Target Toyotas 1-2 At Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kansas -  After dominating the last three races, Target Toyota teammates
Tomas Scheckter and Scott Dixon registered the top two practice times in each of today’s two
practice sessions in preparation for Sunday’s Kansas Indy 300.  Overall, Toyota’s occupied five
of the day’s top-six places.

Scheckter led Dixon in both practice sessions with the fastest overall time of 218.264 mph.
Dixon, who has won the last two IndyCar Series events, placed second just .0604 seconds
behind the South African.

Toyota engines also powered Tora Takagi (Pioneer Toyota) to fourth overall with Helio
Castroneves (Marlboro Toyota) and Scott Sharp (Delphi Toyota) holding down the fifth and sixth
spots.  Felipe Giaffone (Hollywood Toyota) was eighth overall to give Toyota six of the day’s top
eight.

- Heading into tomorrow’s MBNA Qualifying, Toyota-powered cars have won the pole in four of
the last five IndyCar Series races (Motegi, Indianapolis, Texas and Richmond).  Scott Dixon
won the most recent pole at Richmond, his second of the season.

- The Target Chip Ganassi drivers ran the two highest lap totals today with Dixon logging 111
laps (166.5 miles) and Scheckter 106 (159 miles).

- Toyota will be looking for its sixth consecutive victory in Sunday’s Kansas Indy 300 with Dixon
eyeing his third straight win after triumphing at Pikes Peak and Richmond.  With three victories
this year (Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami was the other), Dixon is the only driver in the
series with multiple wins this season.

Toyota Drivers

1. Tomas Scheckter
2. Scott Dixon
4. Tora Takagi
5. Helio Castroneves
6. Scott Sharp
8. Felipe Giaffone
11. Gil de Ferran
12. Al Unser, Jr.
15. Jaques Lazier
16. A.J. Foyt IV


Kansas Indy 300 qualifying, June 5, 11:00 a.m. CDT