Bryan Herta Autosport withdraws from Indy 500

UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact'. BHA will still run in the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race at Indy, but the 500 will have to wait until 2010.

05/02/09 Rumor has it that Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) won’t be making their Indy 500 debut next month as hoped. Herta’s team is running an Indy Lights program, with an eye on moving up to the IndyCar Series and entered a car in this year’s 500 in conjunction with Vision.

If this rumor is true, BHA’s withdrawal means that the #22 entry will probably sit unused this month, as we do not expect Vision to run three cars unless a driver comes with a big check.