Bell on Pole/Dorricott Front Row@Milwaukee

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Contact:        James Hyneman   
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                        TOWNSEND BELL TAKES POLE AT MILWAUKEE
                         JON FOGARTY WILL START ON OUTSIDE POLE

        WEST ALLIS, Wis. (June 2, 2000) - - Timing had little to do with
Townsend Bell being awarded a race start from the pole in round four of the
12-race Dayton Indy Lights Championship at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday.
The fact is Bell has been the fastest Indy Lights driver at Milwaukee in
every session so far. It was only fair that Bell not be penalized for rain
storms canceling Saturday's qualifying session.

        Bell, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., will start from the pole based
upon the weekend's combined practice times.  Although he won't win a
championship bonus point due to not starting from the pole based on a
qualification time, Bell's best practice lap of 0:24.256 = 153.166 mph was
only within sight of only one other driver - teammate Jon Fogarty, of
Portola Valley, Calif. Fogarty will start on the outside pole based on a
practice-best time of 0:24.450 = 151.951 mph around Milwaukee's one-mile
oval.

        Dorricott teammate Damien Faulkner, of Ireland, arguably suffered
the most from not qualifying and will start seventh with a time of 0:25.064
= 148.229 mph.

        Saturday's morning practice was threatened from overnight rain but
a green flag opened the proceeding's at 8:24 a.m. (CT) following a
22-minute delay to finish drying the track. The scheduled 40-minute
practice session was limited by "time certain" rules thus creating only a
16-minute practice window. Dayton Tire engineers reported a track
temperature of 66 degrees and an ambient temperature of 56 degrees.

        The first 10 minutes of practice were uneventful with Bell running
fastest at the five minute mark at 0:24.536 = 151.418 mph. Derek Higgins,
of Ireland, was second fastest at 0:24.572 = 151.197 mph.

        The session soon ended under a yellow flag when Danish driver
Kristian Kolby lost control on the back-straight and slid into the outside
wall. Kolby was uninjured but his car suffered damage to its left side and
left rear suspension.

        Rain resumed approximately one hour after Indy Lights practice
ended but Indy Lights officials didn't announce the starting grid until
mid-afternoon.

        "I'm disappointed that I didn't have an opportunity to actually
qualify on the pole and, most important, win a bonus point," said Bell. "I
learned from my rookie season in Indy Lights that every point is extremely
valuable and can easily make or break a season. We have a good car and we
feel we have a good strategy. We should remain fast and competitive for the
race despite how the track will be washed clean after the rainstorms."

        Although "Official Qualifying" was not held, Bell earned the $1,000
Dayton Indy Lights Pole Award but not the single championship point. It was
Bell's third pole position in 16 career Indy Lights starts. He earned his
first two pole positions at Portland with a new track record, and at St.
Louis where he swept the pole, set the fastest race lap, and led every lap.

        Sunday's warm-up session will begin at 8:00 a.m. for 15 minutes.
The Dayton Indy Lights pre-race ceremonies and race times remain unchanged
and will begin at 12:15 p.m. (CT). The green flag is scheduled to drop at
12:30 p.m. to start the 100-lap (103.2-mile) race.

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