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[Herbert]

I’m looking for the entrants of various drivers of the ARS/Indy Lights-Series from 1986-2001. For the last four years it is looking quite good, but for earlier years there are still many gaps that needed to be closed. And probably there are still a lot mistakes. Please find the information I collected. My summaries are primaly based on the results of Philip Harms on motorsport.com and the Autocourse CART-yearbooks.
Thanks for your help!

2001:
# Driver Sponsor Entrant
1 Dan Wheldon Gemstart PacWest Mspts.
2 Larry Mason King Taco/Trench Shoring Brian Stewart Rac.
3 ? Booth Brian Stewart Rac.
6 Cory Witherill WSA Healthcare/Casino M. Indy Regency Racing
11 Kristian Kolby Conquest Rac.
15 Rudy Junco Mexpro/Starlight Diamonds Mexpro Racing
16 Derek Higgins Mexpro/Starlight Diamonds Mexpro Racing
17 Mario Dominguez del Valle/Corona PacWest Mspts.
21 Nilton Rossoni Conquest Rac.
21 Matt Halliday MiJack Conquest Rac.
30 Townsend Bell DirecWay Dorricott Rac.
31 Damien Faulkner Dorricott Rac.
32 Jon Fogarty Thomas Fogarty Winery Dorricott Rac.
32 Geoff Boss Fogarty Winery & Vineyards Dorricott Rac.
64 Rolando Quintanilla Telmex Roquin Mspts.
65 Luis Diaz Telmex Roquin Mspts.



2000 :
# Driver Sponsor Entrant
1 Townsend Bell DirecPC Dorricott Rac.
2 Casey Mears Sooner Trailer Dorricott Rac.
3 Jason Bright Dorricott Rac.
3 Derek Higgins Dorricott Rac.
4 Geoff Boss Cross Pens/Lacoste Lucas Mspts.
5 Andy Boss Cross Pens/Lacoste Lucas Mspts.
7 Mario Dominguez Herdez/Pegaso/Quaker St. Team Mexico ?
8 Soheil Ayari Brian Stewart Rac.
9 Todd Snyder Outpost.com Brian Stewart Rac.
10 Rodolfo Lavin Corona/Modelo/SportsYA Brian Stewart Rac.
11 Chris Menninga Mi-Jack Conquest Rac.
15 Rudy Junco Mexpro/PrecioBase.com Mexpro Rac.
16 Derek Higgins Mexpro/PrecioBase.com Mexpro Rac.
17 Scott Dixon Invensys/Powerware PacWest
18 Tony Renna Motorola Pac West
21 Felipe Giaffone Hollywood Conquest Rac.
26 Jeff Simmons KOOL Team Green
27 Jonny Kane KOOL Team Green
36 Waldemar Coronas Carusi/Astro/WebShipper Genoa Rac.
61 Cory Witherill WSA Healthcare Genoa Rac.
64 Rolando Quintanilla Telmex Conquest Rac.
78 Luis Diaz Quaker State/Herdez Team Mexico?

[Herbert]

1999:
# Driver Sponsor Entrant
1 Airton Dare Banestado Forsythe Mspts.
2 Ben Collins NTS Computers/Hays Johansson Mspts
3 Scott Dixon NTS Computers Johansson Mspts
4 Kenny Wilden Tritechahn/Newcourt
5 David Pook Sage & Clay/Quickline Brian Stewart Rac.
6 Guy Smith Swift Caravans Forsythe Rac.
7 Geoff Boss Croos/Exide Electronics Lucas Mspts.
8 Andy Boss Croos/Exide Electronics Lucas Mspts.
10 Rodolfo Lavin Corona/Modelo Brian Stewart Rac.
11 Chris Menninga Mi-Jack Conquest Rac.
17 Tony Renna Motorola/Playstation PacWest
17 Boris Derichebourg CFF/Motorola PacWest
18 Didier Andre Motorola/Playstation PacWest
21 Felipe Giaffone Hollywood Conquest Rac.
27 Jonny Kane KOOL Team Green
30 Casey Mears Sooner Trailer Dorricott Rac.
31 Philipp Peter Red Bull/Remus/ESTEBE Dorricott Rac.
32 Oriol Servia Catalonia/RACC/elf Dorricott Rac.
40 Rolando Quintanilla Telmex/Tecate/Quaker St. Conquest Rac.
61 Cory Witherill WSA Healthcare Genoa Rac.
62 Oswaldo Negri Jr. Carusi Wheels Genoa Rac.
87 Mario Dominguez Herdez/Quaker State Team Mexico?
88 Derek Higgins Quaker State Team Mexico?

1998:

1 Airton Dare Banestado/LCI Tasman Mspts.
2 Cristiano da Matta Medly/LCI Tasman Mspts
3 Sergio Paese Sbt/Transamerica/Sega/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
3 Wym Eyckmans Egp/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
4 Sergio Paese Coimex/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
5 Mattias Andersson IFS/Sega/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
5 Luiz Garcia Jr. Petrobras/Arisco/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
6 Guy Smith NTS Dreamwriter/Swift Johansson Mspts
7 Luiz Garcia Jr. NTS Dreamwriter/Petrobras Johansson Mspts.
8 Clint Mears Penske Auto Center/Mobil Mears Racing Team
9 Casey Mears Penske Auto Center/Mobil Mears Racing Team
11 Andy Boss Cross Pens/Boarder Patrol Conquest Rac.
14 Geoff Boss LCI/Exide Electronics Lucas Place Mspts
15 Brian Cunningham LCI/Exide Electronics Lucas Place Mspts
16 Shigeaki Hattori EPSON Indy Regency
17 Paul Morris Anti-Bio PacWest
17 Paul Jasper Hollywood Video PacWest
18 Didier Andre Motorola/Mac Trucks PacWest
21 Felipe Giaffone Hollywood/Banco Sofisa Conquest Rac.
26 Mark Hotchkiss KOOL Team Green
27 Naoki Hattori KOOL /Jaccs Team Green
28 Rodolfo Lavin Corona/Modelo Indy Regency
30 Bud Kaeding Heritage Dorricott Rac.
31 Philipp Peter Red Bull/Remus/ESTEBE Dorricott Rac.
32 Oriol Servia Catalonia/elf/Heritage Dorricott Rac.
41 Mike Borkowski Textron Automotive Team Rahal
56 Tim Moser Worldwide Pants Irish Mspts ?
61 Eric Jensen Allied Van Lines Genoa Rac.
61 Cory Witherill WSA/Sakatchewan Indian Genoa Rac.
77 Tony Renna Alco Capital Group/Nassi Mattco Raceworks
77 Mark Hotchkiss Alco Capital Group/Nassi Mattco Raceworks
78 Chris Simmons Alco Capital Group/Nassi Mattco Raceworks
78 Mark Hotchkiss Alco Capital Group/Nassi Mattco Raceworks
79 Mark Hotchkiss Alco Capital Group/Nassi Mattco Raceworks
87 Jorge Goeters Quaker State Team Go
87 Mario Dominguez Quaker State Team Go
88 Derek Higgins Quaker State Team Go

[Herbert]

1997:

2 Airton Dare Banestado/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
3 Cristiano da Matta Medley Brian Stewart Rac.
4 Sergio Paese Petrobras
5 Chris Bingham Park Place Ltd.
5 Eric Jensen Autosport/Tri-Star Pictures
5 Brian Cunningham VTR Capital/Exide Electr.
7 Tony Kanaan Marlboro/Davene/Brahma Tasman Mspts
8 Helio Castroneves Marlboro/Davene/Brahma Tasman Mspts
10 Casey Mears Penske Auto Center Team Mears
11 Clint Mears Penske Auto Center Team Mears
12 Geoff Boss Cross Pens/Omniglow Corp. Team Medlin
15 Philipp Sager Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic
15 Frederic Gosparini Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic
16 Shigeaki Hattori Epson/Ibaraki Toyopet
18 Robby Unser Motorola/ADT Autom. PacWest
20 John Jones Sega Cinescape
20 Claude Bourbonnais Sega Cinescape
21 Christophe Tinseau E.S.I./Mi-Jack Conquest Rac.
24 David DeSilva DeSilva Gates Lucas Place Mspts
25 Naoki Hattori KOOL Team Green
26 Chris Simmons KOOL Team Green
27 Matk Hotchkiss KOOL Team Green
28 Hideki Noda Tenoras/Greddy Indy Regency
31 Luiz Garcia Jr. Petrobras Dorricott Rac.
32 Bob Dorricott Jr. Sunnyvale Valve Dorricott Rac.
33 David Empringham Player’s/Indeck Forsythe Rac.
34 Jaques Lazier Arthrite-X/STP
34 Frederic Gosparini ViewSonic/STP Brian Stewart Rac. ?
36 Frederik Larsson Johansson Mspts
56 Andre Bordin Player’s Bordin Racing
57 Didier Andre Playstation Autosport Rac. ?
63 Brian Cunningham STP
70 Jeff Ward NTS Dreamwriter
75 Jean-Philippe Belloc Autosport/ATS
77 Rodolfo Lavin Corona Indy Regency
97 Oswaldo Negri Jr. Banco Sofisa Genoa Rac. ?
99 Lee Bentham Player’s Forsythe Rac.


1996:

2 Mattias Andersson Sharp/STP
2 Nick Firestone STP
2 Felipe Giaffone STP/Premier Nat. Lease
3 Gualter Salles Kibon/Tang/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
4 Felipe Giaffone Noran/BIEFFE
4 Sohrab Amirsardari Epai/Capital Access Group
4 Jose Giaffone Banco Sofisa
5 Sohrab Amirsardari Epai/Capital Access Group
9 Andy Boss Cross
9 David LaCroix LaCroix Water
10 Robby Unser ADT Autom. Team Medlin?
10 Bob Reid Ingersoll Rand
11 Alex Padilla SP Aviation/Valvoline Superior Performance?
12 Casey Mears Marlboro Team Medlin?
12 Robby Unser ADT Autom.
17 Jose Cordova Newport
17 Peter Faucetta Newport
17 Jaki Scheckter Newport FRE Racing?
17 Robbie Buhl Kelly Services FRE Racing?
20 Doug Boyer Red Line Oil Summit Mspts ?
23 Mark Hotchkiss Fountainhead Water Genoa Rac. ?
24 David DeSilva DeSilva Gates Genoa Rac.
26 Chris Simmons KOOL Team Green
27 Greg Ray KOOL Team Green
28 Hideki Noda Tenoras/Greddy Indy Regency
31 Shigeaki Hattori Tobi Dorricott Rac.
32 Jeff Ward Primm Investment Co. Dorricott Rac.
33 Dave Empringham Player’s Forsythe Rac.
34 Harry Puterbaugh
34 Shan Groff Husqvarna/Capital Access
35 Niclas Jonsson Husqvarna/Capital Access
37 Tony Kanaan Marlboro Tasman
38 Jose Luis DiPalma Marlboro Tasman
39 Helio Castroneves Marboro Tasman
61 Jack Miller Crest Brian Stewart Rac.?
66 Claude Bourbonnais Player’s Forsythe
77 Rodolfo Lavin Corona/American Batteries
88 Diego Guzman
88 Paolo Carcasci Papirus
88 Freddy van Beuren Herdez Viva Mexico
89 Danny Candia Breman Beer
89 Roque Aranda Breman Beer
89 Mauricio Slaviero Selenia Oil/Kibon/Varig
99 Bertrand Godin Player’s Forsythe

[Herbert]

1987:
1 Jeff Andretti GBS Technology Arciero Rac.
2 Juan Fangio II TEAMKAR
2 Wally Dallenbach Jr TEAMKAR
2 Dean Hall Red Line Oil TEAMKAR
2 Fabio Greco Cofab TEAMKAR
3 Gordon Johncock TEAMKAR
3 Brad Murphy TEAMKAR
4 George Metsos Agapiou Rac.
4 Rich Rutherford Agapiou Rac.
4 Guido Dacco Filtracedo Agapiou Rac.
5 Didier Theys TrueSports
6 Nikolas Konstant Agapiou Rac.
6 Paul Radisich Agapiou Rac.
6 Ron Giery Dana Marketing
6 Giovanni Fontanes Agapiou Rac.
7 Dave Simpson Simpson Rac. Equipm. Bill Simpson Rac.
8 Paul Dallenbach TEAMKAR
8 Mike Hooper Opar Rac.?
9 Wally Dallenbach Jr. TEAMKAR
9 Matt McBride Simpson Rac. Equipm. Don McBride Co.
9 Juan Fangio II Simpson Safety TEAMKAR
10 Steve Petty Airweld Inc.
10 Pat Phinny Baja Catina
11 Rich Rutherford Monarch Mtspts?
11 Rich Rutherford Simpson Rac. Equipm. Opar Racing ?
12 Bobby Fix The Auto Show
16 George Metsos Lamplighter Restaurant Agapiou Rac.
20 Mike Groff E-Z Wider Groff Mspts.
23 Albert Naon Jr. Clean Change Coors Racing ?
50 Tommy Byrne Opar Racing
59 Billy Boat Machinists Union
71 Steve Millen Hemelgarn
81 Lee Perkinson Jr. Living Well/Provimi Veal Hemelgarn
? Juan Fangio II ProMotion/Manliba TEAMKAR
? Stan Fox Petty Racing?
? Bob Tullius Simpson Rac. Equipm. TEAMKAR


1986:

1 Jerril Rice Western Racing Group
2 Steve Bren Skybird Aviation
2 Gary Rubio ProMotion
2 Jim Busby Jr. ProMotion
3 Cary Bren Skybird Aviation
3 Juan Fangio II ProMotion/MANLIBA
4 Rich Rutherford ARS
4 Tommy Byrne Agapiou Rac.
4 Davy Jones Agapiou Rac.
5 Steve Millen Red Roof Inns Truesports
6 Wally Dallenbach Jr. ARS
6 Jerrill Rice Western Racing Group
6 Dave Simpson Simpson Racing Equip. Bill Simpson Rac.
7 Kim Campbell Red Stripe Beer Motorsports Rac. ?
7 Sam Swindell Cahill Brothers Rac.?
8 Billy Boat Marsh Holt Rac.
8 Sam Swindell ARS
9 Desiree Wilson ARS
9 Scott Wood Agapiou Rac.
9 John Graham Akhana International Agapiou Rac.
9 Ian Ashley Agapiou Rac.
9 Jack Miller Agapiou Rac.
9 Tommy Byrne Agapiou Rac.
9 Jan Thoelke Agapiou Rac.
9 Stan Fox Agapiou Rac.
9 Guido Dacco Agapiou Racing
10 Juan Fangio II ARS Ralph Sanchez Rac. ?
10 Steve Millen ARS
10 Rich Rutherford Ian Gordon Rac. ?
11 Sam Swindell Metro Sports
11 Stan Fox Cahill Brothers Racing?
11 Bobby Fix Five Star Marketing
12 FabrizioBarbazza Arciero Wines Arciero Racing Teams
14 Brad Murphy Louis Mspts
15 Ross Cheever Brian Stewart Rac.?
15 Ross Cheever Agapiou Rac. ?
20 Mike Groff Groff Mspts.
59 Nick Fornoro Jr. Schaefer/Machinists Union
71 Steve Millen Hemelgarn Rac.
84 Stan Fox US Can/STP Ralph Sanchez Rac.
84 Albert Naon Jr. Nevado Paso Fino Ralph Sanchez Rac.
85 Jeff Andretti US Can/STP Ralph Sanchez Rac.
? Ken Johnson ARS

The other years will follow later.

[Herbert]

I'm sorry that it is all not very clearly arranged. I tried to form it, but it didn't work.

[theunions]

Have you tried contacting Roger Bailey? I'd assume he'd either have all the data or could refer you to another Lights higher-up.

And does anyone have a headshot of Jerrill Rice? The AAR website has a section showing many of its former drivers, and a silhouette appears where his portrait should be.

[Herbert]

Do you know how to contact him? Is he still involved with the IPS?

[Rob Ryder]

2001:
3 Andy Booth Brian Stewart Rac.
...
11 Kristian Kolby Conquest Rac.
11 Matt Halliday Conquest Rac.


2000:
6 Cory Witherill WSA Healthcare Genoa Racing
...
8 Soheil Ayari Brian Stewart Rac.
8 Townsend Bell DirecPC Dorricott Racing


1999:
89 Luis Diaz Jr Team Mexico/Herdez Competition


1998:
3 Sergio Paese Coimex/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
...
19 Rodolfo Lavin Jr Indy Regency Racing

[theunions]

Originally posted by Herbert
Do you know how to contact him? Is he still involved with the IPS?

Yes to the latter, but I can't seem to find any direct contact information.

[RAP]

Here is some information from my records.:-
1997

4 Sergio Paese F.R.E. Racing
5 Eric Jenson Autosport Racing
5 Brian Cunningham Lucas Place
5 Chris Bingham Leading Edge
15 Philipp Sagar Project Indy
15 Frederic Gosparini Project Indy
16 Shigeaki Hattori Lucus Place
20 John Jones Eclipse Racing
20 Claude Bourbonnais Eclipse Racing
34 Jaques Lazier Brian Stewart
34 Frederic Gosparini Brian Stewart
57 Didier Andre Autosport Racing
63 Brian Cunningham Brian Stewart
70 Jeff Ward Johansson Racing
75 J-Ph. Belloc Autosport Racing
97 Oswaldo Negri Genoa Racing


1996:

2 Mattias Andersson Sharp/STP Brian Stewart
2 Nick Firestone STP Brian Stewart
2 Felipe Giaffone STP/Premier Nat. Lease Brian Stewart
3 Gualter Salles Kibon/Tang/STP Brian Stewart Rac.
4 Felipe Giaffone Noran/BIEFFE Leading Edge
4 Sohrab Amirsardari Epai/Capital Access Group Leading Edge
4 Jose (aka Zeca) Giaffone Banco Sofisa Leading Edge
5 Sohrab Amirsardari Epai/Capital Access Group Leading Edge?
9 Andy Boss Cross Superior Performance
9 David LaCroix LaCroix Water Superior Performance
10 Robby Unser ADT Autom. Team Medlin?
10 Bob Reid Ingersoll Rand
11 Alex Padilla SP Aviation/Valvoline Superior Performance

12 Casey Mears Marlboro Team Medlin
12 Robby Unser ADT Autom. Team Medlin
17 Jose Cordova Newport FRE Racing
17 Peter Faucetta Newport FRE Racing
17 Jaki Scheckter Newport FRE Racing
17 Robbie Buhl Kelly Services FRE Racing
20 Doug Boyer Red Line Oil Summit Mspts
23 Mark Hotchkiss Fountainhead Water Genoa Rac.
24 David DeSilva DeSilva Gates Genoa Rac.
26 Chris Simmons KOOL Team Green
27 Greg Ray KOOL Team Green
28 Hideki Noda Tenoras/Greddy Indy Regency
31 Shigeaki Hattori Tobi Dorricott Rac.
32 Jeff Ward Primm Investment Co. Dorricott Rac.
33 Dave Empringham Player’s Forsythe Rac.
34 Harry Puterbaugh Team Leisy/McCormack
34 Shan Groff Husqvarna/Capital Access Team Leisy/McCormack
35 Niclas Jonsson Husqvarna/Capital Access Team Leisy/McCormack
37 Tony Kanaan Marlboro Tasman
38 Jose Luis DiPalma Marlboro Tasman
39 Helio Castroneves Marboro Tasman
61 Jack Miller Crest Brian Stewart Rac.
66 Claude Bourbonnais Player’s Forsythe
77 Rodolfo Lavin Corona/American Batteries Azteca Racing
88 Diego Guzman McNeil RaceCars
88 Paolo Carcasci Papirus McNeil RaceCars
88 Freddy van Beuren Herdez Viva Mexico McNeil RaceCars
89 Danny Candia Breman Beer McNeil RaceCars
89 Roque Aranda Breman Beer McNeil RaceCars
89 Mauricio Slaviero Selenia Oil/Kibon/Varig McNeil RaceCars
99 Bertrand Godin Player’s Forsythe


1987

9 Rich Rutherford Bill Simpson (1 race @ Nazareth)

The more recent years look pretty good. My records for 86 & 87 are a bit sketchy because as with a lot of US series the sponsor or "car name" took precedence over the entrant/team.

[Piet Ram]

Hello Herbert,

Please try this

http://www.motorspor...ats/indylights/

[gbl]

1988 - Paul Tracy, Hemelgarn Racing, #71, Nikon sponsorship

Lot's of pictures from the 80s and early 90s can be found here:

http://mwphoto.smugmug.com/Cars/5745

[daallo1]

How I miss the series

[mwphoto]

Originally posted by gbl
1988 - Paul Tracy, Hemelgarn Racing, #71, Nikon sponsorship

Lot's of pictures from the 80s and early 90s can be found here:

http://mwphoto.smugmug.com/Cars/5745

Wow..It's only taken me two-plus years to find this mention of my site and say Thanks

If you haven't looked at it yet or if the last time you looked was a couple years ago, I've updated most of the ARS/Indy Light races with some better scanned pics and have added a few more races. I still have a little ways to go to complete this section.

[Herbert]

Mark, you're site is realy great. You have so many rare picture there, it's really phantastic. I'm really looking forward to see more of them!

Thanks a lot!