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AGR PR - Andretti Green Announces Executive Assignments

ANDRETTI GREEN ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENTS AND STAFFING ADDITION
 
      INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 24, 2007) - Andretti Green announced today it
has made additional changes to the commercial side of its Indianapolis-based
racing operation.
 
      John Lopes, who joined Andretti Green in 2005 as vice president, has
been named chief marketing officer. Lopes, a 17-year veteran of the
motorsports industry and native of New Fairfield, Ct., will have an expanded
role in all sales, marketing and promotion at Andretti Green Racing and
Andretti Green Promotions, which owns the Honda Grand Prix of St.
Petersburg.  Lopes' primary focus is business development, including new
sponsor acquisition and special projects. 
 
       Lopes is a 1985 graduate of the United States Military Academy at
West Point, N.Y., and is a 1993 graduate of the Duke University School of
Law. Lopes donates much of his personal time to charitable interests,
including Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
 
      Mike Morrisey, who is in his second decade with the Andretti Green
family, has been promoted to the position of vice president of finance and
controller. Morrisey, who earned an accounting degree from Eastern Illinois
University in 1992, joined Team Green in May of 1996 as an accountant. He
served in that role until being named controller and director of finance,
and then made the transition to Andretti Green Racing.  As vice president of
finance, the Charleston, Illinois-native oversees all of AGR's IndyCar
Series and American Le Mans Series (ALMS) finances, as well as the financial
operation for Andretti Green Promotions. In addition, Morrisey serves as
treasurer on the board of directors of The Michael Andretti Foundation.
 
      The organization has also added Doug Bresnahan to its commercial staff
in the role of director of sales and marketing. Bresnahan came to Andretti
Green from Champ Car World Series where he served as director of partner
services. Bresnahan, who is a native of Berne, Ind. and a 1995 graduate of
Indiana University, will seek to grow sponsorship bases for both Andretti
Green Racing and Andretti Green Promotions while working closely with Lopes
on his objectives.
 
      "Andretti Green has been fortunate to enjoy its share of success on
the race track over the past four years and that has led to consistent
growth for the company," said Kevin Savoree, Andretti Green's president and
chief operating officer. "To help us manage our current growth and strategic
plans, it is important for us to strengthen the commercial side of our
operation. John, Mike and Doug will be an integral part of that effort."
 
       Andretti Green, which is owned by partners Michael Andretti, Kim
Green and Kevin Savoree, is entering its fifth season of operation. Andretti
Green competes in the IndyCar Series with four full-time entries driven by
Marco Andretti, Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Danica Patrick. 2007 marks
the company's first year of competition in the ALMS with drivers Bryan
Herta, Dario Franchitti and Marino Franchitti, and the third year of
operating the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
 
- AGR -
 
Al Larsen
Andretti Green Racing
 
alan.larsen@andrettigreenracing.com
(317) 872-2700, ext. 239 (office)
(317) 432-3903 (cell)
 

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