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2000 Chicago Thoughts

RACE: A great replay of last week's duel spoiled by electronics.

TRACK: Sure, it wasn't Michigan, but there were a fair number of position changes for what most feared would be a no passing parade.

DA MATTA: Many have said that Cristiano is the most talented Brazilian in CART. Now that he has his breakthrough win, it's time to prove it.

WELLS: Perseverance does pay off.

ANDRETTI: This was the type of drive, as well as three weeks, that wins championships.

DE FERRAN: Yet another quiet podium finish.

MONTOYA: If only laps led meant anything in the championship...

KANAAN: His best drive for Mo Nunn until the gearbox let him down.

JOURDAIN: One of his best drives in his career.

MORENO: Winning Cleveland appears to have been bad luck.

TOYOTA: Okay, now can they win on a road course?

PAPIS: You know the old saying, if it wasn't for bad luck...

CASTRONEVES: Talk about a flamethrower!

TEAM GREEN: Not again! Except this time Dario has to take most of the blame.

TRACY: Paul sure loves Chicago. Not!

ENGINES: When was the last time you saw so many engines of different makes go up in smoke? Especially when it's not the first race of the season.

ABC: Does ABC doing the once unthinkable -- allowing a race running over to intrude on the news time slot -- mean that they are serious about trying to keep the CART TV contract?

WIERD STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Every time Montoya has won a pole this year, it has rained (or snowed) sometime on the original race day.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Cristiano da Matta on the victory, "This is a great day for PPI Motorsports, but this win is for Jeff Krosnoff."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Cal Wells on watching his diminutive pilot hoist the winning trophy, "It was just as tall and weighed as much."

SCHEDULE: Ahhh ... a one week break.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. da Matta 225
2. Andretti 225
3. de Ferran 225
4. Brack 225
5. Fernandez 225
6. Moreno 225
7. Gugelmin 224
8. Vasser 224
9. Tagliani 223
10. Gidley 223
11. Jourdain 207
12. Montoya 177
13. Nakano 172
14. Carpentier 170
15. Servia 160
16. Kanaan 146
17. Garcia 99
18. Marques 84
19. Tracy 75
20. Franchitti 74
21. Castroneves 35
22. Salles 25
23. Blundell 18
24. Papis 0
  Fittipaldi DNS

Time of Race
2:01:23.727

Winner's Speed
114.432 mph

Margin of Victory
1.690 sec.

Caution Flags
5 for 39 laps

Lead Changes
6 among 4 drivers

Most Laps Led
Juan Montoya

Pole Position
Juan Montoya

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Andretti 120
2. Moreno 98
3. de Ferran 89
4. da Matta 82
5. Tracy 80
6. Fernandez 79
7. Brack (R) 78
8. Montoya 77
9. Vasser 68
10. Carpentier 65
11. Franchitti 58
12. Castroneves 56
  Papis 56
14. Tagliani (R) 40
15. Fittipaldi 38
  Servia (R) 38
17. Gugelmin 30
18. Herta 14
  Blundell 14
20. Kanaan 11
  Gidley 11
22. Jourdain 10
23. Nakano (R) 7
24. Marques 5
  Garcia 5
26. Fontana (R) 2
27. Kurosawa (R) 1
 
 
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Milwaukee Laguna Seca Portland Chicago
Toronto Cleveland Vancouver Mid-Ohio
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England Miami Surfer's Paradise
Fontana Mexico City Postseason

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Preseason Mexico Long Beach Nazareth
Japan Milwaukee Detroit Portland
Cleveland Toronto Michigan Chicago
Mid-Ohio Road America Vancouver German
England Houston Laguna Seca
Surfer's Paradise Fontana Postseason

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Japan Nazareth Milwaukee Detroit
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