Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Practice Report May 21, 2004

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

                   Dan Wheldon                                                          Dan Wheldon
                       May 21                                                       All Practice Sessions
      Position               13th                                          Best Speed             221.953 mph
      Speed                  215.617mph                                    Best Time              40.5491 sec
      Time                   41.7406 sec                                   Total Laps             402
      Laps                   18

                                                      IndyCar Series
                                               Practice Speeds - May 21
                                        1  Adrian Fernandez            218.257 mph
                                        2  Helio Castroneves           218.040 mph
                                        3.  Scott Dixon                217.640 mph
                                        4.  Kosuke Matsuura            217.520 mph
                                        5.  Buddy Rice                 217.249 mph

Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
          "We are going to practice again tomorrow with the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car and we will continue to
prepare for the race.  I would much rather spend more time preparing so I know I can sleep well at night.
Otherwise it plays on your mind how to make the car better.  It's a long race but if you go into it not fully
prepared it is going to be an even longer one.  I felt that my race car was comfortable this morning but I
think we can perfect it a little bit more.  That's what we're going to work on tomorrow."


Dan Wheldon Facts
       Wheldon will start from the middle of the front row after qualifying second on Pole Day with a four-lap
       average speed of 221.524 mph.
       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
          "We've definitely made a lot of ground on the Klein Tools/Jim Beam car from yesterday.  We made
a few changes overnight which were in the right direction but we still need one more day of practice to just
consolidate where we are at.  We feel pretty good but we'd like just a little more track time."