DETROIT (July 11, 2001) - Look who's back.

While Kenny Brack of Team Rahal and Helio Castroneves of Marlboro TeamPenske were grabbing most of the headlines through the first half of theFedEx Championship Series season, a former championship contender waslurking quietly in the wings, collecting championship points at virtuallyevery stop on the 2001 tour.

Suddenly, following a victory two weeks ago at Cleveland, Dario Franchittiof Team KOOL Green has projected himself into the thick of the championshipfight.

Franchitti (KOOL Honda Reynard) ended a 1½-year absence from victory circlewhen he triumphed on the runways of Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport onJuly 1, collecting his first win since October, 1999 in Australia. Thanks tothat victory, the most recent of his seven points-paying finishes in eightstarts this season, Franchitti has vaulted into contention for the FedExChampionship Series championship as the season reaches its midway point.

Heading into Round 10, Sunday's Molson Indy at Toronto's Exhibition Place (1p.m. ET, live, ESPN), Franchitti stands third in the championship with 65points. It marks his highest placement in the championship hunt since the1999 season finale at California Speedway, where Franchitti was edged forthe FedEx Championship Series championship by Juan Montoya following thefirst tiebreaker in series history.

Franchitti's thrilling 1999 campaign also included a dominant victory atToronto in which he led all 95 race laps. In addition, he is a two-time polewinner at Exhibition Place (1997, '98), and has claimed six of his sevencareer FedEx Championship Series victories on temporary street circuits, soFranchitti will rank among the favorites for victory this weekend.

But Franchitti is just one of five former Molson Indy winners on thisweekend's entry list, and while that represents a prestigious group, onemember of that quintet stands head and shoulders above his peers.

That would be defending Molson Indy champion Michael Andretti (MotorolaHonda Reynard) of Team Motorola, who has collected six of his CARTcareer-leading 40 victories in Toronto. In addition to last year's win,Andretti also won at Toronto in 1989, '91, '92, '94 and '95. He has finishedfifth or better in 11 of 14 career starts at Exhibition Place.

Joining Andretti and Franchitti as former Champ Car winners at Toronto arePaul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green (1993), Adrian Fernandez(Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex Honda Reynard) of Fernandez Racing (1996) andAlex Zanardi (Pioneer Honda Reynard) of Mo Nunn Racing (1998). Tracy hasfinished on the podium in each of his past two starts at Toronto, takingsecond to Franchitti in 1999 and third last year, while Fernandez was secondto Andretti last year and Zanardi collected back-to-back runner-up finishesin 1996 and '97.

Brack (Shell Ford Lola) comes to Toronto retaining the championship lead hehas held since his victory at Japan in Round 5. With 84 points, he holds a14-point edge over Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard), whose 70 pointsplace him five ahead of third-place Franchitti.

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The Molson Indy is Round 10 of 21 in the 2001 FedEx Championship Series. Theseries visits seven countries and four continents during the season andclimaxes with the season-ending Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota on Sunday,Nov. 4 at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Thanks to a partnershipbetween Marlboro, Toyota, CART and California Speedway, the winner of theseason finale will collect $1 million, one of the richest paydays in all ofmotorsports. An additional $1 million, as well as the prestigious VanderbiltCup, will be awarded to the driver who wins the FedEx Championship Serieschampionship.

The Molson Indy begins a run of five FedEx Championship Series events in sixweeks, continuing with the Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota on Sunday, July22, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.

WHO'S HOT

• Dario Franchitti (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green owns top 10finishes in seven of his eight FedEx Championship Series starts this season,including a victory in the most recent event at Cleveland. He also finishedon the podium with a runner-up result last month at Detroit. His run alsoincludes finishes of sixth at Long Beach and Portland, eighth at Nazareth,and ninth at Mexico and Milwaukee. The victory at Cleveland, his first since1999 at Australia, moved him from sixth to third in the FedEx ChampionshipSeries championship, with 65 points.
• FedEx Championship Series points leader Kenny Brack (Shell FordLola) of Team Rahal has scored championship points in his past six startsand seven of eight overall during the 2001 season. Included in the run arehis first two career victories, at Japan and Milwaukee, and a runner-upresult at Nazareth. He also finished ninth at Detroit, 11th at Portland andsixth at Cleveland and enters this weekend's Molson Indy as the FedExChampionship Series championship leader, with 84 points. Brack also ownspoles at Mexico, Texas and Milwaukee and outside poles at Long Beach andNazareth.
• Roberto Moreno (Visteon Toyota Reynard) of Patrick Racing has scoredchampionship points in six of his past seven starts, including podiumfinishes of third at Portland and second at Detroit. The run also includesfinishes of eighth at Cleveland, 10th at Japan, 11th at Long Beach and 12that Nazareth. He is 10th in the FedEx Championship Series championship, with41 points.
• Christian Fittipaldi (Kmart Toyota Lola) of Newman/Haas Racingfinished 11th at Cleveland to continue a run that has seen him scorechampionship points in five of his past six starts, dating to a fifth-placefinish at Nazareth. He also finished fourth at Japan, fifth at Detroit andthird at Portland. Fittipaldi has improved from 22nd when the run began toeighth in the FedEx Championship Series championship, with 48 points.
• Max Papis (Miller Lite Ford Lola) of Team Rahal owns points-payingfinishes in four of his past five FedEx Championship Series starts,including a victory from the pole at Portland, the second win of his FedExChampionship Series career. Papis' run also includes finishes of sixth atJapan, eighth at Milwaukee and 11th at Detroit. He stands 12th in the FedExChampionship Series championship, with 38 points.
• Mauricio Gugelmin (Nextel PacWest Toyota) of the PacWest RacingGroup earned the pole at Cleveland, his first since the 1997 season finaleat California Speedway, where he became the first driver in Champ Carhistory to post a qualifying lap of over 240 miles per hour (240.941 mph).His 10th-place finish at Cleveland allowed Gugelmin to score championshippoints for the fourth time in his past five FedEx Championship Seriesstarts, including finishes of 10th at Milwaukee and Detroit and 12th atJapan. He stands 20th in the FedEx Championship Series championship, with 11points.

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

• Defending Molson Indy champion Michael Andretti (Motorola HondaReynard) of Team Motorola has scored six of his 40 career FedEx ChampionshipSeries victories at Toronto, the most success he has enjoyed at any venue.In addition to last year's triumph, his previous victories have come in1989, '91, '92, '94 and '95. Andretti has finished fifth or better in 11 of14 Molson Indy career starts, including fifth in 1987, third in '88, secondin '90, fourth in '97 and second in '98. He has led 448 laps on the streetsof Toronto, including all 103 en route to victories in 1991 and '92 and 34last year. In addition, Andretti won the 1991 pole at Toronto and hasqualified among the top 10 drivers for all 14 of his starts at the venue.
• Alex Zanardi (Pioneer Honda Reynard) of Mo Nunn Racing owns avictory in 1998 and runner-up finishes in 1996 and '97 in three careerstarts at Toronto. He led a race-high 63 laps in 1996 and three in 1998.Zanardi also started on the outside pole at Toronto in 1996 and '98.
• Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green, a native ofnearby Scarborough, Ontario, has earned seven top-10 finishes in nine careerstarts at Toronto, topped by a victory in 1993. He also recorded a runner-upfinish to Team KOOL Green teammate Dario Franchitti in 1999 and finishedthird last year. In addition, Tracy's Toronto resume includes finishes offifth in 1994 and '96, eighth in '95 and 10th in '97.
• Dario Franchitti owns a victory and two pole positions in fourcareer appearances at Toronto. He became the first FedEx Championship Seriesdriver to win consecutive poles at Toronto in 1997 and '98 and led all 95laps en route to his victory from the outside pole in 1999.
• Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex Honda Reynard) ofFernandez Racing earned his first career FedEx Championship Series victoryat Toronto in 1996 and returned to the podium with a runner-up finish toMichael Andretti last year. He has scored championship points in five ofseven career appearances at Exhibition Place, including finishes of seventhin 1995, ninth in '98 and sixth in '99.
• Christian Fittipaldi has scored championship points in four of hissix career appearances at Toronto, topped by a podium result of third in1999. He also owns finishes of ninth in 1995, seventh in '96 and 11th in'97.
• Jimmy Vasser (Patrick Racing Toyota Reynard) of Patrick Racing hasscored championship points in seven of nine career appearances at Toronto,topped by a finish of third in 1998. He also finished 12th in 1992, 11th in'93, eighth in '96, seventh in '97, eighth in '99 and ninth last year.

MANUFACTURING SUCCESS

• Honda-powered drivers have won all three FedEx Championship Seriesevents contested on temporary street circuits this year, getting victoriesfrom Helio Castroneves (Marlboro Honda Reynard) at Long Beach and Detroitand Dario Franchitti at Cleveland. Overall, Honda-powered drivers have won20 of the past 24 FedEx Championship Series events contested on temporarystreet circuits, dating to Alex Zanardi's victory at Long Beach on April 5,1998.

ON THE AIR

Qualifying for the Molson Indy will air 5 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2.CART 2Day airs 11 a.m. ET Sunday on ESPN2, while ABC-TV's live racebroadcast begins 1 p.m. ET. Twenty of 21 FedEx Championship Series eventsare being televised live on ABC-TV or ESPN, and 18 are being televised liveon Eurosport, a European network that reaches 250 million viewers in 54countries. Sunday's race will also air on the CART Radio Network and onCART's official website, at www.cart.com .

MOLSON INDY "QUOTEBOARD"

MICHAEL ANDRETTI (Motorola Honda Reynard), on his extraordinary success inToronto, with six victories and 11 top-five finishes in 14 starts: "I wish Iknew why I'm so successful in Toronto because I would definitely try toduplicate it at all of the other tracks we race on. Apparently, my style issuited to Toronto but really, there is no secret. At the end of the day, Idon't know if I just have really good luck in Canada but things seem toreally go my way when I race in Toronto."

KENNY BRACK (Shell Ford Lola), on the affection of Toronto fans for racing:"I really enjoyed Toronto. The town is fun and the fans are really into theracing. That is great. Toronto fans are like the fans in Europe. Theylove their racing. We didn't have a good race last year and I expect us tobe better this time. You can't make a mistake there. But there are atleast two good places to pass and that is important with a street circuit.We had a good car at both Mexico and Long Beach in the streets and we didn'tfinish like we wanted. The car wasn't as good at Detroit. I hope we canget back as we were at the start of the year."

DARIO FRANCHITTI (KOOL Honda Reynard), on the importance of a goodacross-the-board setup at Toronto: "Team KOOL Green has been able to puttogether some really good races of late and we need to keep the momentumgoing. Toronto's one of the tracks where the car has to do everything well.It has to be able to brake well, it has to be able to steer well without toomuch understeer yet it has to have good traction. So you can't be weak inany of those departments. The layout is a challenge because it's got acombination of fairly fast straights and low speed corners so it isdifficult to hit the setup just right. This is definitely a rhythm coursethat takes a lot of concentration."

PAUL TRACY (KOOL Honda Reynard), on building upon two consecutive podiumfinishes at Toronto (second in 1999, third last year): "It has been a toughstretch for us lately but we turned things around atToronto last year with a podium finish, and we are sure going to try and doit again. We have had strong cars everywhere we've been this year butracing luck has been holding us back. Don't look for Team KOOL Green togive up though. Toronto is a tough street track with a great atmosphere andI expect us to turn this luck around."

CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI (Kmart Toyota Lola), on turning his FedEx ChampionshipSeries season around: "It has been a slow start to the season. I scored zeropoints the first two races which was bad, but apart from that, we havepicked it up a lot. We are coming along strong now with a lot of season andpoints left and we have been reasonably competitive and plan to continuethat in Toronto. Toronto is definitely one of those places where you need tobe there for the end of the race. Surviving the whole race is key, but moreimportant than that, you need to have a good car. We had a very good car thepast two years there. In 1999, I finished third and last year the car wasunbelievably strong and looking strong for a race win, but coming into thepits I hit Gil de Ferran and my race was finished. We just need to have atrouble-free race this year and be there at the end with a strong car. Thereis no doubt that Canada is a huge market for us. We have a lot of fansthere, plus the fact that Paul Tracy and the Player's drivers [PatrickCarpentier and Alex Tagliani] are Canadian adds interest. I think that addsto the desire to have fans wanting to come to the races and support us. Ontop of all of that, the two Canadian races, Toronto and Vancouver, do ahelluva job and we get treated very well. They set up the track well and onething leads to another. They do an excellent job making the race anexcellent event."

MEMO GIDLEY (Target Toyota Lola), on his runner-up finish in Cleveland:"Last weekend was one of the best moments in my career. I felt the race wasmine to win. We had the dominant car out there and I was hoping I couldbring home my first win and the first win of the year for the team. I hopewe can have another dominating performance like we did last week inCleveland. I'm pretty familiar with the track in Toronto. In 1999, Istarted 15th and finished 12th. I'm confident I have a better car this yearand I expect us to have a solid run this week. I'm very impressed with allof the people here at Team Target. They all know their roles and have agreat way of communicating with each other."

CRISTIANO da MATTA (Texaco/Havoline/Kmart Toyota Lola), on the importance ofa good finish in Toronto: "The results have been a little disappointinglately because we have had the performance. We have been running goodeverywhere, we have had the car ready to finish in the top-five every race,but we haven't finished as well as we would've liked. By now we could've hadmore than one race win, but because of all the situations we got involvedwith, it has just been a bad last couple of races. I'm sure it's going toturn around sometime and I think it's going to be very soon, because the caris running good and we've been putting ourselves up front every time. Byputting ourselves in that position, then it is just a matter of time untilthe results start coming. When we finally put everything together theresults are going to come fast. Last year in Toronto was a good weekendoverall for me. We got there on Friday morning and the car was really bad. Iremember that I copied the set-up that my [PPI Racing] teammate [OriolServia] had and it really worked on Saturday morning and then I had a goodcar and qualified second, which was my best ever qualifying. In the race Iwas able to get the lead from [Helio] Castroneves on the second turn andlead the most laps. It was fun. It was my first time to lead a Champ Carrace. We stayed on the lead after the first pit stop. Unfortunately, afterthe second pit stop I wasn't able to finish the work we started after we gotbeat out of the pits. Overall it was a nice race. I enjoyed it a lot."

JIMMY VASSER (Patrick Racing Toyota Reynard), hoping to regain theconsistency he showed at the outset of the FedEx Championship Series season:"Hopefully, the fifth-place finish in Cleveland will get the #40Visteon/Patrick Racing team started on a hot streak that will put us back atthe top of the championship race. We were very consistent at the start ofthe season then we had a couple of unfortunate incidents. To win thischampionship we have to string together some podium finishes and startwinning races. I have had some success at Toronto over the years. Like allthe street circuits, Toronto is challenging. It has a nice combination oftight radius and fast corners. There are surface changes, from asphalt tocement, and bumps, which can make things both interesting and difficult.Getting the right compromise in the setup is the key. I really enjoy therace in Toronto. The city is beautiful and the Canadian fans know theirracing."

TONY KANAAN (Hollywood Honda Reynard), looking forward to his return toToronto after missing last year's event due to a fractured forearm: "I lovecoming to Toronto. I'm really sorry I missed it last year. It's awonderful city and the locals really embrace this event. You can see it inthe drivers' enthusiasm. It's a very interesting street track. Very fastin certain places, which makes it really exciting to watch. I think theHollywood team has regrouped after a weekend off that we needed very much.It was tough going there for a while, but now we're ready to have greatsecond part of the season. We started out very solid and then thingsstarted getting frustrating at Detroit. But, like I keep saying, 21 racesis a long season and everybody has their share of ups and downs. Now, it'stime to move it on up."

ALEX ZANARDI (Pioneer Honda Reynard), on his growing confidence at Mo NunnRacing: "I feel very encouraged this weekend after the race we had atCleveland. I had a race car that I was very happy with. I think I neverdoubted that I could drive with the leaders in the race, and that is the wayyou want to feel every race. Obviously, there were a lot of people pleasedto see me back in the hunt, overtaking people and lapping consistently withthe fastest guys out there. I don't have any doubt that if again we canbring the same kind of car to Toronto, I'll be able to challenge people forpositions, and hopefully end up on the podium. The important thing is, weunderstand why our car was working better in Cleveland than it has probablyall year. If that's the case, it means that we're really at a turning pointin our season. We figured out a few things. In particular, the engineers[Morris Nunn, Jim Anderson and Adam Schaechter] did a great job giving me agood race car. At this point of my career, it takes one split second tohave confidence in your race car, or to lose your confidence. I'mexperienced enough to know that there is nothing magic in this business.When you have a good car, when you have a car that is capable of winning arace, then you're going to have a good day if you stay out of trouble. Ifmisfortune leads you to something where you're not leading, you have to havethe car to that you can take to the Winner's Circle. That's where our focushas to be right now. I think Tony and I are capable of winning races if wehave the right car. We still have a lot of questions that we don't have ananswer for, yet, but we're getting there."

ROBERTO MORENO (Visteon Ford Reynard), on reaching his objectives for thispart of the FedEx Championship Series season: "The #20 Visteon/PatrickRacing team has accomplished what it set out to do during this portion ofthe season. We needed to score points, finish on the podium and get into thetop 10 in the standings. We had a bit of bad luck in Cleveland, but westill managed to come away with some valuable championship points. TheVisteon/Patrick Racing team has done a tremendous job preparing the cars, inthe pits and with our race strategy. We just have to keep working hard andkeep the momentum going. Toronto is a very interesting, very challengingcircuit. We missed on the set-up a bit last year, but based on what we havebeen doing on the street circuits this year, I think we should be good inqualifying. I like racing on the street circuits. It is my favorite kindof racing. You have to contend with a variety of corners and surfaces. Itmakes it very challenging and fun for the driver."

MAX PAPIS (Miller Lite Ford Lola), on the personal significance of theMolson Indy: "I think about this race a lot because it is the Toronto racebrought me to CART. When Jeff [Krosnoff] was killed at Toronto, Cal Wellstested me to be his replacement. From there, I was able to get the ride inCART. Jeff was a special person and I always want to do well in Toronto aspart of his memory. I'd love to get on the podium at Toronto. I thinkwe've developed the new Lola enough now to be competitive there. I'mlooking forward to coming back to Toronto. Last year, I was on the podium atToronto for the [filming of a segment for the] Driven movie. Now, I want todo it for real. Qualifying is always important at Toronto. We have theconcentrate on that this time around. We didn't get a chance to show ourPortland car at Cleveland. Qualifying in the rain and then a brokensteering arm didn't give us a good chance to run properly. But I expect usto be back up at the front again. I like the Toronto circuit and the city.It's exciting."

BRUNO JUNQUEIRA (Target Toyota Lola), on turning around some recent bad luckin the FedEx Championship Series: "We're looking forward to getting backinto the championship hunt this weekend in Toronto. We've had some bad luckover the last few races. This team has shown it can be competitive everyweek. I'm looking forward to racing up in Toronto this week. The fans aregreat and it's a nice place to have a race. It will be important to have agood qualifying effort there. We've done very well in qualifying so farthis year and I think that will help us this week."

BRYAN HERTA (Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing Ford Reynard), on the lift provided byhis podium finish in Cleveland: "It's always great going into an event thatyou really like, especially when you've just done well at the previous race.Our third-place finish in Cleveland was great for myself and the team, andwe are definitely prepared to keep the momentum going. Toronto is a terrificevent. The fans and the atmosphere are great, it is always fun to race infront of a massive, energetic crowd. It is a tough track in terms of gettingthe car just right. You have several different surfaces that make it alittle tricky to get a really good set-up, but if you do, it is a lot offun."

PATRICK CARPENTIER (Player's/Indeck Ford Reynard), on his enjoyment ofcompeting in his Canadian homeland: "It's always a good feeling to becompeting in front of a home crowd, and the fans in Toronto really give us aboost with their support. Molson Indy Toronto is a homecoming, not only for[teammate] Alex [Tagliani] and I, but for a lot of Team Player's members.There are people like our team manager Phil LePan, [assistant engineer] EricZeto and [mechanic] Neil Campbell who are all from the Toronto region. Guyslike Michael Cannon and Kelly Loewen, the chief engineers on our cars, arefrom Montreal and Lethbridge, Alberta, and Dave "Foggy" Fitzgerald, our tirespecialist and transporter driver, is from Calgary. We've talked in the pastabout Molson Indy Toronto and how much it means to us. All of us want to beable to put on a good show for the Canadian crowd, and you can be sure we'reall going to give that extra effort to put up some good results. I knowthat, personally, I'll be warming up by performing at the first concert ofour newly formed band [RPM, along with Kenny Brack of Team Rahal] at WayneGretzky's [restaurant] on the Friday night of race weekend. The atmospherearound the race weekend in Toronto is just awesome. The whole city gets intoit." "I don't think there's any extra pressure on us because it happens to be thefirst of two races in Canada. You can't let yourself get too pumped upbecause you need to focus on the job that you have to do. The Toronto streetcourse isn't like Portland or Cleveland, where you can usually find quite afew places to pass if you're trying to get to the front of the field. ButToronto is a track where race incidents have been known to happen, and ifyou keep your poise, you can work your way into contention, the way I wasable to last year, when I came from 17th on the starting grid to finishseventh."

ALEX TAGLIANI (Player's/Indeck Ford Reynard), on the festive atmospheresurrounding the Molson Indy: "I get a big charge out of the entire race weekin Toronto. It's an opportunity for Team Player's to connect with the fanswho support us through good times and not-so-good times during the CARTseason. There are all sorts of events organized during the week that make usfeel welcome and proud to be home. The whole team really gets involved.There are 18 members of the team, for instance, who will be taking part inthe Greg Moore Foundation golf tournament. It's a fun event and it's for agreat cause. Both Pat [Carpentier, teammate] and I have something in commonin that we won races in Toronto as members of Team Player's in the Atlanticseries. But one of my biggest thrills of my rookie season in CART last yearwas getting into the top five at Molson Indy Toronto. It was especiallysatisfying because I came back from 19th on the grid. The key is making sureyou stay in the hunt and that you're around at the finish. We've been aroundat the finish and in the points in three of our last four races, so that'sencouraging as we prepare for Toronto."

ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex Honda Reynard), on his pastsuccesses at Toronto: "Toronto is one those tracks, like Cleveland, whereI've done well in the past. Some tracks suit your [driving style] betterthan others. I have a different style of driving than Shinji [Nakano,teammate]. I left-foot brake and he brakes with the right. Really, in theend, it's just a matter of trying to find a way of making the car do whatyou want for your style. Experience helps. Knowing what you need on certaintracks because of different circumstances -- like the frequent pavementchanges at Toronto. It's a little like Bryan [Herta] at Laguna Seca. He justknows what he needs from the car in specific areas to make a difference whenthe time comes to show it."

SHINJI NAKANO (Avex/Alpine Honda Reynard), on the uniqueness of the MolsonIndy layout : "The track is interesting. In terms of setup, you have to getgood traction. There are a lot of slow corners, and the grip level of thetrack is pretty low. You have to find good traction and have a stable car.The track is pretty bumpy and the car can be nervous under braking. We haveto concentrate on this and traction with the setup of the car. Passing isdifficult. There is one place at the first corner, another at the second andmaybe one or two other corners where you can pass if someone makes a mistakeand you can take advantage of the opportunity."

MAURICIO GUGELMIN (Nextel PacWest Toyota), on the excitement andintelligence of Canadian motorsports fans: "I'm quite excited to head backto Canada. The fans there are so enthusiastic about our series, and racingin general, and the energy they bring to the track really carries over tothe teams and drivers. Last year we qualified pretty well [10th] but ourday ended early with electrical problems. The track is very challenging,with very few passing points, and it demands a great deal of finesse andconcentration. We should be primed to put in a good result for our friendsnorth of the border. I know my Nextel crew and I will be ready."

SCOTT DIXON (Powerware Panasonic PacWest Toyota), "What we learned atCleveland will definitely help us at Toronto. We were running well atCleveland until I made contact with another driver - so we were definitelyheaded in the right direction, which I'm confident will carry over toToronto. I like the corners on this circuit - the car has to have a goodspeed for the middle of the corner and this where you can pick up a lot oftime. If we can move higher on the starting grid, everything else will fallinto place. With the Toyota Reynard package and the set-up my engineershave been giving me, we've had pretty good success moving up the fieldduring the race and I'm confident we can do this again at Toronto. Thebattle for points starts heating up now and a strong performance at Torontowill put us in good shape."

ORIOL SERVIA (Sigma Autosport Ford Lola), on returning to FedEx ChampionshipSeries competition following a brief break: "It was nice to take a littletime off, but now it's time to go to the business at hand. Toronto is agreat street circuit and a lot of fun for both the fans and drivers. It'sdefinitely a place you have to be careful at because there is nothing butconcrete looking at you from both sides of the track, yet I'm lookingforward to having a strong race there again. I believe we'll have a betterrace at Toronto than we did at Cleveland. The fan base in Toronto isfantastic, not only in Toronto but all of Canada. They [the fans] make it agreat place to stay and race."

FAST FACTS FOR THE MOLSON INDY

WHAT: Molson Indy.
WHERE: Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, July 13-15.
SUPPORT EVENTS: Dayton Indy Lights Championship, Toyota AtlanticChampionship, Barber Dodge Pro Series, CASCAR.
BROADCAST: TV-ESPN (live, 1 p.m. ET). RADIO-CART Radio Network. INTERNET-www.cart.com .
PRE-RACE PROGRAMMING: Molson Indy pole qualifying, 5 p.m. ET Saturday,ESPN2; CART 2Day, 11 a.m. ET Sunday, ESPN2.
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Michael Andretti.
DEFENDING POLESITTER: Helio Castroneves.
TRACK LAYOUT: 1.755-mile temporary road course.
RACE LENGTH: 95 laps, 166.725 miles.
TRACK RECORDS: Qualifying (one lap) - 1999, Gil de Ferran, 110.565 mph(57.143 seconds); Race - 1999, Dario Franchitti, 85.897 mph.
RACE NUMBER: 10 of 21 in the FedEx Championship Series.