XM Satellite Radio, 2004 Belterra Casino Indy 300 Fact Sheet

Who: #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Bryan Herta
What: Belterra Casino Indy 300, Round 11 of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series
Where: Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
When: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Television: ABC (Live), 3:30 p.m. (EDT)


Bryan Herta on the Belterra Casino Indy 300:
        "I had a good race at Kentucky last year and Tony [Kanaan] and I both had a great test
there last week, so I'm excited to go back. I think we're geared up for a strong weekend and are
looking forward to getting a good finish in the XM Satellite Radio car. I want to break into the win
column with my other teammates."

Bryan Herta Facts
      Sunday's race at Kentucky marks the 22nd IndyCar Series start of Herta's career.
      Herta finished third in last year's event at Kentucky, which was the first of three-straight
      third-place finishes in 2003.
      The driver of the XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone is coming off a sixth-place
      finish in the Michigan Indy 400 - his fourth top-10 result in the past five races.
      Herta has scored three top-five finishes this season, including a pair of fourth-place
      finishes at Indianapolis (May 30) and at Richmond (June 26).
      Herta's best start in the IndyCar Series came at Nashville Superspeedway (July 17) when
      he wheeled the #7 XM Satellite Radio entry from the inside of the second row.
      Herta has one IndyCar Series victory, which came at Kansas Speedway in 2003.
      Herta has three career major open-wheel racing wins and seven poles.

Bryan Herta IndyCar Series Statistics
                                   Top     Top              Laps
                  Starts   Wins      5      10     Poles     Led      Pts (Rk)       Earnings
   2004            10        0       3      6        0       60       227 (8th)      $775,840
   Career          21        1       9      12       0       81                     $1,543,140

George Klotz, Team Manager,
#7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone on the Belterra Casino Indy 300:
        "We're coming off of a really good test at Kentucky. Bryan was really happy with the XM
Satellite Radio car and we're going to leave it exactly the same as it was when we left the test.
We're hoping to start off the weekend on the right foot and finish it with Bryan's first win of
2004."

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Andretti Green Racing Team Facts
        Andretti Green Racing entries have won six of 10 IndyCar Series events this season.
        AGR has led 1,248 of 2,055 total laps run in 2004 (60.7 percent).
        Andretti Green Racing has had at least one car in the top five in 16 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 15 times, including eight of the past
        nine events this season.
        Andretti Green Racing won all three night events on the 2004 IndyCar Series schedule
        (Tony 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; Franchitti -
        Milwaukee).
        Andretti Green drivers occupy two of the top three spots in the IndyCar Series point
        standings [Kanaan - 400 (1st), Wheldon - 311 (3rd)].
        Andretti Green won both the pole (Wheldon, March 20; Wheldon, April 16; Franchitti,
        June 10) and race (Kanaan, March 21; Wheldon, April 17; Kanaan, June 12) at Phoenix,
        Twin Ring Motegi and Texas.
        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.
        Andretti Green Racing has eight wins and seven poles since joining the IndyCar Series
        in 2003.
        AGR entries have combined for 43 top-five finishes in 26 career IndyCar Series races.

The Last Time That Andretti Green Racing…
        Won an IndyCar Series event:  Milwaukee, July 25, 2004 (Franchitti)
        Claimed the pole position:  Michigan, July 31, 2004 (Kanaan)
        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)