Car No. 5: Blue, red and white.

Chassisengine: '95 ReynardFord. Sponsor ValvolineCummins. Car No. 20: White and red. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord.

Sponsor Firestone. I :39.859 225.796 :39.805 226.102 :39.465 228.050 :39.554 227.537 Totals 2:38.683 226.867 :39.683 226.797 :39.699 226.706 :39.707 226.660 :39.790 226.187 Totals :39.614 227.192 :39.535 227.646 :40.095 224.467 :39.700 226.700 Totals 2:38.944 226.495 25 H'iRO 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 18th in '93 and 14th in '94. Survived, relatively unscathed, frightening broadside hit from Jacques 31 AflDRE RIBEERO Born: Jan. 18, 1966. Resides: San Paulo, Brazil. First Indy-car start 1995 at Miami (finished 21st).

Career highlights: Best finish 11th at Nazareth. Won four Indy Lights races in '94, finishing second in points and winning rookie-of-the-year honors. Won 2 hours of Rio de Janerio with Christian Fittipaldi in '88. 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 untH 1987. Seven-time starter at 2 2:38.879 226.588 Car No. 25: Yellow, blue and orange.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: PanasonicDuskin. Car No. 91: Purple. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford.

Sponsor DeltaJack's Tool. Car No. 31: Blue, red and yellow. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Honda. Sponsor LCI.

33TE0FABI :39.691 226.752 :39.760 226.358 :39.938 225.349 :39.966 225.191 Totals 2:39.355 225.911 3 :39.893 225.603 :39.713 226.626 :39.613 227.198 :39.790 226.187 Totals 2:39.009 226.402 :39.735 226.501 :39.892 225.609 :39.678 22624 :39.766 226.324 Totals 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 first two Indy-car triumphs in 1987 at Phoenix and Mid-Ohio.

Seriously injured during a practice run at Indy in September and was in a coma 17 days. Indy pole-sitter in '92 with four-lap qualifying record of 232.428. 14 cheever 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 1986-87. Finished fourth at Indy in '92. Joined A.J. Foyt operation in '94.

Was leading late in Nazareth race before running out of fuel. Born: March 9, 1955. Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco. First Indy-car start: 1983 at Atlanta (finished 20th). Career highlights: Made impressive Indy-car debut in 1983 by winning pole position at Indianapolis in only his second start.

First of five Indy-car victories in '84 came at Pocono as he finshed No. 2 in points. Raced Formula One from 1985-87 before returning to CART. I 2:39.071 226.314 Car No. 33: White and orange.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: Combustion Car No. 21: White. Chassisengine: '94 Reynard-Mercedes. Sponsor: Upper Deck.

Car No. 14: Black and orange. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor Copenhagen. Competed in 11 previous Indy 500s.

34 AUESSAflDRO ZAMPEDR1 3 PAUL TRACY Born: Dec. 17, 1968. Resides: Scarborough, Ontario. First Indy-car start 1991 at Long :39.801 226.125 :39.791 226.182 :39.931 225.389 :40.086 224.517 Totals 2:39.609 225.551 pi Beach (finished 22nd). :39.855 225.819 :39.869 225.739 .39.870 225.734 :39.843 225.887 Totals 2:39.437 225.795 4 BRYAN KERTA Born: May 23, 1970.

Resides: Indianapolis. First Indy-car start 1994 at Indianapolis (finished ninth). Career highlights: Tested A.J. Foyt's car during '94 rookie orientation, qualified 22nd, finished ninth. Devastating crash at Toronto ended season.

Won 14 of 18 races and took Skip Barber Formula Ford championship in '89. Career highlights: Moved to men 225.694 :39.857 225.807 :39.867 225.751 :39.865 225.762 Totals 2:39.466 225.753 fcj NewmanHaas after four years with Born: Oct 3, 1969. Resides: Monte Carlo. First Indy-car start: 1994 at Queensland, Australia (finished 21st). Career highlights: Best Indy-car finish seventh at Cleveland in '94.

Suffered injuries in practice crash at Michigan last summer. Veteran European open-wheel driver. Rookie of the year in '90 in Young Italian Formula Three series. Moved to Formula 3000 series in '92. Team Penske.

Won at Queensland for ninth IndyCar victory. Won at Detroit, Nazareth and Laguna Seca in '94. Third in point standings last two years. Car No. 4: Red and black.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor TargetScotch. Car No. 3: Red and white. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord.

Sponsor KmartBudweiser. Car No. 34: Rec and yellow. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor Mi-Jack.

I i :40.035 224.803 :39.930 225.394 :39.894 225.598 :39.831 225.955 Totals 2:39.690 225.437 :39.845 225.875 :39.849 225.853 :39.958 225236 225.023 Totals 2:39.648 225.496 17 DANNY SUWVAN Born: March 9, 1950. Resides: Aspen, Colo. First Indy-car start 1982 at Atlanta (finished 3rd). Career highlights: Won 17 IndyCar races including '85 Indy 500, '84 and '89 Pocono 500s, '88 Michigan 500. Won '88 points championship.

Returns to PPG series after one-year hiatus. :39.618 227.169 :39.472 228.010 :39.442 228.183 :39.489 227.912 Totals 2:38.021 227.818 8 GIL de FERRAN Born: November 11, 1967. Resides: Cobham, Surrey. First Indy-car start 1995 at Miami (finished 25th). Career highlights: Joined Hall Racing Indy-car team this year.

Best finish in five races is 11th at Phoenix. Won British Formula Three title in 1992 and competed in Formula 3000 series in '93 and '94, finishing third in points last year. Won Brazilian Formula Ford title in 1987. 54 KiOESHI MATSUDA Born: Dec. 22, 1954.

Resides: Kawasaki, Japan. First Indy-car start 1994 at Indianapolis (finished 24). Career highlights: Started 14th, finished 24th after being involved in Lap 90 accident. Started career with a win at Fuji Speedway in Formula Three series. Drove Macau Grand Prix in '84-85, the Formula Two series in '86 and the Formula 3000 series in Japan in B7.

Car No. 17: Red, white and blue. ChassisEngine: '95 ReynardFord. Sponsor Visa Car No. 8: Yellow.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Mercedes. Sponsor Pennzoil. Car No. 54: Silver. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord.

Sponsor Zunne Group. mmii-i urn i :39.902 225.553 :39.773 226.284 :39.735 226.501 :39.870 225.734 Totals 2:39.280 226.017 fit :39.491 227.900 :39.457 228.096 :39.653 226.969 :39.933 225.378 Totals 2:38.534 227.081 :39.736 226.495 :39.689 226.763 :39.975 225.141 :39.872 225.722 Totals 2:39.272 226.028 9 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 (86-87-92). Failed to make '93 race in first season as ownerdriver. Switched to Honda engine for '94 and struggled. Has 24 Indy-car wins.

80 BUDDY LAZIER Born: Oct. 31, 1967. Resides: Vail, Colo. First Indy-car start: 1990 at Portland (finished 13th). Career highlights: Son of Bob Lazier, who competed in 1981 Indianapolis 500.

Won 1988 American Indy-car Series with six victories. Passed rookie test at Indy in 1990 and qualified for three finishing 19th in '93. Started seven races in 94. 11 RAUL BOESEL Born: Dec. 4, 1957.

Resides: Key Biscayne, Fla. First Indy-car start: 1985 at Long Beach (finished 20th). Career highlights: Led most laps at Michigan in '94 but dropped out with engine woes. Started second at Indy in '94, finished 21st Replaced injured Hiro Matsushita at Indy in '92, finishing seventh. Had impressive '93 season, including runner-up placings.

Car No. 9: Black and gold. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMercedes. Sponsor: Miller Genuine Draft. Car No.

11: Gold and black. Chassisengine: 95 LolaMercedes. Sponsor Duracell. Car No. 80: Green, orange and yellow.

Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard. Sponsor: Quaker State. i-. I :39.008 225.519 :39.895 225.592 :39.901 225.558 :40.280 223.436 Totals 2:39.984 225.023 7 ELISE0 SALAZAR Born: Nov. 14, 1954.

Resides: Santiago, Chile. First Indy-car start: 1995 at Miami (finished 17th). Career highlights: Best Indy-car finish 10th at Queensland. Won IMSA races at Lime Rock, Watkins Glen and Raceway Park in '94. First Chilean to compete in Formula One with 24 starts from '81-83.

CRASHING THE PARTY: Honda driver Scott Good- year joins Team Menard entries Scott Bray-ton and for-' mer Indian-. apolis500 winner Arie Luyendyk on 1 the front row. Car No. 7: Green, yellow arid white. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord.

Sponsor: CristalMobil 1. "i jig Indianapolis 500 practice crashes HONDA Continued from Page 1 cy of the Budweiser King. Bernstein released him last year despite his 500-mlle race win at Michigan. Honda's Indy-car progress has been well-chronicled. Bobby Ra-hal's team began testing the new V-8 two years ago with Mike Graff, then went racing with it in '94.

The frequent front-runner went to mid-pack. He was second at Toronto but finished 10th in the season points. At the end of the year, he dropped Honda for the proven Mercedes (a derivative of the Ilmor). Firestone was the biggest question mark after 20 years away from the series. No longer are there doubts, though.

Scott Pruett leads Indy-car racing with 51 points, having finished the most laps (658 of 660). "I don't know if I'd call it the greatest comeback story," Goodyear said. "I looked at it like there were a lot of unknowns." He winked with approval. "For me, I was missing (Indy-car racing) but I only wanted (to return) if I could do it right." he said. "I did not want to get labeled.

I worked all my life to race cars. "I didn't feel ready to walk away in my 30s. Maybe in my 40s." 4 Star Canada, No. 27T, 1995 Reynard-Ford. Car went high in second turn, slid 45 feet to the outside wall, went along the wall 150 feet and came off the wall 1,535 feet to a stop in the middle of the backstretch.

The car sustained extensive right-side damage. Villeneuve suffered a bruised left foot and was released. 3. May 13 r-Andre Ribeiro, Brazil, No. 31 1995 Reynard-Honda.

Car went high out of Turn 3 and hit the wall three times, went 210 feet along the wall and came off the wall 270 feet to a stop on the inside apron. The car had extensive right-side damage. Ribeiro was treated at the infield hospital for minor bruises and was released. Crashes during practice for the May 28 Indianapolis 500, with date, driver, residence, car number, chassis-engine and description of the incident (r-rookie): 1. May 10 r-Davey Hamilton, Boise, Idaho, No.

95, 1994 Reynard-Ford. Car made a three-quarters spin, hit the wall in the fourth turn, went along the wall 320 feet made another half-spin and slid backwards 540 feet across the track, stopping at the entrance to the pits. The car sustained extensive damage. Hamilton spent two nights in the hospital with a concussion, a fractured right ankle that required surgery and two badly bruised knees. 2.

May 12 Jacques Villeneuve, then turned over its data to Honda's overall development. "We have a lot of experience in Formula One, but Indy-car racing is a different area," said Honda chief engineer Kazutoshi Nishizawa. "It has been a tough experience for us. This is much different. We were struggling." Honda's success Sunday was not restricted to Goodyear.

Teammate Andre Ribeiro, a rookie from Brazil, qualified 12th at 226.495 mph. He came back from Saturday's hajl-lmpact crash In practice to solidly get into the show. When he returned to the Tas- man garage, countryman Emerson Fittipaldi was waiting to shake his hand. "He had a very good run and he did a beautiful job in his first time at Indianapolis," the two- time winner said. "I was just asking him for his experience in setting up a car." "Andre did a great Job after taking a big hit." Goodyear said.

"This has ben a solid (day)." Car owner Steve Home walked that similar line of calmness. "I'm not a big believer in dreams," he said. "If you look, Honda has never, ever failed. I don't know what happened (with RahalHogan), but for me it was the chance of a lifetime to run the No. 1 engine manufacturer In racing.

"It was a win-win situation for me. There was no down side." Home went on to give credit to Honda's test team, Comptech Racing and driver Parker Johnstone. Comptech ran several laps of 230 mph at IMS Innate April. I -V.