Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver. After participating in an open test for Panther Racing at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002, he made his Indy Racing League debut with Team Menard on August 11, 2002 at Kentucky Speedway. A little over a month later, Vitor won his first career pole at Texas Motor Speedway just after four starts and finished a very respectable third.

Sam Hornish, Jr. (born July 2, 1979 in Bryan, Ohio) is an American race car driver and Indianapolis 500 champion, currently driving in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Busch Series for Penske Racing. He also competes in the invitation-only International Race of Champions. He first raced in the IRL in 2000 with the PDM Racing team, with a best finish of third.

Tomas Scheckter (born September 21, 1980) is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series. He is the son of 1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter. Tomas contested several F3000 races in 2000, finishing second at Hockenheim behind future IRL team-mate Tomas Enge.

Kosuke Matsuura is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League.

Robert Buddy Lazier is an American open-wheel racecar driver born in Vail, Colorado on 31 October, 1967. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times. Both his father Bob Lazier and brother Jaques Lazier are veterans of the Indy 500 as well. Lazier first appeared in CART beginning in 1989 driving for Gary Trout Motorsports and also participated in The Indy 500 as a rookie.

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, …

Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto Moreno's seat at Patrick that year and while much was expected, he underachieved scoring a best finish of 4th before he was dropped midseason for Oriol Servia.

Scott Goodyear (b. December 20 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994. He is also notable for almost winning the Indianapolis 500 on three different occasions. Goodyear qualified for eleven straight Indianapolis 500 races from 1990 to 2000. After starting last (33rd) in the 1992 race he finished 2nd to Al Unser Jr.

Mark Taylor (born December 16, 1977 in Wimbledon, England) is a racing driver who drove in the Indy Racing League. He drove the entire 2004 season for two different teams, but could not find a seat for the 2005 season. Before driving in the IRL he won the 2003 Infiniti Pro Series season championship, dominating what was perceived as a relatively weak field by winning 7 of the 12 races in the season, driving the #4 car for the Fulmar Panther team.

Tomáš Enge is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One. He participated in the final three races of, debuting on September 16 at the Italian Grand Prix. Enge was brought in as a replacement for Luciano Burti after the latter's crash in the Belgian race, becoming his country's first F1 driver. The Prost team folded before the start of the 2002 season, leaving Enge without a drive.

Brienne Pedigo is an auto racing pit reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League. She was formally introduced as the newest member of the Indy Racing League Telecast crew on March 7, 2007. She is taking over as pit reporter for Jamie Little, who has moved to ESPN's NASCAR Busch Series coverage. She was formerly a pit reporter for The Outdoor Channel's USAC sprint and midget car races, and a reporter for CBS' coverage of the NCAA Final Four.