Northern Light IRL: Belterra Casino Indy 300 Race Results, Kentucky

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

August 12, 2001

SPARTA, Ky. - Results Sunday from the Belterra Casino Indy 300 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Kentucky Speedway, with finishing position, starting position (in parentheses), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (11) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $129,300
2. (1) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $113,300
3. (8) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $82,200
4. (9) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $58,750
5. (22) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $53,850
6. (6) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $47,950
7. (18) Shigeaki Hattori, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $46,400
8. (12) Felipe Giaffone, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200, $45,200
9. (4) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 199, $52,200
10. (7) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 198, $44,100
11. (17) Didier André, G Force-Oldsmobile, 198, $42,800
12. (13) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 198, $41,600
13. (5) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 197, $40,500
14. (21) Billy Roe, G Force-Oldsmobile, 196, $17,200
15. (14) Eliseo Salazar, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 196, $38,000
16. (19) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 195, $36,900
17. (15) Rick Treadway, G Force-Oldsmobile, 190, $13,600
18. (10) Robby McGehee, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 157, $35,600
19. (20) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 154, gearbox, $34,400
20. (16) Airton Daré, G Force-Oldsmobile, 133, oil pressure, $33,300
21. (3) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 105, cv joint, $33,300
22. (2) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 31, accident, $33,300

Race Statistics

Winner's average speed: 174.910 mph.
Time of race: 1:42:54.5930.
Margin of victory: 1.5822 sec.
Cautions: 4 for 25 laps.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers.

Lap leaders: Sharp 1-105, Beechler 106, Hornish 107-111, B. Lazier 112-188, Buhl 189-192, B. Lazier 193, Buhl 194, B. Lazier 195-200.

Point Standings (after 10 of 13 races): Hornish 374, B. Lazier 349, Sharp 286, Giaffone 265, Salazar 251, Boat 249, Calkins 192, Unser 185, Cheever 182, Dare 180.

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