Duno Finishes in 11th Place at Texas Motor Speedway, Third Race for Rookie


FORT WORTH, Texas (June 9, 2007) IndyCar rookie driver Milka Duno finished 11th tonight at the Texas Motor Speedway after starting in 20th position in her #23 CITGO Racing Dallara Honda.  The Texas event was Duno's third appearance in her limited 2007 IndyCar Series schedule.  Over the course of the three day event, Duno successfully overcame a number of issues including a crash caused by a mechanical failure that occurred during the first practice on Thursday afternoon as well as a puncture in the right front tire after her last pit stop in Saturday night's race.

"This was a very challenging race for me" said Duno. "This was more difficult for me than Kansas and Indianapolis. The conditions on the track kept changing during the race and we constantly had to make adjustments to the CITGO car.   But I learned a lot tonight and as always, I am very grateful to the team for all their hard work."

"We're thrilled to have given Milka an 11th place finish in her third race," said Peter Baron, team principal for SAMAX Motorsport. "This race track has the reputation for multiple car accidents, which happened tonight. Milka did a good job to stay out of trouble, I'm proud of her determination and we are looking forward to continuing her development at the next race."

Milka's next event will be at the Iowa Speedway on June 24th.

CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner, marketer and transporter of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, refined waxes, asphalt and other industrial products. The company has been a major sponsor of American racing for 21 years in such series as NASCAR, Grand-Am Racing and now the IndyCar Series. CITGO is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. For more information on CITGO visit www.citgo.com.

For additional information on Milka please visit www.milkaduno.com.