INDYCAR: Michigan Galles preview

• Jack Durbin
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Tue Jul 16 23:16:39 EDT 1996

> From: Lesley Ann Miller 


For Immediate Release

July 16, 1996

GALLES RACING INTERNATIONAL MAKES CHANGES FOR THE MARLBORO 500

Albuquerque, NM - Galles Racing International Indy Car team owner Rick
Galles announced today that Eddie Lawson will be stepping out of the car for
the time being, and Davy Jones will drive the #10 Delco Electronics High
Tech Team Galles entry at the Marlboro 500 on Sunday, July 28.

A mutual agreement was reached between Galles and Lawson after the
conclusion of last Sunday's running of the Molson Indy Toronto.  Both agreed
that allowing Davy Jones to race the car would give the team a fresh
evaluation of the car's set-up and performance.

"Rick and I talked a lot about this decision and we both feel that this is
the right thing to do," explained Lawson.  "We both want to know why the
results aren't where we thought they would be, and putting Davy in the car
will give us the needed input."

Jones was chosen for this task because the team holds a current testing
agreement with him, and he is familiar with the day-to-day operations of the
race team.  He competed in this year's running of the Indianapolis 500 for
Galles Racing International and finished second, 0.695 seconds behind Buddy
Lazier.

"I just want everyone to understand that this was a mutual decision between
Eddie and myself," said Rick Galles.  "Eddie is an outstanding driver and
this was a very unselfish thing for him to do.  I chose Davy because of his
experience level and hopefully he'll be able to help us sort out the car."

For more informance, contact: pr@galles.com