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P2 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR MONDAY, MAY 22, 1 995 39 981 230 KO WCf :39.001 230.763 azu :39.oi9 230.657 39.008 230.722 38.966 230.971 38.929 231.190 38.920 231244 40 ARE LUYBIDYK 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 :38.863 231.583 Totals 2:35.438 231.604 1 1 :39.006 230.734 60 SCOn BRAYTON 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-lap record in Buick V-6 debut Finished sixth in '93 20th in '94. Has competed in 13 previous Indy500s.

24 SCOn GOODYEAR 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. lotais 2:36.007 230.759 Totals 2:35.823 231.031 Car No. 24: Red, yellow and blue.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Honda. Sponsor LCI. Car No. 60: Green, orange and yellow. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard.

Sponsor: Quaker StateGlidden. Car No. 40: Yellow and orange. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard. Sponsor: GliddenQuaker State.

6 MICHAEL ANDRETT1 Born: Oct. 5, 1962. Resides: Nazareth, Pa. First Indv-car start: 1983 at I as :39.263 229.223 :39.586 227.353 :39.548 227.572 :39.551 227.554 3 Vegas (finished 19th). :39.379 228.548 :39.354 228.693 :39.318 228.903 :39.569 227.451 Totals 2:37.620 228.397 :39.287 229.083 :39.260 229.241 :39.200 229.592 :39257 229.258 Totals 2:37.004 229.294 18 MAURICI0 GUGEIAI-'N 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 27 JACQUES VILLENEUVE Born: April 9, 1971.

Resides: Monte Carlo, Monaco. First Indy-car start: 1994 at Australia (finished 17th)u 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. Totals pj Career highlights: Finished tj ond in '91 '500' and led 160 laps with a huge lead in '92 before me- 2:37.948 227.923 iv IL chamcal 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. 1 39.438 228206 :39.514 227.767 39.565 227.474 a. 39.571 227.439 39.493 227.888 39.675 226.843 39.607 227233 39.614 227.192 39.701 226.696 39.474 227.998 39.607 227.233 39.616 227.181 12 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. 5 ROBSY 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. 20 SCOTT 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. Totals 2:38.346 227.350 Totals 2:38.309 227.403 Totals 2:38.220 227.531 Car No.

20: White and red. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor: Firestone. Car No. 5: Blue, red and white.

Chassisengine: '95 ReynardFord. Sponsor ValvolineCummins. Car No. 12: Red, yellow and black. Chassisengine: 95 Reynard-Ford.

Sponsor TargetSTP. .1 39.614 227.192 39.535 227.646 40.095 224.467 39.700 226.700 :39.683 226.797 :39.699 226.706 :39.707 226.660 :39.790 226.187 Totals 2:38.879 226.588 :39.859 225.796 :39.805 226.102 :39.465 228.050 :39.554 227.537 Totals 2:38.683 226.867 25 HIR0 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 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. Seven-time starter at Indy. 31 ANDRE 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. Totals 2:38.944 226.495 Car No.

31: Blue, red and yellow. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Honda. Sponsor: LCI. Car No. 91: Purple.

Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: DeltaBowling. Car No. 25: Yellow, blue and orange. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford.

Sponsor: PanasonicDuskinYKK. i 39.691 226.752 39.760 226.358 39.938 225.349 39.966 225.191 :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 :39.678 226.324 :39.766 226.324 Totals 2:39.071 226.314 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. Competed in 11 previous Indy 500s. 14 EDDIE 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. 33 TE0 FABI 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.

Totals 2:39.355 225.911 Car No. 21: White. Chassisengine: '94 Reynard-Mercedes. Sponsor Upper DeckGeneral Components. Car No.

33: White and orange. Chassisengine: 95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: ABBlndeck. Car No. 14: Black and orange.

Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor Copenhagen. 34 ALESSANDRO ZAMPEDRI 3 PAUL TRACY Born: Dec. 17, 1968. Resides: Scarborough, Ontario.

First Indy-car start: 1991 at Long Beach (finished 22nd). :39.877 225.694 :39.857 225.807 :39.867 225.751 :39.865 225.762 Totals 2:39.466 225.753 :39.855 225.819 :39.869 225.739 :39.870 225.734 :39.843 225.887 Totals 2:39.437 225.795 :39.801 226.125 :39.791 226.182 :39.931 225.389 :40.086 224.517 Totals 2:39.609 225.551 i 4 BRYAN HERTA 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. 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. Career highlights: Moved to NewmanHaas after four years with 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. 3: Red and white. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor KmartBudweiser.

Car No. 4: Red and black. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: TargetScotch. Car No.

34: Red and yellow. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor Mi-Jack. ri 39.845 225.875 39.849 225.853 39.958 225236 39.996 225.023 :40.035 224.803 :39.930 225.394 :39.894 225.598 :39.831 225.955 Totals 2:39.690 225.437 :39.618 227.169 :39.472 228.010 :39.442 228.183 :39.489 227.912 Totals 2:38.021 227.818 17 DANNY SULLIVAN 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. 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 HIDESHI 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 '87. Totals 2:39.648 225.496 Car No. 17: Red, white and blue.

ChassisEngine: '95 ReynardFord. Sponsor: VISA Bank of America Car No. 8: Yellow. Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Mercedes. Sponsor: Pennzoil.

Car No. 54: Silver. Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor: BeckTaisanZunne Group. pURACEU ptfkA :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 :39.902 225.553 :39.773 226.284 :39.735 226.501 :39.870 225.734 Totals 2:39.280 226.017 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. 1 11 RAUL B0ESEL 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. 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. jnfrniMiirm mrnini i Car No.

9: Black and gold. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMercedes. Sponsor: Miller Genuine Draft. Car No. 80: Green, orange and yellow.

Chassisengine: '95 LolaMenard. Sponsor: GliddenQuaker State. Car No. 11: Gold and black. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMercedes.

Sponsor Duracell. rf WJJW I IJIWIKI I A :39.008 225.519 :39.895 225.592 :39.901 225.558 :40.280 223.436 Totals 2:39.984 225.023 :39.361 228.653 :39.415 228.339 :39.492 227.894 :39.763 226.341 Totals 2:38.031 227.803 7 EUSE0 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. :39.867 225.751 :39.473 228.004 :39.655 226.958 :39.683 226.797 Totals 2:38.678 226.875 10 ADRIAN FERNANDEZ Born: April 20, 1965. Resides: La Jolla, Calif.

First Indy-car start 1993 at Long Beach (finished 23rd). Career highlights: Indy Lights rookie of the year in '92. Joined Indy car circuit as a test driver for Galles Racing in '93 and started five races. Started all 16 races in '94. Best finish fifth at Road America.

19 ERIC BACKELART Born: Feb. 28, 1961. Resides: Brussels, Belguim First Indy-car start: 1992 at Queensland (finished 22nd). Career highlights: Second fastest rookie 221.549 while qualifying for only Indianapolis appearance in '92 but lasted only four laps before engine failed. Competed in 15 races in lone season on PPG circuit until this year.

rim Car No. 10 Green and red. Chassisengine: '95 LolaMercedes. Sponsor: TecateQuaker State. Car No.

7: Green, yellow and white. Chassisengine: 95 LolaFord. Sponsor: CristalMobil 1Copec. Car No. 19: Red.

Chassisengine: '94 LolaFord. Sponsor: AGFA. 15 CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI Born: Jan. 8, 1971. Resides: Lausanne, Switzerland.

First Indy-car start: 1995 at Mi- 39.731 226.523 39.684 226.792 39.709 226.649 39.904 225.541 Sx 39.913 225.490 39.816 226.040 39.858 225.802 39.824 225.994 :39.947 225.299 :39.872 225.722 :39.967 225.186 :39.680 225.180 Totals 2:39.754 225.346 1 1 ami (Tinisnea Tirtn). fcj Career highlights: Fifteenth in DDO ftmWinnH 90 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 in '93. including 25th at Indy. 22 CARLOS GUERRERO Born: Nov. 20, 1957.

Resides: Mexico City. First Indy-car start 1995 at Long Beach (finished 11th). Career highlights: Mexican Formula Two champion in '91-92. International Formula 3 champion in '90, '93-'94. Second in world championship Formula final in '89.

Started two IndyCar races. Totals 2:39.028 226.375 wj jiaiiuinya uiibi live races, lops Totals 2:39.411 225.831 among an inaianapolis rookies. Won rirst proressional race at 17, Brazilian r-ormuia I nree title in 89, European Car No. 15: Green, blue and Chassisengine: '95 Reynard-Ford. Sponsor: Marlboro Chapeco.

hormuia ihree title in 91 and drove Car No. 22: Red, white and green. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor: Herdez-Viva Mexico. Car No.

90: Yellow. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor: Whitlock. in 40 Formula One races from '92- Ll 94. :39.830 225.960 :39.882 225.666 :39.798 226.142 :39.986 225.079 Totals 2:39.496 225.711 :40.031 224.826 :39.869 225.739 :39.837 225.921 :39.875 225.547 Totals 2:39.612 225.547 :40.005 224.972 :39.989 225.062 :40.009 224.949 :39.901 225.558 Totals 2:39.904 225.135 41 SCOn SHARP Born: Feb.

14, 1968. Resides: East Norwalk, Conn. First Indy-car start: 1993 Laguna Seca (finished 22nd). Career highlights: Won first SCCA race entered in '84 and 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.

77 DAVY JONES Born: June 1, 1964. Resides: Lake Tahoe, Nev. First Indy-car start: 1987 at Indianapolis (finished 28th). Career highlights: Fastest '500' rookie qualifier in '87. Finished seventh in '89 after starting 31st.

Qualified in '94, replaced in starting field by teammate Scott Goodyear, who had been bumped. 61 STEFAN JOHANSSON Born: Sept. 8, 1956. Resides: Indianapolis. First Indy-car start: 1992 at Detroit (finished third).

Career highlights: Former F-1 driver ('83-90) 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 in '93. Had four top-five finishes in '94. Car No.

41: Black. Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor: Copenhagen. Car No. 77: Red.

Chassisengine: '95 LolaFord. Sponsor: Jonathan ByrdBryant. Car No. 61: Orange and blue. Chassisengine: '94 Reynard-Mercedes.

Sponsor: Alumax..

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