Ryan Dalziel Fastest in Second-Round Toyota Atlantic Practice at Monterrey

MONTERREY, Mexico (May 22, 2004) ‹ Ryan Dalziel continued his assault on the
Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama speed charts at the
Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in
second-round practice for Sundayıs race Saturday morning at Fundidora Park.
Dalziel, driving the No. 28 Pro-Works car, recorded a one-minute,
25.788-second lap (88.292 miles per hour) late in the session at the
2.104-mile permanent road course. The fast lap was Dalzielıs third in a row
this weekend, as he topped both first-round practice and the first
qualifying session yesterday.

³We tried something a little bit different this morning,² said Dalziel. ³We
tried not to lose ourselves too much to the track conditions and just worked
on the car for qualifying. We came out on top. We have a little bit of work
to do for the car for qualifying, but weıre happy with the session.²

Jon Fogarty (No. 96 Pacific Coast Motorsports) was second fastest, turning
in a 1:26.464-minute lap at 87.602 mph.

³Iım happy,² said Fogarty. ³We were able to get out there after that final
red flag and put a lap in. That gave us a feel for the changes we had made.
The car felt good. Certainly, we have a long way to go, but Iım happy with
the session. It began misting a little bit halfway through the session,
which kind of threw us off. Hopefully, weıll have a chance at the pole.²

Bryan Sellers (No. 19 Lynx Racing) was third quickest (1:26.529 87.536 mph).

³We made some big changes last night and I think weıve made a step in the
right direction,² said Sellers. ³Hopefully, we can improve on this for
qualifying. The guys are working really hard. When I was sitting on pit lane
I could see the mist, but it really didnıt make much of a difference on the
track.²

Danica Patrick (No. 24 Argent Mortgage Company) and BG Products Rookie of
the Year contender Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Tide/Charmin/Mr. Clean/Snugabye)
rounded out the top five.

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.

Results from today's second-round practice session, as well as combined
practice times for the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama
are attached in PDF format. Results in HTML format are available at
toyotaatlantic.com.