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Klein Tools/Jim Beam Practice Report May 13, 2004

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

                   Dan Wheldon                                                          Dan Wheldon
                       May 13                                                       All Practice Sessions
      Position               29th                                          Best Speed             221.953 mph
      Speed                  204.015 mph                                   Best Time              40.5491 sec
      Time                   44.1144 sec                                   Total Laps             152
      Laps                   3

                                                      IndyCar Series
                                               Practice Speeds - May 13
                                        1  Helio Castroneves           221.156 mph
                                        2  Roger Yasukawa              221.093 mph
                                        3.  Sam Hornish Jr.            220.956 mph
                                        4.  Buddy Rice                 220.778 mph
                                        5.  Tony Kanaan                220.733 mph

Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "We did just a couple of laps in the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car today.  We have to get ready for
qualifying now.  I think we definitely have a quick car for qualifying and it is just a matter of fine tuning it for
the weather conditions."

Dan Wheldon Facts
       Rain showers delayed the start of practice today by nearly four hours.
       Wheldon is the current Indy Racing LeagueŽ IndyCarŽ 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.

Tony Cotman, Team Manager, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "It was a short day for us and any time you lose track time that was potentially valuable, it isn't very
good.  We have to hope for some good weather tomorrow so we can shake down both of our Klein
Tools/Jim Beam cars.  The bright side of things is that we can look at our teammates data, but you always
want to try some things yourself to prove you can do it."

                                                            -AGR-

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