Daytona IROC Road Race Facts

2006 is the 30th Anniversary of the Crown Royal International Race of
Champions

119th IROC Race

IROC Race Second IROC Road Course Race At Daytona International Speedway
(DIS) -- The series completed its first season in 1974 on the road course at
DIS, which has hosted 25 oval races through 2006 for a total of 27 IROC
events, tying Michigan International Speedway for most IROC events.

Track Configuration -- 3.56-mile Road Course

Race Format:
Distance -- 20-laps, 71.2-miles (Yellow flag laps do not count)

Shootout Format - The purpose of the Shootout is to heighten the level of
competition within each race.

Awarding bonus points for the first three positions adds incentive to get to
the front of the pack during the first segment of the race. At a lap
predetermined during race week, a yellow flag will be displayed. The cars
will be brought down pit road for a routine pit stop. IROC crewmembers will
man two pit- stalls to handle the fleet.

Shootout Bonus Points -- 3,2,1, respectively, awarded to the top three
positions at the time of the caution flag. If an incident occurs within a
five-lap window of the scheduled stop, race officials may elect to perform
the routine pit stop at the time of the unscheduled caution. The drivers will
be notified that the bonus points (3-2-1) will be awarded at the conclusion
of the fifth consecutive lap of green flag racing after the restart.

Shootout Restart -- The field will realign as they finished before the
mandatory pit stop, however, the field will be given lane choice starting
with the leader. Each driver, one-by-one, in ascending order, will choose to
restart in either the inside lane or outside lane.

Race Bonus Points - 5, 4, 3, respectively, to the driver who leads most laps,
second and third most laps

Tiebreaker Rule: In the event that two or more drivers are tied for bonus
points, the bonus points will be awarded according to the finishing positions
of the race. In the event that two or more drivers are tied at the finish
line, the points for finishing positions will be added together and divided
among the tying drivers.

Daytona Road Course wins by Division - SCCA (1)

Starting Positions and Car Assignments - Out of the fleet of Crown Royal IROC
Cars brought to the event 12 will be selected based on their equivalence in
speed and performance during pre-race testing. The cars are identified by
chassis numbers and are assigned to the drivers before each event by a blind
draw. Starting positions for race three is determined by reverse order of the
points standings.

Purse Total - $1.9 million with $1 million awarded to the Champion by Crown
Royal based on points standings at the end of the fourth race.

2006 Crown Royal IROC cars -- A minor change to the 2006 graphics package
adds more color to the nose of the car for better identification when viewing
head-on. The car numbers and colors are assigned at the start of the season
and will remain with the driver throughout the four-race season. Numbers and
colors, when possible, will either simulate the driver's native series team,
or be significant to the driver from a portion of his/her career.

Driver Notes & Quotes:

Matt Kenseth -- (About how he'll approach the race)"I think you will run as
hard as you can. With the way the points are structured, you get bonus points
for leading laps, plus a bonus for your top 3 positions at the break. You are
rewarded for running all out in the Crown Royal IROC Series and that's how I
approach every race.

"The challenge for the IROC road race at Daytona is the track and cars being
unfamiliar. I have very limited experience on road courses and have run the
one at Daytona only once."

"What I will enjoy the most will probably be learning from the other series'
road course aces that I will be racing against. Maybe they will make me a
better road course racer."

Tony Stewart -- (About the Daytona Road Course Race) "I look at that race as
being one of the most fun races of the year because it really levels out the
playing field. We're used to driving that heavy style of car, but at the same
time, it gives these guys who are road racers the opportunity to use
techniques that a lot of us don't necessarily know. It'll make it a lot of
fun for all of us.

"What I'm excited about is that I've spent a lot of laps on that Daytona road
course. I don't know how many laps I have there, but it's probably 500-600
laps that I've personally driven on that track. That in itself makes it
exciting for me. It's not a course that I'm not familiar with. It's a course
I'm very familiar with. That will help me a lot."

(About Max Angelelli) "He's a very aggressive driver, but he's also an
awesome road racer. I think he'll be able to adapt very quickly to the
heavier weight of the IROC cars. The biggest thing he'll have to worry about
is not burning the brakes off. If they can keep from doing that, I think
it'll be tough to run with those guys."

Max Angelelli -- "I'm looking forward to the road course, but don't
underestimate those NASCAR guys like Tony Stewart. They're really good on the
road courses, and that (IROC) car is very close to a NASCAR stock car, so, I
expect them to be very competitive."

Sam Hornish Jr. -- "It's been so long since IROC's run on a road course. I'd
like to go there and win. It will be something new. It's a different kind of
car from what I ever ran. Hopefully, we'll have a really good run there and
maybe go out of there with a win. I want to go to victory lane in an IROC
car, and I can't think of a better place to do it than right here at Daytona."

Max Papis - "I'm very excited about the IROC race on the Daytona Road course.
This is the track that created the name "Mad Max" for me and I
really feel an
emotional attachment to it. Every time I walk into the track for the first
time during a race it feels like being home.

"I'm really looking forward to driving the IROC cars on the road course and
to see how they will behave. It will definitely be a challenge to learn how
not to overdrive the car. It would be great if this could be my first IROC
win, or at the very least, I would like to better my IROC career-best finish
of fourth, which came this year here in the February race. So, I will
definitely attack, but I won't decide how or when until after I have a
complete understanding of the car."

Frank Kimmel -- "I'm looking forward to the road course race. It's a great
opportunity to be here at Daytona and I'm not going to be disappointed in
anything. We're going to try to get a lot of testing time in, but I'm not as
accomplished as these guys are and it will probably show up."

Steve Kinser -- "I've never competed on a road course, but I did go to Willow
Springs 10-years ago messing around in a Can-Am car for a couple of days. I
wound up off in the desert quite a bit -- it was different. I don't know what
the IROC race will be like, honestly, but I think it will be fun for
everybody."

Scott Sharp -- "You can always come up with a big plan, but things have to
play out for that plan to work. Having a bit of a road racing background, I
intend to push as hard as possible on this track and would like to take
advantage of any opportunities that open up. You certainly don't want to be
held up by a slower car and let someone else get away.
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