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Northern Light IRL: Excite 500 Race Results, Texas Motor Speedway

16 October 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

FORT WORTH, Texas - Results Sunday of the Excite 500 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Texas Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any), and money won:

1. (2) Scott Goodyear, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208, $123,700
2. (10) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 208, $86,850
3. (22) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208, $73,750
4. (6) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208, $56,100
5. (21) Eliseo Salazar, G Force-Oldsmobile, 207, $50,700
6. (16) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 207, $45,300
7. (15) Shigeaki Hattori, G Force-Oldsmobile, 207, $59,200
8. (3) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 207, $43,100
9. (17) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 207, $43,100
10. (12) Jaques Lazier, G Force-Oldsmobile, 207, $20,000
11. (13) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 206, $18,900
12. (19) Airton Dar, G Force-Oldsmobile, 205, $39,800
13. (24) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 200, $38,800
14. (11) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 189, $37,600
15. (25) Zak Morioka, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 187, accident, $14,600
16. (14) Jeret Schroeder, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 165, $35,500
17. (4) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 155, clutch, $54,300
18. (5) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 148, engine, $34,300
19. (7) Davey Hamilton, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 140, wheel bearing, $11,300
20. (23) Stephan Gregoire, G Force-Oldsmobile, 116, $32,200
21. (20) Jimmy Kite, G Force-Oldsmobile, 89, engine, $10,200
22. (26) Stevie Reeves, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 80, engine, $10,200
23. (9) Tyce Carlson, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 67, engine, $32,200
24. (8) Robby McGehee, G Force-Oldsmobile, 62, electrical, $32,200
25. (27) J.J. Yeley, G Force-Oldsmobile, 27, oil pressure, $10,200
26. (1) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 18, engine, $44,700
27. (18) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Oldsmobile, 8, engine, $32,200

Race Statistics

Winner's average speed: 175.276 mph.
Time of race: 1:43:35.926.
Margin of victory: .140 of a second.
Cautions: 4 for 24 laps.
Lead changes: 16 among 8 drivers.

Lap leaders: Goodyear 1, Unser 2-33, Goodyear 34-48, Unser 49, J. Lazier 50, Sharp 51-52, Unser 53-100, Goodyear 101-103, Unser 104-121, Cheever 122-135, Goodyear 136-143, Buhl 144-145, Boat 146, Goodyear 147-156, B. Lazier 157-194, Cheever 195-206, Goodyear 207-208.

Final Point Standings: B. Lazier 290, Goodyear 272, Cheever 257, Salazar 210, Dismore 202, Beechler 202, Sharp 196, Buhl 190, Unser 188, Boat 181.

Text Provided By Paul Kelly

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