Friday, August 1, 2014

The 1999 American Open Wheel series consisted of a combined 30 races. It started Jan. 24th with the IRL at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando FL. It ended Oct. 31st with the CART series at California Speedway. The California race was the race in which driver Greg Moore died in a crash during the race. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_CART_season. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Indy_Racing_League_season.


Here are the season results:
1/24/1999 IRL Disney 28 Eddie Cheever, Jr.
3/21/1999 CART Homestead 27 Greg Moore
3/28/1999 IRL Phoenix 28 Scott Goodyear
4/10/1999 CART Motegi 26 Adrian Fernandez
4/18/1999 CART Long Beach 27 Juan Pablo Montoya
5/2/1999 CART Nazareth 24 Juan Pablo Montoya
5/15/1999 CART Jacarepagua 27 Juan Pablo Montoya
5/29/1999 CART Gateway 27 Michael Andretti
5/30/1999 IRL Indianapolis 33 Kenny Brack
6/6/1999 CART Milwaukee 26 Paul Tracy
6/12/1999 IRL Fort Worth 26 Scott Goodyear
6/20/1999 CART Portland 28 Gil de Ferran
6/27/1999 CART Cleveland 27 Juan Pablo Montoya
6/27/1999 IRL Pikes Peak 25 Greg Ray
7/11/1999 CART Elkhart Lake 26 Christian Fittipaldi
7/17/1999 IRL Atlanta 27 Scott Sharp
7/18/1999 CART Toronto 27 Dario Franchitti
7/25/1999 CART Michigan 26 Tony Kanaan
8/1/1999 IRL Dover 23 Greg Ray
8/8/1999 CART Belle Isle 26 Dario Franchitti
8/15/1999 CART Mid-Ohio 26 Juan Pablo Montoya
8/22/1999 CART Cicero 26 Juan Pablo Montoya
8/29/1999 IRL Pikes Peak 24 Greg Ray
9/5/1999 CART Vancouver 27 Juan Pablo Montoya
9/12/1999 CART Laguna Seca 27 Bryan Herta
9/26/1999 CART Houston 26 Paul Tracy
9/26/1999 IRL Las Vegas 26 Sam Schmidt
10/17/1999 CART Queensland 27 Dario Franchitti
10/17/1999 IRL Fort Worth 27 Mark Dismore
10/31/1999 CART Fontana 27 Adrian Fernandez


Final Point Standings
CART
1. Juan Montoya 7 wins
2. Dario Franchitti 0 3 wins
3. Paul Tracy -51 2 wins
4. Michael Andretti -61 1 win
5. Max Papis -62 0 wins


IRL
1. Greg Ray 3 wins
2. Kenny Brack -37 1 win
3. Mark Dismore -53 1 win
4. Davey Hamilton -56 0 wins


Wins by team:
Chip Ganassi 7 wins (Juan Montoya #4 Target Reynard Honda)
Team Green 5 wins (Dario Franchitti #27 KOOL Reynard Honda 3 wins, Paul Tracy #26 KOOL Reynard Honda 2 wins)
Team Menard 3 wins (Greg Ray #2 Glidden Dallara Oldsmobile)
Newman-Haas Racing 2 wins (Michael Andretti #6 Havoline Swift Ford 1 win, Christian Fittipaldi #11 Big Kmart Swift Ford 1 win)
Pat Patrick 2 wins (Adrian Fernandez #40 Tecate Reynard Ford)
Team Forsythe 2 wins (Greg Moore #99 Player's Reynard Mercedes 1 win, Tony Kanaan #44 McDonald's Reynard Honda 1 win)
Team Kelley 2 wins (Mark Dismore #28 MCI WorldCom Dallara Oldsmobile 1 win, Scott Sharp #8 Delphi Dallara Oldsmobile 1 win)
Panther Racing 2 wins (Scott Goodyear #4 Pennzoil G-Force Oldsmobile)
Derrick Walker 1 win (Gil de Ferran #5 Valvoline Reynard Honda)
Team Rahal 1 win (Bryan Herta #8 Shell Reynard Ford)
A.J. Foyt Enterprises 1 win (Kenny Brack #14 Power Team Dallara Oldsmobile)
Team Treadway 1 win (Sam Schmidt #99 Sprint PCS G-Force Oldsmobile)
Team Cheever 1 win (Eddie Cheever #51 Children's Beverage Group Dallara Nissan)


Races won from the pole:
Greg Moore Homestead
Juan Montoya Nazareth
Juan Montoya Cleveland
Greg Ray Pikes Peak
Greg Ray Pikes Peak 2
Juan Montoya Vancouver
Bryan Herta Laguna Seca
Sam Schmidt Las Vegas
Dario Franchitti Australia


Farthest back a driver started and won: 13th Eddie Cheever Orlando, and Adrian Fernandez California.
Most cautions: 11 Las Vegas
Fewest cautions: 0 Road America
Fastest average speed: 186.097 Michigan 500
Slowest average speed: 65.279 Vancouver
Most lead changes: 29 Michigan
Fewest lead changes: 0 Laguna Seca
Longest race by time: 3 hours 15 minutes Indianapolis 500
Shortest race by time: 1 hour 28 minutes Pikes Peak 2.

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