“I'm not a professional runner, but I do run quite a lot for training purposes and I really enjoy it,” Viso, who could be joined by Indy Lights points leader JR Hildebrand, explained, "I think that participating in the mini marathon is a great opportunity to spend some time with the people who will be watching the race in a few weeks.
"When I get to the part of the marathon course that is inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, those will be my first steps on the track, and I think it is fitting that I step foot on the grounds in this way. I've only done a couple of 10k races before, and I'll be taking it easy, not looking to set any records.”
The list of Indianapolis 500 rookies taking part in the two-day orientation programme is completed by KV racing Technology duo Oriol Servia and Will Power, Champ Car veterans Ryan Hunter-Reay (Rahal Letterman Racing) and Mario Dominguez (Pacific Coast Motorsports), Dale Coyne Racing's F3 graduate Mario Moraes and St Petersburg winner Rahal. The American missed the season-opening oval round at Homestead and has just one such outing under his belt since his only previous oval experience, in Toyota Atlantics, while Dominguez will be getting his first taste of an IndyCar Dallara on Opening Day.
The latest entry list for the 92nd Indianapolis 500, including vacant seats, reads as follows:
2.
AJ Foyt IV USA
Vision Racing
3.
Helio Castroneves BRA
Team Penske
4.
Vitor Meira BRA
Panther Racing
5.
Oriol Servia ESP
KV Racing Technology*
6.
Ryan Briscoe AUS
Team Penske
7.
Danica Patrick USA
Andretti Green Racing
8.
Will Power AUS
KV Racing Technology/Team Australia*
9.
Scott Dixon NZL
Chip Ganassi Racing
10.
Dan Wheldon GBR
Chip Ganassi Racing
11.
Tony Kanaan BRA
Andretti Green Racing
12.
Tomas Scheckter RSA
Luczo Dragon Racing
14.
Darren Manning GBR
AJ Foyt Enterprises
15.
Buddy Rice USA
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
16.
Alex Lloyd GBR
Rahal Letterman with Chip Ganassi*
17.
Ryan Hunter-Reay USA
Rahal Letterman Racing*
18.
Bruno Junqueira BRA
Dale Coyne Racing
19.
Mario Moraes BRA
Dale Coyne Racing
20.
Ed Carpenter USA
Vision Racing
21.
TBA TBA
Playa Del Racing#
22.
TBA TBA
Vision Racing
23.
Milka Duno VZL
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
24.
Jay Howard GBR
Roth Racing*
25.
Marty Roth CAN
Roth Racing
26.
Marco Andretti USA
Andretti Green Racing
27.
Hideki Mutoh JPN
Andretti Green Racing*
33.
EJ Viso VZL
HVM Racing*
34.
Jaime Camara BRA
Conquest Racing*
36.
Enrique Bernoldi BRA
Conquest Racing*
41.
Larry Foyt USA
AJ Foyt Enterprises
44.
Max Papis ITA
Rubicon/Sam Schmidt Motorsports
67.
Sarah Fisher USA
Sarah Fisher Racing
77.
TBA TBA
Team Penske
83.
TBA TBA
Panther Racing
91.
Buddy Lazier USA
Hemelgarn Johnson
96.
Mario Dominguez MEX
Pacific Coast Motorsports*
98.
TBA TBA
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports
99.
Townsend Bell USA
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
02.
Justin Wilson GBR
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing*
06.
Graham Rahal USA
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing*
TBA
TBA TBA
PDM Racing
