Dalziel Quickest in Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama First Round Practice at Monterrey

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DALZIEL QUICKEST IN TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY YOKOHAMA
FIRST-ROUND PRACTICE AT MONTERREY


MONTERREY, Mexico (May 21, 2004) ‹ Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by
Yokohama points leader Ryan Dalziel set the fastest time in first-round
practice Friday morning at the Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix at
Fundidora Park. Dalziel, driving the No. 28 Pro-Works car, turned in a time
of 1:27.693 minutes on his 14th lap of the 30-minute session, besting Alex
Figge (No. 69 Pacific Coast Motorsports).

³I always enjoy coming back to Mexico. The track was pretty good; a lot
cleaner than it has been in the past,² said Dalziel. ³The car is working
well. We were quickest in that session. Letıs hope the rest of the weekend
goes that well.²
 
³The track was what I expected,² said Figge. ³It was pretty dusty and pretty
slippery. The set-up is hard here because there is such little grip. I am
confident with my engineer; we seem to be on the right track. I think
(teammate Jon Fogarty) was pretty quick, too, so thatıs good. As usual, I
had to pee during the session. Iım always fastest when I have to pee. Weıll
take second.²

2002 Toyota Atlantic champion Jon Fogarty (No. 96 Pacific Coast Motorsports)
was third fastest.

³The track is really slick, but the session went well for our team;
(teammate Alex Figge) was second and Iım third,² said Fogarty. ³Itıs really
to over drive it because of the lack of grip, but Iım sure the track will
come in. We were the first cars out, so I expect it to be quite a bit
different this afternoon. The weather is cooperating. Itıs not too hot. I
think weıre off to a good start.²

Danica Patrick (No. 24 Argent Mortgage Company) was fourth quickest, ahead
of  BG Products Rookie of the Year contender Andrew Ranger (No. 27
Tide/Charmin/Mr. Clean/Snugabye).

Entering is 31st season of competition in 2004, the Toyota Atlantic
Championship Presented by Yokohama is the longest-running development series
in North America. The series is owned and sanctioned by Champ Car World
Series, LLC based in Indianapolis. Champ Car also owns and operates the
Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, as well as
the Motorock Trans-Am Series, and it sanctions Formula BMW USA events.

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