Northern Light IRL: Race Results, Ameristar Casino Indy 200, Kansas

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

July 9, 2001

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Results Sunday from the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Kansas Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (2) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 200, $139,300
2. (5) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $105,650
3. (11) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $72,450
4. (6) Felipe Giaffone, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $58,750
5. (12) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $54,250
6. (22) Airton Daré, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $47,950
7. (3) Eliseo Salazar, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $48,650
8. (9) Shigeaki Hattori, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $45,200
9. (8) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $45,200
10. (14) Robby McGehee, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $44,100
11. (7) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199, $42,800
12. (17) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 197, $41,600
13. (18) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 191, $40,500
14. (10) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 180, $39,200
15. (20) Jeret Schroeder, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 147, accident, $27,000
16. (16) Didier André, G Force-Oldsmobile, 138, mechanical, $36,900
17. (1) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 136, accident, $48,100
18. (13) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 123, engine, $35,600
19. (19) Jon Herb, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 101, engine, $23,400
20. (15) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 82, electrical, $33,300
21. (4) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 54, engine, $33,300
22. (21) Billy Roe, G Force-Oldsmobile, 14, engine, $11,300

Race Statistics

Winner's average speed: 148.914 mph.
Time of race: 2:02:29.2032.
Margin of victory: .1976 of a second.
Cautions: 6 for 44 laps.
Lead changes: 20 among 8 drivers.

Lap leaders: Salazar 1-32, Cheever 33-46, Hornish 47-49, Cheever 50-52, Hornish 53-59, Giaffone 60-61, Dismore 62-71, McGehee 72-77, Hornish 78-81, Cheever 82-90, Hornish 91-93, Beechler 94-96, Cheever 97-105, Hornish 106, B. Lazier 107-118, Cheever 119-139, B. Lazier 140, McGehee 141-145, Cheever 146-190, Hornish 191-197, Cheever 198-200.

Point Standings (after 8 of 13 races): Hornish 309, B. Lazier 249, Salazar 217, Giaffone 217, Sharp 214, Boat 181, Cheever 158, Dare 157, Calkins 156, Ward 144.

Text provided by Paul Kelly

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