VISION RACING QUALIFYING AND PRACTICE REPORT
(Kansas Speedway)

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (April 25, 2009)- Vision Racing drivers Ed Carpenter and Ryan Hunter-Reay and will start from the 10th and 19th positions, respectively, Sunday afternoon on the 1.5-mile of Kansas Speedway for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, the first oval race of the 2009 IndyCar Series season.

After qualifying first in line, Carpenter drove the No. 20 Menards/Vision Racing Honda powered Dallara to a four lap average speed of 208.956 mph to put himself on the outside of the fifth row on the grid.

Carpenter scored his best finish at Kansas last year when he finished 10th in his fifth attempt at the track. Carpenter had started sixth and drove as high as third in the race. He was running in fourth when he went to pit on lap 152, when competitor E.J. Viso mistakenly pitted in Carpenter's pit box while Carpenter was approaching. Subsequently, Carpenter overshot his pits and had to be pushed back for fuel only. At the same time, the caution flag came out for a crash on track.

Carpenter first raced the 1.5-mile oval at Kansas in 2004 where he started in the 16th spot and finished in 14th with Cheever Racing; in 2005 with Vision Racing he started from the 18th position and finished 17th, while in 2006 he started and finished from the 16th spot. At the 2007 Kansas event, Carpenter did not finish the race for the first time after starting 13th and was running in fifth when while attempting to pass lapped traffic, got high on the race track and had contact with the wall. He was credited with a 17th place finish.

Hunter-Reay was only able to put together a four lap average speed of 205.673 mph in the No. 21 Vision Racing Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine which put him on the inside of the 10th row on the Kansas grid.

Hunter-Reay will be making just his second start at Kansas Speedway. His first came last season with Rahal Letterman Racing when he started 12th and finished 18th.  He is currently fifth in the 2009 IndyCar Series Championship point standings.

Pole winner Graham Rahal will have his Newman-Haas-Lanigan teammate Robert Dournboos starting next to him on the grid with Danica Patrick rounds out the top three in qualifying. Dario Franchitti and Helio Castroneves have been sent to the rear of the for dropping below the white line during qualifying while E.J. Viso's car will start behind them for failing technical inspection.
 

The IndyCar Series will hold a morning warm-up practice session Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. CT.

Sunday's 150 lap/300 mile Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway will air live on Sunday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET on VERSUS, as well as IMS Radio Network, XM IndyCar Series Racing Channel 145, XM Sports Nation Channel 144 and on the web at www.IndyCar.com.

Qualifying and Practice Results and Quotes: (April 25, 2009)

Ryan Hunter-Reay - No. 21 Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Qualifying Position: 19th 
4 Lap Average Qualifying Speed: 205.673 mph
Top Time in Practice: 26.5592 sec/lap
Top Speed in Practice: 206.030 mph
Overall Rank in Practice: 22nd

On qualifying:

"That was a pretty frustrating qualifying effort but we know what the issue is now and what we will have is a pretty good race car for Sunday. This is just my second time here at Kansas but I'm fairly confident that it doesn't matter where anyone starts the race, it won't finish in the same order."

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About the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300: The 150 lap/300 mile Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway will air live on Sunday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET on VERSUS, as well as IMS Radio Network, XM IndyCar Series Racing Channel 145, XM Sports Nation Channel 144 and on the web at www.IndyCar.com.

About Vision Racing:  Vision Racing is owned and operated by Tony and Laura George as well as actor Patrick Dempsey of ABC's Grey's Anatomy and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana in a 32,000 square foot facility. The team competes full-time in the IndyCar Series and is entering its fifth season of IndyCar Series competition. The team features returning IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter and welcomed veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay for 2009. In the past calendar year, the team has scored nine top-ten finishes and five additional top-five finishes including a fifth place finish in the Indianapolis 500 by Ed Carpenter and a second place run by Ryan Hunter-Reay on the streets of St. Petersburg in the 2009 season opener. Also new for 2009 is a return to the Firestone Indy Lights Series with driver James Davison, as well as a technical partnership with new FIL team Bryan Herta Autosport and driver Daniel Herrington. Vision Racing continues to proudly perpetuate the legacy of the Hulman-George family through motorsports excellence, by demonstrating the traditions and heritage of the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Racing.

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