INDYCAR (KENTUCKY) - FAST FACTS

WHAT: IndyCar® Series: Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s, 14th race in 17-race 2007 season Indy Pro Series™: Kentucky 100, 13th race in 16-race 2007 Indy Pro Series™ season

WHERE: Kentucky Speedway, 1.5-mile asphalt oval

WHEN: IndyCar Series: 6:30 p.m. (ET), Saturday, Aug. 11 Indy Pro Series: 9:10 p.m. (ET), Saturday, Aug. 11

DISTANCE: IndyCar Series: 200 laps/300 miles Indy Pro Series: 67 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: Sam Hornish Jr. (2006), Scott Sharp (2005), Adrian Fernandez (2004), Sam Hornish Jr. (2003), Felipe Giaffone (2002), Buddy Lazier (2000-2001) Indy Pro Series: Jay Howard (2006), Travis Gregg (2005), P.J. Chesson (2004), Jeff Simmons (2003), A.J. Foyt IV (2002)

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

TV: IndyCar Series: Race: ESPN2 (live), 6:30 p.m. (ET), Aug. 11 Talent: Marty Reid, Scott Goodyear (announcers); Jack Arute, Brienne Pedigo, Vince Welch (pit reporters) Live streaming video of all practice sessions, AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualifying (6:15 p.m. ET, Aug.10) and the in-car footage of the race also will be available at www.indycar.com. Indy Pro Series: Race: ESPN2 (tape-delay), 5:30 p.m. (ET), Aug. 16 Talent: Bob Jenkins, Robbie Buhl (announcers); Mike King (pit reporter) Live streaming video of all practice sessions, SWE Pole Qualifying (5 p.m. ET, Aug.10) and the race also will be available at www.indycar.com/pro.

RADIO: IndyCar Series: Qualifying: IMS Radio Network, live web-cast, 6 p.m. (EDT) Aug. 10 Pre-race: IMS Radio Network (live), 6 p.m. (EDT), Aug. 11 Race: IMS Radio Network (live), 6:30 p.m. (EDT), Aug. 11 Talent: Mike King (host); Davey Hamilton (analyst); Dave Wilson (color commentary); Mark Jaynes (turns); Kevin Lee and Bob Jenkins (pit reporters); Kevin Olson (special assignments) Live coverage of AAMCO Pole Qualifying (6 p.m. EDT, Aug. 10) and the race also will be available at www.indycar.com. The race broadcast is also available on XM Satellite Radio channel 145 “IndyCar Racing.”

SCHEDULE (all times local; subject to change): Friday, Aug. 10 8 a.m. IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series garages open 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Indy Pro Series practice (all cars/alternate release) 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. IndyCar Series practice (two groups) 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Indy Pro Series practice (two groups) 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. IndyCar Series practice (two groups) 5 p.m. Indy Pro Series SWE Pole Qualifying 6:15 p.m. IndyCar Series AAMCO Transmissions Pole Qualifying (65 minute session)

Saturday, Aug. 11 11 a.m. IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series garage opens 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Final Indy Pro Series practice (all cars/alternate release) 6:30 p.m. Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s (200 laps/300 miles) ESPN2 & IMS Radio Network (live) 9:10 p.m. Kentucky 100 (67 laps/100 miles) ESPN2 (taped, 5:30 p.m., Aug. 16)

THE TRACK: 1.5-mile asphalt oval; 70 feet wide Frontstraight: 1,662 feet Backstraight: 1,600 feet banked at 4 degrees Turns: 703.92-foot radius banked at 14 degrees •Ground was broken on Kentucky Speedway on July 18, 1998.The speedway has 70,000 permanent seats and 50 luxury suites. Buddy Lazier won the inaugural IndyCar Series event at the track on Aug. 27, 2000.

INDY-STYLE RACING IN KENTUCKY: Auto racing made its debut in the Cincinnati area in 1916 when John Aitken won the International Sweepstakes, a 300-mile race held on a 2-mile board oval. Louis Chevrolet won the race in 1917, while Joe Boyer won the final race in 1919. The Cincinnati Race Bowl was a 3/8-mile paved oval opened in 1948. It was later named the Cincinnati Midget Speedway and then Milford Speedway. The site is now an industrial park located in Hamilton Township. In 2000, the Kentucky Speedway opened in Sparta, Ky., and welcomed the IndyCar® Series for the first time. Buddy Lazier won the inaugural event, the Belterra Casino 300, in 2000 en route to his IndyCar Series championship that season.

INDYCAR SERIES NOTES: •Five Indianapolis 500 champions are expected to participate in the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s: 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 Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s: 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 Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s have combined for 85 IndyCar Series victories, 81 IndyCar Series pole positions and 1,264 IndyCar Series starts.

•In 13 races thus far in 2007, there have been six winners. Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Dan Wheldon are multiple winners. Franchitti won at Indianapolis, Iowa and Richmond. Wheldon won at Homestead-Miami and Kansas, Dixon won at Watkins Glen, Nashville and Mid-Ohio and Kanaan won at Twin Ring Motegi, Milwaukee and Michigan. Other winners in 2007: Helio Castroneves at St. Petersburg, Sam Hornish Jr. at Texas. In those 13 races, 15 drivers have finished in the top five in at least one event.

•The Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s will be the fifth of six events in 2007 contested on a 1.5-mile track. Winners in 2007 on 1.5-mile tracks: Dan Wheldon (Homestead-Miami Speedway and Kansas Speedway), Tony Kanaan (Twin Ring Motegi) and Sam Hornish Jr. (Texas Motor Speedway). The final 1.5-mile track on the schedule is Chicagoland Speedway (Sept. 9).

•Scott Sharp and Sam Hornish Jr. are the only former Kentucky winners expected to participate in the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s. Hornish is the defending race winner and won at Kentucky in 2003. Sharp won in 2005.

INDY PRO SERIES NOTES: • 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 38 at Mid-Ohio on July 22. Camara competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2005 and for Andretti Green Racing in 2006. He returns in the AGR entry in 2007.

• Cunningham can extend record: Wade Cunningham has started in the top 10 in the past 21 consecutive races, which is the Indy Pro Series record.

• Six race winners in ’07: Six drivers have won races in the Indy Pro Series in 2007 – one short of the record established last season. Winners this season include: Richard Antinucci, Wade Cunningham, Alex Lloyd, Hideki Mutoh, Robbie Pecorari and Bobby Wilson.

• Seven past race winners entered in Kentucky 100: For the first time in Indy Pro Series history, seven past race winners are entered in the Kentucky 100. The past winners are: Jaime Camara, Wade Cunningham, Travis Gregg, Alex Lloyd, Hideki Mutoh, Robbie Pecorari and Bobby Wilson. Six past winners had started 10 previous races.

• Lloyd poised to set new points record: Alex Lloyd enters the Kentucky 100 with 508 points, just five points shy of Thiago Medeiros’ record point level in 2004.

INDYCAR SERIES STORY IDEAS: •Close points battle hits Bluegrass State: Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti has led the IndyCar Series point standings for eight straight weeks, but with 2003 IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon 24 points behind, the championship is far from over. Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan trails by 81 points while Dixon's Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon is 119 points back. Team Penske's Sam Hornish Jr. (127 points back) remains in the mix. In all, eight drivers remain mathematically eligible to win the IndyCar Series title.

•Top IndyCar Series teams shoot for first Kentucky win: Drivers from Andretti Green Racing, Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing have dominated the 2007 IndyCar Series season, but only Team Penske’s Sam Hornish Jr. has visited victory lane at Kentucky Speedway. Will another underdog win at Kentucky, or will one of the “big three” break through?

•Under the lights for first time: The Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s is the eighth IndyCar Series event at Kentucky Speedway, but it will be the first twilight event at the 1.5-mile oval. Will the change in start time affect the way IndyCar Series teams approach the race?

•Ethanol Power: The 2007 IndyCar Series season marks the first year where the full field is fueled by ethanol. All IndyCar Series competitors 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: • First night race: For the first time in Indy Pro Series history, the series will compete under the lights. The race is scheduled to begin at 9:10 p.m. – after the IndyCar Series race.

• Don’t Blink: Three of the nine closest finishes in Indy Pro Series history have occurred at Kentucky Speedway. Last year’s finish, when Jay Howard edged Jonathan Klein by 0.0190 of a second, ranks as the second-closest margin of victory in series history. In 2004, P.J. Chesson beat Paul Dana by 0.0514 of a second (6th) and in 2002, A.J. Foyt IV beat Ed Carpenter by 0.0652 of a second (9th).

• Münter has SMART backing: Leilani Münter will become the fourth woman to compete in the Indy Pro Series when she makes her debut at Kentucky. Münter will drive a fourth Sam Schmidt Motorsports entry at Kentucky and Chicagoland. Hamilton, Ohio-based SMART Papers is the primary sponsor. Other women who competed in the Indy Pro Series are: Mishael Abbott, Veronica McCann and Sarah McCune.

• Local links: Cincinnati native Brad Jaeger will be making his third consecutive start at a “home” track. The rookie from Indian Hill raced in his adopted hometown of Nashville, Tenn., on July 14 (Jaeger graduated from Vanderbilt University in May), and most recently he competed at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 22. This will be Jaeger’s first race since his family’s home was destroyed by fire on July 25. Camden, Ohio’s Travis Gregg will compete at Kentucky Speedway for the fourth consecutive season. In 2004, he won the pole for the Kentucky 100 in his Indy Pro Series debut and went on to finish fifth after leading 57 of 67 laps. In 2005, Gregg earned his third career Indy Pro Series victory at Kentucky during his only full season of competition in the series. He led every lap after again starting on the pole. Last year, the Kentucky race was the third and final race of the season for Gregg. He started and finished fourth.

• Lloyd re-writing record book: Alex Lloyd is re-writing the Indy Pro Series record book by starting the season with seven wins in the first 12 races. Below is a look at some of his milestones: • 9 career victories: Lloyd became the winningest driver in Indy Pro Series history with his victory at Iowa Speedway on June 23. Lloyd has won nine times in 21 starts. He won two of nine last year with AFS Racing and is seven for 12 this season with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Thiago Medeiros, Jeff Simmons and Mark Taylor each won seven Indy Pro Series races. Dominant streaks Lloyd: Won 9 of 21 starts, including 7 of 12 to start the 2007 season. Medeiros: Won 4 consecutive races in 2004 and 5 of 6 from the final race of 2003 through the first five races of 2004. Simmons: Won 5 of 8 races from Milwaukee 2005 through Homestead 2006. Taylor: Won 7 of 11 careers starts in 2003.

• 7 victories in a season: Lloyd tied Mark Taylor for the most victories, 7, in a season with a victory in Race 2 at Watkins Glen. Lloyd also set the Indy Pro Series record for most consecutive top-five finishes with 13. The streak ended at Nashville.

• Cunningham rides hot streak: 2005 Indy Pro Series champion Wade Cunningham has improved from eighth to third in points over the course of the last five races. He’s won two pole positions (Iowa and Watkins Glen) and earned a victory in Race 1 at Watkins Glen. He finished second at Iowa, Race 2 at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio and fourth at Nashville.

• Mutoh will be 11th graduate: Hideki Mutoh will be the 11th Indy Pro Series driver to graduate to the IndyCar Series when he competes in the season finale at Chicagoland on Sept. 9. Panther Racing announced that Mutoh will drive a third car for the team at the event. Indy Pro Series points leader Alex Lloyd could also graduate to the IndyCar Series before season’s end. Lloyd is scheduled for a rookie test with Roth Racing at Chicagoland on Aug. 14-15. Previous graduates to the IndyCar Series are: Marco Andretti, Ed Carpenter, P.J. Chesson, A.J. Foyt IV, Phil Giebler, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Thiago Medeiros, Marty Roth, Jeff Simmons and Mark Taylor.

• 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: • Tony Kanaan won his 10th IndyCar Series race at Michigan International Speedway, giving him sole possession of fourth on the IndyCar Series all-time victory list. • Tony Kanaan’s win at Michigan International Speedway was Andretti Green Racing's 29th IndyCar Series victory – extending its record as the series’ winningest team. • Scott Dixon failed to finish an IndyCar Series race for the first time since Chicagoland in September 2005, a span of 28 races, an IndyCar Series record. • Helio Castroneves has qualified in the top-10 in 29 consecutive races, an IndyCar Series record. • Scott Sharp and Scott Dixon need one win to earn their 10th IndyCar Series victory. • Scott Sharp can extend his series record for consecutive starts to 135 straight races at Kentucky Speedway • Vitor Meira has gone 72 starts without a victory in the IndyCar Series, the longest drought of any IndyCar Series driver. *** The next IndyCar Series event is the Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy’s at 6:30 p.m. (ET) on Aug. 11 at Kentucky Speedway. The race will be televised live by ESPN2 and broadcast by the IMS Radio Network. The next Indy Pro Series event is the Kentucky 100 on Aug.11 at Kentucky Speedway. The race will be broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 16 by ESPN2.