WHELDON QUALIFIES SEVENTH AT CALIFORNIA

          FONTANA, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2005) - Dan Wheldon, driver of the #26 
Klein Tools/Jim Beam machine, will start on the inside of row four in 
Sunday's running of the California Indy 400 from California Speedway.  

Wheldon, who has already clinched the Indy Racing LeagueŽ IndyCarŽ Series 
championship, posted a best-lap speed of 217.702 miles per hour 
(33.0728 seconds) during his qualifying attempt.

The final race on the IndyCar Series schedule goes green at 3:45 p.m. 
(EDT) with ESPN providing live coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. (EDT).

Dan Wheldon, #26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
 "We just don't seem to be very quick.  I'm sure the Klein Tools/Jim Beam 
team is good enough to make sure we have a reasonable car in the race, 
I'm just not sure how good the car will be.  I'm just really
happy to see Dario on the pole."

 California Indy 400 Qualifying
Pos.      Name                          Speed (mph)          Time (secs)
1       Dario Franchitti                 219.398              32.8171
2       Tomas Scheckter                  218.902              32.8915
3       Sam Hornish Jr.                  218.602              32.9365
4       Danica Patrick                   218.199              32.9974
5       Buddy Rice                       218.029              33.0231
6       Helio Castroneves                217.765              33.0631
7       Dan Wheldon                      217.702              33.0728
8       Bryan Herta                      217.408              33.1175
9       Scott Sharp                      217.261              33.1399
10      Tony Kanaan                      217.170              33.1537
11      Tomas Enge                       217.143              33.1578
12      Kosuke Matsuura                  217.037              33.1741
13      Vitor Meira                      216.585              33.2433
14      Jaques Lazier                    216.491              33.2578
15      Scott Dixon                      216.318              33.2844
16      Patrick Carpentier               215.704              33.3790
17      Alex Barron                      215.631              33.3904
18      A.J. Foyt IV                     215.622              33.3917
19      Jimmy Kite                       215.602              33.3948
20      Roger Yasukawa                   214.676              33.5389
21      Ed Carpenter                     212.411              33.8966
22      Thiago Medeiros                 No Speed             No Time