A.J. Foyt IV News

IndyCar Series driver Ryan Hunter-Reay will drive for his third team in less than a year as he moves to A. J. Foyt Racing to fill in for Vitor Meira, who sustained a broken back in a crash during this year's Indianapolis 500.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS Helio Castroneves keeps smiling - and climbing.Castroneves, who last month won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time after being acquitted of federal tax evasion charges, became a three-time winner at Texas Motor Speedway when he beat Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe off pit row after the final stop and stayed in front Saturday ...

The following is NOT an actual internal memo circulating the offices of VERSUS this morning...but it should be.

Milka Duno, Graham Rahal and E.J. Viso were eliminated from contention and the race when the three collided on Lap 2 on the backstretch, forcing a caution period for Laps 2-9 during the start of the Bombardier Learjet 550 on Saturday.

The Lone Star State will have its own team at Saturday night's IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Paul Tracy, drives the ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Honda, during practice for the IRL IndyCar Series ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 on May 30, 2009 at the Milwaukee Mile in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Of the 33 race cars in the Indianapolis 500, the editors counted three cars with prominent home channel sponsorships .

MARIO MORAES : "I don't know. I'm really upset with what happened. I don't know what Marco was doing there.

Torontoa s Paul Tracy has been signed to drive for A.J. Foyta s Indy car team at next Sundaya s ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile.

Vitor Meira crashes into the wall as teammate A.J. Foyt IV passes by during the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

A.J. Foyt IV is aware he and fiancee Casey Irsay have generated quite a bit of gossip since they announced plans to be married July 18 in Sonoma, Calif.

The call from the security gate came late in the evening. Cleared for entry, a trailer carrying an early wedding gift from an adoring grandfather rolled up the curving driveway in the darkness.

It should be noted, before we get started with the annual Indy 500 A-to-Z, that the IndyCar Series wishes to emphasize that we should not use the letters IRL to describe the series.

A.J. Foyt IV is wearing an orange helmet at the Indianapolis 500, similar to the one his grandfather wore for many years.

Today is Helio Castroneves' 34th birthday. Castroneves had an early start to his day as the front row photo session was scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. Castroneves posed on the famous yard of bricks as the photographers treated him to a rendition of Happy Birthday.

INDIANAPOLIS - The third time was the charm for Scott Sharp. The 1996 IndyCar Series co-champion qualified for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 on his final attempt of the day with a dramatic last-minute run that bumped E.J. Viso out of the provisional grid of 22 cars.

Scott Sharp admits that he has never been more pleased to qualify 20th for the Indianapolis 500 than he was on Sunday afternoon, as making the field alleviates a potential headache for the Tequila Patron driver and his Highcroft/Panther alliance.

With nearly two hours left in second-day qualifying, the bumping for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 began, as Scott Sharp posted a 221.103 to drop Milka Duno from the top 22.

Rookie Robert Doornbos makes contact with the turn two wall early in the practice session, Friday, May 8, 2009 at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Here's what news on the initial Indianapolis 500 entry list released April 20: A.J. Foyt IV has found a home for May.