CARPENTIER CLOSES FIRST IRL SPRING TRAINING CAMP WITH A STRONG PERFORMANCE

Homestead, FL (January 22, 2005) - IndyCar Series open testing at
Homestead-Miami Speedway came to a close today with 20 cars running
nose to tail around the 2.414-kilometre oval. For Red Bull Cheever
Racing's Patrick Carpentier and Alex Barron it was three days of
intense on track preparation for the 2005 season.

Wednesday and Thursday kicked off the first days of open testing for
the 2005 IndyCar Series teams.  Drivers tested on the road course
practicing their right-hand turns before today's final day of testing
on the oval track.

Although he is no stranger to racing, today marked Carpentier's first
opportunity to run in traffic on the oval with the No. 83 Red Bull
Cheever Racing Toyota.

  "This was like my test in Sebring back in December," Carpentier
said. "I was able to get my feet wet and start to see how everything
works on oval with the team. Now that I understand more, I can work
with my engineers to make things better. I'm very happy with the
whole experience. It was beneficial for all and I know we are going
to improve from here. "

Carpentier completed 152 laps with a fast time of 25.1925 seconds for
an average speed of 212.206 mph. He was ranked 14th of the 20 drivers
on track today, and finished the day only .274 second off the pace
set by Buddy Rice.

For Barron, the team veteran, his day was all about adjustments and
working with a new teammate.  He finished 19th with his quickest lap
in 25.4398 seconds.

  "We were able to run all day and test a wide variety of car setups,"
Barron said of his 127 laps.  "From here we can return to
Indianapolis, analyze each one and try a few more in Phoenix.  It
wasn't a great day, but we will be able to learn a lot from it."

Defending Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice topped the speed chart
on the final day of the IRL IndyCar® Series Open Test at
Homestead-Miami Speedway.  The American driver posted the quickest
lap of the day of 24.9185 seconds for an average speed of 345.266
km/h. He edged fellow countryman Scott Sharp (24.9185 s) by a little
more than three one-hundredth of a second. Third quickest was Dan
Wheldon of Great Britain.

  "I wasn't surprised by the car's performance," Rice said. "We were
on the pole here last year. The team was able to go through a lot of
things on the chassis and setups. I'm pleased with today's running
and I know we learned a lot about the new Panoz. It feels good."

From Homestead, both Red Bull Cheever Racing drivers will head to
Orlando for an intense week of physical training before moving back
into the cockpit early next month for the open test at Phoenix
International Raceway, Feb. 9 and 10. The IndyCar® season kicks of on
March 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Toyota 300. Race fans
will be able to watch all the action live on TSN.


HOMESTEAD MIAMI OPEN TEST 2005 PRACTICE 3 INDYCAR® SERIES RESULTS
Saturday, January 22, 2005

Pos	No	Driver Name	Best Time	Best Speed	Best
Lap	Total Laps

1	15	Buddy Rice	24.9185 s	214.539 mph	64	114
2	8	Scott Sharp	24.9528 s	214.244 mph	169	173
3	26	Dan Wheldon	24.9816 s	213.998 mph	151	168
4	55	Kosuke Matsuura	24.9906 s	213.920 mph	60	203
5	16	Danica Patrick	24.9953 s	213.880 mph	98	190
6	11	Tony Kanaan	25.0325 s	213.562 mph	76	142
7	4	Tomas Scheckter	25.0341 s	213.549 mph	81	137
8	7	Bryan Herta	25.0360 s	213.533 mph	71	140
9	17	Vitor Meira	25.0487 s	213.424 mph	41	110
10	3	Helio Castroneves	25.1016 s	212.974 mph
	127	189
11	27	Dario Franchitti	25.1149 s	212.862 mph
	41	118
12	6	Sam Hornish Jr.	25.1182 s	212.834 mph	48	145
13	33	Ryan Briscoe	25.1486 s	212.576 mph	51	208
14	83	Patrick Carpentier	25.1925 s	212.206 mph
	101	152
15	2	Tomas Enge	25.2131 s	212.033 mph	103	165
16	9	Scott Dixon	25.2272 s	211.914 mph	88	194
17	10	Darren Manning	25.2883 s	211.402 mph	54	128
18	24	Roger Yasukawa	25.3219 s	211.122 mph	86	144
19	51	Alex Barron	25.4398 s	210.143 mph	56	127
20	14	A.J. Foyt IV	25.4934 s	209.701 mph	146	152