Franchitti, Klein Tools/Canadian Club Team to Start 12th
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (July 22, 2006) - Klein Tools/Canadian Club driver Dario Franchitti will start 12th for Sunday's running of the ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Indy 225 from The Milwaukee Mile. Franchitti, who scored his first IndyCar Series victory at Milwaukee in 2004, posted a speed of 169.719 miles per hour (21.5297 seconds) during his qualifying attempt. ESPN will provide live broadcast coverage of the event starting at 1:30 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 was flat for both of my qualifying laps and didn't have to lift. We just weren't fast enough. It is going to be a difficult day tomorrow. The race balance here is a lot different than qualifying setup because the tires are going off so much that the cars are changing a lot. So, hopefully the Klein Tools/Canadian Club car will be good in the race. Right now, we're just slow." 2006 ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Qualifying Results Pos. Name Speed (mph) Time (secs) 1 Helio Castroneves 172.477 21.1854 2 Sam Hornish Jr. 172.380 21.1974 3 Marco Andretti 171.765 21.2732 4 Tony Kanaan 171.677 21.2841 5 Vitor Meira 170.804 21.3929 6 Jeff Simmons 170.592 21.4195 7 Ed Carpenter 170.245 21.4632 8 Tomas Scheckter 170.032 21.4901 9 Bryan Herta 169.990 21.4954 10 Scott Dixon 169.984 21.4962 11 Dan Wheldon 169.951 21.5003 12 Dario Franchitti 169.719 21.5297 13 Buddy Rice 169.407 21.5694 14 Danica Patrick 169.274 21.5863 15 Kosuke Matsuura 168.995 21.6220 16 Jeff Bucknum 168.602 21.6723 17 Scott Sharp 167.589 21.8033 18 Ryan Briscoe 165.225 22.1153