CART CHAMP CAR TEST AT MID-OHIO OPEN TO FANS

DUBLIN, Ohio (June 26, 2003) - The Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio will run
August 7-10, but fans of the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course can see
the open-wheel rockets take to the Lexington, Ohio track on Monday, June 30,
to test for the upcoming race.

Many of the Bridgestone Presents the CART Champ Car World Series powered by
Ford competitors have committed to the test day, including defending race
champion Patrick Carpentier of Player's/Forsythe Racing, Bruno Junquiera and
Sebastien Bourdais of Newman/Haas Racing, Hilliard, Ohio's Team Rahal driver
Michel Jourdain, Jr., and Fernandez Racing's Adrian Fernandez, who won last
week's CART Champ Car World Series event in Portland, Oregon.

"Mid-Ohio is excited to make this event open to the public," said Michelle
Trueman Gajoch, President of TrueSports, Inc. "This is an excellent
opportunity for our loyal Champ Car fans to get energized about the upcoming
race, and Mid-Ohio is pleased to donate the proceeds to a very worthy
cause."

Fans can enter the facility beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Gate 3 by making a
$5.00 donation to The Hole In The Wall Camps, Inc., the Official Charity of
CART Champ Car. Mid-Ohio All-Access Season Pass holders receive free
admission to the day's events by presenting their season pass at the gate.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is located approximately halfway between Columbus
and Cleveland, off Interstate 71. Commonly referred to as the "Most
Competitive in the U.S.," Mid-Ohio hosts six motorsports events throughout
the summer, beginning with the Sprint Vintage Grand Prix and including the
Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire, July 25-27, and the
Valvoline Runoffs®, September 15-21. For event information and tickets, call
1-800-MID-OHIO or visit www.midohio.com.