Panther Racing’s sponsor & driver, Fisher to form team

UPDATE We also hear that the National Guard and Delphi will be Panther Racing's sponsors. Sarah Fisher will also reveal her 2008 plans together with Lyn St James and Janet Guthrie to form her new team, Sarah Fisher Racing. Fisher will be one of three women racing in the IRL. Danica Patrick is back with Andretti Green Racing, and Milka Duno is running a partial schedule for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

02/26/08 Panther Racing is scheduled to announce its entire 2008 package on Wednesday at Homestead Miami Speedway. The new livery of the No. 4 car will be unveiled at PantherRacing.com, and fans can log onto the site shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday to see the new No. 4 car.

Introduced in Homestead will be Panther’s newest co-primary sponsor, its driver and an unveiling of the new No. 4 Dallara Honda. AutoRacing1.com hears the team will announce Vitor Meira as their driver.

“This is a great day for Panther Racing," Panther co-owner John Barnes said. “I’m also encouraged that RacerSites.com has given our fans the opportunity to log onto our website at the same time as our press conference and see our brand new No. 4 car; this thing is beautiful."

Panther will test the next two days at Homestead-Miami Speedway along with a bulk of the IndyCar Series teams. What’s left unknown is the number of teams and cars that will join the league from the Champ Car World Series. But, undoubtedly, this will be the most anticipated season of open-wheel racing in the past 13 years.

“We’re got a great program in place for 2008," Barnes continued. “This is going to be a landmark season for open-wheel racing and we envision Panther being at the forefront of that."