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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 27, 2011) – Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing (NNCGR) driver, Charlie Kimball finished 22nd in the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 27th.

Kimball started the race from the 22nd position and would gain 10 positions early in the race. He had the No. 83 Levemir and NovoLog FlexPen running in 12th position when contact with the wall on lap 38 ended his day.

After the finish, Kimball is 22nd in the IZOD IndyCar Series point standings.

Up next for the Novo Nordisk team is Round 2 of the IZOD IndyCar Series at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park Sunday, April 10th (3:00 p.m. ET, VERSUS).

NNCGR Quoteboard:

Charlie Kimball: “I over-estimated the grip on the cold tires exiting pit lane. The No. 83 Levemir and NovoLog FlexPen Honda had the speed to catch the cars in front of me, I just made a mistake. I’m looking forward to Barber and getting back on the track.”

About Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc.

Chip Ganassi created his own one-car IndyCar team in 1990 and established a partnership with sponsor, Target. Today, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams includes two entries in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, four in the IZOD IndyCar Series and one Daytona Prototype in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Cars Series. Overall his teams have 12 championships and 137 victories, including three Indianapolis 500s, a Daytona 500, a Brickyard 400 and four Rolex 24 At Daytonas. Ganassi boasts state-of-the-art race shop facilities in Indianapolis and Brownsburg, Ind. and Concord, N.C., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Penn.

- Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Press Release