GREG MOORE LOOKING FOR VICTORY IN GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Feb. 12, 1999) -- Greg Moore ended last year's Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota only inches from Michael Andretti's rear wing. When the Canadian returns to the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex for the March 19-21 weekend, he will be looking to end Andretti's two-year winning streak and climb to the top rung of the podium.

Greg Moore during IROC testing at Daytona

"Last year should have been our race but we had an air jack failure on our first pit stop," Moore recalled. "But we dominated the race. We killed them all in the first half, and after that it was catch-up. If we had a good pit stop, I think we might have had a lot better race. Still, second's not that bad, but this year we're trying to get first."

Moore was second fastest in the recent CART Spring Training, with a best lap of 215.813 mph, just behind Players Forsythe Racing teammate Patrick Carpentier, who ran a lap of 216.617 mph.
   
"We got to learn what our car liked at Spring Training," explained Moore, who tested on the Homestead road course but not the oval over the winter. "The first day we were fifth, and then the second day we were second."
   
Moore is the track record holder on Homestead's 1.5-mile oval, running a lap fo 24.85 seconds, an incredible 217.5 mph, during last year's qualifying.
   
This year, he feels the speeds will be even faster.
   
"I think it could be a 24.7 (218.6) or 24.8 (217.7), depending if it's windy or not," Moore explained.
   
But while Moore and Carpentier were both lightning quick during Spring Training, speed was not their main goal of the two-day session.
   
"Instead of doing some quick runs, we decided to get the car ready for the race," he explained. "I think we're going to be really, really stong. I'm looking forward to the race."
   
The Grand Prix of Miami weekend also includes the season opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Saturday's Florida Dodge Dealers 400. For ticket information, call (305) 230-7223.