Mutoh 19th in Practice for Honda Indy Edmonton

Newman/Haas Racing
Honda Indy Edmonton
PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – Friday, July 23, 2010

FORMULA DREAM/PANASONIC DRIVER MUTOH 19TH IN PRACTICE FOR HONDA INDY EDMONTON

1st: Will Power 1:01.6689 / 115.176 mph
19th: Hideki Mutoh 1:03.2862 / 112.233 mph

Hideki Mutoh, No. 06 Formula Dream/Panasonic Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "The track is a little bumpier than last year but that is what we would expect. The track is getting more grip in each session but we aren't gaining as much as we would like with each lap. We made a lot of changes, some good some bad, during the session. At one point I felt one change made the car better but at the same time I think the track got more grip so now I'm not sure if the lap time was because the setup improved or if it was the track. We're going to make a big change overnight that we hope will give us more grip."

FAST FACTS: Will be his third IICS event here. He started 12th and finished 14th after an off-course excursion in 2009 and started 21st and finished 27th in 2008 – both with Andretti Green Racing…His highest IZOD IndyCar Series start on a road/street course is FIFTH at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma in 2009 and best series road/street course finish is FIFTH at Mid-Ohio and Infineon…His highest overall series start is THIRD at Nashville Speedway (oval) and best overall series finish is SECOND (Iowa 2008).

2 WINS, 1 POLE, 6 PODIUMS IN 5 EDMONTON EVENTS FROM 2005-2009 FOR TEAM: NHR won the inaugural race here in 2005 when Bourdais drove to victory from a 10th place start. Bourdais won again in 2007 from a second place start and set the fastest race lap. In total, the team has earned TWO wins (Bourdais 2007, 2005), ONE pole (Bourdais 2006) and SIX podium finishes (2nd – Bourdais 2006, Servia 2005; 3rd – Wilson 2008, Rahal 2007)….PREVIOUS RACE HERE: Rahal started fifth and finished seventh in 2009. Robert Doornbos started 10th and finished ninth.

15 WINS & 34 PODIUMS IN CANADA FOR TEAM: The team has earned 15 wins in Canada (Bourdais – Edmonton '07, Montreal '06, Edmonton '05, Toronto '04; Servia – Montreal '05; Junqueira – Montreal '04; Da Matta – Toronto '02; Mi. Andretti – Toronto '00, Vancouver '96, Toronto '95, Vancouver '92, Toronto '92, Vancouver '91, Toronto '91, Toronto '89) and 34 PODIUMS (2nd ten times: Bourdais – Mont Tremblant '07, Edmonton '06; Servia – Toronto '05, Edmonton '05; Junqueira – Vancouver '03; Da Matta – Montreal '02; Mi. Andretti – Vancouver '98, Toronto '98; Ma. Andretti – Toronto '91; Mi. Andretti – Toronto '90) (3rd nine times: Wilson – Edmonton '08; Rahal – Edmonton '07; Bourdais – Toronto '06; Bourdais – Vancouver '03; Junqueira – Toronto '03; Fittipaldi – Toronto '02; Fittipaldi – Toronto '99; Ma. Andretti – Vancouver '90; Ma. Andretti – Toronto '86.

Tune In… The race will be broadcast live on Versus on Sunday, July 25th from at 5 p.m. EDT. The radio broadcast also will be carried on www.indycar.com. As always, fans can follow the action from every on-track session via the official website of the IZOD IndyCar Series, www.indycar.com.