NYSE Qualifying Report, Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Andretti to Start 10th in NYSE Car at Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 1, 2006) - Marco Andretti recorded a lap of 101.432 mph (1:03.8853 sec.) during the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series' qualifying session on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit through the streets of St. Petersburg and will start from the 10th position for Sunday's running of the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The second event of the 2006 IndyCar Series schedule is set to go green at 3:45 p.m. (EDT) Sunday with ESPN providing live broadcast coverage of the 100-lap event beginning at 3:30 p.m. (EDT). The race may also be heard on XM Satellite Radio on XM channel 145. Marco Andretti, #26 NYSE Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "I think I got the most out of the #26 NYSE car today, it felt pretty good. Now we just look forward to the race. We're in the show and I'm looking forward to hopefully moving up through the field tomorrow." 2006 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Qualifying Pos. Name Speed (mph) Time (secs) 1 Dario Franchitti 104.054 1:02.2753 2 Scott Dixon 103.522 1:02.5951 3 Tony Kanaan 103.493 1:02.6127 4 Sam Hornish Jr. 103.389 1:02.6758 5 Helio Castroneves 103.270 1:02.7482 6 Bryan Herta 103.058 1:02.8774 7 Buddy Rice 101.943 1:03.5648 8 Tomas Scheckter 101.704 1:03.7143 9 Kosuke Matsuura 101.562 1:03.8033 10 Marco Andretti 101.432 1:03.8853 11 Roberto Moreno 101.336 1:03.9455 12 Vitor Meira 101.217 1:04.0206 13 Dan Wheldon 101.208 1:04.0267 14 Danica Patrick 100.553 1:04.4436 15 Scott Sharp 99.909 1:04.8588 16 Felipe Giaffone 99.106 1:05.3845 17 Eddie Cheever Jr. 98.860 1:05.5475 18 Buddy Lazier 97.822 1:06.2425 19 P.J. Chesson 94.150 1:08.8266