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DORRICOTT RACING SEEK A MORE CHARACTERISTIC RACE FINISH IN ATLANTIC SEASON FINALE


        MIAMI, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2003) - It has been a season of up's and
down's for Dorricott Racing but a strong finish at Miami Bayfront Park in
Sunday's Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic 100k and the Toyota Atlantic
season finale would be a fitting way to conclude the 2003 Atlantic season.

        The 55-lap (63.25 miles) Atlantic sprint around the 1.15-mile
temporary street circuit  is scheduled to drop the green flag at 10:30 a.m.
ET. It is the featured support event for the Grand Prix Americas, Presented
by Sportsbook.com, CART Championship race that runs later that day.

        Diaz comes to Miami in eighth place with 81 points. His goal is to
displace seventh place Danica Patrick, who holds a 12-point advantage with
93 points, or ideally have good fortune finally come his way by upending
sixth place Joey Hand, who has 98 points. If Diaz holds one advantage, it
is the same that all drivers are holding this weekend. It is the first time
on this circuit for any Atlantic or CART driver. Nobody has an distinct
advantage outside of their existing skills. Diaz has proven in the past he
is a quick learner on street circuits.

        Regardless, Diaz remains one of Atlantic's most consistent
finishers, in part, because Dorricott Racing's cars have not suffered any
mechanical breakdowns during races this year. Atlantic has recorded 403
race laps prior to Miami and Diaz has completed the second most of any
driver with 394 laps. Only Jonathan Macri has completed more with all 403
laps. 

        Diaz is also one of only three drivers to start from the pole this
season. His pole at Monterrey, Mexico, was his third career pole position
while driving for Dorricott Racing. Only Atlantic champion A.J.
Allmendinger and Ryan Dalziel have won poles in 2003. 

        Speed Channel will provide a one-hour tape delayed telecast of the
Miami Toyota Atlantic race in Canada and the U.S. airing at 12:00 p.m. ET
(9:00 a.m. PT), on Sunday, Sept. 28. Encore telecasts are scheduled for
3:00 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 29, and again at 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct.
3. Live Timing & Scoring information is also available for every session on
the official web site of the CART Toyota Atlantic Championship,
www.toyotaatlantic.com.

This weekend's race track schedule (all times eastern) for Dorricott Racing
is:

Fri., Sept. 26 -        Practice: 9:05 - 9:35 a.m.
                Provisional Qualifying: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 27 -        Practice: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
                Final qualifying: 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 28 -        Warm-up: 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.
                RACE:   10:30 a.m.

        Dorricott Racing alumni have succeeded worldwide in open-wheel
racing and other highly regarded motorsports series. Former drivers include
current CART Champ Car star Oriol Servia (Patrick Racing), Casey Mears (the
leading candidate for 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year honors/),
Townsend Bell (F3000), Jason Bright (Australian V8 Supercar), Robbie Buhl
(IRL), 2002 Toyota Atlantic Champion Jon Fogarty, Luiz Garcia Jr., Shigeaki
Hattori, Sports Car standout Philipp Peter, Damien Faulkner, Alex Gurney,
Bob Dorricott Jr., and IRL driver and former Motocross champion Jeff Ward.

        Dorricott Racing is a year-round professional motorsports
organization with its race shop located in Bakersfield, Calif. Detailed
race results, team, and sponsor information are available on Dorricott
Racing's official web site, http://www.dorricottracing.com.

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