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2005 CHAMP CARS - MILWAUKEE

COURSE

• Milwaukee Mile, Wisconsin
• world's oldest permanent track
• 1.032 mile oval
• 1.3 million watts of lighting for the night race
• 2004 winner: Ryan Hunter-Reay
• 2003 winner: Michel Jourdain
• 2002 winner: Tracy
• 2001 winner: Brack
• 2000 winner: Montoya
• 2004 RACE RESULT:
• 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay US, Herdez Competition , 250 laps
• 2. Patrick Carpentier CAN, Forsythe Racing + 5.86s
• 3. Michel Jourdain Jr. MEX, RuSPORT + 11.349
• 4. Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing +1 lap
• 5. A.J. Allmendinger* RuSPORT
• 6. Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing

RACE SCHEDULE

• FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005 10:00 AM - 12:00 PRACTICE
• 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM QUALIFYING
• SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2005 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM WARM UP
• 12-2 PM: RACE

• TRACY, 1ST: "The car was great all weekend. After warm up we knew we would be in good shape. I had a good start and went to the outside to get AJ. I then focused on Jimmy but he squeezed me to the inside so I stayed on his gearbox until the first restart. On the restart we were side-by-side for a lap but I was able to get him in Turn 4. My car was good in traffic and we were able to cruise on the way."
• ALLEMENDINGER, 2ND: "It was a great race. The RuSPORT car was very consistent today. Paul (Tracy) is the man on the start, so when I lost the position on the start I wasn't too worried. We were just running along and as the tires got older we were able to run down Paul. He was stronger on fresher tires, so we are very pleased with second place. We needed a good run and I'm glad I got one today."
• SERVIA, 3RD: "It was easy, the team made this so easy. It was a great car and we had great stops so the team made it easy for me. I'm very happy I had a chance in the PacifiCare car this weekend. We had a very good car and I'm happy I was able to deliver. The team was happy and I want to be back in the car, it is a really good car. The PacifiCare car was going forward, forward, forward and I was just a passenger. Bruno deserved a win but I tried. We improved the car for the race. I don't think we were the fastest but we kept moving forward and that was important. Maybe if there were 100 more laps I could have gone for the win but I am extremely happy. I really enjoyed every minute."
• BOURDAIS, 6TH: "The McDonald's car was better than any I have had here before. Unfortunately it was for nothing because we got the pit speed penalty. The brakes were completely absent through the race and I had to pump the pedal coming in to the pits but I forgot on the last stop and crossed the line at 55 mph. I know better than that and I am mad at myself because we missed the chance at a podium. We passed A.J. by a good margin coming out of the pits and he ended up finishing second. We improved the car throughout the race; the team did a great job. It's frustrating because we had a car to be right there and fight until the end."

• JUNQUEIRA, injured at Indy 500 will miss race: "The Centrix car was good in the race (Indy 500) and I was saving fuel, going further than everybody. I was just behind Dan (Wheldon_ drafting him for good fuel mileage. Unfortunately when I passed A.J. he didn't see me. It was a big crash but I will recover fast to race again as soon as possible. This is disappointing for the Champ Car championship because I was leading and very confident about the next races. I was fastest at the Milwaukee test and the Newman/Haas cars were so good in Portland. It's a disappointment but I am thinking positive and can improve myself to come back even stronger than ever."
  
  Medical update on Bruno Junqueira (MAY 30, 2005)
  Newman-Haas driver and Champcar series leader Bruno Junqueira was injured during the 89th Indy 500 on Sunday. He crashed heavily and suffered spinal injury.
  NEWMAN-HAAS: Bruno Junqueira is in fair condition following successful surgery on his fractured T-12 and L-1 vertabras on Monday. Dr. Terry Trammell, who completed the four-hour surgery on Junqueira at approximately 11:30 a.m. CST today, said the 28-year-old Brazilian suffered no additional spinal injuries and will remain hospitalized until the end of the week. Junqueira was visited by many of his fellow drivers following the surgery. He is expected to sit up tonight and stand tomorrow.
• SERVIA FILLS IN FOR INJURED JUNQUEIRA
  30 year old Spanish driver Oriol Servia will drive Junqueira's car at Milwaukee.
  SERVIA: "It is a great opportunity for me to be able to step into the PacifiCare car that is leading the championship. I'm grateful that Newman/Haas Racing thought of me. Bruno is my friend and I felt really bad for him when the accident happened. I know he will get well soon and we can cycle together again. I can't wait to jump into the car tomorrow. This is a very short weekend but it is fantastic for me. The team tested with Bruno and they were fastest of all. This is the best car I've been in, ever."
• VASSER: "PKV Racing had a very good test in Milwaukee, so I feel we are prepared for this race. Milwaukee is the only short oval in our series and combined with the history and tradition of the track it is a special race," he noted. "I have always liked racing on short ovals, especially Milwaukee, so I am looking forward to this race. I really think I should have won there more times during my career than I have (once in 1998), but based on our test there I am confident heading into this race. Also, Milwaukee will be my 200th consecutive Champ Car start, so it will have some added significance for me"
• DA MATTA: "It will be a little bit different at Milwaukee because it is only a two-day race. We will not have a lot of time to fine tune the car because we go from practice right into qualifying. The PKV Racing team knows we have to be on top of everything when we arrive, but I am confident that we will be fast right off the transporters ... This will be my first oval race in a couple of years, but it is really no big deal. I would be a little more worried if I had not tested in Milwaukee, but we had a good test and I got two days of track time, so I am looking at it as just another race."
• TEAM AUSTRALIA: Team Australia Looking To Continue Recent Success
  Boosted by a last-round podium finish in Mexico, Team Australia heads into this weekend’s third round of the Champ Car World Series at Milwaukee with new level of confidence. The Aussie Vineyards-backed operation was having only its second start at Monterrey Mexico two weeks ago when Alex Tagliani put his Ford-powered Lola into the top three. Tagliani, a Canadian who has become an “adopted” Australian after marrying his Australian-born wife Bronte, now sits sixth in the championship with serious ambitions of being a lot higher. The Mexican result was the first podium finish by an Australia-owned open wheel team in major international competition since Jack Brabham’s F1 efforts in the 60s.
• Tagliani’s young Australian team-mate Marcus Marshall has been studying data night and day from Team Australia’s participation in a Champ Car open test at the famous Milwaukee Mile oval a month ago. The Milwaukee test was the first time Marshall had ever driven on an oval circuit and the team elected to use one of its older Reynard chassis in an effort for him to get a better “feel” for the place. Marshall’s times were off the pace compared to the faster Lola chassis of his opposition, but he adapted to the technical one-mile oval with impressive professionalism.
• TAGLIANI: “Milwaukee is a tough track, it is not easy to get around. With the amount of down force we are running you are within a fraction of being flat all the way around. You need to have everything right with the car because if you are off by a fraction of a second it can mean the difference between being on the pole and starting 10th. We had a very positive test there last month and still have a couple of aerodynamic pieces still left on the table to try this weekend. I have felt good with this team from our first test at Sebring earlier in the year and the podium at Monterrey has only helped that. I think the team has great potential and that at sometime before the end of the season we will be in a position to compete against Newman-Haas. Everything came together pretty late, but Team Australia has a good group of people and we will only get better with time."
• MARSHALL: “It will be nice to head to a circuit where I have actually driven a Champ Car before, although this weekend will be my first actual race on an oval. We tested at Milwaukee a month ago and it was a tremendous learning experience. The first time on an oval in any sort of car is going to provide a pretty steep learning curve. Although we were there for two days there was just so much to learn in a sort amount of time. Going back there with the Lola and now with at least some knowledge of the place should result in a bit more speed. At the end of the day my goal this weekend is to ensure I stay out of trouble and get as much experience as possible. That can only be achieved if I keep my backside in the seat. The team has been great to work with since I arrived over here, but there is an even greater air of confidence around the place after the podium finish in Mexico. Milwaukee is not a place you see a lot of Australian flags, but I will be happy to be flying one this weekend.”

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