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BACK HOME AGAIN; Full field takes aim at the 92nd Indy 500.(Competition)

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| May 12, 2008 | Cavin, Curt | COPYRIGHT 2008 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: CURT CAVIN

Indianapolis 500 qualifying, starting May 10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, promises the event's largest field in years. With a "unified'' IndyCar Series in full swing, a host of challengers are vying for the coveted milk to be served in victory lane on May 25.

A NEW-LOOK FIELD

Although only four former Indy 500 winners were entered as of AutoWeek's deadline (Helio Castroneves, Buddy Lazier, Buddy Rice and Dan Wheldon), this is a strong group.

A different driver has won each of the five points-paying races (including the Champ Car finale at Long Beach) this season, and the past seven series races (also including ...

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