Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Practice Report May 22, 2004

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

               Dan Wheldon                                               Dan Wheldon
                   May 22                                            All Practice Sessions
     Speed              217.916 mph                            Best Speed         221.953 mph
     Time               41.3004 sec                            Best Time          40.5491 sec
     Laps               44                                     Total Laps         446


Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone
        "We are very fortunate on this team to have a good group of guys to help perfect the car
setup.  I think the Klein Tools/Jim Beam crew is well prepared for the race.  The conditions
change so much you can never be too confident.  I think we are where we need to be and now we
can just look forward to the race."


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.
      The Klein Tools/Jim Beam team will return to the track on Carburetion Day.
      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 tough to come out here on a Saturday. The Klein Tools/Jim Beam crew would've
liked to have had a bit of a rest because it has been a long month.  At the same time we had a
really good morning.  We feel good with how we stand for the race, but I bet there are ten or
fifteen other guys who can probably say the same thing."