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Team 7-Eleven 2004 Bombardier 500 Fact Sheet

   Who: #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Tony Kanaan
   What: Bombardier 500, Round 5 of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series
   Where: Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, Texas
   When: Saturday, June 12, 2004
   Television: ESPN (Live), 8 p.m. (EDT)


   Tony Kanaan on the Bombardier 500:
           "I'm looking forward to Texas. It's obviously a very fast race track and one where you
   have to find the edge. But, I like that. You have to have a car that goes fast and that's it. Texas
   is all about speed.  I'm sure the racing there will still be very close and very exciting, so it should
   make for a very good show. I came about as close as you can come to winning without winning
   in this race last year, so hopefully this year we can finish the job in front of everybody in
   7-Eleven's backyard."


   Tony Kanaan Facts
         Texas marks Kanaan's 22nd IndyCar Series start
         Kanaan is riding a wave of three-straight top-two finishes, which includes a win at Phoenix
         on March 21, a second at Twin Ring Motegi on April 17 and a runner-up finish in the
         Indianapolis 500 on May 30
         Kanaan led 28 laps in his last outing at Indianapolis to go along with the 191 he led on the
         way to victory at Phoenix for a total of 219 this season; he has completed all 780 laps run
         in the IndyCar Series in 2004
         In last year's Bombardier 500, Kanaan finished second to Al Unser Jr. by .081 of a second
         Kanaan enters the Texas event ranked second in the IndyCar Series point standings,
         trailing his teammate, Klein Tools/Jim Beam driver Dan Wheldon, by one point (158-157)
         Kanaan has two career IndyCar Series wins (Phoenix, 2003 and 2004) and three IndyCar
         Series poles, all in 2003 (Homestead, Phoenix, Pikes Peak)


   Tony Kanaan - IndyCar Series Statistics
                                           Top    Top              Laps
                          Starts    Wins    5      10     Poles     Led     Pts (Rk)       Earnings
2004                         4       1      3       4       0       219     157 (2nd)      $959,990
Career                      21       2      12     16       3       579         --        $2,728,440

     Andretti Green Racing Team Facts
         Andretti Green Racing posted results of second (Kanaan), third (Wheldon), fourth (Herta)
         and 14th (Franchitti) at the 88th Indianapolis 500
         Andretti Green has had at least one car in the top-five in 10 consecutive IndyCar Series
         events dating back to Aug. 10, 2003, which stands as the longest active streak in the
         series
         AGR has placed two cars in the top-five of an event 10 times, including the last three
         events this season
         AGR has led 474 of 780 laps run in 2004 (60.8 percent)
         Andretti Green drivers occupy the top two spots in the IndyCar Series point standings
         (Wheldon - 158, Kanaan - 157)
         Andretti Green won both the pole (Dan Wheldon, March 20; Dan Wheldon, April 16) and
         race (Kanaan, March 21; Wheldon, April 17) at Phoenix and Twin Ring Motegi
         AGR entries have combined for 30 top-five finishes in 20 career IndyCar Series races
         Andretti Green Racing has four wins and fives poles since joining the IndyCar Series in
         2003

   Eric Cowdin, Race Engineer,
   #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone, on the Bombardier 500:
           "The racing at Texas has obviously been extremely close in the past, but I think it may
   be even closer this year, if that's possible. The rules have changed a little bit aero-wise and we
   also have the 3.0-liter engine this time. I expect the racing to be as good, if not better, than it
   has been in years past. The IRL has developed what they think will be the best package, and
   what they've done is give the fans the best racing they can. That's what Texas is all about."