INDY 500: Final Results, 85th Indianapolis 500
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
May 27, 2001
INDIANAPOLIS - Results Sunday from the 85th Indianapolis 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (11) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200
2. (5) Gil de Ferran, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200
3. (21) Michael Andretti, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200
4. (12) Jimmy Vasser, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200
5. (20) Bruno Junqueira, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200
6. (7) Tony Stewart, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200
7. (28) Eliseo Salazar, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199
8. (30) Airton Daré, G Force-Oldsmobile, 199
9. (32) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199
10. (33) Felipe Giaffone, G Force-Oldsmobile, 199
11. (14) Robby McGehee, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199
12. (24) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 198
13. (6) Arie Luyendyk , G Force-Oldsmobile, 198
14. (13) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 196
15. (9) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 196
16. (4) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 195
17. (2) Greg Ray , Dallara-Oldsmobile, 192
18. (10) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 192
19. (31) Cory Witherill, G Force-Oldsmobile, 187
20. (23) Jeret Schroeder, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 187
21. (3) Robby Gordon, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 184
22. (17) Jaques Lazier, G Force-Oldsmobile, 183
23. (26) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 182, engine
24. (8) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 168
25. (27) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 160, oil leak
26. (25) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 108, electrical
27. (18) Jon Herb, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 104, accident
28. (29) Stephan Gregoire, G Force-Oldsmobile, 86, oil leak
29. (22) Nicolas Minassian, G Force-Oldsmobile, 74, gearbox
30. (19) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 16, accident
31. (15) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 7, accident
32. (16) Scott Goodyear, Dallara-Infiniti, 7, accident
33. (1) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 0, accident
Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 153.601 mph.
Time of race: 3:31.54.1800.
Margin of victory: 1.7373 sec.
Cautions: 8 for 56 laps.
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
Lap leaders: Gordon 1-22, Ray 23-45, Stewart 46, Luyendyk 47, Andretti 48-52, Dismore 53-74, Ray 75-80, Andretti 81-84, Dismore 85-91, Ray 92-102, Andretti 103-109, de Ferran 110-136, Stewart 137-148, Castroneves 149-200.
Point Standings (after 4 of 13 races): Hornish 152, Salazar 131, Giaffone 100, Sharp 97, Calkins 89, Ward 88, Lazier 85, Boat 85, Ray 82, Dare 73, Fisher 73.
Text provided by Paul Kelly
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