Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Santa Claus checking his 2015 IndyCar Silly Season "Short-list" twice...



So like A-L-L Good boyz' and Girls, many names appear to be currently penciled-in on Santa's list for the remaining seats in the 2015 Indy Car Series, which apparently Jolly 'Ol Nick's wordsmithed the list in alphabetical order...

CONFIRMED "FULL HOUSES"
A.J. Foyt Enterprises, (2) Andretti Autosport, (3) CFH Racing, (1) Chip Ganassi Racing, (3) Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, (1) Schmidt-Peterson-Hamilton Racing, (1) Team Penske. (4) Total = 15-entries.

SANTA'S SHORT-LIST
Danieal Abt, (GP2) Ryan Briscoe, (ICS) Gabby Chaves, (Indy Lights) Conor Daly, (ICS) Simona de Silvestro, (F1) J.R. Hildebrand, (ICS) Alexander Rossi, (F1) Dean Stoneman, (GP3) Davide Valsecchi, (GP2) Jean-Eric Vergne, (F1) Justin Wilson? (ICS) Stefan Wilson? (ICS)

(Source: Santa's Motorsports Elf contributor 'Curty Cavin of IndyStar fame: (ICS = Indy Car Series)

And now comes word via Racer's Marshal Pruett that Lotus F1 "Simulator Jockey" Charles Pic may be interested in giving IndyCar a try...

SEATS AVAILABLE...
For the ultra  low price of? As the following IndyCar teams have not confirmed drivers for the 2015 season, with Andretti, CFH Racing, Ganassi,  Rahal and Schmidt-Peterson-Hamilton Racing (SPHR) having only partially confirmed line-ups currently...

Team Name/Possible Entries
Andretti Autosport, (1) Brian Herta Autosports, (1) CFH Racing, (1+) Chip Ganassi Racing, (1) Dale Coyne Racing, (1+) "KV XP Caladrocious," (2?) Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, (1) Schmidt-Peterson-Hamilton Racing. (1) Total potential = 10-seats.

And as typical with A-L-L Silly Season lists, names and teams are just "Best Guess" information and as always, Subject to Change...