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Indy 500: Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing and Billy Boat Practice Notes, Tuesday, May 12

12 May 1998

* Billy Boat ran 28 laps in practice today with a fastest speed of 220.060 mph. In his backup car he ran 24 laps with a fastest speed of 219.893 mph.

* Billy Boat: "Today was mainly a day of experimentation. We were trying different things and looking for a good handle on a race setup. The thing about this track is that it is constantly changing and it's difficult to know what conditions we are going to have on Saturday or race day. Even if you get a good setup today it doesn't mean it is going to be any good when it counts. We just have to learn as much as we can. We ran both our primary car and back-up car today. The primary car had mainly a qualifying setup and the back-up had a race setup. We're just trying to get a good feeling for each of them."