Spotter Guide

2 JUAN PABLO GARCIA Team Moore Racing
4 JORGE GONCALVEZ Belardi Auto Racing
RACE:
3/23, 3:30pm ET
TV BROADCAST:
3/24, 11:00am ET, NBC Sports Network
ENTRY LIST
INFO
5 PETER DEMPSEY Belardi Auto Racing
7 GABBY CHAVES Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
8 SAGE KARAM Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
12 ZACH VEACH Andretti Autosport
22 ETHAN RINGEL Team Moore Racing
26 CARLOS MUÑOZ Team Moore Racing
77 JACK HAWKSWORTH Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
2012 IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
FINAL POINT STANDINGS
(Top 5 after 16 of 16 events)
1. RYAN HUNTER-REAY Andretti Autosport
468
2. WILL POWER Team Penske
465
3. SCOTT DIXON Target Chip Ganassi Racing
435
4. HELIO CASTRONEVES Team Penske
431
5. SIMON PAGENAUD Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
387
The world of high-performance motorsports is based entirely on STEM: Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics. INDYCAR is excited to offer a unique STEM-focused learning
opportunity for students and teachers during the 2013 racing season.
In select North American race markets, we’ll invite local students to the track to learn about
everything from car and engine design to tire compounds and fuel formulas. Hands-on activities
and getting up close and personal with a race car will give students real-world examples of how
their science and math classes can lead to a fast-paced career in the world of motorsports.
For more information, please contact INDYCAR at (317) 492-5086.
INDYCAR VP of Technology Will Phillips explains
some of the technology of the current IZOD
IndyCar Series chassis to a group of students
from Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy in
Baltimore, Md.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND:
ANOTHER COMPETITIVE SEASON?: If the timesheets
from the preseason Open Test at Barber Motorsports
Park are any indication of what’s to come, then 2013
is shaping up to be another competitive IZOD IndyCar
Series season. The top 16 cars of the 28 car/driver
combinations that participated in the test were separated
by a second. Last season produced another competitive
championship with Ryan Hunter-Reay edging Will Power
for his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship. Can 2013
produce another close title chase?
SIMON’S SOPHOMORE SEASON: 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Simon Pagenaud returns to
Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports for his second season in the IZOD IndyCar Series. Pagenaud, a
28-year-old native of France, recorded six top-fives in his rookie season and many believe he is
poised to win his first race in 2013. Can he do it at St. Pete?
MAZDA ROAD TO INDY ON DISPLAY: The full Mazda Road to Indy ladder system, designed to
groom the up-and-coming stars of the IZOD IndyCar Series, will be on display at St. Pete. Mazda will
again provide scholarships for the 2013 champions of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship
Powered by Mazda, Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires and Firestone Indy Lights
to advance to the next level. The scholarship program strengthens INDYCAR’s driver development
program by providing drivers the opportunities to advance based on talent, not financials.