Homestead Friday Practice report

Forsythe Championship Racing, Ltd. 1999 PPG-Dayton Indy Lights Championship

Daytona Tire Challenge Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex Homestead, Fla. March 19 - 21, 1999

Circuit: 1.502-mile oval Race: 67 laps/100.634 miles Broadcast: March 22 - ESPN2 12:30 am EST March 23 - ESPN2 3:00 am EST

Airton Dare, #1 Banestado Lola:

"The car was a little bit better this morning. We had a problem with grip this afternoon, but we are working in the right direction. Track conditions will be different tomorrow for qualifying, but I think we have a top-10 car right now."

Guy Smith, #6 Lola (Sponsor tba):

"I'm very pleased. We made good progress today. We worked quite a bit with the balance of the car and my confidence. I feel we probably have one of the best cars for the race. I think we can qualify towards the top and hopefully be very strong in the race."

Friday Afternoon Practice:

1. Felipe Giaffone 29.838 2. Derek Higgins 30.002 3. Scott Dixon 30.063 4. Mario Dominguez 30.102 5. Geoff Boss 30.283 6. Guy Smith 30.306 7. Airton Dare 30.311 8. Jonny Kane 30.384 9. Oriol Servia 30.433 10. Casey Mears 30.488