Michael Andretti, 2006 Indianapolis 500 Fact Sheet

May 25, 2006
Indianapolis, Ind.

Jim Beam/Vonage Driver Michael Andretti
2006 Indianapolis 500® Fact Sheet

Who: #1 Jim Beam/Vonage Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Michael Andretti
What: 90th running of the Indianapolis 500, Round 4 of the Indy Racing League® IndyCar® Series
Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind.
When: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Television: ABC Sports (Live), 12 p.m. (EDT)

Michael Andretti on the Indianapolis 500:
"There's no question what brought me back this year -- Marco. But, now that I'm in it, I'm here to win
it. I don't think I ever really expected that I'd get the chance to race with him. But, he developed quicker than I
think anybody ever expected he would, and I'm only 43, so everything worked out. It's very special for me to
think that I raced with my dad and now I'll get to race at Indy with my son.
"We've spent the whole month working on race day, but the Jim Beam/Vonage car was still good in
qualifying. The weather Sunday is going to be drastically different than anything we've dealt with this whole
month, which is going to be huge. Everybody is going to have to work very hard to find the right setup and
adjust for the conditions. But, I think we can be a real factor on Sunday and I'm looking forward to it."

Michael Andretti Facts
Andretti will make his 15th career start in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Andretti qualified 13th last Saturday with a four-lap average speed of 224.508 miles per hour and will
start from the inside of row five.
In 14 previous Indianapolis 500 starts, Andretti has led a total of 426 laps - the 11th most in the
history of the event.
Andretti's last start in the Indianapolis 500 came in 2003, which was also his last professional race.
Andretti's son, Marco, qualified ninth (outside of row three) and is the fastest rookie qualifier, posting
a four-lap average speed of 224.918 mph. Marco joins Michael (fourth in 1984) and his grandfather,
Mario (fourth in 1964) as fastest rookie qualifiers.
Andretti won the 1991 CART series championship and was a five-time CART championship runner-
up (1986-87, '90, '92, '96).
Andretti stands as CART's all-time victory leader with 42 and is second in CART career pole
positions (32).
Andretti has started 315 Indy-style races (including six IndyCar Series events).
Andretti scored at least one win in 15 consecutive seasons.

Michael Andretti Indianapolis 500 Statistics
Top       Top                 Laps           Best
Starts     Wins        5       10       Poles       Led          Finish
Career               14          0        4        8          0        426         2nd ('91)