XM Satellite Radio Practice Report, Indy (May 18, 2006)

May 18, 2006
Speedway, Ind.

XM Satellite Radio Practice Report
Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Driver:  Bryan Herta
Car:  #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone

Bryan Herta                                                  Bryan Herta
May 18                                               All Practice Sessions
Position           18th                                     Best Speed        225.190 mph
Speed              218.593 mph                              Best Time         39.9663 sec
Time               41.1725 sec                              Total Laps        171
Laps               14

IndyCar Series
Practice Speeds - May 18
1.  Sam Hornish Jr.          224.951 mph
2.  Helio Castroneves        224.437 mph
3.  Dan Wheldon              222.616 mph
4.  Scott Dixon              222.461 mph
5.  Scott Sharp              222.425 mph
7.  Tony Kanaan             221.707 mph
12.  Dario Franchitti       220.765 mph
16.  Michael Andretti       219.898 mph
17.  Marco Andretti         219.620 mph
18.  Bryan Herta            218.593 mph

Bryan Herta, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone
"I went out today and got a read on our starting car but felt like it wasn't quite as good as it
was yesterday.  So, we ran back to the garage to put yesterday's setup back on.  The
XM Satellite Radio guys did a great job because they were under the gun on time and we got
back out with what would have been 45 minutes of green (flag) time left, then Thiago (Medeiros)
had his accident and the rain came so we never got to go out and evaluate it.  Our game plan for
tomorrow is to run all day and get our miles in.  We've got a lot of ideas and things we want to try
and evaluate.  We just need track time now to do it."