2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Champion. Target Chip Ganassi Racing DARIO FRANCHITTI. IZOD IndyCar Series & Firestone Indy Lights 2012 Trackside

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1 DARIO FRANCHITTI Target Chip Ganassi Racing 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Champion IZOD IndyCar Series & Firestone Indy Lights 2012 Trackside

2 INDYCAR Media Web Site media.indycar.com A media-only section of the INDYCAR s Web site is available for media use. This site contains general content about the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights, including: IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights logos for download Graphics and special event photo galleries for download and publication INDYCAR PR contacts Team PR contacts Track contacts Teleconference advisories Teleconference transcripts, press releases, advisories and notebooks Weekly Video News Feed advisories and digital copies Information about each event also is available, including: Complete event schedules Broadcast information Daily Trackside Reports, including session details and quotes Event Video News Release advisories Event press conference transcripts The address for the media site is: INDYCAR Media Photo Web Site IndyCarMedia.com A media-only website is available for media to download high-resolution photos of at-track events and studio photos of drivers. Note, registration is required to access the side The address for the media site is:

3 INDYCAR PR CONTACT INFORMATION 1. INDYCAR. Contact information for members of INDYCAR Public Relations: a. Amy Konrath, Vice President of Communications/Public Relations cell; office; b. Denise Abbott, Vice President of Public Relations cell; office; c. Steve Shunck, Vice President of Public Relations cell; office; d. Dave Lewandowski, Director of Editorial Projects cell; office; e. Kate Guerra, Public Relations Coordinator/Social Media cell; office; f. Arni Sribhen, Media Relations Coordinator cell; office;

4 Teams. Contact information for IZOD IndyCar Series teams: a. Anne Fornoro, A.J. Foyt Racing cell; work; b. Jade Gurss, Andretti Autosport (Marco Andretti/Ryan Hunter-Reay) cell; x241 work; c. Ryann Rigsby, Andretti Autosport (James Hinchcliffe) cell; work; d. Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport cell; e. Loris Lukas, Chip Ganassi Racing (Charlie Kimball/Graham Rahal) cell; x4271 work; f. Chris Gallas, Dale Coyne Racing cell; g. Tom Blattler, Ed Carpenter Racing cell; h. Kevin Diamond, KV Racing Technology cell; i. Trish Donovan, Lotus HVM Racing cell; j. Paul Woolnough, Lotus Dragon Racing cell; k. Elizabeth Power, Lotus DRR cell; l. Mike Kitchel, Panther Racing cell; work; m. Kathi Lauterbach, Rahal Letterman Lanigan cell; work; n. Krystin Wiggs, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (317) cell; o. Ron Green, Schmidt Hamilton Racing cell; p. Brent Blaylock, Team Penske cell; work; q. Kelby Krauss, Target Chip Ganassi Racing cell; x1147 work;

5 Title Sponsor, Manufacturers & TV Partners. Contact information for Indy Racing League partners: a. Jason Colin, IZOD work; b. T.E. McHale & Dan Layton, American Honda cell; work; cell; work; c. Judy Kouba Dominick, Chevrolet (336) cell; d. Kevin Smith, Lotus Cars (770) ; e. Mark Robinson & Darla Elkins, Firestone cell; work; work; f. Meier Raivich, NBC Sports Network cell; work; g. Andy Hall, ESPN cell; work;

6 INDYCAR PUBLIC RELATIONS STYLE GUIDE INDYCAR Indianapolis-based governing body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy. IZOD IndyCar Series The premier series of INDYCAR, which debuted in January IZOD IndyCar Series should be used in all references. (e.g. IZOD IndyCar Series cars, IZOD IndyCar Series champion, IZOD IndyCar Series driver). Firestone Indy Lights The official development series of INDYCAR, which debuted in July Firestone Indy Lights should be used in all references. (e.g. Firestone Indy Lights cars, Firestone Indy Lights champion, Firestone Indy Lights driver). Mazda Road to Indy The official ladder system of INDYCAR, which debuted in 2010 consisting of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights, Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda. Other Key Terms: Holmatro Safety Team: Official name of the track safety unit of the Indy Racing League. Holmatro Safety Team should be used in all references. E85: Official name of the fuel used by the IZOD IndyCar Series. Fuel is a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent racing gasoline. Honda Racing HI12R: Official name of Honda s Turbocharged V-6 IZOD IndyCar Series engine. Chevy INDYCAR V-6: Official name of Chevrolet s IZOD IndyCar Series engine Race car: Not racecar. Racetrack: Not race track; also applies to superspeedway. SAFER Barrier: Acronym for the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction Barrier in place at oval tracks. Note the uppercase B in all references. SWEMS: Acronym for the Suspension and Wheel Energy Management System employed on all IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series cars. Turn: Uppercase in all references (e.g. Turn 4); also applies to laps (e.g. Lap 100).

7 FAST FACTS The fastest, most versatile drivers prepare to tackle the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil Story Ideas: Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle Race Broadcast Sunday, April a.m. (ET) NBC Sports Network (Live) Qualifying Broadcast Saturday, April 28 6 p.m. (ET) NBC Sports Network Track Streets of Sao Paulo (11-turn, 2.6-mile temporary street course) Distance 75 laps/195 miles Radio IMS Radio Network/ XM 94/Sirius Race Winner: Will Power IZOD IndyCar Series prepares for return to Brazil The Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle will mark the IZOD IndyCar Series third visit to South America. Indy car racing has been extremely popular in Brazil; CART hosted five races on a mile oval in Rio de Janerio from 1996 to The Sao Paul Indy 300 will feature four Brazilian drivers Ana Beatriz, Rubens Barrichello, Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan. Can any of these drivers make their way to Victory Lane in their home country? Power looks for trifecta on Streets of Sao Paulo The Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 is the fourth and final street/road event of the IZOD IndyCar Series first quarter. With a wins at Barber and Long Beach, Will Power finds himself atop the point standings. Power is the only driver to win on the streets of Sao Paulo, winning in 2010 and Will he see the checkered flag first again in 2012? Pagenaud impresses with Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Rookie Simon Pagenaud is off to quick start with top-six finishes in the first three races of 2012, including a career-best finish of second at Long Beach. But Pagenaud is making his first-ever start at Sao Paulo. Can the Frenchman make the most of the condensed schedule and stay among the series top performers. No sophomore slump for Hinchcliffe James Hinchcliffe hasn t been affected by a sophomore slump so far in The 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year, Hinchcliffe has finished in the top six in each of the first three races, including his first podium at Long Beach. Hinchcliffe finished ninth in Sao Paulo as a rookie. Can he build upon that finish this year? Franchitti looks to rebound on Streets of Sao Paulo Dario Franchitti has started defense of his IZOD IndyCar Series title slowly, but he looks to turn his year around on the Streets of Sao Paulo. Franchitti won the pole in Brazil in 2010 and has finished fourth and sixth in his two previous races at Sao Paulo. Can Franchitti begin his march towards a fourth straight series title in Brazil?

8 2011 Polesitter: Will Power First IZOD IndyCar Series event: 3/14/2010 Simona seeks breakthrough finish in Brazil Although the results don t show it, Sao Paulo may be one of Simona de Silvestro s favorite tracks. The talented Swiss driver led her first IZOD IndyCar Series laps at the track in 2010, and set the fastest lap of the race in Can De Silvestro score a breakthrough finish in Sao Paulo in 2012? Race Notes: The Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle will be the third IZOD IndyCar Series sanctioned event conducted in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Will Power won the race in 2010 and 2011, while Dario Franchitti claimed the pole position in 2010 and Power won the pole in At least 22 drivers entered in the event have competed in last year s IZOD IndyCar Series race at Sao Paulo. Six of those drivers led laps: Will Power (36), Dario Franchitti (29), Ryan Hunter-Reay (20), Takuma Sato (23), Ryan Briscoe (4) and Simona de Silvestro (4). At least five drivers will compete in their first race at Sao Paulo: Rubens Barrichello, Ed Carpenter, Katherine Legge, Josef Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud. Season to Date: Will Power won back-to-back races at Barber Motorsports Park and the streets of Long Beach. Helio Castroneves won the season opening Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Ryan Briscoe have won poles this season. Power won the pole at St. Petersburg, Castroneves won the pole at Barber and Briscoe won the pole at Long Beach. Three drivers (Rubens Barrichello, Katherine Legge and Josef Newgarden) started their first career IZOD IndyCar Series race at St. Petersburg. Three drivers Power, James Hinchcliffe and Simon Pagenaud have finished in the top-10 in each event. Drivers from seven different teams are in the top-10 in points entering Long Beach. There were a season-high seven race leaders and nine lead changes in the season opening race at St. Petersburg and in the third race of the season at Long Beach. There were also nine lead changes at Barber Motorsports Park. Milestones & Records: Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will join Sebastien Bourdais as the only drivers to win four consecutive Indy car titles. Bourdais won four-straight Champ Car titles from Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will join A.J. Foyt as the only drivers to win five Indy

9 car titles in his career. Franchitti, who won the title in 2007 and again from Foyt won seven championships in his career. With a victory in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his streak of consecutive seasons with a win to eight. With his next win, Scott Dixon will take sole possession of 11 th place on the all-time wins list. Dixon is currently tied with Johnny Rutherford with 27 wins. With his next victory, Dario Franchitti will tie Paul Tracy and Sebastien Bourdais for seventh (7 th ) on the all-time wins list with 31 wins if neither Bourdais nor Tracy wins before he does. Helio Castroneves needs three earned poles to reach 40 career poles in his Indy car career. Castroneves won the pole earlier this year at Barber Motorsports Park. Dario Franchitti needs four earned poles to reach 30 in his career. Scott Dixon needs three earned poles to reach 20 in his Indy car career. With one pole in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his IZOD IndyCar Series streak to six consecutive seasons. Tony Kanaan will attempt to make his 185 th consecutive Indy car start, dating to Portland in Jimmy Vasser holds the all-time record of 211. Scott Dixon with 126 straight starts and Marco Andretti with 102 straight starts are the only other active drivers with a streak of more than 100 consecutive starts. Marco Andretti made his 100 th IZOD IndyCar Series start at St. Petersburg. At-Track Schedule (all times local): Saturday, April 28 8:05-8:35 a.m. IZOD IndyCar Series Practice (Rookies and Outside the top-10) 8:35 9:20 a.m. IZOD IndyCar Series Practice (all cars) 11:05 a.m. 12:05 p.m. IZOD IndyCar Series Practice (all cars) 2:05-3:20 p.m. IZOD IndyCar Series Pole Qualifying Sunday, April 29 8:30-9 a.m. IZOD IndyCar Series Warmup Noon IZOD IndyCar Series Pre-Race 12:30 p.m. Ipaitava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle (75 laps/195 miles), NBC Sports Network (Live) INDYCAR PR Contacts: Amy Konrath, , akonrath@indycar.com Dave Lewandowski, , dlewandowski@indycar.com Arni Sribhen, , asribhen@indycar.com

10 All-Time Indy Car Records Wins (1909-Present) 1 A.J. Foyt 67 2 Mario Andretti 52 3 Michael Andretti 42 4 Al Unser 39 5 Bobby Unser 35 6 Al Unser Jr Paul Tracy 31 Sebastien Bourdais 31 9 Dario Franchitti Rick Mears Johnny Rutherford 27 Scott Dixon Rodger Ward 26 Helio Castroneves Gordon Johncock Bobby Rahal 24 Ralph DePalma Tommy Milton Tony Bettenhausen 22 Emerson Fittipaldi Earl Cooper 20 Poles (1930-Present) 1 Mario Andretti 67 2 A.J. Foyt 53 3 Bobby Unser 49 4 Rick Mears 40 5 Helio Castroneves 37 6 Michael Andretti 32 7 Sebastien Bourdais 31 8 Al Unser 27 9 Dario Franchitti Paul Tracy 25 Will Power Johnny Rutherford Gil de Ferran Gordon Johncock Danny Sullivan Rex Mays 18 Bobby Rahal Emerson Fittipaldi 17 Scott Dixon 17 Second Place Finishes (1946-Present) 1 Mario Andretti 56 2 Bobby Rahal 37 3 Michael Andretti 34 4 Al Unser 31 5 Bobby Unser 30 AJ Foyt 30 Al Unser Jr Helio Castroneves 29 9 Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti Gordon Johncock Paul Tracy 22 Rick Mears Emerson Fittipaldi Tom Sneva 20 Top-3 Finishes (1946-Present) 1 Mario Andretti A. J. Foyt Michael Andretti Al Unser 98 5 Bobby Rahal 88 Al Unser Jr Dario Franchitti 84 8 Bobby Unser 81 9 Gordon Johncock 75 Paul Tracy Rick Mears Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon Emerson Fittipaldi Johnny Rutherford Tony Kanaan 58 Most Top-3 Finishes in a Single Season ( ) Rank Driver No./ Year 1 Mario Andretti 16/ Alex Zanardi 15/1998 Al Unser 15/ Mario Andretti 13/1967, 69 5 Scott Dixon 12/2008 Top-5 Finishes (1946-Present) 1 Mario Andretti AJ Foyt Al Unser Jr Al Unser Michael Andretti Bobby Rahal Bobby Unser Rick Mears Gordon Johncock Dario Franchitti Paul Tracy Helio Castroneves 102 Tony Kanaan Johnny Rutherford Scott Dixon Emerson Fittipaldi Tom Sneva Jimmy Vasser Danny Sullivan 64 Gil De Ferran 64 Most Top-5 Finishes in a Single Season ( ) Rank Driver No./ Year 1 Mario Andretti 19/ Mario Andretti 16/1969 Al Unser 16/1970 Alex Zanardi 16/ Tony Kanaan 15/2004 Helio Castroneves 15/2008

11 Potential Records and Milestones 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Season CHAMPIONSHIPS Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will join Sebastien Bourdais as the only drivers to win four consecutive Indy car titles. Bourdais won four-straight Champ Car titles from Should Dario Franchitti win the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship, he will join A.J. Foyt as the only drivers to win five Indy car titles in his career. Franchitti, who won the title in 2007 and again from Foyt won seven championships in his career. WINS With a victory in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his streak of consecutive seasons with a win to eight. With his next win, Scott Dixon will take sole possession of 11 th place on the all-time wins list. Dixon is currently tied with Johnny Rutherford with 27 wins. With his next victory, Dario Franchitti will tie Paul Tracy and Sebastien Bourdais for seventh (7 th ) on the all-time wins list with 31 wins, if neither Bourdais nor Tracy wins before he does. POLES Will Power earned his 25 th pole of his Indy car career at St. Petersburg. Helio Castroneves needs three earned poles to reach 40 career poles in his Indy car career. Dario Franchitti needs four earned poles to reach 30 in his Indy car career. Scott Dixon needs three earn poles to reach 20 in their Indy car career. With one pole in 2012, Scott Dixon will extend his IZOD IndyCar Series streak to six consecutive seasons. STARTS Tony Kanaan will attempt to make his 185 th consecutive start. Jimmy Vasser holds the alltime record of 211. Scott Dixon with 126 straight starts and Marco Andretti with 102 straight starts are the only other active driver with a streak of more than 100 consecutive starts. Marco Andretti made his 100 th IZOD IndyCar Series start at St. Petersburg. LAPS LED Helio Castroneves has led 4,496 laps in his Indy car career and is the active lap leader. PODIUM FINISHES Dario Franchitti is the active leaders in podium finishes with 84, which is seventh on the alltime list. TOP 5 FINISHES Dario Franchitti is the active leader in top-five finishes with 107, which tied for ninth on the all-time list

12 STORY LINES NEW ERA, NEW CAR While level of experience varies among drivers, everyone is on the same footing when it comes to the new 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series car. The new car adds an element of competition that has not been seen since the last time a new car was introduced in The new car plan began in 2010, overseen by a hand-picked committee of mechanical experts and technical gurus who have guided the process to its fulfillment. Drivers have spent almost the entire offseason in team tests shaking down the car as they prepare for the season, and INDYCAR held its first official test on March 5-6 and 8-9. ENGINE MANUFACTURER COMPETITION RETURNS For the first time since 2005, the IZOD IndyCar Series will have different manufacturers producing the engines that power the car. Honda, Chevrolet and Lotus engines will be utilized in Where competition used to mainly rely among the teams, the opposing engines will add a new level of competition to the series. Teams powered by Honda engines include Target Chip Ganassi Racing, Service Central Chip Ganassi, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, Dale Coyne Racing, Sam Schmidt Motorsports, A.J. Foyt Enterprises and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Chevrolet will power Team Penske, Andretti Autosport, Panther Racing, KV Racing Technology and Ed Carpenter Racing. Lotus Dragon Racing, Lotus-HVM Racing, Lotus-DRR and Team Barracuda-BHA will have Lotus engines. WILL DARIO WIN HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP? Dario Franchitti carried an 18-point advantage over Will Power following his second-place finish at Kentucky Speedway last season and wrapped up his third consecutive IZOD IndyCar Series championship and fourth in five years. He did not participate in the series in Should he win his fourth in a row in 2012, he would tie with fellow IZOD IndyCar Series driver Sebastian Bourdais for most consecutive championships. A.J. Foyt is the all-time leader with seven championships, all under USAC-sanctioning. HINCHCLIFFE TAKES OVER GO DADDY SEAT 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year James Hinchcliffe has joined Andretti Autosport for the 2012 season in the Go Daddy seat. His self-deprecating humor and outgoing personality, in addition to success during his rookie season in 2011, ingratiated him with principals at Go Daddy, which continued as a team sponsor after the departure of Danica Patrick following the 2011 season.

13 POWER LOOKING TO MOVE UP After finishing runner-up to the champion for two consecutive years, Team Penske s Will Power is looking to move up a spot for the first time in his career. Last season, he tied series season highs with six victories and eight starts from pole, falling just 18 points shy of a championship. He also grabbed his first oval victory at Texas Motor Speedway in June. In 2010, he led Franchitti into the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but crashed on lap 144 while his rival finished eighth. BARRICHELLO JOINS THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES Rubens Barrichello, the longest-tenured driver in Formula One history, will begin a new journey with KV Racing Technology for the 2012 season. The 39-year-old Brazilian was persuaded by his long-time friend, Tony Kanaan, and several positive tests in the new car to make the move. To be a winner in IndyCar you have to be a complete driver because you will have to compete under a whole range of conditions and in various configurations, Barrichello said. With all my experience I will start as a rookie, but I think I will get better as the year progresses. Barrichello made 322 starts in an F1 career that spanned from with six teams. He was runnerup in the Formula One championship in 2002 and 2004, and earned 11 victories, 68 podiums, 106 topfive finishes and 172 top-10 showings. NEW EVENT HIGHLIGHT 2012 SCHEDULE A new event and a return to two long-time favorites highlight the IZOD IndyCar Series schedule this season. The first Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will be held June 1-3, 2012 a week after the Indianapolis 500. Tony Kanaan (2007) and Justin Wilson ( 08) won IZOD IndyCar Series events on the picturesque 2.1-mile street course, but the series has not returned since. INDYCAR will sanction a race in China for the first time Sunday, Aug. 19, on a 3.87-mile street circuit in Qingdao with the long-term objective of constructing a permanent racing and entertainment venue. Known for its German and French heritage, Qingdao boasts an almost European atmosphere, with the city often referred to as China s Switzerland. The race weekend will coincide with the popular Qingdao International Beer Festival. Auto Club Speedway has been confirmed as the final race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The series is returning after a seven-year absence, the last race taking place in The 2-mile oval will race under the lights for the first time on Sep. 15. There have been four IZOD IndyCar Series races conducted at the venue that opened in 1997 and CART races held from Originally known as California Speedway, on Feb. 21, 2008, the Automobile Club of Southern California became the title sponsor of the raceway, renaming it Auto Club Speedway. Sam Hornish, Jr. won the first race in 2002 after beating Jaques Lazier across the finish line by a mere seconds.

14 MAZDA ROAD TO INDY CHAMPIONS MOVE UP All three series champions of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system have progressed to the next level of competition for the 2012 season. Petri Suvanto, winner of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda, has joined Team Pelfrey in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear. The team was crowned team champion last season with drivers Connor de Phillippi and Nick Andries. 22-year-old Frenchman Tristan Vautier, winner of the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, has moved up to Firestone Indy Lights with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. The team has won four of the last six Firestone Indy Lights titles, including the 2011 championship with Josef Newgarden. Newgarden will compete the full IZOD IndyCar Series season with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing. The 21-year-old from Hendersonville, Tenn., captured the Firestone Indy Lights title last season with Sam Schimdt Motorsports on five wins and ten podium finishes. With every driver essentially being a rookie in 2012 when it comes to driving the new car, Newgarden is confident his team will be able to be competitive with the more experienced teams. I think I will have all the tools to the job for them, and it s going to be collaboration, Newgarden said. It s not going to come from one guy. It s going to take everyone coming together to make it work. I think we already have that and that s important when you come to a new group. We ve got a great chance for success. FACES IN NEW PLACES The IZOD IndyCar Series will see several familiar faces changing teams this season. Mike Conway, formerly with Andretti Autosport, has moved to A.J. Foyt Racing in the No. 14 ABC Supply car. Justin Wilson has moved to Dale Coyne Racing after a season-ending injury while with Dreyer & Reinbold. Sebastien Bourdais, who competed 2011 on a partial schedule with Dale Coyne Racing, moves to Lotus Dragon Racing with rookie Katherine Legge. Ed Carpenter has formed his own team and plans to compete the full season after winning his first race at Kentucky in Simon Pagenaud, who competed in three different events in 2011 with three different teams, moves to newly rebranded team Schmidt/Hamilton Motorsports. Takuma Sato moves from KV Racing Technology to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, and Alex Tagliani formerly of Sam Schmidt Motorsports will compete with Team Barracuda-BHA. Oriol Servia, who was left without a ride with the closing of Newman-Haas Racing s IZOD IndyCar Series team, joins Lotus Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. THE ROOKIES Katherine Legge and Simon Pagenaud will join Josef Newgarden as rookies in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. Katherine Legge, who joins Lotus Dragon Racing for 2012, made a name for herself in European openwheel racing. She began competing in North America in the Atlantic Championship and graduated to the Champ Car World Series in 2006 with PKV Racing. She competed the next year with Dale Coyne Racing, and was left without a ride for the 2008 season and returned to Europe to compete in touring cars.

15 Simon Pagenaud will join her as a rookie this season with Schmidt/Hamilton Motorsports after three races in He filled in for Justin Wilson at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ana Beatriz at Barber and Simona de Silvestro at Infineon. The Frenchman won the 2006 Atlantics Championship at Walker Racing with current Sam Schmidt Motorsports team manager Rob Edwards. New IZOD IndyCar Series competitor Rubens Barrichello will be a rookie at the Indianapolis 500. THE VETERANS The IZOD IndyCar Series will have an impressive mix of racing veterans this season who will do everything possible to keep the record books from having a Franchitti or Power next to the 2012 Champion category. The duo has dominated the championship race the past two seasons, and vets like Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay are ready for their moment in the spotlight. Dixon, winner of the 2003 and 2008 IndyCar championships, fought off three other contenders in 2011 for the A.J. Foyt Oval Trophy with top-five finishes in all seven oval races (the season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct.16 is not included). He finished ten points ahead of teammate Franchitti, but fell 55 points shy of the series title. He ll be looking to claim his third championship in 2012 again teamed with Franchitti, but should expect close competition from other hungry veterans. WHO WILL BE THE NEXT FIRST-TIME WINNER? Mike Conway and Ed Carpenter got the job done in 2011, who will be next? Conway won his first race at Long Beach with Andretti Autosport, overtaking race leader Ryan Briscoe in Turn 6 of the 11-turn, mile circuit on Lap 72 and going on to the checkered flag. Carpenter, competing with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, pulled out a breath-taking win over Dario Franchitti by a mere of a second -- the sixth-closest race in IZOD IndyCar Series and the closest ever at Kentucky Speedway. Aside from the three rookies, drivers without IndyCar wins include Rubens Barrichello, EJ Viso, JR Hildebrand, James Hinchcliffe, Takuma Sato, James Jakes, Simona de Silvestro and Charlie Kimball. ED CARPENTER FORMS OWN TEAM Native Hoosier Ed Carpenter has formed his own team for the 2012 season, and plans to drive the full season. Fuzzy s Ultra Premium Vodka, which sponsored Carpenter s car in 2010 when he raced with Panther Racing, will be the primary sponsor of Ed Carpenter Racing as part of a three-year commitment. The company served as Carpenter s helmet sponsor in 2011 in addition to sponsoring a car from Panther Racing driven by Buddy Rice for the Indianapolis 500. Carpenter competed in 10 races in 2011 with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, getting his first win at Kentucky Speedway after a tight contest with eventual season champion Dario Franchitti. The team is owned and operated by Carpenter and his stepfather, Tony George, who started Vision Racing in VETERAN WILSON RETURNS TO COMPETITION After an incident in practice at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course left him with a fractured vertebrae, Justin Wilson will return to competition in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season with Dale Coyne Racing.

16 Wilson had been with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the past two seasons, accumulating 28 starts, 12 top- 10 finishes and one pole. In his first return to racing since his accident, Wilson won the 50 th Anniversary Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona with Michael Shank Racing. Often considered the top free agent over the offseason, Wilson will be rejoined with his former engineer, Bill Pappas, for the 2012 season. This particular combination of driver, engineer and team owner have seen success before, when Wilson and Pappas gave the veteran team owner his first victory in INDYCAR AND DREAMWORKS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP INDYCAR will open up its appeal to a whole new audience demographic with the announcement of Turbo, an animated film schedule for release on July 19, The movie comes in partnerhship with INDYCAR, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA). Four-time champion Dario Franchitti will serve as technical director. DreamWorks Animation's "Turbo" is the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to win the Indy 500. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make his impossible dream come true.

17 Road/street qualifying procedures divided into three segments Segment 1 All cars shall participate in one of the two groups for 15 minutes per group inclusive of fullcourse yellow conditions, with six cars posting best lap times from each group advancing to Segment 2. Cars not advancing to Segment 2 will fill positions 13 through the end of the starting field to be ranked in order of best lap time as follows: Group 1 shall occupy the odd-numbered positions beginning with 13 and Group 2 will occupy the even-numbered positions beginning with 14. Notes: Cars are assigned to Group 1 or 2. ars to one set of tires for each qualifying segment. Segment 2 Shall consist of one 10-minute, 12-car qualifying group inclusive of full-course yellow conditions, with all times from Segment 1 having been voided. Six cars posting best lap times advance to Segment 3 (the Firestone Fast Six). Cars not advancing to Segment 3 will fill positions 7-12 to be ranked in order of time. Segment 3 (Firestone Fast Six) Consists of one 10-minute, six-car qualifying group, of which five minutes is guaranteed green condition time, with all times from Segment 2 voided. Session shall begin 10 minutes after checkered flag of Segment 2. Firestone Fast Six shall determine the PEAK Pole Award winner and the cars starting 2-6 on the grid based on fastest lap time.

18 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Season Recap Average Speed (mph) Pole Speed (mph) Track Date Winner (start) Time of Race Margin of Victory Pole (finish) STP 3/25 Helio Castroneves (5) 1:59: sec. Will Power (7) BAR 4/1 Will Power (9) 2:01: sec. Helio Castroneves (3) LB 4/15 Will Power (12) 1:54: sec. Ryan Briscoe (7)* BRZ 4/29 IMS 5/27 BI 6/3 TMS 6/9 MIL 6/16 IS 6/23 TOR 7/8 EDM 7/22 M-O 8/5 CHN 8/19 INF 8/26 BAL 9/2 CAL 9/15 * Briscoe won pole but did not start race on pole due to 10-position penalty for unapproved engine change. Franchitti started on pole for race. Running Track Starters at Finish Cars On Lead Lap Race Leaders Lead Changes Caution Flags Under Caution STP BAR LB BRZ IMS BI TMS MIL IS TOR EDM M-O CHN INF BAL CAL Key: STP-Streets of St. Petersburg; BAR-Barber Motorsports Park; LB-Streets of Long Beach; BRZ-Streets of Sao Paulo; IMS-Indianapolis Motor Speedway; BI-Raceway at Belle Isle Park; TMS-Texas Motor Speedway; MIL-The Milwaukee Mile; IS- Iowa Speedway; TOR-Streets of Toronto; EDM - Edmonton City Centre Airport; M-O - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; CHN-Streets of Qingdao China; INF-Infineon Raceway; BAL-Streets of Baltimore; CAL-Auto Club Speedway

19 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Driver Points Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Total Points Behind Prev. Pos. Bonus Top 5 Top 10 Rank Driver Points Leader Prev. Rank Gain Points Wins Finishes Finishes 1 Will Power Helio Castroneves Simon Pagenaud (R) Scott Dixon James Hinchcliffe Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Briscoe Graham Rahal Rubens Barrichello JR Hildebrand Tony Kanaan E.J. Viso Dario Franchitti Justin Willson Mike Conway Takuma Sato Sebastien Bourdais Marco Andretti Oriol Servia Charlie Kimball James Jakes Josef Newgarden (R) Ed Carpenter Alex Tagliani Katherine Legge (R) Simona De Silvestro Key: (R) -IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie

20 IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Points Possibilities following the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Finishing Position Current Points Total Will Power Helio Castroneves Simon Pagenaud (R) Scott Dixon James Hinchcliffe Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Briscoe Graham Rahal Rubens Barrichello JR Hildebrand Tony Kanaan E.J. Viso Dario Franchitti Justin Wilson Mike Conway Takuma Sato Sebastien Bourdais Marco Andretti Oriol Servia Charlie Kimball James Jakes Josef Newgarden (R) Ed Carpenter Alex Tagliani Katherine Legge (R) Simona De Silvestro Ana Beatriz Does not include bonus points for leader of most laps - 2 points or PEAK Performance Pole Award - 1 point.

21 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Entrant Points Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Total Points Behind Prev. Pos. Bonus Top 5 Top 10 Rank Car No. Entrant Points Leader Prev. Rank Gain Points Wins Finishes Finishes 1 12 Team Penske Team Penske Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Target Chip Ganassi Racing Andretti Autosport Andretti Autosport Team Penske Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing KV Racing Technology Panther Racing KV Racing Technology w/sh KV Racing Technology Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dale Coyne Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises Rahal Letterman Lanigan Lotus-Dragon Racing Andretti Autosport Lotus - DRR Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Dale Coyne Racing Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Ed Carpenter Racing Bryan Herta Autosport w/curb-agajanian Lotus-Dragon Racing Lotus-HVM Racing

22 IZOD IndyCar Series Entrant Points Possibilities following the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Finishing Position Current Points Total Team Penske Team Penske Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Target Chip Ganassi Racing Andretti Autosport Andretti Autosport Team Penske Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing KV Racing Technology Panther Racing KV Racing Technology w/sh KV Racing Technology Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dale Coyne Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises Rahal Letterman Lanigan Lotus-Dragon Racing Andretti Autosport Lotus - DRR Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Dale Coyne Racing Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Ed Carpenter Racing Bryan Herta Autosport w/curb-agajanian Lotus-Dragon Racing Lotus-HVM Racing Andretti Autosport Does not include bonus points for leader of most laps - 2 points or PEAK Performance Pole Award - 1 point.

23 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Manufacturers Points Driver STP BAR LB BRZ IMS BI TMS MIL IS Total TOR EDM M-O CHN INF BAL CAL Points Chevrolet Honda Lotus Wins Chevrolet 3-St. Petersburg (Castroneves); Barber (Power); Long Beach (Power) Poles Chevrolet 3-St. Petersburg (Power); Barber (Castroneves); Long Beach (Briscoe) Key: STP-Streets of St. Petersburg; BAR-Barber Motorsports Park; LB-Streets of Long Beach; BRZ-Streets of Sao Paulo; IMS-Indianapolis Motor Speedway; BI-the Raceway at Belle Isle; TMS-Texas Motor Speedway; MIL-The Milwaukee Mile; IS- Iowa Speedway; TOR-Streets of Toronto; EDM - Edmonton City Centre Airport; M-O - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; CHN-Streets of Qungdao China; INF-Infineon Raceway; BAL-Streets of Baltimore; Motor Speedway; CAL-Auto Club Speedway

24 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Season Leaders Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Number of Completed (275 poss.) Race Wins 1 Marco Andretti 3 1 Ryan Briscoe Will Power 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 James Hinchcliffe Helio Castroneves 1 Sebastien Bourdais 3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 275 Ryan Briscoe 3 Simon Pagenaud (R) 275 Poles Ed Carpenter 3 Will Power Ryan Briscoe 1 Helio Castroneves 3 6 Helio Castroneves 274 Helio Castroneves 1 Mike Conway 3 7 E.J. Viso 273 Will Power 1 Simona De Silvestro 3 Justin Wilson 273 Scott Dixon 3 9 Rubens Barrichello 272 Dario Franchitti 3 Dario Franchitti Will Power 3 JR Hildebrand 3 11 JR Hildebrand Ryan Briscoe 2 James Hinchcliffe 3 Oriol Servia 271 Helio Castroneves 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 3 13 Ed Carpenter 269 Scott Dixon 2 James Jakes (R) 3 14 Sebastien Bourdais 245 Dario Franchitti 2 Tony Kanaan 3 15 Charlie Kimball 225 Takuma Sato 2 Charlie Kimball 3 16 Katherine Legge (R) 224 Katherine Legge (R) 3 17 Scott Dixon 217 Josef Newgarden (R) 3 18 Graham Rahal Scott Dixon 65 Simon Pagenaud (R) 3 19 Marco Andretti Helio Castroneves 56 Will Power 3 20 Takuma Sato Will Power 48 Graham Rahal 3 21 Mike Conway Takuma Sato 27 Takuma Sato 3 22 Tony Kanaan Simon Pagenaud (R) 26 Oriol Servia 3 23 James Jakes 193 Alex Tagliani 3 24 Josef Newgarden (R) 190 Running at Finish E.J. Viso 3 25 Simona De Silvestro Rubens Barrichello 3 Justin Wilson 3 26 Alex Tagliani 145 Ryan Briscoe 3 Ed Carpenter 3 Top-10 Finishes Top-Five Finishes Helio Castroneves 3 1 James Hinchcliffe 3 1 Helio Castroneves 2 Dario Franchitti 3 Simon Pagenaud (R) 3 Scott Dixon 2 James Hinchcliffe 3 Will Power 3 James Hinchcliffe 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 3 4 Rubens Barrichello 2 Simon Pagenaud (R) 2 Simon Pagenaud (R) 3 Ryan Briscoe 2 Will Power 2 Will Power 3 Helio Castroneves 2 6 Ryan Briscoe 1 Oriol Servia 3 Scott Dixon 2 JR Hildebrand 1 E.J. Viso 3 Ryan Hunter Reay 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 Justin Wilson 3 Justin Wilson 2 Tony Kanaan 1 13 Marco Andretti 2 Graham Rahal 1 Sebastien Bourdais 2 Key: (R) -IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie Scott Dixon 2 JR Hildebrand 2 James Jakes 2 Tony Kanaan 2 Charlie Kimball 2 Katherine Legge (R) 2 Josef Newgarden (R) 2 Graham Rahal 2

25 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Driver Performance Summary Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Best Start Best Finish Comp. (275 poss.) Running at Finish Driver Starts Marco Andretti Rubens Barrichello Sebastien Bourdais Ryan Briscoe Ed Carpenter Helio Castroneves Mike Conway Simona De Silvestro Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti JR Hildebrand James Hinchcliffe Ryan Hunter-Reay James Jakes Tony Kanaan Charlie Kimball Katherine Legge (R) Josef Newgarden (R) Simon Pagenaud (R) Will Power Graham Rahal Takuma Sato Oriol Servia Alex Tagliani E.J. Viso Justin Wilson Key: (R) -IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie

26 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Driver Performance STP BAR LB BRZ IMS BI TMS MIL IS TOR EDM M-O CHN INF BAL CAL Driver SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP SP FP Marco Andretti Rubens Barrichello Sebastien Bourdais Ryan Briscoe Ed Carpenter Helio Castroneves Mike Conway Simona De Silvestro Scott Dixon Dario Franchitti JR Hildebrand James Hinchcliffe Ryan Hunter-Reay James Jakes Tony Kanaan Charlie Kimball Katherine Legge (R) Josef Newgarden (R) Simon Pagenaud (R) Will Power Graham Rahal Takuma Sato Oriol Servia Alex Tagliani E.J. Viso Justin Wilson Key: STP-Streets of St. Petersburg; BAR-Barber Motorsports Park; LB-Streets of Long Beach; BRZ-Streets of Sao Paulo; IMS-Indianapolis Motor Speedway; BI-Raceway at Belle Isle Park; TMS-Texas Motor Speedway; MIL-The Milwaukee Mile; IS- Iowa Speedway; TOR-Streets of Toronto; EDM - Edmonton City Centre Airport; M-O - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; CHN-Streets of Qingdao China; INF-Infineon Raceway; BAL-Streets of Baltimore; CAL-Auto Club Speedway (R) - IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie; DNS-Did Not Start

27 IZOD IndyCar Series Current Consecutive Streaks Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Front Row Starts Top 10 Starts Top 5 Top 5 Top 10 Driver Starts Starts Finishes Finishes Tony Kanaan 184* Scott Dixon Marco Andretti 102 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ryan Briscoe E.J. Viso Dario Franchitti Helio Castroneves 53 3 Will Power Takuma Sato Graham Rahal 26 6 JR Hildebrand Charlie Kimball Oriol Servia James Hinchcliffe Mike Conway 15 2 James Jakes 15 2 Simona De Silvestro 6 Ed Carpenter 4 4 Rubens Barrichello Sebastien Bourdais 3 2 Katherine Legge 3 2 Josef Newgarden Simon Pagenaud Alex Tagliani 3 1 Justin Wilson * Kanaan s consecutive start streak began at Portland in Running at Finish

28 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Lap Leaders Driver STP BAR LB BRZ IMS BI TMS MIL IS TOR EDM M-O CHN INF BAL CAL Scott Dixon Helio Castroneves Will Power Takuma Sato Simon Pagenaud (R) Justin Wilson Ryan Briscoe Dario Franchitti Ryan Hunter-Reay JR Hildebrand James Hinchcliffe Graham Rahal Total Key: STP-Streets of St. Petersburg; BAR-Barber Motorsports Park; LB-Streets of Long Beach; BRZ-Streets of Sao Paulo; IMS-Indianapolis Motor Speedway; BI-Raceway at Belle Isle Park; TMS-Texas Motor Speedway; MIL-The Milwaukee Mile; IS- Iowa Speedway; TOR-Streets of Toronto; EDM - Edmonton City Centre Airport; M-O - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; CHN-Streets of Qingdao China; INF-Infineon Raceway; BAL-Streets of Baltimore; CAL-Auto Club Speedway (R) - IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie

29 IZOD IndyCar Series 2012 Season Superlatives Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Most, Single Race: 38, Scott Dixon, Barber, April 1 Most Consecutive, Single Race: 26 (75-100), Helio Castroneves, St. Petersburg, March 25 Most by a Race Winner: 28, Helio Castroneves, St. Petersburg, March 25 Fewest by a Race Winner: 15, Will Power, Long Beach, April 15 Most by a Non-race Winner: 38, Scott Dixon, Barber, April 1 Most Lead Changes: 9 (3 times), St. Petersburg, March 25; Barber, April 1; Long Beach, April 15 Fewest Lead Changes: 9 (3 times), St. Petersburg, March 25; Barber, April 1; Long Beach, April 15 Fastest Race: mph, Barber, April 1 Slowest Race: mph, Long Beach, April 15 Most Cautions: 3 (twice), St. Petersburg, March 25; Long Beach, April 15 Fewest Cautions: 2, Barber, April 1 Most Caution : 15, St. Petersburg, March 25 Fewest Caution : 10, Barber, April 1 Most Cars on Lead Lap: 17, Barber, April 1 Fewest Cars on Lead Lap: 7, Long Beach, April 15 Most DNF s: 8, St. Petersburg, March 25 Fewest DNF s: 3, Barber, April 1 Most Cars Running at Finish: 23, Barber, April 1 Fewest Cars Running at Finish: 18, St. Petersburg, March 25

30 All-time Indy Car Records & Milestones Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Field Most career starts: Mario Andretti Most consecutive race starts: 211 Jimmy Vasser (Laguna Seca, Monterrey, 2006) Most starters in a race: 45 (Long Island (Vanderbilt Cup), 10/12/36) Fewest starters in a race: 11 (most recent - Brainerd (race 2 of twin races), 9/14/69) Race Wins Most victories: 67 A.J. Foyt Most consecutive victories: 7 A.J. Foyt (Phoenix, 3/22/1964 Springfield, 8/22/1964) Most victories in a season: 10 A.J. Foyt (1964). Al Unser (1970) Most number of drivers to win a race in a season: 11 (2001-CART, 2000-CART ) Most victories from pole: 25 Mario Andretti Lowest starting position of a winner: 28th Helio Castroneves (Chicagoland, 9/7/08) Most consecutive seasons with at least one race win: 11 - Helio Castroneves ( ), Emerson Fittipaldi ( ), Bobby Unser ( ) Pole Positions Most poles: 67 Mario Andretti Most consecutive poles: 7 Mario Andretti (Phoenix, 11/21/1965 Atlanta, 6/26/1966) Most poles in a season: 10 A.J. Foyt (1964) Most number of drivers to win a pole in a season: 12 (1999-CART) Closest margin for winning pole: Tie (Greg Ray and Sam Schmidt sec./ mph, Pikes Peak, 8/28/99) Most consecutive seasons with at least one pole: 12 Helio Castroneves ( ), Bobby Unser ( ) Running at Finish Most cars running at finish: 30 Texas Race 2, 6/11/2001 (all 30 starters finished) Fewest cars running at finish: 4 (Riverside, 8/29/82) Most cars running on lead lap at finish: 23 (Mid-Ohio, 8/7/11) Fewest cars running on lead lap at finish: 1 (most recent - Texas, 10/17/99)

31 All-time Indy Car Records & Milestones Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Margin of Victory Top 10 Closest Margins of Victory: MOV Track Date Winner Runner-up Chicagoland 9/8/02 Sam Hornish Jr. Al Unser Jr Chicagoland 9/7/08 Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon Kansas 7/4/04 Buddy Rice Vitor Meira Chicagoland 8/29/09 Ryan Briscoe Scott Dixon Texas 9/15/02 Sam Hornish Jr. Helio Castroneves Kentucky 10/2/11 Ed Carpenter Dario Franchitti Chicagoland 9/7/03 Sam Hornish Jr. Scott Dixon Texas 6/8/02 Jeff Ward Al Unser Jr Kansas 7/3/05 Tony Kanaan Dan Wheldon Michigan 7/27/03 Alex Barron Sam Hornish Jr. Lap Leaders Most laps led - all races: 7,595 Mario Andretti Most laps led in a single race: 250 of 250 Ryan Hunter-Reay (Milwaukee (CCWS), 6/5/2004) Most consecutive laps led in a single race: 250 Ryan Hunter-Reay (Milwaukee (CCWS), 6/5/2004) Most laps led in a single race by the race winner: 250 of 250 Ryan Hunter-Reay (Milwaukee (CCWS), 6/5/2004) Fewest laps led in a single race by the race winner: 1(12 times) most recent: Dan Wheldon, Indianapolis, 5/29/2005 Most laps led in a season: 1,527 Al Unser (1970) Most races led: 201 Mario Andretti Most races led in a season: 17 Al Unser (1970); Danny Ongais (1978) Most lead changes - single race: 73 (California, 11/4/01) Fewest lead changes - single race: 0 (most recent: Infineon, 8/23/09) Most leaders - single race: 72 (California, 11/4/01) Fewest leaders - single race: 1 (most recent-barber, 4/10/11) Cautions Most cautions during a race: 14 (Indianapolis, 5/29/98) Most laps under caution during a race: 116 (Nazareth, 4/21/02) Fewest cautions during a race: 0 (most recent: Texas Race 2, 6/11/11) Fewest laps under caution during a race: 0 (most recent: Texas Race 2, 6/11/11)

32 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series Race Recaps Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Sunday, March 25 at Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. Helio Castroneves ended a winless drought of more than a year by winning the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg for the third time on March 25. Castroneves, driving the No. 3 Shell V-Power/Pennzoil Ultra Team Penske Chevrolet, passed Target Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon for second place with a pass on the outside of Turn 1 on Lap 73 and went on to score the 26th win of his Indy car career. Dixon finished second in his Honda-powered car, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay of Andretti Autosport in a Chevrolet-powered car. James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Briscoe rounded out the top-five. It was an emotional day for Castroneves, who dedicated his win to the late Dan Wheldon. After taking the checkered flag, Castroneves stopped his car at Turn 10 and honored Wheldon, who called St. Petersburg home, by climbing the fence and patting the "Dan Wheldon Way" sign located there. Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Sunday, April 1 at Barber Motorsports Park Will Power held off Scott Dixon on a restart with 16 laps left to win the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for the second year in a row. Dixon, who was seconds behind in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing car, has the distinction of being the race runner-up all three years (twice to Power and in the inaugural race to Helio Castroneves). He broke a tie with teammate Dario Franchitti with 27 second-place finishes on the all-time list and is one behind Castroneves. Castroneves, the pole sitter, finished third to maintain the points lead in the young season and continue his resurgence after a disappointing 2011 season. He held off Graham Rahal in the No. 38 Service Chip Ganassi Racing car by of a second. Simon Pagenaud finished fifth and James Hinchcliffe was sixth after starting on the front row for the first time in his IZOD IndyCar Series career. Mike Conway, who provided A.J. Foyt Racing its best non-oval starting position (fourth) since 2007, finished seventh. Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday, April 15 at Streets of Long Beach Will Power, who started the 38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach in Row 6 because of a penalty assessed on all 11 Chevrolet-powered cars for unapproved engine changes, overcame the deficit by stretching 18.5 gallons of E85 the last 21 laps on the mile, 11-turn street circuit, all the while being chased down by Simon Pagenaud. It was Team Penske's first Indy car victory at Long Beach since 2001 (Helio Castroneves), while Power won the Champ Car finale on the course in 2008 with KV Racing Technology. Pagenaud, who pitted the No. 77 Honda-powered car for the final time on Lap 70 of 85, finished of a second back. Over the final three laps, he ran lap times seconds quicker than Power (1: to 1: for instance on Lap 84). Pagenaud, who led laps for the first time since 2007 in Belgium, also gave Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports its highest finish since Jaques Lazier at Nashville in 2001 (as Sam Schmidt Motorsports). Seven different teams were represented in the top 10. James Hinchcliffe, driving the No. 27 GoDaddy.com car for Andretti Autosport, finished third as teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay incurred a 30-second penalty on the final lap for avoidable contact with the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing car. It was his first podium finish in his IZOD IndyCar Series career. Sato, seeking his first IZOD IndyCar Series podium, finished eighth. Hunter-Reay checked in sixth. Tony Kanaan, who started 19th, finished a season-best fourth and JR Hildebrand was fifth -- his best since placing fourth at Iowa last June.

33 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg March 25, 2012 p FP SP Car Driver Car Name Engine Comp Running/Reason Out Pts Total Pts Standings Helio Castroneves Shell V-Power/Pennzoil Ultra Team Penske Chevrolet 100 Running Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 Running Ryan Hunter-Reay Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet 100 Running James Hinchcliffe Team GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 100 Running Ryan Briscoe IZOD Team Penske Chevrolet 100 Running Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt-Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda 100 Running Will Power Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet 100 Running E.J. Viso PDVSA-CITGO-KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 100 Running Charlie Kimball NovoLog FlexPen Honda 100 Running Justin Wilson Sonny's BBQ Honda 100 Running Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 100 Running Graham Rahal Service Central Honda 100 Running Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 Running Marco Andretti Team RC Cola Chevrolet 99 Running Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda-BHA Lotus 99 Running Oriol Servia Lotus-DRR Lotus 99 Running Rubens Barrichello BMC-Embrase-KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 98 Running Ed Carpenter Fuzzy s Vodka/Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 98 Running JR Hildebrand National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet 96 Mechanical Mike Conway ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing Honda 75 Mechanical Sebastien Bourdais Lotus Dragon Racing Lotus 73 Mechanical Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 73 Mechanical Katherine Legge (R) True Car-Lotus Dragon Racing Lotus 59 Mechanical Simona de Silvestro Nuclear Clean Air Energy/Lotus HVM Racing Lotus 22 Mechanical Tony Kanaan GEICO-Mouser Electronics-KVRT w/sh Chevrolet 21 Mechanical James Jakes Boy Scouts of America Honda 19 Contact Time of Race: 1:59: Avg Speed: Margin of Victory: Lead Changes: 9 Caution : 3 for 15 laps Fastest Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 5 by #12 - Will Power Fastest Leader Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 5 by #12 - Will Power IZOD IndyCar Series Pole Award ($10,000): #12 Will Power (1: ; mph) Bonus Awards: Helio Castroneves ($35,000), Scott Dixon ($25,000), Ryan Hunter-Reay ($20,000), James Hinchcliffe ($15,000), Ryan Briscoe ($10,000) Legend: R = Rookie All Cars use Dallara Chassis and Firestone Tires Lap Leaders: Lap Leader Summary: Caution Flags: Car # Driver Car Driver Times No Duration Total Reason for Caution Power, Will 9 Dixon, Scott to 16 4 Stall: Car 6 on Front Stretch Briscoe, Ryan 3 Castroneves, Helio to 27 8 Contact: Car 19 in Turn Dixon, Scott 15 Sato, Takuma to 48 3 Contact: Cars 3 & 20 in Turn Sato, Takuma 12 Power, Will Franchitti, Dario 2 Briscoe, Ryan Dixon, Scott 4 Hildebrand, JR Castroneves, Helio 10 Franchitti, Dario Sato, Takuma Hildebrand, JR Castroneves, Helio Information provided by Indy Racing Information System - Copyright Indy Racing League, LLC 2012

34 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama April 1, 2012 p FP SP Car Driver Car Name Comp Running/Reason Out Pts Total Pts Standings Will Power Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet 90 Running Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 Running Helio Castroneves AAA Team Penske Chevrolet 90 Running Graham Rahal Service Central Honda 90 Running Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt-Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda 90 Running James Hinchcliffe Team GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 90 Running Mike Conway ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing Honda 90 Running Rubens Barrichello BMC-Embrase-KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 90 Running Sebastien Bourdais Lotus Dragon Racing Lotus 90 Running Dario Franchitti Clorox Honda 90 Running Marco Andretti Team RC Cola Chevrolet 90 Running Ryan Hunter-Reay Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet 90 Running Oriol Servia Lotus DRR Lotus 90 Running Ryan Briscoe Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet 90 Running JR Hildebrand National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet 90 Running James Jakes Boy Scouts of America Honda 90 Running Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 90 Running EJ Viso CITGO/PDVSA KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 89 Running Justin Wilson Sonny's BBQ Honda 89 Running Simona de Silvestro Nuclear Clean Air Energy Lotus HVM Racing Lotus 89 Running Tony Kanaan GEICO/Mouser Electronics KV Racing Technology 89 Running Ed Carpenter Fuzzy's Vodka/Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 88 Running Katherine Legge (R) TrueCar Lotus Dragon Racing Lotus 85 Running Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 52 Mechanical Charlie Kimball NovoLog FlexPen Honda 45 Mechanical Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda/BHA Lotus 0 Mechanical Time of Race: 02:01: Avg Speed: Margin of Victory: seconds Lead Changes: 9 Caution : 10 Fastest Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 79 by 12 - Will Power Fastest Leader Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 79 by 12 - Will Power IZOD IndyCar Series Pole Award: # 3 Helio Castroneves Bonus Awards: Will Power ($35,000), Scott Dixon ($25,000), Helio Castroneves ($20,000), Graham Rahal ($15,000), Simon Pagenaud ($10,000) Legend: R = Rookie All Cars use Dallara Chassis and Firestone Tires Lap Leaders: Lap Leader Summary: Caution Flags: Car # Driver Car Driver Times No Duration Total Reason for Caution Castroneves, Helio 9 Dixon, Scott to 3 3 Stall: Car 98 in Turn Hinchcliffe, James 3 Castroneves, Helio to 73 7 Spin: Car 6 in Turn Rahal, Graham 12 Power, Will Dixon, Scott 27 Hinchcliffe, James Castroneves, Helio 38 Rahal, Graham Dixon, Scott Castroneves, Helio Power, Will 74 9 Dixon, Scott Power, Will Information provided by Indy Racing Information System - Copyright Indy Racing League, LLC 2012

35 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE IZOD IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach April 15, 2012 p FP SP Car Driver Car Name Comp Running/Reason Out Pts Total Pts Standings Will Power Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet 85 Running Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton HP Motorsports Honda 85 Running James Hinchcliffe Team GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 85 Running Tony Kanaan Mouser Electronics/GEICO KVRT Chevrolet 85 Running JR Hildebrand National Guard Panther Racing Chevrolet 85 Running Ryan Hunter-Reay Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda Chevrolet 85 Running Ryan Briscoe Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet 85 Running Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 Running Rubens Barrichello BMC/Embrase KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 Running Justin Wilson Sonny's BBQ Honda 84 Running James Jakes Boy Scouts of America Honda 84 Running EJ Viso CITGO/PDVSA KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 84 Running Helio Castroneves Auto Club Team Penske Chevrolet 84 Running Ed Carpenter Fuzzy's Vodka/Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83 Running Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 82 Running Oriol Servia Lotus-DRR Lotus 82 Running Sebastien Bourdais Lotus-Dragon Racing Lotus 82 Running Charlie Kimball NovoLog Flex Pen Honda 80 Running Katherine Legge (R) TrueCar Lotus-Dragon Racing Lotus 80 Running Simona de Silvestro Nuclear Clean Air Energy Lotus-HVM Racing Lotus 74 Mechanical Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda-BHA Lotus 46 Mechanical Mike Conway ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt Racing Honda 41 Mechanical Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 27 Mechanical Graham Rahal Service Central Honda 23 Contact Marco Andretti Team RC Cola Chevrolet 22 Contact Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 0 Contact Time of Race: 01:54: Avg Speed: Margin of Victory:.8675 of a second Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers Cautions: 3 for 12 laps Fastest Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 73 by 11 - Tony Kanaan Fastest Leader Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 65 by 77 - Simon Pagenaud IZOD IndyCar Series Pole Award: #2 Ryan Briscoe Legend: R = Sunoco Rookie of the Year Candidate All Cars use Dallara Chassis and Firestone Tires Lap Leaders: Lap Leader Summary: Caution Flags: Car # Driver Car Driver Times No Duration Total Reason for Caution Franchitti, Dario 77 Pagenaud, Simon to 3 3 Contact: Cars 10 & 67 in Turn Wilson, Justin 15 Sato, Takuma to 21 2 Contact: Car 7 in Turn Sato, Takuma 18 Wilson, Justin to 29 7 Contact: Car 98 in Frontstretch, Cars 26 & 38 in Turn 8, and Car 6 in Turn Hunter-Reay, Ryan 2 Briscoe, Ryan 77 Pagenaud, Simon 15 Sato, Takuma 12 Power, Will 2 Briscoe, Ryan 10 Franchitti, Dario 28 Hunter-Reay, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ryan Pagenaud, Simon Power, Will Information provided by Indy Racing Information System - Copyright Indy Racing League, LLC 2012

36 IZOD IndyCar Series Driver Quick Facts Updated after the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15, 2012 Driver Last Win Starts Since Last Pole Starts Since Best Points Position Marco Andretti Iowa, Milwaukee, nd , Race 1, Homestead Rubens Barrichello No Wins 3 No Poles 3 9th-2012, Race 2, Long Beach Ana Beatriz No Wins 20 No Poles 20 13th , Race 1, Sao Paulo Sebastien Bourdais Mexico City, 2007 (CCWS) 12 Assen, 2007 (CCWS) 15 1st , Race 13, Mexico (CCWS) Ryan Briscoe Texas, Long Beach, st , Race 15, Chicagoland Ed Carpenter Kentucky, Kentucky, th Race 1, Homestead Helio Castroneves St. Petersburg, Barber, st , Race 2, Barber Mike Conway Long Beach, No Poles 42 4th , Race 4 Sao Paulo Simona De Silvestro No Wins 37 No Poles 37 4th , Race 1, St. Petersburg Scott Dixon Motegi, Motegi, st , Race 16, Motegi Dario Franchitti Toronto, New Hampshire, st , Race 17, Kentucky James Hinchcliffe No Wins 19 No Poles 19 4th , Race 2, Barber JR Hildebrand No Wins 22 No Poles 22 8th , Race 5, Indianapolis Ryan Hunter-Reay New Hampshire, Milwaukee, 2004 (CCWS) 81 2nd , Race 1, Sao Paulo James Jakes No Wins 19 No Poles 19 15th , Race 1, St. Petersburg Tony Kanaan Iowa, Las Vegas, st , Race 3, Kansas Charlie Kimball No Wins 20 No Poles 20 9th , Race 1, St. Petersburg Katherine Legge No Wins 31 No Poles 31 6th , Race 1, Las Vegas Josef Newgarden No Wins 3 No Poles 3 11th-2012, Race 1, St. Petersburg Simon Pagenaud No Wins 19 No Poles 19 3rd , Race 3, Long Beach Will Power Long Beach, St. Petersburg, st , Race 3, Long Beach Graham Rahal St. Petersburg, Kansas, th , Race 2, St. Petersburg Takuma Sato No Wins 37 Edmonton, th , Race 1, St. Petersburg Oriol Servia Montreal, 2005 (CCWS) 72 Australia, 2005 (CCWS) 73 2nd , Race 13, Mexico City (CCWS) Alex Tagliani Road America, 2004 (CCWS) 112 Texas Race 1, rd , Race 8, Road America (CCWS) E.J. Viso No Wins 69 No Poles 69 8th , Race 1, St. Petersburg Justin Wilson Watkins Glen, Toronto, nd , Race 2, St. Petersburg

37 IZOD IndyCar Series Drivers Career Wins and Poles Marco Andretti Wins (2): 2006-Infineon; 2011-Iowa Poles (1): 2008-Milwaukee Sebastien Bourdais Wins (31): 2003-Brands Hatch, Lausitz, Cleveland; 2004-Monterrey, Portland, Cleveland, Toronto, Denver, Las Vegas, Mexico City; 2005-Long Beach, Edmonton, San Jose, Denver, Las Vegas, Australia; 2006-Long Beach, Houston, Monterrey, Milwaukee, San Jose, Montreal, Mexico City; 2007-Long Beach, Houston, Portland, Edmonton, Elkhart Lake, Zolder, Australia, Mexico City Poles (31): 2003-St. Petersburg, Monterrey, Lausitz, Cleveland, Australia; 2004-Monterrey, Portland, Toronto, Elkhart Lake, Denver, Montreal, Laguna Seca, Mexico City; 2005-Monterrey, Toronto, San Jose, Montreal, Las Vegas; 2006-Long Beach, Monterrey, Milwaukee, Edmonton, San Jose, Denver, Montreal; 2007-Long Beach, Cleveland, Toronto, Elkhart Lake, Zolder, Assen Ryan Briscoe Wins (6): 2008-Milwaukee, Mid-Ohio; 2009-St. Petersburg, Kentucky, Chicagoland; 2010-Texas Poles (12): 2005-Infineon; 2008-Watkins Glen, Edmonton, Chicagoland; 2009-Milwaukee, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Chicagoland; 2010-Kansas, Texas, Chicagoland; 2012-Long Beach Ed Carpenter Wins (1): Kentucky Poles (1): Kentucky Helio Castroneves Wins (26): 2000-Belle Isle, Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio; 2001-Indianapolis, Long Beach, Belle Isle, Mid- Ohio; 2002-Phoenix, Indianapolis; 2003-Gateway, Nazareth; 2004-Texas 2; 2005-Richmond; 2006-St. Petersburg, Motegi, Texas, Michigan; 2007-St. Petersburg; 2008-Infineon, Chicagoland; Indianapolis, Texas; 2010-Barber, Kentucky, Motegi; 2012-St.Petersburg Poles (37): 1999-Milwaukee; 2000-Portland, Toronto, Laguna Seca; 2001-Long Beach, Motegi, Belle Isle; 2002-Phoenix; 2003-Indianapolis, Gateway, Chicagoland; 2004-Richmond, Nazareth, Chicagoland, California, Texas 2; 2005-Pikes Peak, Watkins Glen; 2006-Watkins Glen, Richmond, Milwaukee, Michigan, Kentucky; 2007-St. Petersburg, Motegi, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Belle Isle; 2008-Nashville, Mid-Ohio, Infineon; 2009-Indianapolis; 2010-Indianapolis, Motegi; 2012-Barber Mike Conway Wins (1): 2011-Long Beach Scott Dixon Wins (27): 2001-Nazareth; 2003-Homestead, Pikes Peak, Richmond; 2005-Watkins Glen; 2006-Watkins Glen, Nashville; 2007-Watkins Glen, Nashville, Mid-Ohio, Infineon; 2008-Homestead, Indianapolis, Texas, Nashville, Edmonton, Kentucky; 2009-Kansas, Milwaukee, Richmond, Mid-Ohio, Motegi; Kansas, Edmonton, Homestead; 2011-Mid-Ohio, Motegi Poles (17): 2003-Motegi, Richmond, Kansas, Nashville, Nazareth; 2006-Infineon; 2007-Iowa, Nashville; 2008-Homestead, Kansas, Indianapolis, Texas, Kentucky, Belle Isle; 2009-Motegi; 2011-Mid-Ohio, Motegi

38 Dario Franchitti Wins (30): 1998-Road America, Vancouver, Houston; 1999-Toronto, Belle Isle, Australia; Cleveland; 2002-Vancouver, Montreal, Rockingham (UK); 2004-Milwaukee, Pikes Peak; Nashville, California; 2007-Indianapolis, Iowa, Richmond, Chicagoland; 2009-Long Beach, Iowa, Toronto, Infineon, Homestead; 2010-Indianapolis, Mid-Ohio, Chicagoland; 2011-St. Petersburg, Texas 1, Milwaukee, Toronto Poles (26): 1997-Toronto; 1998-Rio, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, Vancouver, Australia; 1999-Mid-Ohio, Australia; 2000-Road America, Vancouver; 2002-Chicago; 2004-Texas; 2005-California; 2006-St. Petersburg; 2007-California, Infineon, Michigan; 2009-Texas, Richmond, Toronto, Infineon, Homestead; Sao Paulo, Homestead; 2011-Milwaukee, New Hampshire Ryan Hunter-Reay Wins (5): 2003-Australia; 2004-Milwaukee; 2008-Watkins Glen; 2010-Long Beach; 2011-New Hampshire Poles (1): 2004-Milwaukee Tony Kanaan Wins (15): 1999-Michigan; 2003-Phoenix; 2004-Nashville, Phoenix, Texas; 2005-Infineon, Kansas; 2006-Milwaukee; 2007-Belle Isle, Kentucky, Michigan, Milwaukee, Motegi; 2008-Richmond; 2010-Iowa Poles (15): 1999-Long Beach; 2001-Chicagoland; 2002-Miami, California; 2003-Homestead, Phoenix, Pikes Peak; 2004-Michigan, Pikes Peak; 2005-Indianapolis; 2007-Kansas, Kentucky; 2008-St. Petersburg, Richmond; 2011-Las Vegas Will Power Wins (17): 2007-Las Vegas, Toronto; 2008-Long Beach; 2009-Edmonton; 2010-Sao Paulo, St. Petersburg, Watkins Glen, Toronto, Infineon; 2011-Barber, Sao Paulo, Texas 2, Edmonton, Infineon, Baltimore; 2012-Barber, Long Beach Poles (25): 2006-Australia; 2007-Las Vegas, Houston, Edmonton, Australia, Mexico City; 2009-Long Beach, Edmonton; 2010-St. Petersburg, Barber, Long Beach, Iowa, Watkins Glen, Edmonton, Mid-Ohio, Infineon; 2011-St. Petersburg, Barber, Long Beach, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Infineon, Baltimore, Kentucky; 2012-St. Petersburg Graham Rahal Wins (1): 2008-St. Petersburg Poles (2): 2009-St. Petersburg, Kansas Takuma Sato Poles (2): 2011-Iowa, Edmonton Oriol Servia Wins (1): 2005-Montreal Poles (1): 2005-Australia Alex Tagliani Wins (1): 2004-Road America Poles (7): 2000-Rio; 2001-Vancouver, California; 2003-Milwaukee, Montreal; 2011-Indianapolis, Texas 1 Justin Wilson Wins (6): 2005-Toronto, Mexico City; 2006-Edmonton; 2007-Assen; 2008-Belle Isle; 2009-Watkins Glen Poles (8): 2005-Portland, Mexico City; 2006-Toronto, Mexico City; 2007-Portland, San Jose; 2008-Long Beach; 2010-Toronto

39 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st - 2 times (most recent: Long Beach Contact Iowa, 2011) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st (Milwaukee, 2008) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 13.7 Avg. Finish 16.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish of 14 th in Best start of 15 th in Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 2012 Notes: - Competing for the seventh season with Andretti Autosport.

40 Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Track SP FP Reason Out Points Position St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running th - (Barber, 2012) Long Beach Running 22 9 Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 13th - (St. Petersburg, 2012) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 16.3 Avg. Finish 11.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 10 Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Will be competing in his first IZOD IndyCar Series race at track Notes: - 19-year Formula One veteran joins KV Racing Technology for first season in INDYCAR. - First career IZOD IndyCar Series top-10 finish at Barber.

41 Sebastien Bourdais Lotus Dragon Racing Track SP FP Reason Out Points Position St. Petersburg Off Course Best Finish: Barber Running st-31 times (most recent- Long Beach Running Mexico City, 2007) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-31 times (most recent- Texas Assen, 2007) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 22.7 Avg. Finish 15.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top , , Total Brazil Notes: - Finished 26th after starting 12 th in first start at track in Notes: - Moves to Lotus Dragon Racing in 2012 to run full season. - Was running as high as third at St. Petersburg. - First top-10 finish of the season at Barber.

42 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 30 5 Best Finish: Barber Running st-6 times (most recent: Long Beach Running 27 7 Texas, 2010) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-12 times (most recent: Texas Chicagoland, 2010)* Milwaukee Iowa * includes being fast qualifier at Toronto Long Beach. Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 8.3 Avg. Finish 8.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish in two starts of third in Best start of fourth in Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 2012 Notes: -Fifth consecutive season as one of drivers for Team Penske. -Was fastest qualifier at Long Beach but started 11th after 10-position penalty.

43 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st-Kentucky, 2011 Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-Kentucky, 2010 Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 24.0 Avg. Finish 18.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: -Will be competing for first time at track. Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing 2012 Notes: -Will be competing in his first season as owner-driver. -Best finish of the season at Long Beach.

44 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 50 1 Best Finish: Barber Running st-26 times (most recent: Long Beach Running 17 2 St. Petersburg, 2012) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-36 times (most recent: Texas Barber, 2012) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 8.0 Avg. Finish 5.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish , Total Brazil Notes: - Best start of seventh in Best finish of ninth in Helio Castroneves Team Penske 2012 Notes: -Has been driving for Team Penske since the 2000 CART season. -Won first race of season at St. Petersburg - first win since Motegi in Won first pole since Motegi in 2010 at Barber.

45 Mike Conway A.J. Foyt Enterprises Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Mechanical Best Finish: Barber Running st (Long Beach, 2011) Long Beach Mechanical Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 2nd (Barber, 2010) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 7.3 Avg. Finish 16.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Two top-10 finishes in two starts best of sixth in Best start of ninth in Notes: - Will be driving this season for A.J. Foyt. - Top-10 finish at Barber after starting fourth.

46 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Mechanical Best Finish: Barber Running th (St. Petersburg, 2011) Long Beach Mechanical Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 7th (Edmonton, 2010) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 19.7 Avg. Finish 21.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish in two starts of 16th in 2010 race. - Best start of 11 th in four laps in Simona De Silvestro Lotus-HVM Racing 2012 Notes: - Will be competing for third season with Lotus-HVM Racing.

47 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 42 2 Best Finish: Barber Running st-27 times (most recent: Long Beach Mechanical 12 4 Motegi, 2011) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-17 times (most recent: Texas Motegi, 2011) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 4.7 Avg. Finish 9.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish , Total Brazil Notes: - Has one top-10 finish in two starts-sixth in Best start of third in 2011 race Notes: - Longest-tenured driver for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Joined team during the 2002 CART season. - most laps (37) at St. Petersburg, finished second. - most laps (38) at Barber and finished second for the second consecutive race. - Running at finish streak of 26 races ended at Long Beach.

48 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st-30 times (most recent: Long Beach 1* Running Toronto, 2011) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-26 times* (most recent: Texas New Hampshire, 2011) Milwaukee Iowa * does not include Long Toronto Beach start Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 13.5 Avg. Finish 12.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish , , Total Brazil Notes: - Started on pole in Two top-10 finishes with a best of fourth in laps in Notes: - Going for his fourth consecutive IZOD IndyCar Series championship driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. - Started on pole at Long Beach after Chevrolet team penalized 10 starting positions.

49 JR Hildebrand Panther Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Off Course Best Finish: Barber Running nd (Indianapolis, 2011) Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 4th (Iowa, 2011) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 14.3 Avg. Finish 13.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Started 22nd and finished 10 th in his only start in Notes: - Second season as driver for Panther Racing. - Best start on a road/street course at Barber. - Best finish (5th) of the season at Long Beach.

50 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 32 4 Best Finish: Barber Running rd - (Long Beach, 2012) Long Beach Running 35 5 Sao Paulo Indianapolis Belle Isle Best Start: Texas 2nd (Barber, 2012) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 7.3 Avg. Finish 4.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Started 11th in only start in 2011 and finished ninth Notes: - Joins the Andretti Autosport team for the 2012 season. - Ties career best finish at St. Petersburg. - Career best start (2nd) at Barber. - Career best finish (3rd) at Long Beach.

51 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 35 3 Best Finish: Barber Running st-5 times (most recent: Long Beach Running 28 6 New Hampshire, 2011) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st (Milwaukee, 2004) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 9.0 Avg. Finish 7.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top , Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish in two starts of second in Has started in the top four in last two race at track laps in Notes: - Third season with Andretti Autosport. - first laps of the season at Long Beach.

52 James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Contact Best Finish: Barber Running th (2012 -Long Beach) Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 8th (Motegi, 2011) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 18.0 Avg. Finish 17.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Started 24 th and finished 15 th in first start at track in Notes: - Second season in IZOD IndyCar Series driving for Dale Coyne Racing. - Career best finish (11th) at Long Beach.

53 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Electrical Best Finish: Barber Running st-15 times (most recent: Long Beach Running Iowa, 2010) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-15 times (most recent: Texas Las Vegas, 2011) Milwaukee Drew for pole position at Iowa Texas Race 2, 2011 Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 11.0 Avg. Finish 16.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish , Total Brazil Notes: - One top-10 finish (10 th in 2010) in two starts - Best start of sixth in Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology w/sh 2012 Notes: - Second season driving for the KV Racing Technology team. - First top-five finish of the season at Long Beach

54 Charlie Kimball Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 22 9 Best Finish: Barber Mechanical th (New Hampshire, 2011; Long Beach Running St. Petersburg, 2012) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 7th (Motegi, 2011) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 17.7 Avg. Finish 17.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Finished 16th after starting 18th in first race at track in Notes: - Second season driving for car owner Chip Ganassi. - Ties best finish at St. Petersburg.

55 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Off Course Best Finish: Barber Running th - twice (Milwaukee, Long Beach Running ; Las Vegas, 2007) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 8th - twice (Milwaukee, Texas 2006; Road America, 2007) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 25.3 Avg. Finish 21.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Will be competing for first time at track. Katherine Legge Lotus Dragon Racing 2012 Notes: - Competing in first IZOD IndyCar Series season with Lotus Dragon Racing.

56 Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running th - (St. Petersburg, 2012) Long Beach Contact Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 15th - (Barber, 2012) Texas Started 2nd at Long Beach, Milwaukee Chevy Team Penalty Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 12.0 Avg. Finish 18.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Will be competing in his first IZOD IndyCar Series race at track Notes: Firestone Indy Lights champion joins Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing for Gained eight positions to finish 11th in first race at St. Petersburg. - Started second at Long Beach as a result of Chevrolet team penalty.

57 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 28 6 Best Finish: Barber Running nd- (Long Beach, 2012) Long Beach Running 42 3 Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 2nd (Cleveland, 2007) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 10.0 Avg. Finish 4.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top , Total Brazil Notes: - Will be competing in first race at track. Simon Pagenaud Sam Schmidt Motorsports 2012 Notes: - Driving for full season with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. - Lost 10 starting positions at St. Petersburg but move up to finish sixth. - First top-five finish of the season at Barber. - Career best finish (2nd) at Long Beach.

58 Will Power Team Penske Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 27 7 Best Finish: Barber Running st-16 times (most recent: Long Beach Running 50 1 Barber, 2011) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-25 times (most recent: Texas St. Petersburg, 2012) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 7.3 Avg. Finish 3.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Has won both races held at track (2010 & 2011). - Won pole for race in Has led 36 laps in two starts Notes: - Will be competing for third full season with Team Penske. - Started new seson at St. Petersburg winning pole. - Won second consecutive race at Barber after failing to qualify in the top-six for first time in since Takes points lead after winning at Long Beach.

59 Graham Rahal Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing Track SP FP Reason Out Points Position St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st (St. Petersburg, 2008) Long Beach Contact 12 8 Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-2 times (most recent: Texas Kansas, 2009) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 8.7 Avg. Finish 13.3 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Started fifth and finished second in only start at track in Notes: - Second season driving for Chip Ganassi's second team. - First top-five finish of the season at Barber.

60 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Electrical Best Finish: Barber Mechanical th (Mid-Ohio, 2011) Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-twice (Iowa, 2011; Texas Edmonton, 2011) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 12.0 Avg. Finish 18.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Finished a best of eighth in 2011 start. - Has started tenth in both of his starts at track laps in 2011 race. Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2012 Notes: - Moves to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team in laps in first run with new team at St. Petersburg. - Late race spin after contact by Hunter-Reay spoiled potential podium finish at Long Beach.

61 Oriol Servia Lotus-DRR Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st (Montreal, 2005) Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st (Australia, 2005) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 24.0 Avg. Finish 15.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Finished fifth after starting 16th in only start at track in Notes: - Joins the Lotus-DRR team for the 2012 season.

62 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Mechanical st (Road America, 2004) Long Beach Mechanical Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-7 times (Most recent: Texas Texas Race 1, 2011) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 16.7 Avg. Finish 20.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish of 19 th in two starts (2010 & 2011). - Started second in Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda-BHA 2012 Notes: - Move to the Team Barracuda-BHA team in 2012.

63 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running 24 8 Best Finish: Barber Running rd (Iowa, 2010) Long Beach Running Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 4th (Long Beach, 2009) Texas Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 11.3 Avg. Finish 12.7 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Top 10 Running at Finish Season Wins Poles Top Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish in two starts of 12 th in Best start was also in 2010 of 17th. E.J. Viso KV Racing Technology 2012 Notes: - Third season driving for KV Racing Technology.

64 Points Position Track SP FP Reason Out Points St. Petersburg Running Best Finish: Barber Running st-6 times (most recent: Long Beach Running Watkins Glen, 2009) Sao Paulo Indianapolis Best Start: Belle Isle 1st-7 times (most recent: Texas Toronto, 2010) Milwaukee Iowa Toronto Edmonton Mid-Ohio Qingdao Infineon Baltimore California Total Avg. Start 12.3 Avg. Finish 13.0 IZOD IndyCar Series Career Summary Season Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Running at Finish Total Brazil Notes: - Best finish in two starts was seventh in Best start was in 2010 of third. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 2012 Notes: - Returns to Dale Coyne Racing in first laps of the season at Long Beach

65 Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Conway Best Finish: 1st - Most recent: Texas, 1998 (Billy Boat) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Texas, 1998 (Billy Boat) A.J. Foyt Enterprises Long Beach Notes: - Vitor Meira drove car the a top-10 finish (9th) in Team competed in CART races at track from Eddie Cheever gave team its best CART finish in 1995 with fourth after starting 18th. - Robby Gordon led 12 laps in team car during the 1993 CART race after starting 13th Notes: - Mike Conway joins the team for the 2012 season. - Team's first top-10 of season at Barber after a fourth place starting position.

66 Andretti Autosport Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Andretti Hinchcliffe Hunter-Reay Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: New Hampshire, 2011 (Ryan Hunter-Reay Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Milwaukee, 2008 (Marco Andretti) Long Beach Notes: - Team has won last two races at track (Hunter-Reay-2010; Conway-2011). - Team cars have finished in the top-10 seven times in last three races. - Team cars led 93 laps in last three races Notes: - James Hinchcliffe joins 2012 driver line-up for the now three-car team. - Team placed two cars in top five at St. Petersburg. - Team started second with Hinchcliffe at Barber.

67 Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Carpenter Best Finish: 18th - St. Petersburg, 2012 (Ed Carpenter) Best Start: 24th - St. Petersburg, 2012 (Ed Carpenter) Long Beach Notes: - Team will be competing for the first time at the track. Ed Carpenter Racing 2012 Notes: - New team for 2012 owned by driver Ed Carpenter.

68 Dale Coyne Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Jakes Wilson Best Finish: 1st - Watkins Glen (Wilson, 2009) Best Start: 2nd - Most Recent: Mid-Ohio, 2009 (Justin Wilson) Long Beach Notes: - Team cars have finished no better than 15th (Jakes,2011) in last three year. - Team's first start at track was in 1986 with Dale Coyne driving and have competed every year since 1988 except Team cars have nine top-10 finishes with best CART/Champ Car finish of fifth (Da Matta) in Team's best CART/Champ Car start was fourth in 1998 with Gaulther Salles Notes: - Justin Wilson returns to team he raced with in 2009 alonside returning driver James Jakes.

69 KV Racing Technology Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Barrichello Kanaan Viso Best Finish: 1st - Most recent: Long Beach 2008 (Will Power) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Las Vegas 2011 (Tony Kanaan) Long Beach Notes: - Two top-10 finishes in last two races (Moraes 6th-2010; Kanaan 8th-2011). - Team has competed in CART/Champ Car races at track since Team driver Will Power won 2008 Champ Car race, leading 81 of 83 laps. - Team has seven top-10 CART/Champ Car finishes, including all three team cars in top 10 in Notes: - Rubens Barrichello joins team in 2012 alongside returning drivers Tony Kanaan and E.J. Viso.

70 Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Bourdais Legge Long Beach Notes: - Raphael Matos drove team car to 8th after starting 3rd in Paul Tracy drove team car to 16th after starting 25th in Lotus Dragon Racing Best Finish: 4th - Most Recent: Watkins Glen, 2010 (Raphael Matos) Best Start: 3rd - Long Beach, 2009 (Raphael Matos) 2012 Notes: - Sebastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge both join team for full season in Bourdais ran as high as third at St. Petersburg after starting 26th. - Bourdais gave team first top-10 finish at Barber.

71 Lotus - DRR Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Servia Best Finish: 1st - Walt Disney World, 2000 (Robbie Buhl) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Toronto, 2010 (Justin Wilson) Long Beach Notes: - Team cars finished second (Wilson) and 10th (Conway) in 2010 race. - Justin Wilson started secomd in 2010 and fifth in 2011 for team Notes: - Oriol Servia joins the team for the 2012 season.

72 Lotus-HVM Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF de Silvestro Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: Australia, 2006 (Nelson Philippe) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Road America, 2006 (Dan Clarke) Long Beach Notes: - Simona de Silvestro drove team car in 2010 and 2011 finishing 17th and 20th. - Team competed in CART/champ Car races at track from Team has five top-10 finishes with best CART/Champ Car finish of fifth in 2003 and 2004 with Mario Dominguez. - Viso led one lap in 2008 Champ Car race driving team car Notes: - Simona de Silvestro will drive for third consecutive season with team.

73 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Kimball Best Finish: 9th (twice) - New Hampshire, 2011 (Charlie Kimball); St. Petersburg, 2012 (Kimball Best Start: 7th - Motegi, 2011 (Charlie Kimball) Long Beach Notes: - Team started and finished 24th in first start at track in Notes: - Second season for team with Charlie Kimball returning as driver.

74 Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Hildebrand Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: Texas, 2005 (Tomas Scheckter) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Nashville, 2005 (Tomas Scheckter) Long Beach Notes: - Dan Wheldon drove team car to fifth-place finish in 2009 and ninth in Dan Wheldon qualified team car in 10th in JR Hildebrand drove to 17th after starting 27th in 2011 race Notes: - JR Hildebrand returns as driver for team in Top-five start for team at Barber. Panther Racing

75 Driver Starts Best Start Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Sato Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: Watkins Glen 2008 (Ryan Hunter-Reay) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Kentucky, 2005 (Danica Patrick) Long Beach Notes: - Team competed in CART races at track from Team cars finished second three times (1992, 1993 with Rahal driving and 2002 with Vasser). - Bryan Herta (1998), Jimmy Vasser (2002) and Michael Jourdain Jr. (2003) started on the pole for the team. - Team cars have led 90 laps at track Notes: - Takuma Sato is driver for the team's return to a full season schedule. - Sato led 11 laps at St. Petersburg

76 Sam Schmidt Motorsports Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Pagenaud Best Finish: 3rd - Nashville, 2001 (Jaques Lazier) Best Start: Most Recent: 1st -Texas Race 1, 2011 (Alex Tagliani) Long Beach Notes: - Alex Tagliani started 9th and finished 5th in team's first start at track in Notes: - Simon Pagenaud joins team for Despite 10-place starting position penalty, team finished sixth at St. Petersburg. - First top-five finish of the season at Barber.

77 Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Newgarden Best Finish: 1st - Kentucky (Ed Carpenter) Best Start: 4th - Kentucky, 2011 (Ed Carpenter) Long Beach Notes: - Graham Rahal drove team car in 2010 starting and finishing 22nd Notes: - Team will run full season with 2011 Firestone Indy Lights champion Josef Newgarden.

78 Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Rahal Best Finish: 2nd (twice) - Sao Paulo, 2011 (Graham Rahal); Milwaukee, 2011 (Rahal) Best Start: 2nd (twice) - Baltimore, 2011 (Graham Rahal); Kentucky (Graham Rahal Long Beach Notes: - Team finished 13th after starting 16th in first start at track in Notes: - Graham Rahal returns as team driver for team's second season - First top-five finish of the season for team at Barber

79 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Dixon Franchitti Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: Motegi, 2011 (Dario Franchitti) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: Motegi, 2011 (Scott Dixon) Long Beach Notes: - Dario Franchitti gave team its fifth win at the track in Team competed at track in CART races from Team won four straight CART races at track - Vasser-96; Zanardi-97,98; Montoya Team has 17 top-10 finishes and 19 top-10 starts - best start of second in (Zanardi), 2000 (Vasser), 2009 (Franchitti) Notes: - Team lineup remain the same for 2012 with the drivers who have won the last five championships. - Team led 38 laps at both St. Petersburg and Barber.

80 Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Tagliani Best Finish: 1st - Indianapolis, 2011 (Dan Wheldon) Best Start: 6th - Indianapolis, 2011 (Dan Wheldon) Long Beach Notes: -Team will be competing for first time at track. Team Barracuda - BHA 2012 Notes: - Team will run first full season with Alex Tagliani driving.

81 Team Penske Driver Starts Best Start Poles Best Finish Wins Top 3 Top 5 Top 10 RAF Briscoe Castroneves Power Best Finish: 1st - Most Recent: St. Petersburg, 2012 (Helio Castroneves) Best Start: 1st - Most Recent: St. Petersburg, 2012 (Will Power) Long Beach Notes: - Will Power has won pole for team in the last three races at track. - Team competed in CART races at track from Team has four CART wins at track - Tracy-1993; Al Unser Jr.-1994, 1995; Castroneves Team has led 584 laps at track since first race in Team has four CART poles - Danny Sullivan-1986,88; Tracy-1994; Gil de Ferran-2000; Castroneves Notes: -Team returns with same three car line-up for third consecutive season -Team won pole, led most laps of any team (48 of 100) and won race at St. Petersburg -Team won its third consecutive pole and race at Barber.

82 IZOD IndyCar Series Pit Crew Assignments Updated April 23, 2012 No. /Driver Race Strategist Engineer Chief Mechanic Outside Front Inside Front Outside Rear Inside Rear Airjack Fueler Spotter (Pit To Car) 2 Ryan Briscoe Roger Penske Shaker Heights, Jonathan Diuguid Matt Jonsson Jonkoping, Matt Jonsson Jonkoping, John Stanchina Norway, Mich. Travis Law Maquoketa, Iowa Jeremy Baker Clear Lake, Iowa Harry Reynolds Pottstown, Pa. Kellen Mills Mesa, Ariz. 3 Helio Castroneves 4 JR Hildebrand Ohio John Erickson John Barnes West Newton, Ind. Raleigh, N.C. Ron Ruzewski Elma, NY David Cripps Oxford, England Sweden Sean Hanrahan Costa Mesa, Calif. Sweden Rick Rinaman Mars, Pa. Carlos Plaza Torrance, Calif. Clay Turner, Kingwood, Texas Mike LeGallic Jason Beck Joe Hedges Hagerstown, Ind. 5 E.J. Viso Jimmy Vasser Olivier Boisson Kelly Potter Kelly Potter Vince Bass Ryan Sandlin Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 Katherine Bahrat Naran Brandon Legge Thomas 7 Sebastien Jay Penske Neil Fife Bourdais 8 Rubens Mark Johnson Eddie Jones Chris Muir Chris Muir Warren Wilson Ernie Barrameda Barrrichello Ann Arbor, Mich Manila, 9 Scott Dixon 10 Dario Franchitti 11 Tony Kanaan 12 Will Power 14 Mike Conway 15 Takuma Sato 18 Justin Wilson 19 James Jakes 20 Ed Carpenter 22 Oriol Servia 25 Ana Beatriz 26 Marco Andretti Mike Hull Los Angeles Barry Wanser Tom Wurtz Eric Bretzman Satellite Beach, Fla. Chris Simmons East Granby, Conn. Eric Cowdin Halsey, Neb. Ricky Davis Phoenix Kevin O Donnell Cincinnati Jeff Simon New Freedom, Pa. Billy Vincent Kenosha, Wisc. Tom Howatt Toronto Blair Julian New Plymouth, New Zealand Kevin O Donnell Cincinnati Jeff Simon New Freedom, Pa. Billy Vincent Kenosha, Wisc. Pat Jordan Vancouver, Wash. Wayne Westplate Kenosha, Wisc. Steve Namisnak Sommerville, N.J. Jason Hurless Frankfort, Ind. Mike Brown Reading, Pa. Gary Yingst Pottstown, Pa. D.J. Chuptia Menchalville, Wisc. Rick Mears, Bakersfield, Calif. Chris McFadded Anna Chatten Dave Molder Barry Waddelll Pascal Houtin Laval, France Geoff Buxton Adelaide, Australia Alex Michie Ontario, Canada Jeremy Hall Brad Ward Mitch Fink, Indianapolis Philippines Tyler Rees Adam Rovazzini Andy Schneider Todd DeNeve Mishawanka, Ind. Troy Scheller Red Wing, Minn. Kyle Sagan Chicago Robbie Fast Dallas, Ore. Jaime Coates Dave Pena Robbie Page Scott Harner Indianapolis Tim White Rural Village, Pa. Trevor LaCasse Gilford, NH Thomas Semik II Detroit Shane Davie Mike Griffing Sebring, Fla Tim Cindric Indianapolis David Faustino Spotswood, N.J. Doug Snyder Reading, Pa. Shaun Rinaman Sarasota, Fla. Damon Lopez Ontario, Calif. Gary Prall Toledo, Ohio A.J. Foyt Don Halliday Andrew Ryan Tom Howatt Rodney Houston Copeland Hauptstueck, Toronto Klausmeyer Houston Richmond, Ind. Hempstead, Texas Bobby Rahal Gerry Hughes Brian Hornick Gary Michalak Heath Kosik Kirk Patterson Adam Kolesar David Foggy Tuscon, Ariz. Pittsburgh, Pa. Fitzgerald Dale Coyne Bill Pappas Todd Phillips Todd Bellew Cesar Gaxiola Arturo Morimoto Mike Cole Mike Miller Plainfield, Ill. Indianapolis Franklin, Wis Plainfield, Ill. Arrow, England Dale Coyne John Dick Erick Estrada Eric Wainscott Daniel Jang Rick Whitesides Mark Mason Dean Brumm Plainfield, Ill. Chandler, Ariz Mexico City Whitehall, Mich. Derrick Walker Michael Cannon Bret Schmitt, Bret Schmitt, Paul Hicks Albert Gray, Jeremy Burtner, Scotland Montreal Jasper Ind. Jasper Ind. Lake Zurich, Ill. Statin Island, NY Indianapolis, Ind. Dennis Reinbold Yves Touron Paul Ziggy Harcus Kyle Moyer Monrovia, Ind. Stuart Kenworthy Allen McDonald London Jimmie Johnson, Wheatridge, Colo. Matt Geise, Warner Robins, Ga. Rich Howard Rich Howard Rollie Kirby Brad Banker Steve Berry Andrew Koers Fred Michaels Jeff Grahn Indianapolis Jason Weatherford Pittsboro, Ind. Ian Swanger Schafferstown, Pa. Brian Fellows Vincennes, Ind. Scott Marks Dayton, Ohio Jeff Grahn Indianapolis Rich Meredith Jon Bouslog Anaheim, Calif. Larry Arnold Princeton, Ind. Frank Bolter

83 IZOD IndyCar Series Pit Crew Assignments Updated April 23, 2012 Race Strategist Engineer Chief Mechanic Outside Front Inside Front Outside Rear Inside Rear Airjack Fueler Spotter (Pit To Car) 27 James Hinchcliffe George Klotz Indianapolis Tino Belli Swansea, Dave Sharpley Reading, Pa. Dave Sharpley Reading, Pa. Neil Campbell Scarbourough, Tom Vigne Prescott, Ariz. Ron Barhorst Chris Seaman Hamburg, Pa. Craig McCain Arvada, Calif. Cole Carter Brownsburg, Ind. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 38 Graham Rahal 67 Josef Newgarden 77 Simon Pagenaud 78 Simona De Silvestro 83 Charlie Kimball Michael Andretti Nazareth, Pa. John Cummiskey Mike O Gara Beech Grove, Ind. Rob Edwards Bishops Storford, England England Ray Gosselin Holyoke, Mass Martin Pare Quebec City Nathan O Rourke Yorktown, Ind. Ben Bretzman Tom Brown Gerald Tyler Mitch Davis Huntingdon, Pa. Brad Goldberg Indianapolis Josh Freund Indianapolis Mark Sampson New Lebanon, Ohio Anton Julian New Plymouth, New Zealand Don Oldenburg Villa Park, Ill. Dan Rushing Crawfordsville, Ind. Josh Freund Indianapolis Josh Junge Keystone, Iowa Anton Julian New Plymouth, New Zealand Brendon Cleave Reglan, New Zealand Dan Rushing Crawfordsville, Ind. Ontario Doug Bradley Esterville, Iowa Nino Venzia Philadelphia Tony Houk Mooresville, Ind. Rolando Coronado Bogata, Colombia Mike LaFontain Donnie Skinner George Sladky Mark Sampson New Lebanon, Ohio Nick Allen Brownsburg, Ind. Robbie Ott Dallas Joe Ward Speedway, Ind. Ryan Negron Matt Dove Justin Herring Kraig Oglesby Everett, Wash. Jerry Bouchard Chicago Brad Wright Plainfield, Ind Mike Soboleski Beaverdam, Wisc. Pat Nelson Kentland, Ind Ricky Campbell Ames, Iowa Trey Harkins Beaumont, Texas Phil McRobert Christchurch, New Zealand Phil Davis Adam Borgens Lee Orebaugh Indianapolis Chris Kopp 98 Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta/ Steve Newey Todd Malloy Toronto Mark Shambarger Indianapolis Mark Shambarger Indianapolis Sean Power Damon Sturrock Aaron Krider Rob Channel Keith Davis

84 IndyCar Series Margin of Victory Streets of Sao Paulo Date MOV Winner 2 nd Place 3/14/ sec. Will Power Ryan Hunter-Reay 5/2/ sec. Will Power Graham Rahal 15 Closest Margins of Victory at Street/Road Courses MOV Track Date Winner 2 nd Place Infineon 8/23/2009 Dario Franchitti Ryan Briscoe St. Petersburg 4/5/2009 Ryan Briscoe Ryan Hunter-Reay Mid-Ohio 8/8/2010 Dario Franchitti Will Power Infineon 8/26/2007 Scott Dixon Helio Castroneves Barber 4/11/2010 Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon St. Petersburg 4/1/2007 Helio Castroneves Scott Dixon Infineon 8/27/2005 Marco Andretti Dario Franchitti Totonto 7/10/2011 Dario Franchitti Scott Dixon Infineon 8/22/2010 Will Power Scott Dixon Edmonton 7/24/2011 Will Power Helio Castroneves St. Petersburg 3/29/2010 Will Power Justin Wilson Long Beach 4/15/2012 Will Power Simon Pagenaud Edmonton 7/26/2009 Will Power Helio Castroneves Infineon 8/28/2005 Tony Kanaan Buddy Rice Watkins Glen 7/4/2010 Will Power Ryan Briscoe

85 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE IZOD IndyCar Series Sao Paulo Indy 300 March 14, 2010 p FP SP Car Driver Car Name Comp Running/Reason Out Pts Total Pts Standings Will Power Verizon Team Penske 61 Running Ryan Hunter-Reay Team IZOD 61 Running Vitor Meira ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing 61 Running Raphael Matos HP Luczo Dragon 61 Running Dan Wheldon National Guard Panther Racing 61 Running Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 61 Running Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing 61 Running Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 61 Running Helio Castroneves Team Penske 61 Running Tony Kanaan Team 7-Eleven 61 Running Justin Wilson Team Z-Line Designs/DRR 61 Running E.J. Viso PDVSA-Jet Aviation-KVRT 61 Running Ana Beatriz (R) Ipiranga/DRR 61 Running Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 61 Running Danica Patrick Team GoDaddy.com 60 Running Simona de Silvestro (R) Team Stargate Worlds/HVM 58 Running Mario Romancini (R) Conquest Racing 46 Contact Alex Lloyd (R) Boy Scouts of America 30 Contact Tagliani, Alex FAZZT Race Team 28 Contact Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 27 Contact Milka Duno CITGO 20 Contact Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 0 Contact Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy 0 Contact Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 0 Contact Time of Race: 2:00: Avg Speed: mph Margin of Victory: seconds Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers Cautions: 5 for 19 laps Fastest Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 60 by 12 - Will Power Fastest Leader Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 60 by 12 - Will Power PEAK Performance Pole Award: Dario Franchitti (1: , mph) IZOD IndyCar Seris Bonus Awards: Will Power ($35,000), Ryan Hunter-Reay ($25,000), Vitor Meira ($20,000), Raphael Matos ($15,000), Dan Wheldon ($10,000) Legend: R = Rookie All Cars use Dallara Chassis, Firestone Tires, and Honda Engines Lap Leaders: Lap Leader Summary: Caution Flags: Car # Driver Car Driver Times No Duration Total Reason for Caution Franchitti, Dario 10 Franchitti, Dario to 7 7 Contact: Cars 3,5,9,26, & 32 in Turn de Silvestro, Simona 37 Hunter-Reay, Ryan to 25 4 Contact: Car 18 in Turn Hunter-Reay, Ryan 12 Power, Will to 34 3 Contact: Car 7 in Turn 1 & Spin: Car 32 in Franchitti, Dario 6 Briscoe, Ryan to 37 3 T 2 Red Flag: Weather Conditions Hunter-Reay, Ryan 78 de Silvestro, Simona to 55 2 Contact: Car 6 in Turn Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ryan Power, Will Information provided by Indy Racing Information System - Copyright Indy Racing League, LLC 2010

86 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE IZOD IndyCar Series Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 Monday, May 02, 2011 FP SP Car Driver Car Name Running/Reason Out Pts Total Pts Standings Will Power Verizon Team Penske 55 Running Graham Rahal Service Central 55 Running Ryan Briscoe Penske Logistics 55 Running Dario Franchitti Kellogg's 55 Running Oriol Servia Telemundo/Newman Haas Racing 55 Running Mike Conway Window World Cares 55 Running Justin Wilson HP/Dreyer & Reinbild Racing 55 Running Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology - Lotus 55 Running James Hinchcliffe (R) Sprott/Newman Haas Racing 55 Running JR Hildebrand (R) National Guard Panther Racing 55 Running Sebastian Saavedra (R) Conquest Racing 55 Running Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing 55 Running EJ Viso PDVSA - KV Racing Technology - Lotus 55 Running Marco Andretti Team Venom Energy 55 Running James Jakes (R) VisitOrlando.com 55 Running Charlie Kimball (R) Levemir and Novolog FlexPen 54 Running Vitor Meira ABS Supply Co./A.J. Foyt Racing 53 Running Ryan Hunter-Reay Team DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda 50 Running Alex Tagliani Bowers & Wilkins/Sam Schmidt Motorsports 48 Running Simona de Silvestro Nuclear Clean Air Energy/HVM Racing 46 Running Helio Castroneves Itaipava Team Penske 46 Running Tony Kanaan Itaipava - KV Racing Technology - Lotus 46 Running Danica Patrick Team Go Daddy 46 Running Ana Beatriz (R) Ipiranga/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 31 Mechanical Raphael Matos Automatic Fire Sprinklers/Nova Schin 28 Contact Sebastien Bourdais Boy Scouts of America 20 Contact Time of Race: 02:04: Avg Speed: Margin of Victory: seconds Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers Caution : 6 for 21 Fastest Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 36 by 78 - Simona de Silvestro Fastest Leader Lap: mph ( sec) on lap 49 by 12 - Will Power Peak Performance Award: #12 Will Power (1: , ) Bonus Awards: Will Power ($35,000), Graham Rahal ($25,000), Ryan Briscoe ($20,000), Dario Franchitti ($15,000), Oriol Servia ($10,000) Legend: R = Sunoco Rookie of the Year Candidate All Cars use Dallara Chassis, Firestone Tires, and Honda Engines Lap Leaders: Lap Leader Summary: Caution Flags: Car # Driver Car Driver Times No Duration Total Reason for Caution Power, Will 12 Power, Will to 5 5 Contact: Cars 3, 7, 78, 82 in Turn 2; Car 28 into barrier in Turn Sato, Takuma 5 Sato, Takuma to 9 1 Contact: Car 14 in Turn 11; Red flag for rain Power, Will 3 10 to 14 5 Yellow restart; Red flag for track conditions 4 22 to 24 3 Contact: Car 19 in Turn 4; Car 28 in Turn to 28 3 Contact: Car 17 in Turn to 36 3 Spin: Car 77 stopped in Turn 8 Information provided by Indy Racing Information System - Copyright Indy Racing League, LLC 2011