WALKER RACING NOTEBOOK

3 March 2000

Walker Racing rookie standout Sarah Fisher gets quickly "Up to Speed"

INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, March 1, 2000 --- Rookie Walker Racing driver
Sarah Fisher in the Cummins Special/Riley & Scott/Oldsmobile/Firestone
car, wasted little time besting the times of many veteran racers at the
Northern Light Indy Racing Series "Test in the West" held at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway during the week of Feb. 21 - 26. Fisher,
who will make her first start for Walker Racing at the MCI WorldCom Indy
200 on March 19 at Phoenix, ended up seventh overall in the testing session at
the 1-mile oval with a fastest speed of 170.810 mph and a time of 21.076
seconds. Fisher's best time was only 0.43 seconds behind the fastest test
time, held by driver Stephan Gregoire.
"Phoenix is an interesting track because you drive into turns one and
two totally differently than you do in three and four. Turns three and four
are easier because it's a consistent, smooth corner and you don't have to step
off the gas pedal. It was a good experience for me."
A good experience that is, until Sarah and the Turn Two wall met late
in the second day of testing.
"It was a rookie mistake. The tires weren't up to temperature, and I
didn't give them enough time. I learned that I have to have more
patience."
Sarah, who at 19-years-old, is the youngest driver ever to race in the
Indy Racing Series, had two very prestigious coaches assisting her at
Phoenix. She spoke about some of the advice she received from the
Indianapolis legends.
"Before I drove my race car on the track, I spent some time in a
rental car with (1998 Indianapolis 500 winner) Eddie Cheever Jr. and Al Unser Sr.
(four-time "500" winner). They taught me some important things about
racing at Phoenix, like staying low coming out of the pits, and some of
the ins and outs and ways to approach the angles of the racetrack."
One and Only
The Walker Racing team is the ONLY open-wheel team to compete
full-time in both the Indy Racing League Series (with Sarah Fisher) and the CART
series (with Shinji Nakano).
*****
Walker Racing CART program
Walker Racing will be campaigning rookie driver Shinji Nakano in the
CART FedEx Championship Series during the 2000 season. Nakano, a veteran of the
Formula One racing ranks, tested for the first time at CART Spring
Training in Homestead, Fla. at the beginning of February in the Walker Racing #5
Avex/Mitsuba/Alpine/Reynard/Honda/Firestone. Although it was Shinji's
first time ever on an oval track, he posted a fastest speed of 199.874 mph on
the 1.5-mile oval racetrack.
"The biggest difference for me between Formula One and the CART series
is learning the oval tracks. Homestead is the first oval I've been on and I
feel to do well in the CART series, you will need a lot of experience on
ovals."

We'd like to thank our Sponsors
Walker Racing's IRL corporate sponsor partners are Cummins Engine
Company and Mead Paper Co. Cummins and Mead are the first sponsors to be announced
for Walker Racing, with more corporate partners being considered.
Walker Racing's CART corporate sponsor partners are Avex, a major
Japanese record label and entertainment conglomerate; Mitsuba, a major
manufacturer of original equipment and aftermarket parts for the Japanese
industry; and Alpine, the industry-leading manufacturer of high
performance mobile electronics.

TV Times - Mark your calendars to watch the following television programs
featuring Walker Racing.

Indy Racing Qualifying, Saturday, March 18, 5:30 - 6 p.m.(ET), ESPN2
Watch Sarah Fisher as she qualifies for her first IRL race with

Walker Racing Indy Racing 2Day, Sunday, March 19, 11 - 11:30 a.m. (ET), ESPN2
Feature story on Walker Racing, team owner Derrick Walker and SarahFisher

MCI WorldCom Indy 200, Sunday, March 19, 4 - 6 p.m.(ET), Live on ABC The Walker Racing team makes their IRL debut at the 1-mile Phoenix
International Raceway Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota, Sunday, March 26, 4:30 - 7
p.m.(ET) ESPN Watch Walker Racing and driver Shinji Nakano at the
season-opening race for the CART FedEx Championship Series

Read all about it - Sarah will be observing National "Read Across America
Day" on Thursday, March 2. She will visit Loper Elementary School in
Shelbyville, Ind. to read one of her favorite children's books The Little
Engine that Could to several elementary school classes. Read Across
America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that sends a message to
children about the importance of reading.