Herta to Start Ninth at Milwaukee in XM Satellite Radio Car
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (July 22, 2006) - Bryan Herta, driver of the #7 XM Satellite Radio machine, will start ninth on the starting grid for Sunday's running of the ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Indy 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. Herta posted a best-lap speed of 169.990 miles per hour (21.4954 seconds) during his qualifying attempt at the famed 1-mile oval. ESPN will provide live broadcast coverage of Sunday's 225-lap event beginning at 1:30 p.m. (EDT). The entire 14-race 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 had a problem on my first qualifying lap. I had to lift in Turn 2, that's why there was such a big difference between my first and second laps. The second lap was far more representative of what the XM Satellite Radio car is capable of doing. Milwaukee is a great track that really challenges us. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow." 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