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Team 7-Eleven Indy 500 Practice Report (May 12, 2004)

Driver:  Tony Kanaan
Car:  #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone

                   Tony Kanaan                                                           Tony Kanaan
                       May 12                                                       All Practice Sessions
      Position               1st                                           Best Speed             222.668 mph
      Speed                  222.668 mph                                   Best Time              40.4189 sec
      Time                   40.4189 sec                                   Total Laps             123
      Laps                   29

                                                      IndyCar Series
                                               Practice Speeds - May 12
                                        1. Tony Kanaan                 222.668 mph
                                        2. Dan Wheldon                 221.953 mph
                                        3. Roger Yasukawa              221.248 mph
                                        4. Adrian Fernandez            221.195 mph
                                        5. Scott Dixon                 220.941 mph

Tony Kanaan, #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "I've got a good car in my hands. But I also got a good draft on that fast lap, so I don't want
anybody to be fooled. I'm just happy because I'm starting to like the way the Team 7-Eleven car feels.
But, today is not the important day. I can love my car today and hate it tomorrow. That is what this place
can do to you. We'll get back to it tomorrow, be patient and just think about what changes we want to
make as we get closer to Saturday."

Tony Kanaan Facts
       Kanaan's fast speed on Wednesday also stands as the best speed recorded at Indianapolis Motor
       Speedway since practice opened on Sunday.
       Kanaan started second and finished third in last year's Indianapolis 500.
       Kanaan is coming off a second-place finish in the series' last event at Twin Ring Motegi on April 17.

Kim Green, President, Andretti Green Racing
          "We're just continuing to work toward Saturday with the Team 7-Eleven car. We just need to
optimize the car for qualifying. I think we definitely made some gains. It's just one step at a time. We're to
a point now where we're just carefully clicking through the test items to try to get ourselves the best
chance at pole position."