Franchitti Starts 8th at Texas in Klein Tools/Canadian Club Car
www.andrettigreen.com Franchitti Will Start Eighth at Texas In Klein Tools/Canadian Club Car FORT WORTH, Texas (June 8, 2006) - Dario Franchitti, driver of the Klein Tools/Canadian Club machine, will start eighth for the Bombardier Learjet 500k from Texas Motor Speedway. Franchitti posted a best-lap speed of 211.933 miles per hour (24.7154 seconds) in qualifying for Saturday night's event. ESPN will provide live broadcast coverage of the 200-lap race beginning at 9 p.m. (EDT). The entire IndyCar Series schedule can be heard live by XM Satellite Radio subscribers by tuning into XM channel 145, the exclusive home of the IndyCar Series. Dario Franchitti, #27 Klein Tools/Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "The Klein Tools/Canadian Club car has been comfortable all day, it's just not terribly fast. It wasn't a bad performance and it gives us something to work on tomorrow. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow to try and have a good car for this race because it's a hard race when you're back in traffic, so it's important to get the balance right." 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500k Qualifying Resutls Pos. Name Speed (mph) Time (secs) 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