Pit Notes       
Issue No. 4 //  March 14, 2007 
Media Contact:  Tip Nunn  // Tipnunn@comcast.net  // 303.526.0994
  Al Larsen // Alan.Larsen@andrettigreenracing.com // 317.872.2700

Construction on Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Track Running Ahead of Schedule
With only 16 days before the start of activities for the 2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, construction on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn track and the installation of key infrastructure elements are running ahead of schedule.  Approximately half of the concrete barriers lining the track have been put in place.  To date, more than 36 million pounds of concrete barriers have been positioned and when the build-out is complete, the track will be lined with 70 million pounds of concrete barriers.  
     By the end of this week all of the grandstand seating will be in place and work is slated to begin next week on the American Le Mans Series and the Indy Pro Series paddocks, which will be located adjacent to the new terminal facility at Albert Whitted Airport.  The first significant street closures are expected to take place on Saturday, March 24.

Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Activities Offer Something Fun for Everyone
While the 2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will provide world-class racing with the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series, and a Sunday afternoon concert by Yellowcard, the event will also feature a number of other family-oriented activities. 
 At the Bright House Network Speed Zone, located inside the race circuit adjacent to Progress Energy Field, the Firestone Best 1 display, the Playstation Experience, the IndyCar Series' Indy Challenge racing simulators and the Lowe's Racing Experience will open daily at 8 a.m.  The area also will feature a climbing wall, bungee experience and several other activities.
 Across the track near Turns 10 and 11, the Indy Fan Zone will set up shop.  This interactive display will showcase racing legend A. J. Foyt's 50 years of involvement in open wheel racing in a unique museum-quality exhibit.  A ferris wheel also will be operating during open track hours at this location.

Rice joins Racing for Kids Lineup
2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice has joined the Racing For Kids team of celebrity drivers that will visit sick children in hospitals across the country during the 2007 racing season, according to J. Patrick Wright, RFK executive director.  Rice's first Racing For Kids hospital visit will be Thursday, March 29 at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.  
     Rice will be joining teammate Sarah Fisher on the 2007 Racing For Kids team roster. Team co-owner Robbie Buhl is the charity's national spokesman. 
     Racing For Kids (www.racingforkids.org) is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 to use motorsports to focus public attention and funding on the healthcare needs of children. In 2006, Racing For Kids visited 2,200 sick children at 24 hospitals around the United States and in Japan and donated more than $200,000 to children's hospitals across the country, raising its total annual donations to close to $5 million.  
     “This is my first work with Racing For Kids,” said Rice, who will drive the No. 15 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing entry. “But anything I can do to put a smile on the face of a sick child and bring the excitement of my sport to their bedside will be time well spent.”