HERTA FINISHES EIGHTH IN INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

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                        HERTA DRIVES TO 11TH-PLACE RESULT AT CALIFORNIA;
                         FINISHES EIGHTH IN INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

          FONTANA, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2005) - XM Satellite Radio driver Bryan Herta finished 11th at Sunday's
running of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series California Indy 400.  Herta finished eighth in the IndyCar
Series championship in a season that included his second career IndyCar Series win.
          Herta was settling into a groove 50 laps into the event when his visor malfunctioned, causing the
driver of the XM Satellite Radio car to step off the gas and eventually fall a lap down on the field.
          Herta used fuel strategy and conservation over the final 150 laps of the race to slowly move back
through the field and challenge for a top-10 spot.
          Andretti Green Racing finished first, second, fourth and eighth in the championship, with Dan
Wheldon and Tony Kanaan taking the top-two positions.  Dario Franchitti, who finished fourth in the
championship, won his second race of the season.  Rounding out the top five were Kanaan, Vitor Meira,
Scott Sharp and Sam Hornish, Jr.
          The 2006 IndyCar Series season begins on Sunday, March 26, from Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The fourth race of the season, the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500, will take place on Sunday, May 28.

Bryan Herta, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
          "I'm really unhappy about the visor problem we had. That is something that should never ruin a race
for you and it ruined ours today. We had just moved into the top five and we were looking pretty good at that
point. But, that cost us a lap and really put us behind for the rest of the day."

George Klotz, Team Manager, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
          "We were starting to make a charge there after the first pit stop. The XM car was really good. Then,
we had a visor and tear-off problem, which forced us into the pits and we lost a lap. Bryan kept fighting and
hung in there, and we got back on the lead lap toward the end. We were hoping to make up some more
ground there, but then we had a suspension problem on the last corner and lost a position. But, all in all, it
was a great year for the whole Andretti Green team."

                                         2005 California Indy 400 Results
            Pos.     Name                            Laps         Pos.      Name                        Laps
              1      Dario Franchitti                 200           12      Buddy Rice                  199
              2      Tony Kanaan                      200           13      Jimmy Kite                  199
              3      Vitor Meira                      200           14      Alex Barron                 199
              4      Scott Sharp                      200           15      Patrick Carpentier          199
              5      Sam Hornish Jr.                  200           16      Roger Yasukawa              198
              6      Dan Wheldon                      200           17      Jaques Lazier               184
              7      Tomas Scheckter                  200           18      Danica Patrick              184
              8      Tomas Enge                       200           19      Kosuke Matsuura             168
              9      Helio Castroneves                200           20      Ed Carpenter                133
             10      Scott Dixon                      200           21      A.J. Foyt IV                 30
             11      Bryan Herta                      200           22      Thiago Medeiros               0