- Danica Patrick
Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. She is from an Irish-American family and was raised in Roscoe, Illinois. Danica Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. In May 2006, she published her autobiography, "Danica: Crossing the Line".
- Tony Stewart
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.
- Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon (born July 22, 1980) is a New Zealand motor racing driver who won the Indy Racing League (IRL) championship in 2003 at his first attempt.
- Dan Wheldon
Daniel Clive Wheldon (born 22 June 1978 in Emberton, England) is a successful English auto racing driver. The 2005 Indy Racing League champion and Indy 500 winner, Wheldon is nicknamed "Difficult Dan" in the IRL pit lane for his choleric temperament. He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Tony Kanaan
But it was Kanaan's accomplishments in 2004 that were quite spectacular. He became the first driver in major auto racing history to complete every lap of every race for an entire season on his way to winning the 2004 IndyCar Series title. "I never thought about it, but at the end of the year everyone was talking about it," Kanaan said. "It was pretty amazing. It was something unexpected. We did it, it's in the books, and I'm happy to have a record like that."
- Chip Ganassi
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.
- Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti (b. 19 May, 1973 in Bathgate, West Lothian) is a Scottish racing driver of Italian descent. He currently competes in the IndyCar Series, formerly drove in the CART series, and won the rain shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. He also competes in the American Le Mans Series for Andretti Green Racing with his brother Marino and former Indy Racing Leagur teammate Bryan Herta.
- Sam Hornish Jr.
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.
- Marco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania) is an American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti-Green Racing in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti. Andretti finished second in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 in the second closest finish in the race's history. Andretti resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Juan Pablo Montoya
Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán is a race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing. He is a former Formula One driver. He was born in Bogotá where he was taught the techniques of karting from an early age by his father Pablo, an architect and motorsport enthusiast. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series. The highlights of his career include winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, and the CART Championship Series in 1999, …
- Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an auto racing driver best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 as part of Rahal Letterman Racing.
- Michael Andretti
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.
- Sarah Fisher
Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980) is an American auto racing driver originally from Commercial Point, Ohio. As of 2007 she competes in the Indy Racing League (IRL) IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. She became the first woman to win the pole in a major auto racing series in the Belterra Casino Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway in 2002.
- Milka Duno
Milka Duno (born April 22, 1972 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a female race car driver. She began racing sports cars in Venezuela at the late age of 24. In 1999, she moved to the United States and attended more advanced racing schools and she drove in the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 2000. Later that year she made her American Le Mans Series debut. She made her 24 Hours of Daytona debut the next year and her 24 Hours of Le Mans debut a year later.
- Scott Sharp
Scott Sharp (born February 14, 1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He is the son of SCCA multiple champion Bob Sharp. Early in his career he was 1991 Trans-Am champion, also taking 7 poles the next season. Sharp then competed in one NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event, coming in 1992 at Watkins Glen. Starting 22nd in the thirty-nine car field, Sharp completed all 51 laps in route to a solid 19th place effort.
- Vitor Meira
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.
- Patrick Carpentier
Patrick 'Pat' Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec) is a Canadian racing driver from Quebec. He has spent 2005 driving for the Red Bull-sponsored team ran by Eddie Cheever in the Indy Racing League. Before this he spent nearly a decade in the rival Champ Car series, with Bettenhausen as a rookie but subsequently always in the team ran by Gerry Forsythe. In his early years he was prone to missing races through injuries, …
- Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter is an Indy Racing League driver born March 3, 1981. He is the stepson of Indy Racing League founder Tony George. He and his wife, Heather Carpenter, are expecting their first child in October of 2007. Following a successful career in midget racing that dated as far back as 1989, he moved up to single-seater formula cars in 2002 with the creation of the IRL Infiniti Pro Series.
- Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Verizon Wireless/Motorola ride which competes part-time in the Busch Series, although he has also raced in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Champ Car, the IRL, Trans-Am, IMSA, IROC and Dakar Rally.
- Tomas Scheckter
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.
- Buddy Lazier
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.
- Bruno Junqueira
Bruno Junqueira (born November 4, 1976) is a Brazilian racecar driver and veteran of the Champ Car World Series. Junqueira started racing go-karts in Brazil and dominated Formula Three Sudamericana before moving to Formula 3000. He tested for the Williams Formula 1 team for many years, and came close to landing a race drive in 2000, losing out to Jenson Button. He rebounded from this setback, winning that year's International Formula 3000 Championship.
- Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta (b. May 23 1970, Warren, Michigan) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series. He currently drives for Andretti Green Racing, which is co-owned by former CART and IRL driver Michael Andretti. He also drives for A1 Team USA. At the event in Australia, Herta scored a 10th place finish.
- Darren Manning
Darren Manning (born April 30, 1975) is a motor racing driver from Yorkshire, England. He currently races in the Indy Racing League series for A.J. Foyt Enterprises.
- A. J. Foyt IV
A.J. Foyt IV (born May 25, 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American race car driver. He is the grandson of racing legend A. J. Foyt, who guided him through much of his career.
- Eddie Cheever
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.
- Brian Barnhart
Brian Barnhart is the Chief Operating Officer of the Indy Racing League. Having previously served as director of race operations for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IRL, he is ultimately charged with not only the financial wellbeing of the league and producing a good product, but the safety and competition of the racing itself. Brian's most well-known on-camera role has been giving final instructions to every Indianapolis 500 qualifying attemptee before their run.
- Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser (born November 20 1965 in Canoga Park, California) is an American racing driver. Vasser was the 1996 Champ Car champion, driving for Chip Ganassi, and has scored ten victories in the category. He won 4 of the first 5 races in 1996 and did enough to maintain a lead in the standings, although rookie team-mate Alex Zanardi outperformed him in the second half of the season, and over the next 2 years. He had a poor 1999 season teamed with Juan Pablo Montoya, …
- Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons (born August 8, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League for Rahal Letterman Racing. Simmons began his professional career in Indy Lights in 2000, finishing 7th. He was the Infiniti Pro Series runner up in 2003, capturing 2 wins. In 2004, Mo Nunn gave him a chance to qualify his second car for the Indianapolis 500, which he did and finished 16th in the race.
- Sam Schmidt
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.
- Greg Ray
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.
- Alex Barron
Alex Barron (born June 11, 1970) in Menifee, California) is a race car driver. He began racing in CART in 1998 and made his first Indy Racing League start in 2001. In December of 2006, Barron married a local native of Cincinnati, OH, Kate Kerns, an Indiana University swimmer and co-chair of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. They currently reside in San Vejo, California. Barron succeeded in the American Toyota Atlantic series, …
- Kosuke Matsuura
Kosuke Matsuura is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League.
- Felipe Giaffone
Felipe Giaffone is a driver in the Indy Racing League. A second generation driver, he came to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights series in 1999 where he was coached by Formula 1 legend and countryman Nelson Piquet. He began racing in the IRL in 2001 and won one race at Kentucky Speedway in 2002. In 2003 Felipe was one of the IRL's representatives in the IROC series, but he only competed in two races due to injury and finished 10th in series standings.
- Aaron Fike
Aaron Fike (born November 24, 1982) is a NASCAR driver from Galesburg, Illinois. He is the driver of the #1 Toyota Tundra Craftsman Truck Series truck and the younger brother of former NASCAR driver A. J. Fike. Fike began racing in 2001 in the USAC Silver Crown Series. He became the youngest driver to win a Silver Crown race (breaking Jeff Gordon's record), and finished tenth in points, earning him the Rookie of the Year award.
- Marty Roth
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, …
- Davey Hamilton
Davey Hamilton (born June 13, 1962 in Nampa, Idaho) is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He has made 48 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times. He placed second in series points in the 1996-1997 season and again in 1998. Hamilton had been proficient in supermodified racing, as a frequent winner in various supermodified races, usually held in the northern areas of the United States.
- Scott Goodyear
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.
- Townsend Bell
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.
- Paul Dana
Paul Dana was an American race car driver in the Indy Racing League.