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
- AGR -
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