» IndyCars: More drivers confirmed for Indy 500

This year’s Indianapolis 500 field is steadily nudging its way towards a traditional 33-car starting list, with a sixth former winner joining the event’s roster.

Buddy Lazier has become the latest driver to confirm he’ll make a one-off appearance at the event, entering his family-run Lazier Partners Racing team for another hit-out at the world’s most famous oval race. Last year saw Lazier make a return to the event after a four-year absence, although he was the third driver to retire from the race after qualifying well down the order.

Also confirmed to make a one-off appearance is former Indy Lights Championship winner, Townsend Bell. The Californian has had a number of one-time Indy 500 outings over the years, with a best finish of fourth in 2009 with KV Racing Technology, the same team with whom he’ll attempt to qualify this year.

“In 2009 I had my best finish in Indy racing with KVRT, so coming back to the defending Indy 500 champions is special,” Bell said of his signing.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have its first official Indy 500 practice session on May 11, a day after the inaugural running of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the venue’s road course layout. Qualifying will take place on the weekend of May 17-18, with the race occurring on May 25.

2014 Indianapolis 500 – Provisional Entry List:

#	Driver	Team / Entry	Notes
2.	Juan Pablo Montoya	Team Penske	2000 winner
3.	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	2001-2, 2009 winner
5.	Jacques Villeneuve	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	1995 winner
6.	Townsend Bell	KV Racing Technology
7.	Mikhail Aleshin	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	Rookie
8.	Ryan Briscoe	Chip Ganassi Racing
9.	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	2008 winner
10.	Tony Kanaan	Chip Ganassi Racing	2013 winner
11.	Sébastien Bourdais	KV Racing Technology
12.	Will Power	Team Penske
14.	Takuma Sato	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
15.	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
16.	Oriol Servia	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
17.	Sebastián Saavedra	KV Racing Technology / AFS Racing
18.	Carlos Huertas	Dale Coyne Racing	Rookie
19.	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing
20.	Ed Carpenter	Ed Carpenter Racing
21.	J.R. Hildebrand	Ed Carpenter Racing
25.	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport
26.	Kurt Busch	Andretti Autosport	Rookie
27.	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport
28.	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport
34.	Carlos Muñoz	Andretti Autosport
41.	Martin Plowman	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Rookie
67.	Josef Newgarden	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
68.	Alex Tagliani	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
77.	Simon Pagenaud	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports
83.	Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing
91.	Buddy Lazier	Lazier Partners Racing	1996 winner
98.	Jack Hawksworth	Bryan Herta Autosport	Rookie