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Franchitti to Start on the Outside of Row Five at Richmond

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For Immediate Release
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Franchitti to Start on the Outside of Row Five
In Klein Tools/Canadian Club Car at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (June 23, 2006) - Dario Franchitti will start the Klein Tools/Canadian Club car
from the 10th position, on the outside of teammate Bryan Herta, for Saturday night's running of the
SunTrust Indy Challenge Presented by XM Satellite Radio.  The qualifying session for the 250-lap event
was rained out so the field was set based on combined practice session times from Friday.
ESPN2 will provide live broadcast coverage beginning at 8 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:
"I think the Klein Tools/Canadian Club car could have started a little further up if we would have
gotten to qualify.  We've been continually changing the setup of the car all day.  We've been chipping
away at it all weekend and I'm happy with the job the crew has done.  Traditionally, Richmond is a track
that doesn't matter where you start because anything can happen here."


2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge Starting Grid
Pos.      Name                          Speed (mph)          Time (secs)
1       Helio Castroneves                173.472              15.5645
2       Scott Sharp                      172.712              15.6330
3       Sam Hornish Jr.                  172.561              15.6466
4       Dan Wheldon                      172.492              15.6529
5       Marco Andretti                   172.068              15.6915
6       Vitor Meira                      171.972              15.7002
7       Tony Kanaan                      171.950              15.7022
8       Kosuke Matsuura                  171.802              15.7158
9       Bryan Herta                      171.413              15.7514
10      Dario Franchitti                 171.271              15.7645
11      Scott Dixon                      171.055              15.7844
12      Tomas Scheckter                  170.586              15.8278
13      Ed Carpenter                     170.551              15.8310
14      Buddy Rice                       170.056              15.8771
15      Danica Patrick                   169.880              15.8936
16      Jeff Simmons                     168.303              16.0425
17      Eddie Cheever Jr.                168.145              16.0576
18      Felipe Giaffone                  163.369              16.5270
19      Buddy Lazier                     163.349              16.5290



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