Dorricott Racing - Portland Race Report

                CRAZY WEATHER COMBINES WITH BAD TIMING TO FOIL
                             DIAZ AND KRISILOFF AT PORTLAND 

        PORTLAND, Ore. (June 22, 2003) - - Deciding whether the race track
was totally dry following a pre-race rain shower became the biggest
decision Dorricott Racing faced in running Round Five of the 12-race Toyota
Atlantic Championship on Saturday, June 21, at Portland International
Raceway. When the checkered flag waved, Luis Diaz and Kyle Krisiloff were
unfortunately on the short end of the finish and the unpredictable weather
of the Pacific Northwest.  

        Saturday morning was highlighted by final qualifying. Diaz improved
two positions from provisional qualifying to fourth from sixth. Krisiloff,
who provisionally qualified 10th, ended up starting 12th on the grid.

        The Dorricott quandary was shared among many teams. A heavy rain
storm pummeled the track less than one hour from the scheduled race start.
Questions prevailed as to the suitability of the circuit with "dry" tires.
Nearly one half of the 15-car field lined up in the pre-grid with "rain
tires." The other half decided it would prepare for a dry track using
racing "slicks." Atlantic officials officially announced a "dry start"
minutes before the actual race start. Dorricott Racing decided to stick
with rain tires for the race start. Series leader A.J. Allmendinger
concurred with the Dorricott decision.

        As the race began its parade lap, it became clear to Diaz,
Krisiloff, and Allmendinger that they needed to change to "slicks."
Allmendinger and Krisiloff pitted during the parade lap for a four-tire
change before rejoining the back of the field. Diaz came in during the pace
lap for a four-tire change.

        The first lap of the 35-lap race met a "yellow" flag for improper
field alignment. This gave Diaz time to catch the field before the race
went "green" on lap two. Polesitter Ryan Dalziel led into the first set of
corners. However, light contact between Jonathan Macri and Alex Figge put
both cars into spins. The field scattered wide to avoid contact.
Allmendinger miraculously escaped the carnage and improved to fourth.
Krisiloff also made it through he crash scene and improved nearly six
positions. 

        Krisiloff was advancing to the front before a wet spot on the
backstretch caught his tires while braking. He was able to recover after
briefly spinning off course but the U.S. Grand Prix Formula One Swift was
essentially out of podium contention. Krisiloff finished 12th place.

        Diaz, who had to start from the rear due to the tire change, chased
the field in the Telmex Swift with laps that were third fastest. Skillful
driving helped him regain positions and finish ninth place. Dalziel won the
race flag-to-flag in defeating race runner-up Joey Hand by 14.420-seconds. 

        Allmendinger leads the Atlantic Championship over Dalziel, 79-73.
Diaz dropped to ninth place with 37 points. Krisiloff is 10th with 36
points.

        pee Channel will provide a delayed telecast of the Toyota
Atlantic Championship at Laguna Seca on Monday, June 23, 1:00 p.m. ET
(10:00 a.m. PT). 

        Detailed race results, team, and sponsor information are available
on Dorricott Racing's official web site, http://www.dorricottracing.com.

        Round six of the 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship will be
Saturday, July 5, at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. 

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