1999 Miller Lite 200
Appearance
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The 1999 Miller Lite 200 was the fourteenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 15, 1999, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
Report
Race
Team Green duo of Franchitti and Tracy then pulled away from the field, building a lead of 12 seconds. After the first round of pit stops, Franchitti and Tracy stayed 1-2, but Juan Pablo Montoya was up to third after a quick stop. He was 15 seconds behind the Team Green cars, but he was unfazed by that and set about closing it down, and did so rapidly such that the top three cars were nose to tail before the second round of pit stops. Franchitti pitted, handing Tracy the lead, but that did not last for long as he was immediately passed by Montoya. Montoya and Tracy both made their second pit stops and both joined ahead of Franchitti before a caution due to Luiz Garcia Jr.
's spin bunched the field up. Tracy and Franchitti were quicker than anyone else on the track, but both were absolutely no match for Montoya, who set a stunning pace in the final stint once the track went green, and won by over 10 seconds. Tracy finished second and Franchitti third, which was enough for him to keep his championship lead, although it was down to 1 point.
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | 1:42:03.808 | 8 | 20 |
2 | 26 | ![]() |
Team Green
|
83 | +10.927 | 3 | 16 |
3 | 27 | ![]() |
Team Green
|
83 | +12.313 | 1 | 14+1+1 |
4 | 12 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | +14.728 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
Team Rahal
|
83 | +19.899 | 9 | 10 |
6 | 5 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | 83 | +23.682 | 6 | 8 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Hogan Racing | 83 | +25.097 | 7 | 6 |
8 | 6 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing
|
83 | +31.299 | 11 | 5 |
9 | 25 | ![]() |
Arciero-Wells Racing
|
83 | +31.877 | 14 | 4 |
10 | 22 | ![]() |
Team Gordon | 83 | +32.822 | 10 | 3 |
11 | 99 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 83 | +33.262 | 25 | 2 |
12 | 10 | ![]() |
Della Penna Motorsports | 83 | +35.317 | 12 | 1 |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | 83 | +35.775 | 26 | |
14 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 83 | +43.215 | 15 | |
15 | 40 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 83 | +43.694 | 21 | |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing
|
83 | +44.565 | 19 | |
17 | 24 | ![]() |
Arciero-Wells Racing
|
82 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
18 | 36 | ![]() |
All American Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
19 | 15 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
20 | 17 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | 76 | Engine | 17 | |
21 | 8 | ![]() |
Team Rahal
|
72 | Engine | 2 | |
22 | 71 | ![]() |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 69 | Fire | 13 | |
23 | 44 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 58 | Fuel system | 4 | |
24 | 21 | ![]() |
Hogan Racing | 56 | Clutch | 24 | |
25 | 2 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 54 | Contact | 22 | |
26 | 19 | ![]() |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 54 | Transmission | 18 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
---|---|
60-65 | Garcia Jr. (21) spin |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
152 |
2 | ![]() |
151 |
3 | ![]() |
124 |
4 | ![]() |
122 |
5 | ![]() |
101 |
References
- ^ "08/15/1999 race: Miller Lite 200 (CART) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.