Former Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Milka Duno have been added to the entry list for the May 24 race.
Lazier, who won in 1996, joins Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon as former winners who have entered. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday he will drive the No. 91 Hemelgarn Johnson entry in an attempt to make his 17th career Indianapolis 500 start.
Milka Duno, who finished 19th last year, will try to qualify for the third time. She will join the Dreyer & Reinbold team, which now has three drivers and three cars for the month of May. Duno joins full-time driver Darren Manning and John Andretti on the team. Dreyer & Reinbold and Richard Petty are teaming up for Andretti’s entry.
Also named to drive an entry was rookie Nelson Philippe. Philippe, from Valence, France, will attempt to make his first “500” start in the No. 31 i drive green HVM Racing entry. Philippe competed in Champ Car from 2004-07, winning in 2006 at Surfers Paradise in a car fielded by CTE-HVM Racing, which is now HVM Racing. Philippe will drive a new entry, increasing the total to 41 comprised of 77 cars. He is the fifth rookie in the field, joining Stanton Barrett, Mike Conway, Robert Doornbos and Raphael Matos.
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