Paul Gentilozzi Fastest in Final Trans-Am Practice at Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 17, 2004) ‹ Paul Gentlozzi proved he still knows
his way around the Long Beach temporary street course as the driver of the
No. 3 Jaguar XKR topped the third and final practice for Sunday¹s Motorock
Trans-Am Series race Saturday. Gentilozzi recorded a 1:22.873-minute lap at
85.490 miles per hour late in the 30-minute session on the 1.968-mile track
at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Pole winner Tommy Kendall was second fastest, ahead of Boris Said, Michael
Lewis and Greg Pickett.

³We knew the No. 3 car had more in it,² said Gentilozzi, who will start
fourth in the race, and is the only four-time winner here. ³We expect even
faster results in tomorrow¹s race.²

Kendall will lead the Trans-Am field to the green flag tomorrow at
approximately 3:45 p.m., immediately following the Champ Car World Series
event.

The Motorock Trans-Am Series features closed-fendered, production-based,
V-8-powered sports cars, competing on permanent road courses, and temporary
street and airport circuits throughout North America. The Trans-Am Series is
America¹s oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its
39th anniversary in 2004.

Motorock is the creation of a popular culture brand that blends the
enthusiast markets of cars, stars and guitars. It is a yearly series of
destination live events that showcases the excitement of motorsports, music
and lifestyle while delivering a unique new form of broadcast entertainment
programming.