INDYCAR (MOTEGI) - POST-QUALIFYING DARIO FRANCHITTI

Dario Franchitti drove the #27 Canadian Club car to a seventh place starting position in the Indy Japan 300. Franchitti posted a best-lap speed of 203.723 miles per hour (26.8600 seconds) on his first qualifying lap. The third race of the IndyCar Series season will take place Saturday, April 21, at Twin Ring Motegi. The Indy Japan 300 can be seen live on indycar.com at 11:30 p.m. (EST), Friday, April 20, or on ESPN on a tape-delay basis at 3 p.m. (EST) on Saturday, April 21. The race may also be heard live on XM Satellite Radio on XM channel 145, the exclusive home of the IndyCar Series.

Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "The Canadian Club car has been okay this weekend. I was running wide open in the qualifying run. Our speed is missing in turns three and four. Out of the four Andretti Green cars, I think we have the most aggressive set up. We just have a bit of understeer, but we'll figure it out. Qualifying and the race are a lot different though. I think we are in good shape for the race tomorrow. I think all four Andretti Green cars will do well."