Tony George, born Anton Hulman George on December 30, 1959, is the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He is also the president of Hulman & Co. George is the grandson of Tony Hulman, who purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after the end of World War II. His mother (and Hulman's daughter), Mari Hulman George, serves as the speedway's chairman of the board and currently delivers its famed "ladies and gentlemen, …

Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr. (born January 16, 1935 in Houston, Texas), is considered by many as the greatest American automobile racing driver of all time. He holds the all-time USAC career wins record with 159 victories.

Floyd "Chip" Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and educated at local Duquesne University) is a former American racecar driver and current racecar owner. He is currently the owner and president of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates which operates teams on both the IndyCar and NASCAR circuit. Ganassi began his CART (Champ Car) racing career in 1981 and competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, with a best finish of 8th in 1983.

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. He currently drives the #20 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Chevrolet Impala SS in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing and is sponsored by Home Depot. He also drives in the NASCAR Busch Series part-time in multiple cars, most notably, the #33 Old Spice Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Kevin Harvick Inc.

Michael Mario Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a American retired CART and Formula One driver. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League. He qualified eleventh for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 after finishing third in the 2006 Indianapolis 500. He is the son of Mario Andretti who is one of the most successful auto racing drivers of all time.

Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports cars, CART and the Indy Racing League, and now owns an IRL team. Cheever participated in 143 World Championship Formula One races and started 132, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989.

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Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953 in Medina, Ohio) is an American auto racing team owner and former driver, spending most of his driving career in the CART open-wheel series, winning three championships there. He has won the Indianapolis 500 as both a driver and an owner. As a driver, Rahal raced in Formula 1 and CART, including owning the team he drove for during most of his career. That team is now known as Rahal Letterman Racing.

Greg Ray (born August 3, 1966 Dallas, Texas) is a former IRL IndyCar Series driver. After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994. In 1997 he made his Indy Racing League debut driving for Thomas Knapp in an unsponsored black #97 car. He made his mark on the series a year later during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.

Marty Roth (born December 15, 1958 in Toronto) is a Canadian race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He is one of the few true owner-drivers left in open wheel auto racing, as he owns his Indycar team. Roth was a successful land developer in the Toronto area before becoming involved in professional motorsports. He made starts in both the 2004 and 2005 Indy 500 races, …

Sam Schmidt (born August 15, 1964 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is a former Indy Racing League driver and current IRL and Indy Pro Series team owner. After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25. He raced at a competitive amateur level, supported by his business income, but dreamed of someday driving in the Indianapolis 500.

Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500. Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles. In 1977, he won the European Super Vee championship, and switched to Formula 3. Success continued to elude him until he moved to the United States in 1984, where he immediately won the Super Vee championship.

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", …

Derrick Walker (born April 8, 1945 in Levin, Scotland) is a British auto racing team owner.

Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963 in Detroit) is a former IndyCar Series competitor. He won the 1992 Indy Lights championship and caught the eye of John Menard in 1996, running as team mate to Tony Stewart for two seasons.

Stephen J. Luczo (also known as Steve Luczo) is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Seagate Technology. He has also served on the Boards of Directors of Gadzoox Microsystems, Inc. (renamed Gadzoox Networks, Inc. in 1997, and acquired by Broadcom in 2003), Dragon Systems, Inc., Crystal Decisions, Inc. (formerly Seagate Software, acquired by Business Objects in 2003), and e2open.

Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. McDreamy) on the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy". During the 2000s, he also appeared in several film roles, including "The Emperor's Club" and "Freedom Writers".

James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and finally the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Bears out of the University of Michigan with the 26th pick in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. On December 18, 2006, Harbaugh was named as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team.

Eric Bachelart (born February 28, 1961 in Brussels) is a former race car driver and current team owner, born in Belgium. Eric started his racing career in Belgium, but ended it in the United States. His European single-seater attempt turned out to be a dead-end street when he didn't get further than a couple of did-not-qualifies in the 1988 F3000 season. Although he was a star in the national touring car championship, Belgian Procar, driving for Audi and Peugeot, …

is a former Formula One driver from Japan. He participated in 88 grands prix, and most notable achievement in racing was 3rd place at 1990 Japanese Grand Prix. Aguri is now the owner of Super Aguri F1 team, which has been participating in F1 since

Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American musician, record company executive, race car owner (in both NASCAR and IRL), and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 until 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Morris 'Mo' Nunn is a motor racing team owner and engineer from England. He ran the Ensign Formula One team in the late 1970s and early 80s, and later worked for Chip Ganassi's highly successful Champ Car team, before striking out on his own again to found Mo Nunn Racing. The relative lack of success Ganassi have had since his departure is a testament to the contribution Morris' know-how made to the team. Running his own team did not prove so successful.

Jim Guthrie (born September 13, 1961 in Gadsden, Alabama) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1996 with moderately successful results. When the IRL moved to purpose-built chassis in 1997, Guthrie was forced to take out a second mortgage to purchase a new chassis. With no sponsorship and the prospects of losing his house if his venture was unsuccessful, …

José Adrián Fernández Mier is a Mexican race car driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team. After becoming the first driver to win 4 races in his rookie Indy Lights season, he moved up to Champ Car for 1993. He took his first victory in the championship in 1996 at Toronto, in a race that claimed Jeff Krosnoff's life. Despite the one win, he was not a regular front-runner until he joined Patrick Racing in 1998.

Billy Roe (born May 7, 1957, Indianapolis, Indiana), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997-1998 and 2000-2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500. His best IRL finish was a 12th place at Nashville Speedway in 2001. In the 1997 Las Vegas Motor Speedway race, he fielded his own car. Prior to racing in the IRL he competed in Toyota Atlantic from 1991 to 1995, however, …

Price Cobb (born December 10, 1954) won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar XJR-12. He also owned an Indy Racing League team in 1998 and 1999 for Roberto Guerrero and Jim Guthrie. He also has authored a number of books on auto racing.

Jon Herb (born June 1, 1970 in Milwaukee) is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League. Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season, but did not compete in any other races that year. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in five other races. He raced in six more races that year, but failed to qualify for the "500" in 2002. In 2003 he moved to the Infiniti Pro Series, …

Ueal Eugene "Pat" Patrick is the founder and owner of Patrick Racing, a team that raced in Champ Cars and the Indy Racing League. Pat was also one of the founding members of CART in 1978 and the Indy Lights series in 1986. In addition, he was founder of Patrick Petroleum in the 1960s. The Patrick Racing team won the 1973, 1982 and 1989 Indianapolis 500. Emerson Fittipaldi won the IndyCar title for Pat in 1989.

Jay Penske is an American media and technology entrepreneur, currently based in Los Angeles. Born in New York City, he is the son of Roger Penske, a transportation magnate.

John R. Menard, Jr. (born 1940) is an American entrepreneur who is the founder and owner of Menards, a major Midwestern home improvement store chain. Menard is also a partner in Robby Gordon Motorsports with NASCAR owner/driver Robby Gordon, and is the father of NASCAR driver Paul Menard. As early as 1959, Menard ran a business constructing pole buildings with friends from college. A 1963 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …

Scott Harrington (born December 24, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of AMA Motocross and Supercross. In 1986 Sports Car Magazine picked Harrington as one of the three most promising drivers in the U.S. He was a multiple race winner in Toyota Formula Atlantic, …

Dick Simon is one of the oldest men to ever have raced in the Indianapolis 500. He was 54 years old during his final Indy 500 start in 1988. A multiple starter and top-ten finisher in the race. He also became a car owner helping to begin the IndyCar careers of Stéphane Grégoire, Arie Luyendyk, Raul Boesel, and others. Simon also fielded cars for Lyn St. James. He sold his race team to Andy Evans who formed Team Scandia in 1997.