1999 - FedEx Championship Series - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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CART-Champ Car History

1999 - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

Race Name - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota
Date - 7/25/1999
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Jimmy Vasser / 229.606 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 29 laps
Average Race Speed - 186.097 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 29 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Max Papis
Race Number - 12

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	11	Tony Kanaan	McDonalds Championship Racing	Reynard	Honda	227.029
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Reynard	Honda	229.321
3	8	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	227.79
4	4	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Swift	Ford	229.168
5	9	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	227.79
6	2	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Ford	229.438
7	6	Max Papis	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	228.231
8	16	Christian Fittipaldi	Big Kmart	Swift	Ford	225.996
9	1	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	229.606
10	12	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	226.922
11	23	Dennis Vitolo	Team NicoDerm	Reynard	Honda	221.682
12	20	Richie Hearn	Budweiser	Swift	Ford	223.748
13	17	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	225.854
14	5	Scott Pruett	Pioneer/MCI WorldCom	Reynard	Toyota	228.593
15	24	Gualter Salles	AAR Denso/Castrol	Eagle	Toyota	221.076
16	22	PJ Jones	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Ford	222.195
17	10	Cristiano da Matta	MCI WorldCom	Reynard	Toyota	227.74
18	18	Alex Barron	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	225.275
19	13	Roberto Moreno	Motorola/PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	226.693
20	7	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	227.834
21	26	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Honda
22	14	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	226.209
23	21	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	223.575
24	15	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	226.202
25	19	Hlio Castroneves	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Lola	Mercedes	224.916
26	25	Robby Gordon	Johns Manville/Panasonic	Swift	Toyota	220.089