61.   On Friday they battle in the first qualifying session, expected to feature a close duel between Williams-Renault, Ferrari and Benetton-Renault drivers.

62.   One qualifying session will be held on Saturday afternoon to decide the grid positions.

63.   One problem for just about everyone in the qualifying session was the popoff valves used to limit manifold pressure to the turbochargers on the Indy cars.

64.   Practice and qualifying sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday with all three races on Sunday afternoon.

65.   Qualifying sessions will be held Friday and Saturday.

66.   Schumacher was tight-lipped after the qualifying session, not wanting to talk about the engine failure.

67.   Schumacher spent a long time in the pit and then came out to set the fastest time with five minutes left in the qualifying session.

68.   Steve Park, one of the three drivers for Dale Earnhardt Inc., briefly led the qualifying session and wound up second to Gordon.

69.   Some of the biggest names on the circuit had serious trouble in the one-hour qualifying session under a gorgeous blue sky.

70.   That was more than five seconds ahead of the field in the opening qualifying session for that race that begins Saturday afternoon.