NEWMAN/HAAS RETURNING TO INDIANAPOLIS 500 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE '95

Access Motorsports also filed an entry for the race, scheduled for May 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Entries must have been postmarked by midnight, March 31, with additional entries continuing to arrive at Indy Racing League(R) headquarters in Indianapolis. An entry list will be released shortly.

The driver, car number, car name, chassis and engine of the Newman/Haas entry will be announced later. Mark Shambarger is the chief mechanic, while Jim McGee and Brian Lisles are the team managers. A backup car was included on the entry.

Newman/Haas has competed in 13 previous Indianapolis 500-Mile Races with such drivers as Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell and Paul Tracy.

The team's best finish in the race is second by Mario Andretti in 1985 and Michael Andretti in 1991. Mario Andretti won the pole in a Newman/Haas car in 1987.

Access co-owner Greg Ray will drive the team's No. 13 Panoz G Force/Honda/Firestone entry, with a backup entered. The car name will be announced later. Jamie Nanny is the chief mechanic, and Ted Bitting is team manager.

1999 Indy Racing League IndyCar(R) Series champion Ray will attempt to make his eighth Indianapolis 500 start. His best finish is eighth last year.

Ray has produced many strong qualifying efforts at Indianapolis since his debut in 1997. He won the MBNA Pole for the 2000 race, and started second in 1998, 1999 and 2001.

2004 INDIANAPOLIS 500 ENTRIES (as of April 6)

Driver Entrant Car C/E/T Entry Date

Kosuke Matsuura (R) Super Aguri Fernandez Racing 55, 55T Panasonic ARTA G/H/F March 4

Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Racing 5, 5T Quaker State Telmex Tecate G/H/F March 12

Marty Roth (R) Roth Racing 25 Roth Racing D/T/F March 12

Robby Gordon Team Gordon 70, 70T TBA D/C/F March 29

Mark Taylor (R) Panther Racing 2, 2T Menards/Johns Manville D/C/F March 29

Tomas Scheckter Panther Racing 4, 4T Pennzoil Panther Dallara D/C/F March 29

TBA Panther Racing 44, 44T Pedigo Chevrolet D/C/F March 29

Al Unser Jr. Patrick Racing 20, 20T Patrick Racing D/C/F March 29

Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 1, 1T Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz/Toyota G/T/F March 30

Darren Manning (R) Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10, 10T Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz/Toyota G/T/F March 30

Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 8, 8T Delphi D/T/F March 30

Sarah Fisher Kelley Racing 39, 39T TBA D/T/F March 30

Tora Takagi Pioneer Mo Nunn Racing 12, 12T Pioneer Mo Nunn Racing D/T/F March 30

A.J. Foyt IV A.J. Foyt Enterprises 14, 14T Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing D/T/F March 30

TBA A.J. Foyt Enterprises 41, 41T A.J. Foyt Racing D/T/F March 30

Robbie Buhl Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24, 24T Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold D/C/F March 30

TBA Hemelgarn Racing 91, 91T* TBA D/C/F March 31

TBA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 TBA D/C/F March 31

Helio Castroneves Marlboro Team Penske 3, 3T Marlboro Team Penske D/T/F March 31

Sam Hornish Jr. Marlboro Team Penske 6, 6T Marlboro Team Penske D/T/F March 31

TBA Marlboro Team Penske 66, 66T Marlboro Team Penske G/T/F March 31

Bryan Herta Andretti Green Racing 7, 7T XM Satellite Radio D/H/F March 31

Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 11, 11T Team 7-Eleven D/H/F March 31

Dan Wheldon Andretti Green Racing 26, 26T Klein Tools/Jim Beam D/H/F March 31

Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 27, 27T Arca/Ex D/H/F March 31

TBA PDM Racing 18, 18T* TBA D/C/F March 31

Alex Barron Red Bull Cheever Racing 51, 51T Red Bull Cheever Racing Chevrolet D/C/F March 31

Ed Carpenter (R) Red Bull Cheever Racing 52, 52T Red Bull Cheever Racing Chevrolet D/C/F March 31

TBA Nunn Racing 21, 21T TBA D/T/F March 31

Buddy Rice Rahal/Letterman Racing 15, 15T Rahal/Letterman Argent/Pioneer G/H/F March 31

Roger Yasukawa Rahal/Letterman Racing 16, 16T Rahal/Letterman Racing Sammy G/H/F March 31

TBA Rahal/Letterman Racing 17, 17T Rahal/Letterman Racing G/H/F March 31

TBA Beck Motorsports 54, 54T TBA D/C/F March 31

Greg Ray Access Motorsports 13, 13T TBA G/H/F March 31

TBA Newman/Haas Racing TBA TBA March 31

Key: C/E/T-Chassis/Engine/Tire; D-Dallara; G-Panoz G Force; C-Chevrolet; H-Honda; T-Toyota; F-Firestone; (R)-Indianapolis 500 rookie; TBA-to be announced; * -- no chassis or engine specified for backup car.

ENTRY SUMMARY

DRIVERS (25) Former race winners: Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002), Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994). Former pole winners: Helio Castroneves (2003), Greg Ray (2000), Scott Sharp (2001), Al Unser Jr. (1994). Rookies (5): Ed Carpenter, Darren Manning, Kosuke Matsuura, Marty Roth, Mark Taylor. U.S. born (13): Alex Barron, Robbie Buhl, Ed Carpenter, Sarah Fisher, A.J. Foyt IV, Robby Gordon, Bryan Herta, Sam Hornish Jr., Greg Ray, Buddy Rice, Scott Sharp, Al Unser Jr., Roger Yasukawa. Foreign born (12): Helio Castroneves, Brazil; Scott Dixon, New Zealand; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Dario Franchitti, Great Britain; Tony Kanaan, Brazil; Darren Manning, Great Britain; Kosuke Matsuura, Japan; Marty Roth, Canada; Tomas Scheckter, South Africa; Tora Takagi, Japan; Mark Taylor, Great Britain; Dan Wheldon, Great Britain. Youngest: A.J. Foyt IV, 19. Oldest: Marty Roth, 45. Most previous starts: Al Unser Jr., 16.

CARS (68) Chassis: Dallara 46, Panoz G Force 18, TBA 4. Engines: Toyota 23, Chevrolet 21, Honda 20, TBA 4. *** Tickets: Tickets are available for the 2004 Indianapolis 500 on May 30. For information, log on to www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, or call the IMS ticket office at (800) 822-INDY or (317) 492-6700.

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