CART: Race Results, Target Grand Prix, Chicago

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

July 30, 2001

CICERO, Ill. -- Results from Sunday's Target Grand Prix Presented by Energizer FedEx Championship Series race at Chicago Motor Speedway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed and reason out, if any:

1. (8) Kenny Brack, Ford Lola, 225.
2. (9) Patrick Carpentier, Ford Reynard, 225.
3. (12) Gil de Ferran, Honda Reynard, 225.
4. (19) Scott Dixon, Toyota Reynard, 225.
5. (4) Memo Gidley, Toyota Lola, 225.
6. (14) Alex Tagliani, Ford Reynard, 225.
7. (2) Helio Castroneves, Honda Reynard, 225.
8. (1) Tony Kanaan, Honda Reynard, 225.
9. (5) Alex Zanardi, Honda Reynard, 225.
10. (3) Adrian Fernandez, Honda Reynard, 225.
11. (18) Tora Takagi, Toyota Reynard, 225.
12. (22) Paul Tracy, Honda Reynard, 225.
13. (25) Max Papis, Ford Lola, 225.
14. (6) Jimmy Vasser, Toyota Reynard, 224.
15. (10) Dario Franchitti, Honda Reynard, 224.
16. (16) Shinji Nakano, Honda Reynard, 224.
17. (11) Bruno Junqueira, Toyota Lola, 223.
18. (21) Oriol Servia, Ford Lola, 223.
19. (20) Cristiano da Matta, Toyota Lola, 223.
20. (7) Roberto Moreno, Toyota Reynard, 223.
21. (15) Bryan Herta, Ford Reynard, 222.
22. (13) Mauricio Gugelmin, Toyota Reynard, 220.
23. (23) Michel Jourdain Jr., Ford Lola, 189, contact.
24. (17) Michael Andretti, Honda Reynard, 187, mechanical.
25. (24) Christian Fittipaldi, Toyota Lola, 102, mechanical.

Time of race: 1:45:12.835.
Margin of victory: 4.480 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 132.031 mph.
Caution flags: 2 for 20 laps.
Lead changes: 14 lead changes among 9 drivers.

Lap leaders: Kanaan, 1-47; Castroneves, 48-79; Kanaan, 80-81; Vasser, 82; Moreno, 83; Dixon, 84-89; Castroneves, 90-121; Brack, 122-161; Castroneves, 162-165; Kanaan, 166-167; Fernandez, 168; Franchitti, 169-187; Gidley, 188-196; Dixon, 197-206; Brack, 207-225.

Series points leaders: Brack, 104; Castroneves, 82; Franchitti, 81; Andretti, 73; de Ferran, 72; Dixon, 69; da Matta, 67; Tracy, 52; Carpentier, 51; Vasser, 50.

Text provided by T.E. McHale

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