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Herta to Start Ninth in XM Satellite Radio Car at Infineon

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For Immediate Release
www.andrettigreen.com

Herta to Start Ninth in XM Satellite Radio Car
at Infineon Raceway

SONOMA, Calif. (Aug. 26, 2006) - Bryan Herta will start the #7 XM Satellite Radio car from
the ninth position on the grid for Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.  Herta posted a best-lap speed
of 105.678 miles per hour (1:18.3510 seconds) during his qualifying attempt.
The next-to-last IndyCar Series event will be broadcast live by ESPN beginning at 3:30 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 disappointed because the XM Satellite Radio car has been fast all weekend.  I really don't
know what happened.  We went out for the qualifying run and the car was loose and we couldn't do
the lap time we were able to this morning.  I just couldn't muscle any more speed out of it.  It was
really surprising and is a tough break because this is a track where qualifying is important."

2006 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Qualifying Results
Pos.      Name                            Speed (mph)          Time (secs)
1       Scott Dixon                        107.484            1:17.0344
2       Marco Andretti                     107.417            1:17.0830
3       Helio Castroneves                  107.236            1:17.2127
4       Tony Kanaan                        107.209            1:17.2320
5       Dario Franchitti                   107.130            1:17.2893
6       Dan Wheldon                        106.708            1:17.5946
7       Ryan Briscoe                       105.800            1:18.2612
8       Vitor Meira                        105.746            1:18.3012
9       Bryan Herta                        105.678            1:18.3510
10      Sam Hornish Jr.                    105.352            1:18.5940
11      Danica Patrick                     104.772            1:19.0287
12      Buddy Rice                         104.529            1:19.2128
13      Kosuke Matsuura                    104.490            1:19.2421
14      Jeff Simmons                       104.068            1:19.5633
15      Jeff Bucknum                       103.376            1:20.0960
16      Ed Carpenter                       103.065            1:20.3379
17      Scott Sharp                        101.397            1:21.6590
18      Tomas Scheckter                   No Speed             No Time

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