CART: Houston Texaco Havoline Weekend Schedule
16 September 1999
FedEx Championship Series - Champ Car
KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship - Atlantic
BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series - Trans-Am
Tuesday, September 21, 1999
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Facility Open to Champ Car Operations and Supplier
Transporters
Wednesday, September 22, 1999
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Facility Open to Champ Car Teams and Suppliers
12:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Facility Open to Atlantic Teams and Suppliers
Thursday, September 23, 1999
6:30 A.M. - 7:30 P.M. Gates Open
8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Technical Inspection
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Registration (Market Place Exhibit Hall at the Hyatt
Regency Houston, 1200 Louisiana)
12:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Technical Inspection
1:00 P.M. (Time Approximate) Commence Fueling of Pit Fuel Storage Tanks
5:00 P.M. Atlantic Driver & Crew Chief Meeting
Friday, September 24, 1999
6:00 A.M. Gates Open to Registered Participants
7:00 A.M. Resume Fueling of Pit Fuel Storage Tanks
7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Registration (Market Place Exhibit Hall)
7:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Technical Inspection
9:00 A.M. Gates Open to the Public
9:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
9:35 A.M. - 10:05 A.M. Atlantic Practice
10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Champ Car PRACTICE
12:15 P.M. - 12:45 P.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
1:00 P.M. - 1:35 P.M. Trans-Am Practice
2:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Champ Car QUALIFYING* - Group 1 (Fast drivers
from previous road course qualifying results)
3:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. Champ Car QUALIFYING* - Group 2
4:15 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Atlantic Qualifying
5:15 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Trans-Am Qualifying
Saturday, September 25, 1999
6:00 A.M. Gates Open to Registered Participants
7:00 A.M. Resume Fueling of Pit Fuel Storage Tanks
7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Registration (Market Place Exhibit
Hall)
7:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Technical Inspection
8:30 A.M. Gates Open to the Public
9:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. Champ Car PRACTICE
10:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
11:15 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. Atlantic Qualifying
12:00 P.M. - 12:25 P.M. Houston Police Bicycle Challenge
12:45 P.M. - 1:15 P.M. Champ Car QUALIFYING* - Group 1
1:30 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Champ Car QUALIFYING* - Group 2 (Fastest drivers
from previous day qualifying session)
2:00 P.M. Atlantic Driver & Crew Chief Meeting
2:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
3:00 P.M. Champ Car DRIVERS MEETING
3:30 P.M. Champ Car CDA DRIVERS MEETING
3:30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Trans-Am Race
4:15 P.M. Champ Car Chief Mechanic and Crew Meeting
4:15 P.M. Champ Car DRIVERS AUTOGRAPH SESSION
4:45 P.M. Winners Circle Fan Club Meeting
Sunday, September 26, 1999
6:00 A.M. Gates Open to Registered Participants
7:00 A.M. Resume Fueling of Pit Fuel Storage Tanks
8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Registration (Market Place Exhibit Hall)
9:00 A.M. Gates Open to the Public
9:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Racing for Children Grand Prix Sprint
10:15 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. Atlantic Warm Up
11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Champ Car Warm Up
11:35 A.M. Prepare Pit Fuel Storage Tanks for Race
11:45 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. Atlantic Race (45 laps)
1:45 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. PPG Pace Car On Track Activities
2:15 P.M. GRID Champ Cars
3:00 P.M. START OF TEXACO GRAND PRIX OF HOUSTON
(Race Number 18 of the 1999 FedEx Championship
Series) 100 laps