ArcaEx 2005 Honda Indy 225 Fact Sheet

Who: #27 ArcaEx Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Dario Franchitti
What: Honda Indy 225, Round 13 of the Indy Racing LeagueŽ IndyCarŽ Series
Where: Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colo.
When: Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005
Television: ABC, 3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Dario Franchitti on the Honda Indy 225:
          "Pikes Peak is a difficult track. The altitude definitely affects the performance of the engine and you
don't create as much downforce through aerodynamics as you do at the other 1-mile tracks. The higher
banking changes things, as well. It's a real challenge; it's definitely a challenging track."

Dario Franchitti Facts
       The Honda Indy 225 will mark Franchitti's 33rd career IndyCar Series start.
       Franchitti is the defending champion at the Honda Indy 225.
       Franchitti has six top-five and nine top-10 finishes this season. His best performances have been a
       victory at Nashville (July 16), second at Richmond (June 25) and Milwaukee (July 24) and a third at St.
       Petersburg (April 3).
       Franchitti compiled a string of four consecutive top-five finishes from June 25 through July 24 which
       included a second at Milwaukee (July 24), victory at Nashville (July 16), fourth at Kansas (July 3) and
       second at Richmond (June 25).
       Franchitti has led 312 laps this season to rank second among 2005 lap leaders, including leading 44
       laps at Milwaukee, 74 laps at Nashville, 56 laps at Richmond, 67 laps at Motegi and 52 laps at
       Phoenix.
       Entering the Pikes Peak event, Franchitti is fourth in the driver point standings with 345 points.
       The Scotsman recorded his first IndyCar Series MBNA Pole Award at Texas (June 10, 2004).
       Each of Franchitti's three IndyCar Series victories have come on tracks of 1.33 miles or smaller,
       including the 1-mile ovals at Milwaukee (2004) and Pikes Peak (2004) and the 1.33-mile Nashville
       track (2005).
       Franchitti has 14 major open-wheel racing victories and 12 career pole positions.

Dario Franchitti -- IndyCar Series Statistics
                                                         Top      Top                 Laps
                                     Starts     Wins       5       10      Poles      Led       Pts (Rk)         Earnings
      2005                             12         1        6        9         0       312       345 (4th)        $976,155
      Career                           32         3       12       19         1       605            -          $2,435,710

Allen McDonald, Race Engineer,
#27 ArcaEx Dallara/Honda/Firestone, on the Honda Indy 225:
          "The ArcaEx car was very fast at Kentucky, but we were very disappointed not to have finished the
race. In this three-in-a-row portion of the schedule, we still anticipate doing well at what should be two of
Dario's best tracks (Pikes Peak and Infineon). We need some strong finishes to keep us in contention for the
championship."