1999 Motorola 300

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Flag of the United States.svg 1999 Gateway
Race details
Race 6 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Gateway Motorsports Park diagram.svg
Gateway International Raceway
DateMay 29, 1999
Official name 1999 Motorola 300
LocationGateway International Raceway
Madison, Illinois, United States
CoursePermanent oval course
1.25 mi / 2 km
Distance236 laps
295 mi / 472 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time25.014
Fastest lap
Driver Hélio Castro-Neves  (Hogan Racing)
Time26.180 (on lap 165 of 236)
Podium
First Michael Andretti  (Newman-Haas Racing)
Second Hélio Castro-Neves  (Hogan Racing)
Third Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)

The 1999 Motorola 300 was the sixth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 29, 1999, on the Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.

Contents

Report

Race

Juan Pablo Montoya, looking for a record-equalling fourth consecutive series win, led from pole in the early stages of the race from Paul Tracy. After a caution caused due to a crash by Tarso Marques, the leaders came in for stops, and Roberto Moreno led on an alternate pit strategy. Moreno led for a period of time and then pitted, handing Tracy the lead ahead of Michael Andretti, although the second period of stops reversed the order, whereas Montoya lost a lap and dropped out of contention after a fuel miscalculation. Andretti led until another caution came after Tracy and teammate Dario Franchitti collided while battling for second. This led to another round of stops from certain drivers, including Andretti, whereas Hélio Castro-Neves stayed out and took the lead. Castro-Neves led comfortably till lap 189 when the final round of pit stops took place. Castro-Neves, being on older tires and having his last pit stop well back had to put on new tires and more fuel, as did all behind him. Andretti and others who pitted on lap 152, did not have to put on new tires, and also required less fuel, resulting in a much faster stop. This meant that Andretti led after the stops, with Moreno up to second, and P. J. Jones in third. Both Castro-Neves and Franchitti took advantage of the newer tires to pass everyone in front of them and move up to second and third behind Andretti. Andretti, however, was able to hold them off and take his first win in over a year, with Castro-Neves settling for second and Franchitti third.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 2362:25:35.8291120+1
29 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Hogan Racing 236+0.329316
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 236+1.047514
418 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno PacWest Racing 236+5.7351912
57 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Team Rahal 236+10.9771310
699 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 236+11.20368
744 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 236+16.85176
820 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones Patrick Racing 236+25.769165
911 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 236+25.98184
1012 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 236+26.531103
114 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 236+27.30512+1
122 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 235+1 Lap241
1310 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 234+2 Laps25
1424 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 234+2 Laps20
1516 Flag of Japan.svg Shigeaki Hattori Bettenhausen Racing 229+7 Laps26
1636 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 212Electrical23
1725 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 185Engine12
1817 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 161Fuel Pressure21
1926 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 147Contact2
2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 141Electrical22
2140 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 132Clutch7
2233 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 114Contact4
238 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 113Contact17
2434 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 62Handling27
255 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 36Pit incident15
263 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Team Penske 31Contact18
2722 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Team Gordon 10Contact9

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Field not aligned
12-26 Gordon (22) contact
33-44 Marques (3) contact
107-115 Gugelmin (17) stopped on track
116-130 Carpentier (33), Herta (8) contact
149-159 Tracy (26), Franchitti (27) contact
186-193 da Matta (25) engine blow-up

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-36 Juan Pablo Montoya
37-74 Roberto Moreno
75-85 Al Unser Jr.
86-89 Roberto Moreno
90-102 Paul Tracy
103-104 Michael Andretti
105 Patrick Carpentier
106-109 Greg Moore
110-151 Michael Andretti
152-189 Hélio Castro-Neves
190-236 Michael Andretti
 
DriverLaps led
Michael Andretti 91
Roberto Moreno 42
Hélio Castro-Neves 38
Juan Pablo Montoya 36
Paul Tracy 13
Al Unser Jr. 11
Greg Moore 4
Patrick Carpentier 1

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 69
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 65
3 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 61
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 53
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi 53

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