Atlantic
IRL: Schroeder PR
For more information: Linda Mansfield, lindamansfield@CompuServe.com Schroeder Postpones Indy 500 Plans for Now VINELAND, N.J., May 5 - Jeret Schroeder, who was trying to become the first resident of New Jersey to compete in the ...
Edited: Mar 27, 2008, 5:47 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
For more information: Linda Mansfield, lindamansfield@CompuServe.com
Schroeder Postpones Indy 500 Plans for Now
VINELAND, N.J., May 5 - Jeret Schroeder, who was trying to become the first resident of New Jersey to compete in the Indianapolis 500 in 14 years, has been forced to postpone those plans this year because some of the sponsorship money he anticipated receiving has been delayed.
Robbie Groff drove the McCormack Motorsports/Alfa Laval/Team Losi/Goodyear-sponsored G-Force Olds Aurora No. 30 on Sunday in practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the team will compete in the event as planned. McCormack Motorsports is 14th in the overall Indy Racing League point standings, so it will automatically qualify for the 500 after Groff comes up to an as-yet-undetermined percentage of the polesitter's speed.
Schroeder drove that car in the Indy Racing League events at Walt Disney World (Fla.) Speedway on Jan. 25 and at Phoenix Int'l Raceway March 23. The Indy 500 will be held May 25.
Schroeder, a 27-year-old rising star from Vineland, N.J., anticipated receiving some sponsorship funds for the Indy 500 which were delayed due to business reasons beyond anyone's control. Schroeder is now concentrating on raising funds for other events, including next year's Indy 500.
"It looks like Indy just wasn't meant to be for me this year," Schroeder said. "I've enjoyed working with everyone at McCormack Motorsports, and I hope we'll work with them again in the future. But the Indianapolis 500 is an expensive proposition, and all the funding must be in place before May. It has always been my dream to compete in the Indianapolis 500, but it doesn't look like it will happen for me this year.
"Of course I'm disappointed, but this will give me more time to test my SCCA Kool Toyota Atlantic car," Schroeder added philosophically. He is driving the MCI Telecommunications/Toyota Ralt RT-41 No. 96 for Precision Preparation, Inc. of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., in all the 1997 Atlantic events.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article CHAMPCAR/CART: PPI Fan Club
Next article ATLANTIC: Nazareth Preview
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Jeret Schroeder
RLR/Andersen Racing changes announced
Indy NXT
Indy NXT
RLR/Andersen Racing changes announced
IRL: An inside look at Dan Andersen
IndyCar
IndyCar
IRL: An inside look at Dan Andersen
IRL: Behind the Barriers: Pole Day
IndyCar
IndyCar
IRL: Behind the Barriers: Pole Day
Latest news
Five key takeaways from F1's big African Grand Prix reveal in Rwanda
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 12 min
Five key takeaways from F1's big African Grand Prix reveal in Rwanda
Niels Koolen makes switch to Abel Motorsports ahead of 2027 Indy NXT campaign
Indy NXT
IndL Indy NXT 1 h
Niels Koolen makes switch to Abel Motorsports ahead of 2027 Indy NXT campaign
GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
WCEE GT World Challenge Europe Endurance 2 h
GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen
13 Autosport retains unchanged lineup for 2027 IMSA campaign, eyes global expansion
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 2 h
13 Autosport retains unchanged lineup for 2027 IMSA campaign, eyes global expansion
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe