2007 ALMS Grand Prix of Long Beach Fact Sheet:

Who:  #26 XM Satellite Radio Acura drivers Dario Franchitti and Bryan Herta
What:  Grand Prix of Long Beach, Round 3 of the American Le Mans Series, LMP2 Class
Where:  Temporary Street Course, Long Beach, CA
When:  Saturday, April 14, 2007
Television:  SPEED Channel, 8 p.m. EDT (Tape-delayed)

Dario Franchitti on the Grand Prix of Long Beach:
"I've always enjoyed racing at Long Beach and I'm really looking forward to going back.  It's a fairly short race so overall speed will definitely be an issue.  Herta and I have both driven the track several times and with the lack of practice time, I think our experience could really come into play.  This is an important event with its proximity to the Acura Headquarters and we hope to be right at the front in the XM Satellite Radio car."

Dario Franchitti Facts:

*  Franchitti has six previous starts at Long Beach in his open-whell racing career
*  He recorded his first podium finish in the U.S. at the 1998 Long Beach Grand Prix, finishing second and sharing the podium with Herta who was third
*  He started and finished second in 1999
*  Franchitti teamed with Herta and Tony Kanaan to win the LMP2 class at the Mobil Twelve Hours of Sebring
*  Franchitti, Herta and Kanaan are the only three drivers in history to win an IndyCar, CART and ALMS race.
*  He has 14 major open-wheel wins and 14 pole positions
*  SInce 1998, Franchitti has won more American major open-wheel races than all but four drivers