Chevy Pikes Peak IRL Qualifying

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FIELD SET BY PRACTICE SPEEDS AFTER RAIN CANCELS QUALIFYING FOR PIKES PEAK
IRL RACE

    FOUNTAIN, Colo., Aug. 21, 2004 - After a downpour at Pikes
Peak International Raceway washed out qualifying for Sunday's Honda Indy
225, the starting grid was determined by practice speeds in accordance with
IRL rules.

    Felipe Giaffone was the fastest Chevrolet-powered driver in the
two practice sessions that were completed before the rain arrived. Giaffone
will start the Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing from the 12th spot with
a practice speed of 169.705 mph. Tomas Scheckter will start Pennzoil
Panther Racing's Chevrolet Dallara in 13th (169.424 mph). Jaques Lazier is
the 14th qualifier in Patrick Racing's Chevy (168.917 mph) and Townsend
Bell is 15th in Panther Racing's Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet Dallara
(168.388 mph). Red Bull Cheever Racing teammates Alex Barron and Ed
Carpenter are 16th and 20th respectively.

    Tony Kanaan will start on the pole in a Honda Dallara with a 174.311
mph practice speed.

    The Honda Indy 225 will start at 3:45 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 22.
The 225-lap race will be televised live on ABC.

HONDA INDY 225 QUALIFYING SUMMARY:
Pos./Driver/Engine/Speed
(Starting grid determined by practice speeds)
1. Tony Kanaan, Honda, 174.311 mph
2. Dan Wheldon, Honda, 173.586
3. Vitor Meira, Honda, 173.149
4. Dario Franchitti, Honda, 172.916
5. Helio Castroneves, Toyota, 172.395

12. Felipe Giaffone, Chevrolet, 169.705
13. Tomas Scheckter, Chevrolet, 169.424
14. Jaques Lazier, Chevrolet, 168.917
15. Townsend Bell, Chevrolet, 168.388
16. Alex Barron, Chevrolet, 168.311
20. Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 167.230

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  E-mail from: Rick Voegelin, 21-Aug-2004