Northern Light IRL: Race Results, Harrah's Indy 200, Nashville

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

July 22, 2001

LEBANON, Tenn. - Results Saturday from the Harrah's Indy 200 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Nashville Superspeedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (6) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $143,300
2. (4) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $88,850
3. (14) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199, $73,700
4. (11) Robby McGehee, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199, $59,450
5. (13) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 199, $54,950
6. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 198, $63,200
7. (16) Shigeaki Hattori, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 197, $47,150
8. (9) Felipe Giaffone, G Force-Oldsmobile, 195, $45,700
9. (15) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 193, $45,700
10. (10) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 190, $44,500
11. (12) Eliseo Salazar, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 148, engine, $43,200
12. (21) Billy Roe, G Force-Oldsmobile, 146, radiator, $20,000
13. (7) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 145, radiator, $45,800
14. (19) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 103, accident, $39,500
15. (5) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 102, accident, $38,300
16. (3) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 102, accident, $37,200
17. (18) Airton Daré, G Force-Oldsmobile, 102, accident, $35,900
18. (1) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 98, accident, $48,400
19. (17) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 82, handling, $34,700
20. (8) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 81, engine, $33,500
21. (20) Didier André, G Force-Oldsmobile, 17, suspension, $33,500

Race Statistics

Winner's average speed: 144.809 mph.
Time of race: 1:47:43.6823.
Margin of victory: 10.6293 sec.
Cautions: 4 for 35 laps.
Lead changes: 11 among 7 drivers.

Lap leaders: Ray 1-6, B. Lazier 7-19, Hornish 20-51, B. Lazier 52-56, Hornish 57-110, Salazar 111-118, B. Lazier 119-121, Boat 122-147, B. Lazier 148-173, J. Lazier 174, McGehee 175-176, B. Lazier 177-200.

Point Standings (after 9 of 13 races): Hornish 339, B. Lazier 299, Sharp 244, Giaffone 241, Salazar 236, Boat 221, Calkins 178, Cheever 173, Dare 170, Ward 154.

Text provided by Paul Kelly

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