Herta Qualifies 11th at Texas In XM Satellite Radio Car
www.andrettigreen.com Herta Qualifies 11th at Texas In XM Satellite Radio Car FORT WORTH, Texas (June 8, 2006) - Bryan Herta, driver of the #7 XM Satellite Radio car, will start on the inside of row six for Saturday's running of the Bombardier Learjet 500k from Texas Motor Speedway. Herta recorded a best-lap speed of 211.532 miles per hour (24.7622 seconds) during his qualifying attempt. The 200-lap event will air live on ESPN starting at 9 p.m. (EDT). The entire IndyCar Series schedule is also carried live on XM Satellite Radio channel 145, the exclusive home of the IndyCar Series. Bryan Herta, #7 XM Satellite Radio Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "I'm not particularly happy with our qualifying run. I thought we might be able to get another half-mile per hour out of the XM Satellite Radio car today. We'll just have to take it and work on race setup tomorrow." 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500k Qualifying Results Pos. Name Speed (mph) Time 1 Sam Hornish Jr. 213.624 24.5197 2 Dan Wheldon 213.588 24.5238 3 Helio Castroneves 213.182 24.5706 4 Scott Dixon 212.929 24.5998 5 Tomas Scheckter 212.823 24.6120 6 Tony Kanaan 212.313 24.6711 7 Scott Sharp 212.242 24.6794 8 Dario Franchitti 211.933 24.7154 9 Marco Andretti 211.923 24.7165 10 Kosuke Matsuura 211.545 24.7607 11 Bryan Herta 211.532 24.7622 12 Ed Carpenter 211.395 24.7783 13 Vitor Meira 211.284 24.7913 14 Buddy Rice 211.163 24.8055 15 Danica Patrick 210.981 24.8269 16 Jeff Simmons 210.445 24.8901 17 Eddie Cheever Jr. 209.414 25.0127 18 Buddy Lazier 209.152 25.0440 19 Felipe Giaffone No Speed No Time