Head Count

Here's your entry list for the season opener at St Pete. Let's play "21".

2 Raphael Matos (R), Luczo Dragon Racing
3 Will Power, Team Penske
4 Dan Wheldon, Panther Racing
5 Mario Moraes, KV Racing Technology
6 Ryan Briscoe, Team Penske
7 Danica Patrick, Andretti Green Racing
9 Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10 Dario Franchitti, Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11 Tony Kanaan, Andretti Green Racing
13 E.J. Viso, HVM Racing
14 Vitor Meira, AJ Foyt Racing
19 Justin Wilson, Dale Coyne Racing
20 Ed Carpenter, Vision Racing
21 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Vision Racing
24 Mike Conway (R), Dreyer & Reinbold
26 Marco Andretti, Andretti Green Racing
27 Hideki Mutoh, Andretti Green Racing
34 TBA TBA, Conquest Racing (Tagliani? Camara? Scheckter? Michael Schumacher?)
98 Stanton Barrett (R), Team 3G
02 Graham Rahal, Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
06 Robert Doornbos (R), Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing

And in case you were wondering about Milka Duno, the St Petersburg Times has the awful truth.

Milka Duno, the charismatic former sports car racer who undertook partial schedules the past two seasons, tested with Newman/Haas/Lanigan but needs funding after losing longtime backer Citgo.

Jack Arute will be crushed.

UPDATE: Conquest Racing says "We can now confirm that Alex Tagliani will be aboard the 34 car this weekend with sponsorship from Northlands and Rexall Edmonton Indy." Roy Hobbson of Silent Pagoda is greatly anticipating massive VERSUS coverage of Alex's lovely wife.