Conference Call with Patrick Carpentier on Tuesday July 19

MEDIA ADVISORY

Danica Patrick, Scott Sharp, Patrick Carpentier and Jay Drake guests
on IRL teleconference

IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series??? driver Jay Drake, IndyCar® Series
driver Patrick Carpentier, 1996 IndyCar Series co-champion Scott
Sharp and Indianapolis 500 JPMorgan Chase Rookie of the Year Danica
Patrick, will participate in an Indy Racing League teleconference on:
TUESDAY, JULY 19.

Drake will be available at 2 p.m. (EDT) with Carpentier, Sharp and
Patrick following shortly thereafter.

WHAT: IRL teleconference

GUESTS: Jay Drake, Patrick Carpentier, Scott Sharp and Danica Patrick

ABOUT THE GUESTS:
o Jay Drake, driver of the No. 20 Vision Racing
Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone, is the 2004 champion of the USAC
Valvoline Sprint Car Series. He is currently seventh in series point
standings and matched his career-best finish with a third in the
Cleanevent 100 on July 16. The Milwaukee 100 will be the final race
in an 11 races in 11 days stretch for Drake, who is also competing in
USAC "Indiana Sprint Week," and the USAC Silver Crown and Midget
Series events at The Milwaukee Mile this week.

o Patrick Carpentier, driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Cheever Racing
Dallara/Toyota/Firestone, matched his career-best finish with a third
in the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on July 16.
Carpentier, a newcomer to the IndyCar Series this season, is 10th in
the IndyCar Series point standings.

o Scott Sharp, driver of the No. 8 Delphi Panoz/Honda/Firestone, will
make his 100th consecutive start in the IndyCar Series if he starts
the ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt 225 at Milwaukee on July 24. Sharp, the
1996 IndyCar Series co-champion, recorded his fourth top-five finish
of the season with a fourth-place effort in the Firestone Indy 200 at
Nashville Superspeedway on July 16.

o Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 16 Rahal Letterman Racing Argent
Pioneer Panoz/Honda/Firestone, finished fourth in the 89th
Indianapolis 500 on May 29. It was the best finish for a woman in the
500 and matched her career-best finish in the IndyCar Series.
Patrick, who claimed her first career pole position on July 2 at
Kansas Speedway, currently leads the standings for the year-end
Bombardier Rookie of the Year Award.

WHEN: 2 p.m. (EDT) Tuesday, July 19, 2005

CALL NUMBER: (866) IRL-CONF (475-2663). Pass code is Indy Racing.
(International callers should dial 00-1-847-413-3137.)

The teleconference also will be available on Digital Tape Replay one
hour after the conclusion of the call. To access the system,
participants will need to dial (888) 843-8996 or (630) 652-3044 and
enter passcode 6674241.

We hope you find this teleconference a valuable asset in your
coverage of the Indy Racing League. We appreciate your coverage of
the league, its teams and drivers.

Media Contacts:
John Griffin, IRL, (317) 492-6579, jgriffin@indyracing.com
Tom Savage, IRL, (317) 492-6566, tsavage@indyracing.com

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