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CART: Montoya Wins Two-In-A-Row

3 May 1999

NAZARETH, PA: Following are the race results for the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix CART FedEx Championship Series race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, engine-chassis, laps completed, and reason out (if any):

1. (1) Juan Montoya, Honda-Reynard, 225.
2. (8) PJ Jones, Ford-Cosworth Swift, 225.
3. (4) Paul Tracy, Honda-Reynard, 225.
4. (17) Cristiano da Matta, Toyota-Reynard, 225.
5. (9) Adrian Fernandez, Ford-Cosworth Reynard, 225.
6. (14) Michael Andretti, Ford-Cosworth Swift, 225.
7. (12) Christian Fittipaldi, Ford-Cosworth Swift, 225.
8. (3) Dario Franchitti, Honda-Reynard, 225.
9. (18) Alex Barron, Toyota-Eagle, 224.
10. (21) Scott Pruett, Toyota-Reynard, 224.
11. (11) Jimmy Vasser, Honda-Reynard, 224.
12. (10) Greg Moore, Mercedes-Reynard, 224.
13. (7) Max Papis, Ford-Cosworth Reynard, 224.
14. (6) Patrick Carpentier, Mercedes-Reynard, 224.
15. (13) Gil de Ferran, Honda-Reynard, 224.
16. (22) Michel Jourdain Jr., Ford-Cosworth Lola, 224.
17. (5) Mark Blundell, Mercedes-Reynard, 223.
18. (15) Mauricio Guglemin, Mercedes-Reynard, 222.
19. (24) Robby Gordon, Toyota-Reynard, 220.
20. (19) Richie Hearn, Toyota-Swift, 212, oil pressure.
21. (2) Helio Castro-Neves, Mercedes-Lola, 175, crash.
22. (16) Bryan Herta, Ford-Cosworth Reynard, 77, handling.
23. (20) Tony Kanaan, Honda-Reynard, 51, throttle.
24. (23) Al Unser Jr., Mercedes-Penske 44, crash.

Race Stats:

Lap leaders: Montoya, 1-38; Castro-Neves, 39-49; Montoya, 50-144; Castro-Neves 145-148; Juan Montoya, 149-225.

Time of race: 1 hour, 46 minutes, 13.527 seconds.
Margin of victory: 5.103 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 120.225 mph.
Caution flags: 5 for 56 laps.
Lead changes: 4 among 2 drivers.

Points leaders: Montoya, 45; Fernandez, 43; Moore, 40; Andretti, 40; Franchitti, 35; Fittipaldi, 34; de Ferran, 33; Vasser, 18; Jones, 17; Tracy, 16.

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