February 3 , 2004 |
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| IRL IndyCar Series |
| Honda will continue its participation
in the IndyCar Series that it began last year. Honda Performance Development,
Inc., a subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has formed a technical
partnership with Ilmor Engineering Inc. to supply Honda HI4R V8 engines
for the full season for seven vehicles fielded by the following four teams. |
Participating Team |
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Drivers
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| Andretti Green Racing |
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Tony Kanaan (Brazil)
Bryan Herta (USA)
Dan Wheldon (UK)
Dario Franchitti (UK) |
| Team Rahal |
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Buddy Rice (USA)*1
Kenny Brack (Sweden)
Roger Yasukawa (Japan)*2 |
| Access Motorsports |
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Greg Ray (USA) |
| Super Aguri Fernandez Racing |
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Kosuke Matsuura (Japan) |
| *1 |
Buddy Rice will serve as substitute
driver for Kenny Brack |
| *2 |
Roger Yasukawa will race on
a spot participation basis in the Indy Japan 300 and the Indy 500, the third
and fourth legs of the IndyCar series, respectively. |
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