to Milwaukee

ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225

Date / TimeSunday, May 31 3:30 p.m. (EDT)ABC (Live)

Track- The Milwaukee Mile

Distance- 225 laps / 225 miles

Radio- IMS Radio Network / XM 145 / Sirius 211

2008 Winner-Ryan Briscoe

2008 Polesitter-Marco Andretti

1-mile oval

First IndyCar Series race in 2004

Seats: Nearly 40,000 ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225

Castroneves hopes to carry momentum to MilwaukeeHelio Castroneves feels like he has a second lease on life. After missing the season-opening race at St. Petersburg in April, he has returned stronger than ever, recording three top-10 finishes, including a win in the Indianapolis 500. He ranks second in points. Castroneves has two poles at Milwaukee but has never finished better than fifth. The Indianapolis 500 winner has finished second at Milwaukee four of five years. Can Castroneves break that string and get his first win at ‘The Mile?’

Young gunsYoungsters Marco Andretti, 22, and Graham Rahal, 20, started on the front row at Milwaukee last year, both exiting the race early. The drivers have two top-10 finishes in 2009, and Rahal has two poles. Can one of these young drivers claim a victory at Milwaukee?

Turning pointThe ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 was a turning point for Team Penske driver Ryan Briscoe in 2008. After starting the season with three finishes of 19th or worse in the first five races, Briscoe claimed his first IndyCar Series victory at Milwaukee. He went on to record top-10 finishes in eight of the final 11 races and finished fifth in points. Briscoe already has one victory in 2009. Can he win again at Milwaukee?

Kanaan, Andretti Green look for return to Victory LaneAndretti Green Racing drivers have won three of five IndyCar Series races at Milwaukee, including two by Tony Kanaan in 2006-07, who has never finished worse than fourth. Can the team that has led 524 laps at the 1-mile oval since 2004 put another driver in Victory Lane?

Carrying on traditionFor the third consecutive season, the IndyCar Series race at Milwaukee immediately follows the Indianapolis 500, although historically this will be the 52nd time that Milwaukee has followed Indianapolis. Eight drivers have been able to pull the Indianapolis-Milwaukee double, including four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, for whom this weekend’s race is named. The last driver to win Indianapolis and Milwaukee in the same year was Juan Pablo Montoya in 2000. The last driver to double up in the same series was Al Unser Jr., in 1994.

Four winners in four racesFour drivers have taken the checkered flag in the first four races of 2009, the seventh time a season has opened with four different winners. The 2008 season also opened with four different winners. With 21 drivers recording top-10 finishes in the first four races, can one of those become the fifth winner of the season?Race Notes:The ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 will be the sixth IndyCar Series event at The Milwaukee Mile. Past winners Ryan Briscoe (2008), Tony Kanaan (2006-07), and Dario Franchitti (2004) are entered in the event.

Fifteen drivers entered in the event have competed in previous races at Milwaukee. Six of those drivers have led laps: Helio Castroneves (185), Tony Kanaan (168), Scott Dixon (147), Dan Wheldon (95), Marco Andretti (79) and Ryan Briscoe (36).

The Indianapolis 500 winner has finished second at Milwaukee in four of five years, including the last three. The winner of the Indianapolis 500 has not won at Milwaukee, under IndyCar Series sanctioning.

Andretti Green Racing has won three of the five races at Milwaukee and has led 524 of 1,125 laps.

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing and Team Penske each have seven Indy car wins at Milwaukee. Team Penske drivers have led 378 laps over the last four races.

Marco Andretti has two top-five starts in three races at Milwaukee.

Helio Castroneves has won two poles at Milwaukee.

Scott Dixon has three consecutive top-10 finishes at Milwaukee.

Dario Franchitti has finished first or second in three of his four starts at Milwaukee.

Tony Kanaan has finished in the top four, including two wins, in five starts at Milwaukee.

Danica Patrick has three consecutive top-10 finishes at Milwaukee.

Dan Wheldon has four consecutive top-10 finishes at Milwaukee.

Season-to-Date:Twenty-one drivers have recorded top-10 finishes in the first three races.Eleven drivers have recorded top-five finishes in the first four races.The top 10 drivers in points come from five teams.Ryan Briscoe earned his third career victory and Team Penske’s 30th IndyCar Series victory in the season opener at St. Petersburg.Dario Franchitti earned his ninth career victory and Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s 25th IndyCar Series victory in the race at Long Beach.Ryan Hunter-Reay gave Vision Racing its best-ever finish with a second at St. Petersburg.Justin Wilson gave Dale Coyne Racing its best-ever IndyCar Series finish with a third at St. Petersburg.Andretti Green Racing placed all four drivers in the top 10 at Kansas for the first time since Milwaukee 2006.Helio Castroneves became the ninth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times or more. The win gave Castroneves at least one victory in a record nine seasons and a victory from the pole in a record eight consecutive seasons.This is the second consecutive season that four different drivers have won the season’s first four races. The series record was set in 2000 when the season opened with seven different winners.

Milestones & Records:Tony Kanaan will attempt to make his 102nd consecutive start, the active leader among IndyCar Series drivers.Scott Dixon ranks second with 17 career victories. Sam Hornish Jr. holds the record with 19.Andretti Green Racing’s next victory will be its 35th. The team ranks first in the IndyCar Series.Team Penske has 31 IndyCar Series victories.Target Chip Ganassi Racing has 25 IndyCar Series victories.A victory in 2009 will give Tony Kanaan a victory in seven consecutive seasons, becoming the fourth driver to do so.Tony Kanaan has 69 career top-five finishes, the most in IndyCar Series history.Helio Castroneves has 91 top-10 finishes, the most in IndyCar Series history.Helio Castroneves has led 74 races, the most in IndyCar Series history.Helio Castroneves has at least one race victory in each of the last nine seasons, an IndyCar Series record.Helio Castroneves has at least one victory from the pole in each of the last eight seasons, an IndyCar Series record. His eight career wins from the pole is also a record.Helio Castroneves has 27 career poles, the most in IndyCar Series history.Helio Castroneves ranks second all-time with 100 races running at the finish. Scott Sharp holds the record with 111.

Schedule (all times local):Friday, May 293 p.m. – Indianapolis 500 winner press conference

Saturday, May 308:15-9:15 a.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice9:30-11 a.m. – IndyCar Series practice11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Firestone Indy Lights practice (two groups)1-2 p.m. – IndyCar Series practice (two groups)2:30 p.m. – Firestone Indy Lights Qualifying3:45 p.m. – PEAK Performance Pole Qualifying

Sunday, May 3111 a.m. – Husar’s House of Fine Diamonds 100 pre-race11:30 a.m. – Husar’s House of Fine Diamonds 100 (100 laps/100 miles)1:45 p.m. – ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 pre-race2:50 p.m. – ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225 (225 laps/225 miles)