1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg 1999 Nazareth
Race details
Race 4 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Nazareth Speedway Trackmap.png
Nazareth Speedway
DateMay 2, 1999
Official name 1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
LocationNazareth Speedway
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States
CoursePermanent oval course
0.946 mi / 1.522 km
Distance225 laps
212.85 mi / 342.45 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time19.600
Fastest lap
Driver Hélio Castro-Neves  (Hogan Racing)
Time21.106 (on lap 19 of 225)
Podium
First Juan Pablo Montoya  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second P. J. Jones  (Patrick Racing)
Third Paul Tracy  (Team KOOL Green)

The 1999 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 2, 1999, on the Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Report

Race

Juan Pablo Montoya followed up on his win in Long Beach by taking his first CART pole in Nazareth, beating Hélio Castro-Neves by the minute margin of one-thousandth of a second. Montoya led the early stages of the race until Castro-Neves passed him in traffic on lap 39, however, a quicker pitstop by Montoya's Ganassi team got Montoya back out in front again. Montoya led for the next 95 laps, but Castro-Neves stayed on his tail all the time, the duo being much quicker than anyone else. Castro-Neves again passed Montoya on lap 145, only for the pit stops to reverse the order. On the resulting restart, Castro-Neves was caught out and passed by P. J. Jones, and later while trying to get the place back, he spun and lost two laps, before eventually crashing out. Montoya cruised to victory ahead of Jones and Paul Tracy, which also gave him the championship lead.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 2251:46:13.527120+1+1
220 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones Patrick Racing 225+5.103816
326 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 225+5.880414
425 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 225+6.3051712
540 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 225+16.401910
66 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 225+16.719148
711 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 225+20.624126
827 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 225+21.83635
936 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 224+1 Lap184
1024 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 224+1 Lap213
1112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 224+1 Lap112
1299 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 224+1 Lap101
137 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Team Rahal 224+1 Lap7
1433 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 224+1 Lap6
155 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 224+1 Lap13
1619 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 224+1 Lap22
1718 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 223+2 Laps5
1817 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 222+3 Laps15
1922 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Team Gordon 220+5 Laps24
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 212Oil Pressure19
219 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Hogan Racing 175Contact2
228 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 77Handling16
2344 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 51Engine20
242 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 44Contact23
WD34 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing Withdrew
WD16 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeaki Hattori Bettenhausen Racing Withdrew

Caution flags

LapsCause
12-17 Tracy (26) spin
46-59 Unser Jr. (2) contact
146-154 Jones (20) spin
171-176 Castro-Neves (9) spin
179-199 Castro-Neves (9) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-38 Juan Pablo Montoya
39-49 Hélio Castro-Neves
50-144 Juan Pablo Montoya
145-148 Hélio Castro-Neves
149-225 Juan Pablo Montoya
 
DriverLaps led
Juan Pablo Montoya 210
Hélio Castro-Neves 15

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 45
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 43
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 40
4 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 40
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 35

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