Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet
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Everyone at Team 7-Eleven needs to keep their focus and concentrate on getting the most points possible at each race." Tony Kanaan Facts Milwaukee marks Kanaan's 26th IndyCar Series start. Kanaan has completed all 1,630 race laps run this season, making him the only IndyCar Series driver to have completed every lap. Kanaan is the only IRL IndyCar Series driver to have both started in the top 10 and recorded a top- 10 finish in all eight outings in 2004. His finishes include an eighth-place at Homestead-Miami, a win at Phoenix, a second at Twin Ring Motegi, a runner-up finish in the Indianapolis 500, a victory at Texas, a fifth-place finish at Richmond, a third-place finish at Kansas and victory at Nashville. Kanaan has five previous Indy-style starts at The Milwaukee Mile with a best finish of sixth (twice, 2000 and 2001). Kanaan's 458 laps led this season are the most of any IndyCar Series driver. Dan Wheldon ranks second with 312 laps led. Kanaan enters the Milwaukee event ranked first in the IndyCar Series point standings with 325 points; he leads his teammate, Klein Tools/Jim Beam driver Dan Wheldon, by 61 points (325-264). Kanaan has four career IndyCar Series wins (Phoenix 2003 and 2004, Texas 2004, Nashville 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 8 3 7 8 0 458 325 (1st) $1,303,390 Career 25 4 16 20 3 799 -- $3,103,140 Eric Cowdin, Race Engineer, #11 Team 7-Eleven Dallara/Honda/Firestone, on the Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225: "We didn't have the best of tests when we were at Milwaukee, but we've learned a lot since then, particularly during the race at Richmond. We are going to start out in better shape than we did at that event. Luckily, the schedule will allow us to have some actual track time instead of jamming everything into one day. Team 7-Eleven has a lot of momentum right now, and our focus is still on starting up front and winning every race. If we continue to do that, the race wins and championships will fall into place." -more- Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet Continued Andretti Green Racing Team Facts Andretti Green Racing entries have won five of eight IndyCar Series events this season. All four Andretti Green entries finished in the top 10 at Kansas, marking the first time since Sept. 15, 1996 (Las Vegas) that an IRL IndyCar Series team has accomplished that feat. AGR has led 900 of 1,630 total laps run in 2004 (55.2 percent). Andretti Green Racing has had at least one car in the top five in 14 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 13 times, including six of the past seven events this season. Andretti Green Racing won all three night events on the 2004 IndyCar Series schedule (Kanaan - Texas, Nashville; Dan Wheldon - Richmond). AGR has won every IndyCar Series event thus far in 2004 held at tracks shorter than 1.5 miles in length (Kanaan - Phoenix, Nashville; Wheldon - Richmond). Andretti Green drivers occupy the top two spots in the IndyCar Series point standings (Kanaan - 325, Wheldon - 264). Andretti Green won both the pole (Wheldon, March 20; Wheldon, April 16; Dario Franchitti, June 10) and race (Kanaan, March 21; Wheldon, April 17; Kanaan, June 12) at Phoenix, Twin Ring Motegi and Texas. AGR entries have combined for 39 top-five finishes in 24 career IndyCar Series races. Andretti Green Racing has seven wins and six poles since joining the IndyCar Series in 2003. The Last Time That Andretti Green Racing… Won an IndyCar Series event: Nashville, July 17, 2004 (Kanaan) Claimed the pole position: Texas, June 10, 2004 (Dario Franchitti) Swept the front row in qualifying: Phoenix, March 21, 2004 (Wheldon - 1st, Kanaan - 2nd) Recorded a "1-2" finish: Texas, June 12, 2004 (Kanaan - 1st, Franchitti - 2nd) Placed three cars in the top five: Kansas, July 4, 2004 (Kanaan - 3rd, Franchitti - 4th, Bryan Herta - 5th) Placed four cars in the top 10: Kansas, July 4, 2004 (Kanaan - 3rd, Franchitti - 4th, Herta - 5th, Wheldon - 9th) -AGR- Contact: Kent Johnson, (317) 872-2700 ext. 241, kent.johnson@andrettigreenracing.com Al Larsen, (317) 872-2700 ext. 239, alan.larsen@andrettigreenracing.com