Backstretch Motorsports

Birmingham, AL (Feb. 24, 2010)- Sarah Fisher, of IndyCar Series team, Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) spent the day in Birmingham; testing her Honda powered Dallara, while participating in the IZOD IndyCar ® Series first open test of the 2010 season.

Although this was Fisher’s first career appearance at Barber Motorsports Park, this week’s IndyCar Series open test marks Fisher’s second time on track this year, as SFR participated in a private test at Sebring International Raceway just a few weeks ago.

The four-time voted Most Popular Driver was one of 18 drivers on the 17-turn, 2.38 mile permanent road course located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham. Fisher turned 63 laps during today’s test, posting her fastest time at 01:16.01 on her final lap of the day.

“Today was not necessarily my most fantastic day, but we did learn a lot,” said Fisher, author of 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Getting Behind the Wheel of Their Dream Job, which is due out in May. “The fastest lap we ran was the last one, which just shows there’s a lot more to learn tomorrow. We fought the weather all day. Temperatures weren’t on our side for grip right off the bat, but all in all I’m more comfortable in the car, which will allow me to learn these techniques quicker. With my smaller window of road course experience, there’s a lot to be learned in a short amount of time. The plan tomorrow is for Jay to be in the car in the morning, so I can learn from him with his time on track, leading up to me in the car again in the afternoon.”

Team Penske’s Ryan Briscoe was fastest on the circuit today with a time of 1:10.5052, followed closely by teammates, Helio Castroneves and Will Power.

Fisher will wrap the two-day IndyCar Series open test Thursday, joined by SFR teammate Jay Howard, before returning to Barber Motorsports Park to race in the third event of the 2010 IndyCar Series schedule on April 11. The Indy Grand Prix of Alabama will be carried live on the VERSUS network at 3:00 p.m. EST. Additional coverage will be available on the IMS Radio Network and XM Satellite Radio’s “IndyCar Racing,” with broadcast coverage summaries available at www.indycar.com and www.sarahfisher.com.

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About Sarah Fisher:
At just 28 years old, Sarah Fisher has already competed in eight Indianapolis 500’s, been voted “Most Popular Driver” four times in two separate Series (IndyCar and NASCAR), been awarded “Indy’s Best & Brightest Leaders Under 40″ and enters her third season as a team owner in 2010. Fisher is the first woman to qualify fastest for a major North American open-wheel event, the fastest woman to ever qualify for the Indy 500 and is the youngest woman to compete at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fisher has been a guest or profiled on a variety of national platforms such as, LIVE! With Regis & Kelly, The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Glamour, People and Forbes Magazine, to name a few. In 2008, she formed her own race team: Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR), and made her first start as a team owner in the IndyCar Series’ Indy 500. In May 2009, Fisher made her eighth start in the Indy 500, marking the most number of starts for a woman in the 93-year history of the race.

About Jay Howard:
While closing out his 2009 racing schedule, Howard signed a deal to complete a tailored IZOD IndyCar® Series schedule that would include four events for Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) in 2010, driving the No. 66 Honda-powered Dallara with backing from Tire Kingdom. He’ll attempt to qualify for his first Indy 500 on May 15, 2010. In 2006, the England-born driver won the Firestone Indy Lights championship, an essential step into the top-level of open-wheel racing, the IZOD IndyCar Series. Howard won the championship by four points, marking the closest margin in the Series’ history. That same year, he won two races, had five podium finishes and won two pole positions. He ran five events for Roth Racing in the IndyCar Series in 2008, with a best start of 14th and a best finish of 13th. He competed in three Firestone Indy Lights events in 2007, and took home the U.S. Formula Ford Zetec Championship and Rookie of the Year Honors in 2005; breaking Indy 500 winner Dan Weldon’s Series record, with nine wins. That year, he captured six pole positions and established a Series record, with six consecutive victories. Howard has been a guest or profiled on national platforms such as MTV’s Real World Road Rules Challenge. For more information, pleas visit Jay Howard online at http://www.jayhoward.co.uk/.

About Sarah Fisher Racing:
Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) is an auto racing team that competes in the IZOD IndyCar® Series, founded by IZOD IndyCar Series veteran racer, Sarah Fisher. Fisher announced plans to become the IZOD IndyCar Series first female owner/driver and the youngest team owner on February 27, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS). The team competed in three events in 2008, grew 100 percent in 2009 to six races and will compete in nine events in 2010 with backing from Dollar General. The team also announced plans to run a tailored schedule in 2010 for 2006 Firestone Indy Lights Champion Jay Howard in the No. 66 Tire Kingdom-sponsored Honda powered Dallara at four events, including the 94th running of the Indy 500, giving the team it’s first two-car entry in it’s two-year existence. For more information, please visit Sarah Fisher Racing online at http://www.sarahfisherracing.com.

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