® DARIO FRANCHITTIDARIO Chip Ganassi Racing Target Series Champion 2011 IZOD IndyCar IZOD IndyCar ® Series & Firestone Indy Lights™ 2012 Trackside INDYCAR Media Web Site – media.indycar.com A media-only section of the INDYCAR’s Web site is available for media use. This site contains general content about the IZOD IndyCar® Series and Firestone Indy Lights, including: IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights logos for download Graphics and special event photo galleries for download and publication INDYCAR PR contacts Team PR contacts Track contacts Teleconference advisories Teleconference transcripts, press releases, advisories and notebooks Weekly Video News Feed advisories and digital copies Information about each event also is available, including: Complete event schedules Broadcast information Daily Trackside Reports, including session details and quotes Event Video News Release advisories Event press conference transcripts The address for the media site is: http://media.indycar.com INDYCAR Media Photo Web Site – IndyCarMedia.com A media-only website is available for media to download high-resolution photos of at-track events and studio photos of drivers. Note, registration is required to access the side The address for the media site is: http://www.indycarmedia.com INDYCAR PR CONTACT INFORMATION 1. INDYCAR. Contact information for members of INDYCAR Public Relations: a. Amy Konrath, Vice President of Communications/Public Relations 317-331-7437 – cell; 317-492-6453 – office; [email protected] b. Denise Abbott, Vice President of Public Relations 310-430-0496 – cell; 317-492-8836 – office; [email protected] c. Steve Shunck, Vice President of Public Relations 317-716-9188 – cell; 317-492-8532 – office; [email protected] d. Dave Lewandowski, Director of Editorial Projects 317331-9385 – cell; 317-492-8533 – office; [email protected] e. Kate Guerra, Public Relations Coordinator/Social Media 317-800-8438 – cell; 317-492-8577 – office; [email protected] f. Arni Sribhen, Media Relations Coordinator 317-506-4816 – cell; 317-492-8531 – office; [email protected] Teams. Contact information for IZOD IndyCar Series teams: a. Anne Fornoro, A.J. Foyt Racing 832-372-9912 – cell; 973-726-3701 – work; [email protected] b. Jade Gurss, Andretti Autosport (Marco Andretti/Ryan Hunter-Reay) 317-517-4121 – cell; 317-872-2700 x241 – work; [email protected] c. Ryann Rigsby, Andretti Autosport (James Hinchcliffe) 610-909-7312 – cell; 317-872-2700 275 – work; [email protected] d. Monica Hilton, Bryan Herta Autosport 608-669-3211 – cell; [email protected] e. Loris Lukas, Chip Ganassi Racing (Charlie Kimball/Graham Rahal) 321-231-3113 – cell; 317-802-0000 x4271 – work; [email protected] f. Chris Gallas, Dale Coyne Racing 630-677-5114– cell; [email protected] g. Tom Blattler, Ed Carpenter Racing 317-525-5692 – cell; [email protected] h. Kevin Diamond, KV Racing Technology 415-729-6011 – cell; [email protected] i. Trish Donovan, Lotus HVM Racing 317-525-8653 – cell; [email protected] j. Paul Woolnough, Dragon Racing 310-467-8212 – cell; [email protected] k. Elizabeth Power, Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 317-332-7260 – cell; [email protected] l. Mike Kitchel, Panther Racing 317-716-5256 – cell; 317-856-9500 – work; [email protected] m. Kathi Lauterbach, Rahal Letterman Lanigan 317-447-4337 – cell; 317-297-8064 – work; [email protected] n. Krystin Wiggs, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (317) 850-5315 – cell; [email protected] o. Ron Green, Schmidt Hamilton Racing 317-341-1820 -- cell; [email protected] p. Brent Blaylock, Team Penske 704-497-9302 – cell; 704-664-8566 – work; [email protected] q. Kelby Krauss, Target Chip Ganassi Racing 317-945-3019 –cell; 704-662-9642 x1147 – work; [email protected] Title Sponsor, Manufacturers & TV Partners. Contact information for Indy Racing League partners: a. Jason Colin, IZOD 212-381-3937-work; [email protected] b. T.E. McHale & Dan Layton, American Honda 310-418-5959 – cell; 310-783-3169 – work; [email protected] 314-614-9763 – cell/work; [email protected] c. Judy Kouba Dominick, Chevrolet 336-659-8964 – cell; [email protected] d. Anne Roy, Lotus 514-627-0191; [email protected] e. Mark Robinson & Darla Elkins, Firestone 317-308-1464 – cell; 317-587-8849– work; [email protected] 615-937-3341 – work; [email protected] f. Meier Raivich, NBC Sports Network 203-391-4574 – cell; 917-934-1994 – work; [email protected] g. Andy Hall, ESPN 386-562-4914 – cell; 407-566-2209 – work; [email protected] INDYCAR PUBLIC RELATIONS STYLE GUIDE INDYCAR Indianapolis-based governing body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy. IZOD IndyCar Series The premier series of INDYCAR, which debuted in January 1996. IZOD IndyCar Series should be used in all references. (e.g. IZOD IndyCar Series cars, IZOD IndyCar Series champion, IZOD IndyCar Series driver). Firestone Indy Lights The official development series of INDYCAR, which debuted in July 2002. Firestone Indy Lights should be used in all references. (e.g. Firestone Indy Lights cars, Firestone Indy Lights champion, Firestone Indy Lights driver). Mazda Road to Indy The official ladder system of INDYCAR, which debuted in 2010 consisting of the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights, Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda. Other Key Terms: Holmatro Safety Team: Official name of the track safety unit of INDYCAR. Holmatro Safety Team should be used in all references. E85: Official name of the fuel used by the IZOD IndyCar Series. Fuel is a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent racing gasoline. Honda Racing HI12R: Official name of Honda’s Turbocharged V-6 IZOD IndyCar Series engine. Chevy INDYCAR V-6: Official name of Chevrolet’s IZOD IndyCar Series engine Race car: Not racecar. Racetrack: Not race track; also applies to superspeedway. SAFER Barrier: Acronym for the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction Barrier in place at oval tracks. Note the uppercase “B” in all references. SWEMS: Acronym for the Suspension and Wheel Energy Management System employed on all IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights cars. Turn: Uppercase in all references (e.g. Turn 4); also applies to laps (e.g. Lap 100). FAST FACTS Story Ideas: Power and Hunter-Reay take points battle to California The IZOD IndyCar Series championship is anyone’s to take with four drivers still mathematically in contention to win the series title. Ryan Hunter-Reay played the strategy to perfection at Baltimore and cut Will Power’s lead in half, but he trails Power by 17 points. The race for IZOD IndyCar Series championship will be decided in the final race for the seventh year in a row. Which driver, neither who has raced at Auto Club Speedway, will win his first title? MAVTV 500 Hunter-Reay seeks oval title as well Qualifying Broadcast Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay has won on street circuits/road Friday, Sept. 14 courses and ovals this season, but will look for his first speedway win at Auto 7:30 p.m. (ET) Club Speedway. Hunter-Reay, who is tied with Tony Kanaan in the A.J. Foyt NBC Sports Network Trophy standings, has won at the Milwaukee Mile and Iowa Speedway this year. Can the former Southern California resident score his biggest oval win at Auto Race Broadcast Club Speedway and take home a pair of trophies? Saturday, Sept. 15 7:30 p.m. (ET) Penske vs. Andretti for title NBC Sports Network For the fifth year in a row, a driver from Team Penske will compete for the IZOD (Live) IndyCar Series championship, but the competition isn’t from longtime rival, Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Can Andretti Autosport secure its first title since Track 2007, or will Roger Penske claim another Indy car crown? Auto Club Speedway (2-mile D-shaped oval) Last chance to claim a win in 2012 Indy car race winners Marco Andretti, Mike Conway, Tony Kanaan and Graham Distance Rahal all have finished on podium in 2012, but they are still looking for a return 250 laps/500 miles trip to Victory Lane. Can one of these drivers take the win at the final race of the season at Auto Club Speedway? Radio IMS Radio Network/ Return to Fontana XM 94 / Sirius 212 The MAVTV 500 will mark the IZOD IndyCar Series’ first race at Auto Club Speedway in nearly a decade. Dario Franchitti edged his close friend and Andretti 2011 Polesitter Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan to win the series’ last visit to the 2-mile No event held oval. Who will win the return to one of Indy car racing’s fastest tracks? 2011 Winner 500-mile race to test endurance of drivers, teams No event held The MAVTV 500 will be a test of man and machine as the IZOD IndyCar Series drivers and teams will race 500 miles around one of the series’ fastest ovals. IZOD IndyCar Series Dario Franchitti claimed a dramatic win in the Indianapolis 500 in May. Can Track Record Franchitti sweep the 500-milers in 2012? 31.7521 (226.757) Helio Castroneves Mazda Road to Indy scholarships to be decided on East-West Coast Sept. 2003 With 2012 winding down, the scholarship winners in the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system will be decided in the Firestone Indy Lights race at Auto Club Indy car Track Record Speedway and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda 30.255 (241.428) races at Virginia International Raceway. Through the program, Mazda is Gil de Ferran providing scholarships for the 2012 champions of USF2000, the Star Mazda Oct. 2000 Championship Presented by Goodyear and Firestone Indy Lights to advance to the next level in 2013 based on talent and results.