1999 Texaco/Havoline 200

The 1999 Texaco/Havoline 200 was the tenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 11, 1999, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Michael Andretti won his 32nd and final Pole Position of his career.

United States 1999 Road America
Race details
Race 10 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Road America
DateJuly 11, 1999
Official name1999 Texaco/Havoline 200
LocationRoad America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States
CoursePermanent road course
4.048 mi / 6.515 km
Distance55 laps
222.64 mi / 358.325 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
DriverMichael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing)
Time1:40.206
Fastest lap
DriverHélio Castro-Neves (Hogan Racing)
Time1:41.984 (on lap 24 of 55)
Podium
FirstChristian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing)
SecondMichael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing)
ThirdAdrián Fernández (Patrick Racing)

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Race

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The race was red-flagged on the first lap as the start saw six drivers being taken out in two separate incidents at different locations of the track. The race was restarted entirely, with the drivers involved being in their spare cars. Michael Andretti got a jump on the others from pole, but Juan Pablo Montoya simply drove around him at the first corner and took the lead. Andretti ran second early on, but he lost the spot to teammate Christian Fittipaldi at the first round of pit stops. Andretti wasted no time in passing his teammate for the second, with Adrián Fernández doing the same soon after and then attacking Andretti. That did not work out as Adrián Fernández spun and dropped back to fifth. By now, Montoya had a 12-second lead, but he started suffering from gearbox problems and started to lose time. Fittipaldi got the better of Andretti on the second pit stop as well, and kept the place this time, before closing Montoya down. He closed to within 1.5 seconds to Montoya, but the latter was able to nurse the car and maintain the gap. The third round of stops changed nothing, and Montoya was able to keep Fittipaldi at arm's length and nurse the car, but the gearbox broke entirely with seven laps left. Fittipaldi was handed the lead and took his first career win ahead of teammate Andretti, with Fernández completing the podium.

Classification

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Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing551:37:00.799420
26 Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing55+1.060116+1
340 Adrián FernándezPatrick Racing55+17.427514
499 Greg MooreForsythe Racing55+19.397812
57 Max PapisTeam Rahal55+34.4931410
644 Tony KanaanForsythe Racing55+58.434108
719 Michel Jourdain Jr.Payton/Coyne Racing54+1 Lap186
822 Robby GordonTeam Gordon54+1 Lap235
92 Al Unser Jr.Team Penske54+1 Lap194
1010 Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports54+1 Lap243
1126 Paul TracyTeam Green54+1 Lap92
1217 Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing54+1 Lap131
134 Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing49Transmission21
145 Gil de FerranWalker Racing41Engine3
158 Bryan HertaTeam Rahal41Electrical12
169 Hélio Castro-NevesHogan Racing38Suspension20
1720 P. J. JonesPatrick Racing36Contact21
1827 Dario FranchittiTeam Green34Turbo7
1918 Roberto MorenoPacWest Racing31Engine16
2036 Gualter SallesAll American Racing31Engine25
2125 Cristiano da MattaArciero-Wells Racing19Transmission11
2233 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing17Engine17
2312 Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing15Spun off6
2471 Luiz Garcia Jr.Payton/Coyne Racing13Engine26
2524 Scott PruettArciero-Wells Racing6Engine22
2615 Memo GidleyWalker Racing3Engine15

Caution flags

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No cautions.

Lap Leaders

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LapsLeader
1-31Juan Pablo Montoya
32-33Greg Moore
34-48Juan Pablo Montoya
49-55Christian Fittipaldi
 
DriverLaps led
Juan Pablo Montoya46
Christian Fittipaldi7
Greg Moore2

Point standings after race

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PosDriverPoints
1 Juan Pablo Montoya113
2 Michael Andretti95
3 Gil de Ferran87
4 Dario Franchitti85
5 Christian Fittipaldi82

References

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