IPS: Milwaukee: Round five preview

FAST FACTS

WHAT: Indy Pro Series:
Road Runner 100, 5th race in 16-race 2007 Indy Pro Series season.

WHERE:
The Milwaukee Mile, 1-mile asphalt oval

WHEN:
Indy Pro Series: 6:15 p.m. (ET), Saturday, June 2

DISTANCE:
Indy Pro Series: 100 laps/100 miles

POSTED AWARDS:
Indy Pro Series: More than $275,000

CARS:
Indy Pro Series: Dallara chassis; Firestone tires

PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS:
Indy Pro Series: Jaime Camara (2006), Jeff Simmons (2005), Paul Dana (2004).

2006 SERIES CHAMPIONS:
Indy Pro Series: Wade Cunningham

TV:
Indy Pro Series: Race: ESPN2 (tape-delay), 6 p.m. (ET), June 7

Note: Live streaming video coverage of the SWE Pole Qualifying (2:40 p.m. (ET) June 2) and the Road Runner 100 (5:15 p.m. (ET) June 2) is available at www.indycar.com

SCHEDULE (all times local; subject to change):

Saturday, June 2
8 -- 9 a.m. Indy Pro Series practice (two groups)
11:20 -- noon Indy Pro Series practice (two groups)
2:40 p.m. Indy Pro Series SWE Pole Qualifying
3:40 p.m. Road Runner 100 (100 laps/100 miles), ESPN2 (6 p.m., June 7; taped)

THE TRACK:
1-mile oval
Frontstretch: 1,265 feet banked at 2.5 degrees
Backstretch: 1,265 feet banked at 2.5 degrees
Turns: Banked at 9.25 degrees
Width: 70 feet

Located on land that was originally a horse farm, The Milwaukee Mile was used for training and racing thoroughbreds. Now used for car racing, the historic track is one of the flattest on the circuit.

INDY PRO SERIES NOTES:
* Camara can tie 'Iron man' record: Jaime Camara has made 30 consecutive Indy Pro Series starts entering race weekend. Camara competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2005 and for Andretti Green Racing in 2006. He returns in the AGR entry in 2007. Camara can tie Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s all-time mark for consecutive starts (31) at Milwaukee on June 2.

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