Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Andretti early favorite to win Indianapolis 500
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 | 9:49 a.m.
Brian Hilderbrand covers motor sports for the Las Vegas Sun. His motor sports notebook appears Friday. He can be reached at bh@lasvegassun.com or (702) 259-4089.
Indianapolis 500 odds
May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Michael Andretti
7-1
Tony Kanaan
8-1
Kenny Brack
8-1
Scott Dixon
10-1
Helio Castroneves
10-1
Scott Sharp
10-1
Al Unser Jr.
15-1
Felipe Giaffone
15-1
Gil de Ferran
15-1
Tomas Scheckter
18-1
Sam Hornish Jr.
25-1
Buddy Rice
25-1
Dan Wheldon
25-1
Tony Renna
30-1
Jaques Lazier
30-1
Arie Luyendyk Sr.
35-1
Buddy Lazier
35-1
Billy Boat
40-1
Vitor Meira
40-1
Robbie Buhl
45-1
Greg Ray
45-1
Sarah Fisher
50-1
A.J. Foyt IV
55-1
Scott Mayer
75-1
Shigeaki Hattori
100-1
Tora Takagi
100-1
Roger Yasukawa
100-1
Field
7-1
Michael Andretti is the favorite to win this year's Indianapolis 500, according to odds posted by Station Casinos.
Andretti, who has not won Indy in 13 career starts, is listed as a 7-1 favorite to win the 87th running of the race. Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan and Team Rahal pilot Kenny Brack, the 1999 Indy 500 winner, are listed at 8-1.
Surprisingly, two-time defending Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves is listed at 10-1 by Station Casinos. Castroneves, who drives for team owner Roger Penske, will attempt to become the first driver to win three consecutive Indy 500s when he takes the green flag on May 25. Castroneves, 27, of Brazil, was the first driver to win the Indy 500 in each of his first two starts.
Andretti, who is retiring from driving after this year's Indy 500, finished seventh in last year's race for his eighth top-10 finish in the 500. Andretti's best result at Indy came in 1991 when he finished second to Rick Mears.
Al Unser Jr., a Henderson resident and a two-time Indy 500 winner, is listed at 15-1 to earn his third victory at the Brickyard.
Las Vegas resident Tony Renna, who will attempt to make his first start in the Indianapolis 500, is listed at 30-1 to win the race as a rookie. Renna is a former driving instructor at the Derek Daly Performance Driving Academy in Las Vegas. He is driving for Kelley Racing.
Former Indy 500 winners Arie Luyendyk Sr. (1990 and 1997) and Buddy Lazier (1996) are listed at 35-1.
Practice for the 2003 Indianapolis 500 will begin Sunday, May 4.
A.J. Foyt IV, Vitor Meira, Buddy Rice, Dan Wheldon and Roger Yasukawa joined Renna in passing the speed phases of program and will be eligible to attempt to qualify for the 500.
Kinser passed Sammy Swindell on the final lap of the main event for the apparent victory but the win was taken away when it was determined his car violated the series' new 1,375-pound weight rule. Jason Sides, Craig Dollansky and Chad Kemenah also were disqualified for violating the weight rule, which was instituted at the beginning of this season.
Danny Lasoski, who regained the WoO points lead from Kinser with a fourth-place finish in Friday's preliminary feature, increased his lead over Kinser to 42 points with a sixth-place result in the "A" feature.
Fisichella was declared the winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix five days after the April 6 event when a timing-and-scoring error was corrected. Before the first practice session for last weekend's San Marino Grand Prix, Raikkonen, who initially had been ruled the winner in Brazil, handed the first-place trophy to Fisichella in an official ceremony at the start/finish line.
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