Only 33 cars will start the Indianapolis 500 and the field will not be expanded to include James Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann, two popular drivers bumped out of the race in qualifying.
IndyCar president of competition and operations Jay Frye tells The Associated Press the series is not considering expanding the field for next Sunday's race. It was common practice for decades for more than 33 drivers to show up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with many top names failing to make the biggest race in America over the years.
But "bumping" had faded away in a down economy and more than 33 drivers showed up at Indy this year for the first time in three seasons.