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Klein Tools/Jim Beam Practice Report May 10, 2004

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                                                                                                  For Immediate Release
                                                                                                               May 10, 2004
                                                                                                             Speedway, Ind.
                                        Klein Tools/Jim Beam Practice Report
                                  Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Driver:  Dan Wheldon
Car:  #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone

                   Dan Wheldon                                                          Dan Wheldon
                       May 10                                                       All Practice Sessions
      Position               13th                                          Best Speed             218.370 mph
      Speed                  218.370 mph                                   Best Time              41.2145 sec
      Time                   41.2145 sec                                   Total Laps             33
      Laps                   17

                                                      IndyCar Series
                                               Practice Speeds - May 10
                                        1.  Helio Castroneves          220.300 mph
                                        2.  Scott Dixon                219.569 mph
                                        3.  Tony Kanaan                219.553 mph
                                        4.  Sam Hornish Jr.            219.357 mph
                                        5.  Adrian Fernandez           219.118 mph

Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "The Klein Tools/Jim Beam car feels very good.  We are just working slowly through our program
and making sure along the way that the car is comfortable.  The key for us is to peak at just the right time.
The speed charts don't mean much in these early days, it is Saturday that matters.  As we say in England,
things are just peachy."

Dan Wheldon Facts
       Wheldon is the current Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series points leader with 123 points placing
       him ahead of his Andretti Green teammate Tony Kanaan with 117.
       Wheldon is the IndyCar Series' most recent winner, claiming his first IndyCar Series victory at the
       Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 on April 17.
       Wheldon has also claimed the last two IndyCar Series pole positions, earning the top starting spot at
       Phoenix and Japan.
       Wheldon started fifth and finished 19th in last year's Indianapolis 500.

Eddie Jones, Race Engineer, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "We are just making small changes on the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car because we started with a
good and fast setup.  We probably could have made a late run with a new set of tires and posted a much
faster speed but it's too early for that.  We were planning on not running much in the afternoon so today's
rain really didn't affect us at all."

                                                            -AGR-

Contact:
Tom McGovern, (317) 872-2700 ext 264, tom.mcgovern@andrettigreenracing.com
Carol Wilkins, (317) 872-2700 ext 241, cwilkins@andrettigreenracing.com