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São Paulo, Brazil (May 1, 2011)- The fourth round of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series in São Paulo, Brazil has been postponed until Monday, May 2^nd due to heavy rains and standing water on the Parque Anhembi temporary street circuit.

Just moments before the green flag dropped, the rain rolled in which made the start of the Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 an extremely interesting one. In Turn 1 a huge accident occurred involving multiple cars, but fortunately DRR pilots Justin Wilson (No. 22 HP) and Ana Beatriz (No. 24 Ipiranga) managed to steer clear of the carnage. Wilson, who qualified in 8^th position moved up to 7^th, and his teammate, Beatriz, who started 25^th and moved up to 22^nd, were able to bypass all of the action happening in front of them. The yellow flag immediately came out on the first lap.

The race restarted on Lap 6, and again, more action would incur. As all the drivers were trying to make it through Turn 1, naturally, there was some mayhem to deal with. Wilson made contact with Sebastien Bourdais on the start causing him to spin out. Luckily, the safety team was able to restart his car and he filtered back to P18. Ana Beatriz just hung back and stayed out of trouble. She came in on Lap 6 to top off on fuel and would come out in 16^th position. On Lap 8, the yellow would come back out and by Lap 9 the race was red-flagged for the first time.

After a 2.5 hour delay, race officials attempted to re-start the race. The 26-car field followed the pace car for five yellow laps in an effort to dry the track and to test out the conditions. Unfortunately, as the rain continued to fall, the visibility was minimal and the race was red-flagged for a second time on Lap 14.

With 14 laps all ready completed for the Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will be back out on track tomorrow at 8:00 am ET for the start of the race. Beatriz will start 15^th and Wilson will start 17^th. The race will restart on Lap 15 and will be live on VERSUS at 8 a.m. ET. Live Timing & Scoring will also be available on indycar.com.

About Dreyer & Reinbold Racing:
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is entering its 12th season of full-time competition in 2011, making it one of the longest-tenured teams in IZOD IndyCar Series competition. Current Co-Owners, Dennis Reinbold and Robbie Buhl, first teamed in full-time competition at the Walt Disney World Speedway in January of 2000. With Buhl behind the wheel, the two owners tasted victory in their debut race. The 2009 IZOD IndyCar Series season-opener, on the streets of St. Petersburg, marked Dreyer & Reinbold Racing’s 200th series start. DRR now has over 270 starts to tuck under its belt and has qualified a total of 27 cars for the Indianapolis 500. In its history, the team has boasted a championship list of alumni drivers. Besides Buhl, the team has run Indianapolis 500 winners, Al Unser, Jr., Buddy Lazier, and Buddy Rice, along with IZOD IndyCar Series race winner, Ryan Briscoe. The team has one of the longest lines of heritage in American open-wheel racing and the Indianapolis 500 as Dennis Reinbold’s grandfather, “Pop” Dreyer, built leading roadsters that raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
More information on the team can be found at www.dreyerreinboldracing.com.

More information on the IZOD IndyCar Series can be found at www.indycar.com.

- Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Press Release