Overheard in St. Pete – 1

UPDATE The first part of this rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today as we have learned that Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will field the Indianapolis 500 car entered by Richard Petty Motorsports for driver John Andretti.

04/03/09 We are hearing that there is a reasonable chance that Dreyer & Reinbold will run a 3rd car in the Indy 500…….Hearing that if the IRL does race in China it will be the week before or after the Motegi, Japan race. This may be another reason that the IRL moved Motegi to September after F1 moved their China race to the Spring. The venue for China is still unknown but what makes sense is Shanghai where the beautiful circuit built to F1 standards for F1, sits idle much of the year…..We hear that 93-year old Indy veteran Chief Mechanic George Bignotti recently had knee replacement surgery and is rehabilitating in Las Vegas. His knee is fine, we hear that he is having heel problems from laying in bed on his back so much.