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Iowa Corn Indy 250 Presented By Ethanol / Iowa 100 FAST FACTS

WHAT: IndyCar® Series: Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Ethanol, 8th race in 17-race 2007 season. Indy Pro Series™: Iowa 100, 8th race in 16-race 2007 season.

WHERE: Iowa Speedway, .875-mile asphalt oval

WHEN: IndyCar Series: 1 p.m. (ET), Sunday, June 24 Indy Pro Series: 5:10 p.m. (ET), Saturday, June 23

DISTANCE: IndyCar Series: 250 laps/218.75 miles Indy Pro Series: 115 laps/100 miles

POSTED AWARDS: IndyCar Series: More than $1 million Indy Pro Series: More than $275,000

CARS: IndyCar Series: Dallara chassis; Honda Indy V-8 engines; Firestone tires; 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol Indy Pro Series: Dallara chassis; Firestone tires

PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS: IndyCar Series: Inaugural event Indy Pro Series: Inaugural event

2006 SERIES CHAMPIONS: IndyCar Series: Sam Hornish Jr. Indy Pro Series: Jay Howard

TV: IndyCar Series: Race: ABC (live), 1 p.m. (ET), June 24 Talent: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear, (announcers); Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch (pit reporters) Note: Live streaming video coverage of AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualifying (5:15 p.m., (ET) June 23) is available at www.indycar.com

Indy Pro Series: Race: ESPN2 (tape-delay), 5: 30 p.m. (ET), July 3 Talent: Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl (announcers); Mike King (pit reporter) Note: Live streaming video coverage of the SWE Pole Qualifying (1:15 p.m. (ET) June 22) and the Iowa 100 (5:10 p.m. (ET) June 23) is available at www.indycar.com

RADIO: IndyCar Series: Qualifying wrapup: IMS Radio Network, 7:30 p.m. (ET), June 23, Pre-race: IMS Radio Network (live), 12:30 p.m. (ET), June 24 Race: IMS Radio Network (live), 1 p.m. (EDT), June 24 Talent: Mike King (host); Davey Hamilton (analyst); Dave Wilson (color commentary); Mark Jaynes (turns); Bob Jenkins and Kevin Lee (pit reporters); Kevin Olson (special assignments) Live coverage of AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualifying (6 p.m. ET, June 23) and the race also will be available at www.indycar.com. The race broadcast is also available on XM Satellite Radio channel 144 “XM Sports Nation” and XM channel 145 “IndyCar Racing”

SCHEDULE (all times local; subject to change): Friday, June 22 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series garages open 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Indy Pro Series practice 11:15 a.m. – Noon Indy Pro Series practice 1:15 p.m. Indy Pro Series Iowa 100 SWE Pole Qualifying 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. IndyCar Series Open Testing

Saturday, June 23 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. IndyCar Series garage opens 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. IndyCar Series practice (two groups) 12:50 – 1:10 p.m. Indy Pro Series final practice (two groups) 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. IndyCar Series practice (two groups) 3:45 p.m. Indy Pro Series Iowa 100 pre-race 4:10 p.m. Indy Pro Series Iowa 100 (115 laps/100 miles), ESPN2 (5 p.m.., June 29) 5:15 p.m. IndyCar Series AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualfiying 7 – 8 p.m. Autograph Session 8 p.m. 3 Dog Night Concert

Sunday, June 24 11:15 a.m. Iowa Corn Indy 250 pre-race 4:10 p.m. Iowa Corn Indy 250 (250 laps/218.75 miles), ABC (Live)

THE TRACK: .875-mile oval Frontstretch: 1,075 feet banked at 10 degrees Backstretch: 869 feet banked at 4 degrees Turns: Variably banked at 12-14 degrees Width: 60 feet • Iowa Speedway is the first driver-designed racing facility. Former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace served as a co-designer of the track, which features variable banking to promote more side-by-side racing.

INDY CAR RACING IN IOWA: The IndyCar Series adds to the oval racing heritage of the state of Iowa in 2007 as it conducts its first race at Iowa Speedway, the state’s newest oval facility. The Hawkeye state boasts 56 race tracks, which puts Iowa fourth nationally in number of motorsports facilities.

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES: • Five Indianapolis 500 champions are expected to participate in the Iowa Corn Indy 250: Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002), Buddy Rice (2004), Dan Wheldon (2005), Sam Hornish Jr. (2006) and Dario Franchitti (2007).

• Five IndyCar Series champions are scheduled to participate in the Iowa Corn Indy 250: Scott Sharp (1996 co-champion), Sam Hornish Jr. (2001, 2002, 2006), Scott Dixon (2003), Tony Kanaan (2004) and Dan Wheldon (2005).

• Drivers entered in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 have combined for 77 IndyCar Series victories, 74 IndyCar Series pole positions and 1,106 IndyCar Series starts.

• The Iowa Corn Indy 250 is the second of three short-oval races this season. Tony Kanaan won on the 1-mile oval at The Milwaukee Mile earlier this month. The last short-oval event in 2007 is the June 30 race at Richmond International Raceway.

• The Iowa Corn Indy 250 will be the 142nd IndyCar Series event since the series’ inaugural race in 1996. The Iowa Speedway will be the 23rd oval to host an IndyCar Series event.

• In seven races thus far in 2007, there have been five winners. Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan are the only multiple winner. Wheldon won Homestead-Miami and Kansas, while Kanaan won at Twin Ring Motegi and Milwaukee. Other winners in 2007: Helio Castroneves at St. Petersburg, Dario Franchitti at Indianapolis and Sam Hornish Jr. at Texas. In those seven races, 11 drivers have finished in the top five in at least one event.

INDY PRO SERIES NOTES: • Lloyd poised for additional records: Alex Lloyd could further entrench himself in the Indy Pro Series record book this weekend. Lloyd is tied with Thiago Medeiros, Jeff Simmons and Mark Taylor with seven career victories. Lloyd also has recorded 10 consecutive top-five starts. If he qualifies in the top five, he will tie Wade Cunningham and Simmons for the most consecutive top-five starts.

• Camara holds ‘Iron man’ title: Jaime Camara established the Indy Pro Series’ all-time mark for consecutive starts at the Liberty Challenge at Indianapolis on June 16 with his 32nd consecutive start. He extended the streak to 33 in Race 2 on June 17. Camara competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2005 and for Andretti Green Racing in 2006. He returns in the AGR entry in 2007.

• Cunningham closing in on record: Wade Cunningham is closing in on the record for most consecutive top-10 starts. Cunningham has started in the top 10 in the past 16 consecutive races. The Indy Pro Series record is 18 held by Jaime Camara.

INDYCAR SERIES STORY IDEAS: • First of five: The Iowa Corn Indy 250 will be the first of five-straight races on five diverse circuits. In the next five weeks, IndyCar Series teams will compete on the 7/8th-mile variably banked oval at Iowa Speedway. The physically demanding 3/4th-mile oval at Richmond International Raceway, the 1.33-mile concrete oval at Nashville Superspeedway and the road courses at Watkins Glen International and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The driver who adapts to the diversity best could take control of the IndyCar Series title chase.

• Who’s the short-oval master?: Over the last three seasons, Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. have dominated the short ovals on the IndyCar Series schedule, garnering four wins, four poles and seven top-five finishes between them. However, Andretti Green Racing’s Tony Kanaan has won the last two short-oval events (both at Milwaukee). Can Kanaan continue his short-oval streak or will Penske regain its winning form?

• From Knoxville to Indy: Sarah Fisher, one of three female drivers entered in the Iowa Corn Indy 250, is one of 18 drivers who have competed in the Indianapolis 500 and the Knoxville Nationals. Fisher competed at the famed Knoxville Raceway in cars prepared by her father Dave Fisher in 1997 and 1998 and returns to Iowa a decade later in a Dreyer & Reinbold Racing machine. Another Knoxville Nationals veteran, 1999 Rookie of the Year P.J. Chesson, serves as the spotter for A.J. Foyt IV.

• Ethanol Power: The 2007 IndyCar Series season marks the first year where the full field will be fueled by ethanol. All IndyCar Series competitors will employ the 3.5-liter Honda Indy V-8 engine fueled by 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol. The IndyCar Series is the first in motorsports to embrace a renewable fuel source. Ethanol is an environmentally-friendly fuel, distilled from high-starch crops (primarily corn) grown in the United States.

INDY PRO SERIES STORY IDEAS: • Lloyd re-writing record book: Alex Lloyd is re-writing the Indy Pro Series record book by starting the season with five consecutive wins. Below is a look at some of his milestones: • 7 career victories: Lloyd’s fifth win of the season, June 2 at Milwaukee, was the seventh of his Indy Pro Series career, tying him with Thiago Medeiros, Jeff Simmons and Mark Taylor for the most all-time.

No. of races to record seven wins Mark Taylor (2003) Thiago Medeiros (03-04) Jeff Simmons (03, 05-06) Alex Lloyd (06-07) 10 24 32 14

• 5 consecutive victories: Lloyd is the first Indy Racing League driver to record five consecutive victories. Thiago Medeiros held the mark with four straight wins in the Indy Pro Series in 2004. Dan Wheldon and Kenny Brack share the IndyCar Series record with three consecutive wins. Notable all-time winning streaks include: 10 – Richard Petty (1967), NASCAR Nextel Cup 9 – Alberto Ascari (1952-53), World Driving Championship (now F1) 8 – Patrick Carpentier (1996), Atlantics 7 – A.J. Foyt (1964), Indy car 5 – Greg Moore (1995), Indy Lights

• Indy history: Lloyd is the first driver in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to win on both the oval and the road course. Lloyd’s first Indy Pro Series victory came last July at the Liberty Challenge when he passed Graham Rahal with two laps to go. Earlier this season (May 25), Lloyd led all 40 laps of the Freedom 100 to win on the oval.

• Alternating schedule: For the remainder of the 2007 season, Indy Pro Series teams and drivers will alternate racing on ovals and road courses. The stretch began at Milwaukee on June 2 and continues through the end of the season. On June 16-17, the Indy Pro Series competed on the 13-turn, 2.605-mile road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Following the Iowa 100, the series heads to Watkins Glen for a doubleheader weekend. The schedule continues with Nashville (oval), Mid-Ohio (rc), Kentucky (oval), Infineon (rc) and Chicagoland (oval).

• IndyCar Series influence: Four of the top IndyCar Series teams are fielding cars in the Indy Pro Series this season, including two for the first time. Andretti Green Racing returns for its third season in the series while Panther Racing returns for the first time since its championship-winning campaign in 2003. Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Rahal Letterman Racing enter the Indy Pro Series for the first time.

MILESTONES: • Sam Hornish Jr. won his 19th IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, extending his record for most IndyCar Series all-time victories. • Sam Hornish Jr.’s win at Texas Motor Speedway was Team Penske’s 25th IndyCar Series victory. • Sam Hornish Jr. tied the record that Helio Castroneves and Scott Sharp share for most consecutive seasons with at least one win (seven). Sharp claimed at least one win from 1997-2003 while Castroneves and Hornish have won in every season since 2001. • Dan Wheldon has led 573 of 1,319 laps this season or 41.2 percent of all laps. Tony Kanaan holds the IndyCar Series record for most-laps led with 889 during the 2004 season. • Scott Dixon has been running at the finish of every IndyCar Series race since Chicagoland in September 2005, a span of 23 races – second most in IndyCar Series history. Tony Kanaan holds the record with 25 consecutive race finishes from 2004-2005. • Helio Castroneves has qualified in the top-10 in 23 consecutive races. Sam Hornish Jr. holds the record with 25 consecutive top-10 starts from 2001-2003. • Helio Castroneves became the third IndyCar Series driver to surpass $10,000,000 in career earnings following the Indianapolis 500. • Scott Sharp needs one win to earn his 10th IndyCar Series victory. • Scott Sharp can extend his series record for consecutive starts to 130 straight races at Iowa Speedway. • Scott Sharp needs to earn $265,537 to surpass $10,000,000 in career earnings. • Vitor Meira has gone 66 starts without a victory in the IndyCar Series, the longest drought of any IndyCar Series driver.