Northern Light IRL: Casino Magic Race Results, Texas Motor Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

June 10, 2001

FORT WORTH, Texas - Results Saturday from the Casino Magic 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Texas Motor Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (2) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $125,600
2. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $83,250
3. (14) Felipe Giaffone, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $70,550
4. (13) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $57,650
5. (6) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $45,250
6. (10) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $46,950
7. (9) Eliseo Salazar, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $45,650
8. (11) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $44,300
9. (19) Jaques Lazier, G Force-Oldsmobile, 199, $39,650
10. (5) Shigeaki Hattori, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 198, $43,200
11. (20) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 195, accident, $57,000
12. (3) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 195, accident, $45,900
13. (24) Billy Roe, G Force-Oldsmobile, 195, $17,700
14. (17) Robby McGehee, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 188, accident, $38,500
15. (16) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 188, $37,400
16. (7) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 184, half shaft, $36,300
17. (21) Didier André, G Force-Oldsmobile, 184, $20,450
18. (18) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 176, $35,100
19. (12) Airton Daré, G Force-Oldsmobile, 145, $33,900
20. (1) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 132, engine, $45,300
21. (8) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 116, electrical, $34,800
22. (23) Brandon Erwin, G Force-Oldsmobile, 72, handling , $18,150
23. (15) Jeret Schroeder, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 71, accident, $18,150
24. (22) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 71, accident, $32,800

Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 150.873 mph.
Time of race: 1:55:43.5775.
Margin of victory: under caution.
Cautions: 6 for 42 laps.
Lead changes: 15 among 8 drivers.

Lap leaders: Dismore 1-2, Cheever 3-27, J. Lazier 28-31, Dare 32-36, Cheever 37-75, Ray 76-110, Hornish 111-115, Giaffone 116, Ray 117-158, Sharp 159-162, Ray 163-164, Sharp 165-169, Ray 170, Sharp 171-189, Ray 190-195, Sharp 196-200.

Point Standings (after 5 of 13 races): Hornish 192, Salazar 157, Sharp 147, Giaffone 135, B. Lazier 117, Boat 113, Calkins 104, Ray 103, Ward 102, McGehee 86.

Text provided by Paul Kelly

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