Klein Tools/Jim Beam Practice Report - 2006 Honda Grand Prix

March 31, 2006
St. Petersburg, Fla.

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Practice Report
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg,
St. Petersburg, Fla.

Driver:  Dario Franchitti
Car:  #27 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone

Dario Franchitti                                             Dario Franchitti
Practice Session 1                                           Practice Session 2
Position           3rd                                      Position          1st
Speed              102.287 mph                              Speed             103.190 mph
Time               1:03.3512 sec                            Time              1:02.7967 sec
Laps               32                                       Laps              14

IndyCar Series
Practice Speeds - March 31
1.  Dario Franchitti        103.190 mph
2.  Scott Dixon             102.936 mph
3.  Tony Kanaan             102.620 mph
4.  Helio Castroneves       102.602 mph
5.  Buddy Rice              102.355 mph
7.  Bryan Herta             102.049 mph
14.  Marco Andretti         100.756 mph

Dario Franchitti, #27 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
"The car has been very, very good all day.  From the first lap this morning, the
Klein Tools/Jim Beam car has felt right.  There are absolutely no problems at all with the car.  The
track is a typical street course and is getting faster and faster every lap.  I'm just having a ball out
there, but it's tomorrow and Sunday that count, so hopefully we'll have the speed when it
matters."