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Kentucky Indy 300 Daily Trackside Report - Sept. 4

By indycar.com staff

04 Sep 2010

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Welcome to the Kentucky Indy 300, the 15th race of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar® Series season. Amy Konrath, vice president of public relations/communications for the Indy Racing League, and Tim Bray, director of media relations for Kentucky Speedway, and their staffs are here to assist you. Please direct your questions and requests to anyone in the Media Center.

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TODAY’S SCHEDULE (all times local):

4 p.m.

IZOD IndyCar Series Systems Check

5 p.m.

IZOD IndyCar Series practice #1

Noon – 1 p.m.

Firestone Indy Lights Sunoco Pole Qualifying (All cars/two timed laps)

1:30 – 3 p.m.

IZOD IndyCar Series PEAK Performance Pole Qualifying (All cars/two timed laps)

6:15 – 6:45 p.m.

Firestone Indy Lights practice #2

7 – 7:30 p.m.

IZOD IndyCar Series practice #2

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The IZOD IndyCar Series will compete in the Kentucky Indy 300, a 200-lap race at 8:45 p.m. (ET) today (live on VERSUS). The Firestone Indy Lights series will compete in the Drive Smart. Buckle Up Kentucky 100, a 67-lap race at 5:30 p.m. today.


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For the second year in a row, Conquest Racing will be fielding a hometown favorite at the Indy Japan 300 with Roger Yasukawa signing on to drive the No. 36 car at Twin Ring Motegi. Yasukawa, who started competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2003, will be competing in his sixth Indy Japan 300 at the 1.5-mile oval and his first with Conquest Racing.

ROGER YASUKAWA: "I am really excited to be back in the car for the Indy Japan 300 race in a couple of weeks. I always enjoy being able to race in front of my family, friends, and fans in Japan, and would like to thank Conquest Racing, CWE and VIDA for this opportunity. I have not driven an IndyCar for a year now, but I am very confident that the team will give me a strong car. I have worked with several crew members of the No. 36 car in the past, so it shouldn't take too long to gel with the team. We’re expecting a record crowd for the Japan race this year, and I'm sure it is going to be very exciting."

            ERIC BACHELART (Owner, Conquest Racing): “We’re very

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