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