FRANCHITTI PUTS ARCAEX CAR IN FRONT ROW FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500

                                                  FRANCHITTI PUTS ARCHIPELAGO EXCHANGE CAR
IN FRONT ROW FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500

        SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 15, 2004) - Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) driver Dario
Franchitti waved off his first qualifying attempt, but came back with a four-lap average speed of
221.471 miles per hour in his second run to grab a starting spot on the outside of the front row
for the 88th running of the Indianapolis 500.
        Franchitti, who will make his second Indy 500 start on May 30, completed three of four
laps in his first run, but felt the ArcaEx car was capable of more speed with some adjustments
and waved off the try. The ArcaEx crew made those changes, returned the car to the qualifying
line and watched as Franchitti rolled on to his best qualifying performance of the 2004 season.
        Buddy Rice won the pole for the "500" with a four-lap average speed of 222.024 miles
per hour. Franchitti's Andretti Green Racing teammate, Klein Tools/Jim Beam driver Dan
Wheldon, qualified second with a speed of 221.524 miles per hour. Honda-powered cars swept
not only the front row, but also the next four positions, led by Bruno Junqueira in fourth (221.379
miles per hour), Team 7-Eleven driver Tony Kanaan in fifth (221.200 miles per hour) and Adrian
Fernandez (220.999 miles per hour), who will start on the outside of the second row.
        A total of 22 cars are currently qualified for the Indianapolis 500. Time trials resume
tomorrow at 12 p.m. (EST).

                                         Qualifying
           Position                 3rd
                                           Speed                     Time
           Lap 1                    220.768 mph             40.7667 sec
           Lap 2                    221.753 mph             40.5857 sec
           Lap 3                    221.652 mph             40.6042 sec
           Lap 4                    221.715 mph             40.7879 sec
           4-Lap Average            221.471 mph

Dario Franchitti, #27 ArcaEx Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
        "I'm a pretty happy guy.  We waved off the first run because we didn't have much time
yesterday to work on our qualifying car. The ArcaEx guys did an excellent job today getting the
car ready for me. I had a little lift in Turn 1 because if I didn't I was going to go up into the wall. I
had to take it easy on the first lap, but after that the car was really good."

Kyle Moyer, General Manager, Andretti Green Racing:
        "Today was good for us. We took a chance and waved off a very good time but the
ArcaEx car came around for us and the decision turned out to be the right one. It was kind of a
surprise to be on the front row. We knew we had a good car, but we didn't think we'd be that
good."