XM Satellite Radio 2006 Homestead-Miami Indy 300 Fact Sheet
March 21, 2006 Indianapolis, Ind. XM Satellite Radio Driver Bryan Herta 2006 Homestead-Miami Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio Fact Sheet Who: #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Bryan Herta What: Homestead-Miami Indy 300, Round 1 of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series Where: Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla. When: Sunday, March 26, 2006 Television: ABC (Live), 3:30 p.m. (EST) Bryan Herta on the Homestead-Miami Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio: "There's no question that the XM Satellite Radio team wants to get off on a good foot. Last year at Homestead, we were running well and looking for a good finish when we were caught up in a seven-car accident. It's important for us to start with a bunch of points in the bag and momentum heading to St. Pete where we are the defending pole sitter." Bryan Herta Facts Herta's best finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway was an eighth-place result in 1998. Herta garnered the first IndyCar Series win for XM Satellite Radio and the second of his IndyCar Series career at Michigan in 2005. Herta led 159 of 200 laps at Michigan in 2005, the most laps led by any driver in one race. Herta is one of only 22 drivers to win two or more races in IndyCar Series history. Herta recorded a third-place finish at the 2005 Indianapolis 500, his best finish at the famed track. Herta was the only driver in 2005 to claim pole positions on a road course (St. Petersburg), a short oval (Phoenix) and a superspeedway (Michigan). Since his first IndyCar Series race in 2003, Herta has the fifth-most top-10 results among all IndyCar Series drivers. Herta has four career major open-wheel racing wins and 10 poles. Herta's first IndyCar Series victory came at Kansas Speedway in 2003. Bryan Herta IndyCar Series Statistics Top Top Laps Starts Wins 5 10 Poles Led Pts (Rk) Earnings 2005 17 1 4 9 3 248 397 (8th) $1,251,805 Career 44 2 14 25 3 336 $3,076,845 George Klotz, Team Manager, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone on the Homestead-Miami Indy 300: "Because of the accident at Homestead last year, we didn't start the season the way we would have liked. But, I feel like the XM Satellite Radio team made some improvements over the winter and everyone is excited about starting the season with a clean slate. We're expecting a strong finish and to challenge for the win at Homestead. We removed all doubt after our win at Michigan last year, so we feel like we should compete for a championship."