1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200

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Flag of the United States.svg 1999 Portland
Race details
Race 8 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Portland international raceway.svg
Portland International Raceway
DateJune 20, 1999
Official name 1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200
LocationPortland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon, United States
CoursePermanent road course
1.967 mi / 3.17 km
Distance98 laps
192.766 mi / 310.66 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time58.193
Fastest lap
Driver Michael Andretti  (Newman-Haas Racing)
Time59.749 (on lap 91 of 98)
Podium
First Gil de Ferran  (Walker Racing)
Second Juan Pablo Montoya  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)

The 1999 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 was the eighth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 20, 1999, on the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.

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Race

Searching for his first career win, Hélio Castro-Neves took the lead at the start by going around the outside of polesitter Juan Pablo Montoya in Turn 1. Castro-Neves and Montoya built a gap to the rest of the field and raced on their own in the first stint, with Montoya taking the lead at the first round of pit stops. Castro-Neves stayed with him until an electrical failure slowed him down and ultimately made him retire. This left Montoya with a big lead, but a caution due to Richie Hearn's spin erased it, and Montoya then threw away the lead entirely by spinning at the restart. Gil de Ferran took the lead, but Montoya soon passed him and regained it back, but a slower second pit stop handed the lead back to de Ferran, with Montoya third behind Paul Tracy. Montoya immediately took a second from Tracy, with Dario Franchitti coming up to third. While Montoya, Franchitti, Tracy, and others were conserving fuel, de Ferran went flat out and built up a big enough lead to make a third pit stop for fuel and come out in front of Montoya. He took his first win in three years, with Montoya holding off Franchitti for the second.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 981:47:44.560320+1
24 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 98+4.393116+1
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 98+4.9961214
440 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 98+13.568512
526 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 98+20.293610
68 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 98+27.93148
718 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno PacWest Racing 98+28.450116
87 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Team Rahal 98+30.068105
933 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 98+30.38884
106 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 98+41.911143
1125 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 98+41.917152
1212 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 98+43.38571
1399 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 98+44.88813
1411 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 98+52.0449
1544 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 98+59.04817
162 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 98+59.68926
1722 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Team Gordon 98+59.97320
183 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Team Penske 97+1 Lap18
1915 Flag of the United States.svg Memo Gidley Walker Racing 97+1 Lap25
2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 96+2 Laps24
2120 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones Patrick Racing 95+3 Laps23
2210 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 95+3 Laps21
2371 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Garcia Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 95+3 Laps27
2424 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 43Engine19
2517 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 42Turbo16
269 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Hogan Racing 40Electrical2
2736 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles All American Racing 10Engine22
2816 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeaki Hattori Bettenhausen Racing 8Retired28

Caution flags

LapsCause
48-51 Hearn (10) spin
52-54 Montoya (4) spin
60-62 Jones (20) spin

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-30 Hélio Castro-Neves
31-50 Juan Pablo Montoya
51-54 Gil de Ferran
55-59 Juan Pablo Montoya
60-98 Gil de Ferran
 
DriverLaps led
Gil de Ferran 43
Hélio Castro-Neves 30
Juan Pablo Montoya 25

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 90
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 85
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran 71
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 69
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 65

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