Kendall Nips Fellows for Toronto Pole

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KENDALL NIPS FELLOWS FOR TORONTO POLE

TORONTO, Ontario (July 9, 2004) ‹ Tommy Kendall proved that he remembered
something from his last race at Toronto during Fridayıs qualifying session
for the Trans-Am in T.O. Kendall, who won the last race Trans-Am held at the
Molson Indy Toronto, earned a record pole for Saturdayıs race, part of the
Molson Indy Toronto weekend. Kendall (No. 11 Jaguar R Performance XKR)
turned the 1.75-mile temporary circuit in one minute, 11.713 seconds (88.101
miles per hour earning his third pole this season.

However, an equally impressive run was turned in by Toronto resident Ron
Fellows. Fellows earned outside pole in the No. 40 Molson Indy Chevrolet
Corvette in his first start in six years. Fellows, who hadnıt even sat in
the car prior to this morningıs practice session, was just more than a tenth
off the pole speed with a 1:11.867-minute lap (87.912 mph). Points leader
Paul Gentilozzi was third quickest in the No. 3 Jaguar R Performance XKR.
Jorge Diaz, Jr. (No. 8 Puerto Rico Grand Prix Jaguar XKR) and Randy Ruhlman
(No. 49 Preformed Line Products Canada/COYOTE Closures Chevrolet Corvette)
completed the top five.

Kendall earned his second consecutive pole this season, driving the only car
in the field utilizing Jaguarıs new production-based, overhead-cam,
fuel-injected AJ-V8 engine.

³I knew after Long Beach that the car would be competitive almost everywhere
in the race, but I figured it would be a while before we got a legitimate
dry-weather pole,² said Kendall. ³I feel good about it. If you stroke the
tomcat the right way, it really purrs.

³We had a problem with the throttle sticking earlier today,² added Kendall.
³We got out in the session as soon as we could after fixing the problem.²

Fellows credited his Derhaag Motorsports team with the fast time.

³Weıre still learning,² said Fellows. ³I am thrilled that we were this
close. I want to thank Molson and Derhaag Motorsports. Jim Derhaag has done
just a great job. We made some changes after morning practice. This is
better than I thought we would be. I really think that Jim Derhaag is
underrated. He made the calls on the car, and they were the right ones.²

Gentilozzi was still mulling over the possibility of changing tires and
starting from the back in tomorrow's race. Two of Gentilozziıs three wins
this season came when he started last on the grid.

³I havenıt decided what Iım doing yet,² said Gentilozzi. ³I donıt like being
third. I like being last. We made a major mistake in qualifying. There was a
miscommunication. We started out great, which was surprising. We ran a
couple of laps, came in and found out I had 29 pounds of air in the tires
and we were supposed to have 25.²

The Trans-Am in T.O., part of the Molson Indy Toronto weekend, is scheduled
for Saturday, July 11. The race will start at 3 p.m., immediately following
Champ Car World Series qualifying. The race will be broadcast LIVE on HDNet,
with tape-delayed highlights coverage on Spike TVıs popular ³Dangerous
Curves² timeslot, Sunday, July 18 at 1:30 p.m. (EDT, PDT).

The Motorock Trans-Am Series features closed-fendered, production-based,
V-8-powered sports cars, competing on permanent road courses, and temporary
street and airport circuits throughout North America. The Trans-Am Series is
Americaıs oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its
39th year of competition in 2004.

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