FW: [IRL-update] MEDIA ADVISORY: Danica Patrick, Buddy
Lazier and Nick Bussell guests on IRL teleconference
FYI regarding teleconference with Danica Patrick.
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John Cardinale
VP of Media/Community Relations
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From: Indy Racing League [mailto:indyracingleague@indyracing.com]
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:39 PM
To: John Cardinale
Subject: [IRL-update] MEDIA ADVISORY: Danica Patrick, Buddy Lazier and
Nick Bussell guests on IRL teleconference
MEDIA ADVISORY
Danica Patrick, Buddy Lazier and Nick Bussell
guests on IRL teleconference
IRL IndyCar(r) Series drivers Buddy Lazier and Danica Patrick and IRL
Menards Infiniti Pro Series(tm) driver Nick Bussell will participate in
an Indy Racing League teleconference on Tuesday, July 12.
Bussell will be available at 2 p.m. (EDT) with Lazier and Patrick
following shortly thereafter.
WHAT: IRL teleconference
GUESTS: Nick Bussell, Buddy Lazier and Danica Patrick
ABOUT THE GUESTS:
* Nick Bussell is a rookie in the Menards Infiniti Pro Series. The
22-year-old from Ionia, Mich., ranks sixth in the point standings with
four top-five finishes in six races.
* Buddy Lazier, the IndyCar Series champion in 2000, returns to Panther
Racing in the No. 95 Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone for the Firestone Indy
200 at Nashville Superspeedway on July 16. Lazier won the inaugural IRL
race at Nashville in 2001. He finished fifth in this year's Indianapolis
500.
* Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 16 Rahal Letterman Racing Argent
Pioneer Panoz/Honda/Firestone, finished fourth in the 89th Indianapolis
500 on May 29. It was the best finish for a woman in the 500 and matched
her career-best finish in the IndyCar Series. Patrick currently leads
the standings for the year-end Bombardier Rookie of the Year Award. She
captured her first career pole position at Kansas Speedway in the
series' most recent race.
WHEN: 2 p.m. (EDT) Tuesday, July 12, 2005
CALL NUMBER: (866) IRL-CONF (475-2663). Pass code is Indy Racing.
(International callers should dial 00-1-847-413-3137.)
The teleconference also will be available on Digital Tape Replay one
hour after the conclusion of the call. To access the system,
participants will need to dial (888) 843-8996 or (630) 652-3044 and
enter passcode 6674241.
We hope you find this teleconference a valuable asset in your coverage
of the Indy Racing League. We appreciate your coverage of the league,
its teams and drivers.
Media Contacts: John Griffin, IRL, (317) 492-6579,
jgriffin@indyracing.com
Tom Savage, IRL, (317) 492-6566,
tsavage@indyracing.com
World Wide Web: www.indycar.com
