LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 21, 2007) - Canadian Club driver Dario Franchitti will start fifth for Sunday's inaugural Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Franchitti posted a best speed of 120.599 miles per hour (1:07.4037 seconds) during the Firestone Fast Six Shootout.All four Andretti Green Racing drivers qualified for the Shootout, a first for the IndyCar Series.

ABC Sports will provide television coverage of the Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m. (EDT). The IndyCar Series radio broadcast of the 85-lap event can be heard live on XM Satellite Radio channel 145, the exclusive home of the IndyCar Series.

Dario Franchitti, #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone:
“I'm disappointed in the way the shootout went. I felt really good with the Canadian Club car after the one-lap qualifying run and knew I had more in it. I thought we were going to challenge for the pole, but had to come in for fuel with only a couple of minutes left and didn't have enough time to put down a good lap.”

Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Qualifying
Pos. Name Speed (mph) Time (secs)
1 Helio Castroneves 121.620 1:06.8375
2 Danica Patrick 121.098 1:07.1257
3 Tony Kanaan 121.008 1:07.1757
4 Marco Andretti 120.618 1:07.3931
5 Dario Franchitti 120.599 1:07.4037
6 Scott Dixon 120.473 1:07.4742
7 Sam Hornish Jr. 118.895 1:08.3693
8 Darren Manning 118.323 1:08.7000
9 Buddy Rice 118.134 1:08.8102
10 Ryan Hunter-Reay 118.024 1:08.8743
11 Dan Wheldon 117.422 1:09.2270
12 Tomas Scheckter 117.388 1:09.2474
13 Kosuke Matsuura 116.785 1:09.6049
14 AJ Foyt IV 116.456 1:09.8014
15 Scott Sharp 115.743 1:10.2316
16 Ed Carpenter 114.900 1:10.7465
17 Sarah Fisher 114.394 1:11.0599
18 Vitor Meira No Speed No Time