A memorial service has been planned for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team member David "Davey" Evans. The service will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Pavilion at the Brickyard Crossing Inn. Another service will be held at a later date in Chicago. Evans died last weekend in the aftermath of an altercation in a west side Indianapolis bar. Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing issued a statement on Monday concerning the passing of Evans." The past two days have been difficult for the team as we mourn the tragic loss of Davey Evans. He was a part of our family and was with us for 23 of the past 26 seasons. His association with Carl Haas goes back almost 40 years when he was with Lola Cars and later with Haas Racing in the Can Am series. We appreciate all of the support and kind words from the many friends Davey made in his 40-plus years in racing. Our thoughts are with Davey's family and friends at this difficult time for us all." In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be made to one of Evans' favorite charities: St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps.

#34 Jaime Camara has been cleared to drive following a re-evaluation at the Clarian Emergency Medical Center on Tuesday, according to Dr. Mike Olinger, senior medical director for the Indy Racing League.  Camara made moderate contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 1 during ROP practice Monday. He was transported to Methodist Hospital as a precautionary measure after complaining of soreness in his back. X-rays were negative.

Townsend Bell debuted the latest livery of the No. 99 Dreyer & Reinbold William Rast Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone on Tuesday. The car features a unique green-and-orange paint scheme. Bell came up with the idea while karting with the singer Justin Timberlake." I was karting in Southern California with Justin Timberlake and a few of his friends for a couple of weeks. We had camouflage hats from William Rast, and everyone thought an army green look would be cool on an Indy car. So I called Dennis (Reinbold, team co-owner), and he made it happen. It is definitely a cool look. The people around the Speedway were really into the new paint scheme. The flat green makes the car look like a fighting vehicle. It's a much different scheme than seen on any other car at the track. I think the more people that see the car; the more people will like it. You can't miss the car on the track. It really stands out." Bell ran 18th in Tuesday's practice session with a time/speed of 40.4343/222.518 mph.

CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports is still finalizing plans about its driver for the 92nd Indianapolis 500, team owner Greg Beck said Tuesday. Beck said he has discussed the open seat with veteran drivers Roger Yasukawa, Jaques Lazier and Alex Barron. The team is intending on making an announcement this weekend. Yasukawa drove for the team in the Japan Indy 300 in Motegi last month, while Barron drove for them in the 2007 Indianapolis 500.

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O/IRR: Roger, after seeing speed increases at the first three oval track races of 2007 we had expected to see 230 mph plus speeds at Indy, I felt the pole would take a 229 mph average, with a lap or more above 230, where did the speed go?

Roger: We saw that as a possibility as well, but in conversations with Brian Barnhart he made it clear that he didn’t want 230-mph speeds, and might be happier at 222-mph. It isn’t easy to detune a proven engine package that you race every week for just one event, but there are ways to limit the performance. We were concerned that the teams, with 5 years of experience with these cars, would find a 2-mph speed gain, and we could see another mph gain from this 3.5 liter engine. That could have meant 232-mph laps, and nobody wanted that. Read the entire interview here...

All testing results, including those from both the Firestone tire test and the Open Test at Sears Point can be found here...

To make room here on an overly-long front page I have moved all Bonneville coverage here, be sure to check back from time to time, as I will post more pictures regularly.