Fla., March 17, 2010 – Conor Daly took the luck of the Irish with him this St. Patrick’s Dayto finish P1 in the final
practice session of the day. After two official test days yesterday and one official practice this morning, it seems the young
Irish-blooded driver found his stride in his lucky #22 Juncos Racing car during the final session this afternoon. With a time of
1:57.600, Daly also clocked in the only lap time under 1:58.000 in the official practice sessions today.

“I’m very happy with the day,” said Daly. “We worked hard all day today and yesterday, changed lots of things, looked for more speed and it’s really paid off. I really want to
thank the crew and everyone on the team because they worked really hard to get us to where we are now. Now, I’m looking forward to qualifying tomorrow.”

Tatiana Calderon has continued to improve during her time with Juncos Racing, finding time and using new tactics during every on-track session. Early on in this afternoon’s session, Calderon spun in turn 10, landing her #25 car in the dirt and ending her session early. Before today’s incident, Calderon’s best finishing position of the week was 11th in the first official test session on Tuesday, showing promise that she could finish in the top-ten in her rookie race this week. “I’m really happy with the team,” said Calderon.

“I’m improving a lot. I already did a better time in my first session this week than I did back at the series test in January. After the test, our driver coach Peter Dempsey sent me a debrief sheet to review, and I had time in between then and this race to really think about everything. The team has also helped me become much more mentally strong since the test in January which is really helpful. I’m really looking forward to qualifying tomorrow and the race on Friday.”

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