CART: Houston, Round 14




Friday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 33 Alex Tagliani* 29 1:00.689 90.580 2. 12 Jimmy Vasser 32 1:00.910 0.221 0.221 90.251 0.329 0.329 3. 32X Patrick Carpentier 31 1:00.979 0.069 0.290 90.149 0.102 0.431 4. 8 Kenny Brack* 45 1:01.061 0.082 0.372 90.028 0.121 0.552 5. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 44 1:01.077 0.016 0.388 90.004 0.024 0.576 6. 27 Dario Franchitti 21 1:01.165 0.088 0.476 89.875 0.129 0.705 7. 2 Gil de Ferran 27 1:01.239 0.074 0.550 89.766 0.109 0.814 8. 1 Juan Montoya 26 1:01.325 0.086 0.636 89.640 0.126 0.940 9. 3 Helio Castroneves 18 1:01.372 0.047 0.683 89.572 0.068 1.008 10. 26 Paul Tracy 24 1:01.441 0.069 0.752 89.471 0.101 1.109 11. 6 Michael Andretti 23 1:01.517 0.076 0.828 89.361 0.110 1.219 12. 55 Tony Kanaan 35 1:01.665 0.148 0.976 89.146 0.215 1.434 - 3X Helio Castroneves 12 1:01.751 0.086 1.062 89.022 0.124 1.558 13. 40 Adrian Fernandez 27 1:01.778 0.027 1.089 88.983 0.039 1.597 14. 97 Cristiano da Matta 36 1:01.837 0.059 1.148 88.898 0.085 1.682 15. 34 Tarso Marques 37 1:01.863 0.026 1.174 88.861 0.037 1.719 - 2X Gil de Ferran 16 1:02.085 0.222 1.396 88.543 0.318 2.037 - 40X Adrian Fernandez 8 1:02.170 0.085 1.481 88.422 0.121 2.158 16. 96 Oriol Servia* 39 1:02.256 0.086 1.567 88.300 0.122 2.280 17. 7 Max Papis 23 1:02.306 0.050 1.617 88.229 0.071 2.351 18. 5 Shinji Nakano* 42 1:02.317 0.011 1.628 88.213 0.016 2.367 19. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 36 1:02.473 0.156 1.784 87.993 0.220 2.587 - 6X Michael Andretti 8 1:02.563 0.090 1.874 87.867 0.126 2.713 20. 19 Alex Barron 47 1:02.630 0.067 1.941 87.773 0.094 2.807 21. 18 Mark Blundell 36 1:02.786 0.156 2.097 87.555 0.218 3.025 22. 20 Roberto Moreno 31 1:02.937 0.151 2.248 87.344 0.211 3.236 23. 17 Mauricio Gugelmin 33 1:03.199 0.262 2.510 86.982 0.362 3.598 24. 10 Memo Gidley 15 1:03.233 0.034 2.544 86.936 0.046 3.644 - 20X Roberto Moreno 8 1:03.435 0.202 2.746 86.659 0.277 3.921 - 10X Memo Gidley 17 1:03.831 0.396 3.142 86.121 0.538 4.459 - 33X Alex Tagliani* 6 1:04.502 0.671 3.813 85.225 0.896 5.355 25. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 19 +1:09.136 4.634 8.447 79.513 5.712 11.067 - 25X Luiz Garcia Jr. 6 +1:10.601 1.465 9.912 77.863 1.650 12.717 - 7X Max Papis 4 +1:16.107 5.506 15.418 72.230 5.633 18.350 - 32 Patrick Carpentier 1 +1:24.219 8.112 23.530 65.273 6.957 25.307 - 12X Jimmy Vasser 1 +1:56.739 32.520 56.050 47.090 18.183 43.490 - 1X Juan Montoya 1 +1:57.430 0.691 56.741 46.813 0.277 43.767 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:06.879)

Provisional Qualifying

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 27 Dario Franchitti 12 59.434 92.493 2. 12 Jimmy Vasser 13 59.631 0.197 0.197 92.187 0.306 0.306 3. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 15 59.634 0.003 0.200 92.182 0.005 0.311 4. 8 Kenny Brack* 12 59.650 0.016 0.216 92.158 0.024 0.335 5. 3 Helio Castroneves 12 59.663 0.013 0.229 92.138 0.020 0.355 6. 2 Gil de Ferran 16 59.692 0.029 0.258 92.093 0.045 0.400 7. 1 Juan Montoya 14 59.998 0.306 0.564 91.623 0.470 0.870 8. 55 Tony Kanaan 15 1:00.053 0.055 0.619 91.539 0.084 0.954 9. 26 Paul Tracy 9 1:00.163 0.110 0.729 91.372 0.167 1.121 10. 6 Michael Andretti 14 1:00.177 0.014 0.743 91.351 0.021 1.142 11. 5 Shinji Nakano* 19 1:00.284 0.107 0.850 91.188 0.163 1.305 12. 33 Alex Tagliani* 13 1:00.407 0.123 0.973 91.003 0.185 1.490 13. 20 Roberto Moreno 19 1:00.450 0.043 1.016 90.938 0.065 1.555 14. 97 Cristiano da Matta 16 1:00.542 0.092 1.108 90.800 0.138 1.693 15. 7 Max Papis 11 1:00.658 0.116 1.224 90.626 0.174 1.867 16. 40X Adrian Fernandez 18 1:00.717 0.059 1.283 90.538 0.088 1.955 17. 18 Mark Blundell 16 1:00.741 0.024 1.307 90.502 0.036 1.991 18. 34 Tarso Marques 8 1:00.853 0.112 1.419 90.336 0.166 2.157 19. 96 Oriol Servia* 14 1:00.920 0.067 1.486 90.236 0.100 2.257 20. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 17 1:01.158 0.238 1.724 89.885 0.351 2.608 21. 19 Alex Barron 16 1:01.476 0.318 2.042 89.420 0.465 3.073 22. 32 Patrick Carpentier 10 1:01.683 0.207 2.249 89.120 0.300 3.373 23. 10 Memo Gidley 20 1:01.887 0.204 2.453 88.826 0.294 3.667 24. 17X Mauricio Gugelmen 3 1:02.189 0.302 2.755 88.395 0.431 4.098 25. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 16 1:05.393 3.204 5.959 84.064 4.331 8.429 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:05.486)

Saturday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 6 Michael Andretti 41 59.546 92.319 2. 55 Tony Kanaan 31 59.563 0.017 0.017 92.292 0.027 0.027 3. 97 Cristiano da Matta 33 59.649 0.086 0.103 92.159 0.133 0.160 4. 1 Juan Montoya 35 59.735 0.086 0.189 92.026 0.133 0.293 5. 5 Shinji Nakano* 37 59.850 0.115 0.304 91.850 0.176 0.469 6. 33 Alex Tagliani* 34 59.893 0.043 0.347 91.784 0.066 0.535 7. 3 Helio Castroneves 37 59.915 0.022 0.369 91.750 0.034 0.569 8. 12 Jimmy Vasser 37 59.927 0.012 0.381 91.732 0.018 0.587 9. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 38 1:00.016 0.089 0.470 91.596 0.136 0.723 10. 26 Paul Tracy 22 1:00.079 0.063 0.533 91.500 0.096 0.819 11. 2 Gil de Ferran 35 1:00.340 0.261 0.794 91.104 0.396 1.215 12. 27 Dario Franchitti 20 1:00.417 0.077 0.871 90.988 0.116 1.331 13. 32 Patrick Carpentier 33 1:00.507 0.090 0.961 90.852 0.136 1.467 14. 34 Tarso Marques 31 1:00.526 0.019 0.980 90.824 0.028 1.495 15. 40X Adrian Fernandez 33 1:00.768 0.242 1.222 90.462 0.362 1.857 16. 7 Max Papis 29 1:00.885 0.117 1.339 90.288 0.174 2.031 17. 8 Kenny Brack* 33 1:00.941 0.056 1.395 90.205 0.083 2.114 18. 10 Memo Gidley 41 1:00.951 0.010 1.405 90.190 0.015 2.129 19. 96 Oriol Servia* 38 1:01.020 0.069 1.474 90.088 0.102 2.231 20. 18 Mark Blundell 42 1:01.192 0.172 1.646 89.835 0.253 2.484 21. 20 Roberto Moreno 36 1:01.240 0.048 1.694 89.765 0.070 2.554 22. 17X Mauricio Gugelmin 42 1:01.466 0.226 1.920 89.435 0.330 2.884 23. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 31 1:01.685 0.219 2.139 89.117 0.318 3.202 24. 19 Alex Barron 27 1:02.617 0.932 3.071 87.791 1.326 4.528 25. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 28 1:02.848 0.231 3.302 87.468 0.323 4.851 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:05.510)

Saturday Qualifying

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2 Gil de Ferran 16 58.757 93.558 2. 27 Dario Franchitti 15 58.843 0.086 0.086 93.421 0.137 0.137 3. 12X Jimmy Vasser 12 58.844 0.001 0.087 93.420 0.001 0.138 4. 3 Helio Castroneves 15 58.846 0.002 0.089 93.417 0.003 0.141 5. 6 Michael Andretti 20 58.909 0.063 0.152 93.317 0.100 0.241 6. 1 Juan Montoya 20 58.961 0.052 0.204 93.235 0.082 0.323 7. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 16 59.131 0.170 0.374 92.966 0.269 0.592 8. 33 Alex Tagliani* 20 59.150 0.019 0.393 92.937 0.029 0.621 9. 26 Paul Tracy 16 59.223 0.073 0.466 92.822 0.115 0.736 10. 55 Tony Kanaan 22 59.228 0.005 0.471 92.814 0.008 0.744 11. 34 Tarso Marques 13 59.269 0.041 0.512 92.750 0.064 0.808 12. 97 Cristiano da Matta 15 59.285 0.016 0.528 92.725 0.025 0.833 13. 8 Kenny Brack* 21 59.383 0.098 0.626 92.572 0.153 0.986 14. 20 Roberto Moreno 18 59.617 0.234 0.860 92.209 0.363 1.349 15. 96 Oriol Servia* 16 59.709 0.092 0.952 92.067 0.142 1.491 16. 40X Adrian Fernandez 11 59.723 0.014 0.966 92.045 0.022 1.513 17. 7 Max Papis 13 59.739 0.016 0.982 92.020 0.025 1.538 18. 5 Shinji Nakano* 23 59.840 0.101 1.083 91.865 0.155 1.693 19. 32 Patrick Carpentier 15 59.842 0.002 1.085 91.862 0.003 1.696 20. 18 Mark Blundell 18 1:00.338 0.496 1.581 91.107 0.755 2.451 21. 17X Mauricio Gugelmin 12 1:00.359 0.021 1.602 91.075 0.032 2.483 22. 10 Memo Gidley 16 1:00.419 0.060 1.662 90.985 0.090 2.573 23. 19 Alex Barron 16 1:00.652 0.233 1.895 90.635 0.350 2.923 24. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 11 1:00.963 0.311 2.206 90.173 0.462 3.385 25. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 15 1:03.019 2.056 4.262 87.231 2.942 6.327 - 12 Jimmy Vasser 1 +1:30.723 27.704 31.966 60.593 26.638 32.965 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:04.680)

Saturday Practice

Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 6 Michael Andretti 41 59.546 92.319 2. 55 Tony Kanaan 31 59.563 0.017 0.017 92.292 0.027 0.027 3. 97 Cristiano da Matta 33 59.649 0.086 0.103 92.159 0.133 0.160 4. 1 Juan Montoya 35 59.735 0.086 0.189 92.026 0.133 0.293 5. 5 Shinji Nakano* 37 59.850 0.115 0.304 91.850 0.176 0.469 6. 33 Alex Tagliani* 34 59.893 0.043 0.347 91.784 0.066 0.535 7. 3 Helio Castroneves 37 59.915 0.022 0.369 91.750 0.034 0.569 8. 12 Jimmy Vasser 37 59.927 0.012 0.381 91.732 0.018 0.587 9. 11 Christian Fittipaldi 38 1:00.016 0.089 0.470 91.596 0.136 0.723 10. 26 Paul Tracy 22 1:00.079 0.063 0.533 91.500 0.096 0.819 11. 2 Gil de Ferran 35 1:00.340 0.261 0.794 91.104 0.396 1.215 12. 27 Dario Franchitti 20 1:00.417 0.077 0.871 90.988 0.116 1.331 13. 32 Patrick Carpentier 33 1:00.507 0.090 0.961 90.852 0.136 1.467 14. 34 Tarso Marques 31 1:00.526 0.019 0.980 90.824 0.028 1.495 15. 40X Adrian Fernandez 33 1:00.768 0.242 1.222 90.462 0.362 1.857 16. 7 Max Papis 29 1:00.885 0.117 1.339 90.288 0.174 2.031 17. 8 Kenny Brack* 33 1:00.941 0.056 1.395 90.205 0.083 2.114 18. 10 Memo Gidley 41 1:00.951 0.010 1.405 90.190 0.015 2.129 19. 96 Oriol Servia* 38 1:01.020 0.069 1.474 90.088 0.102 2.231 20. 18 Mark Blundell 42 1:01.192 0.172 1.646 89.835 0.253 2.484 21. 20 Roberto Moreno 36 1:01.240 0.048 1.694 89.765 0.070 2.554 22. 17X Mauricio Gugelmin 42 1:01.466 0.226 1.920 89.435 0.330 2.884 23. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 31 1:01.685 0.219 2.139 89.117 0.318 3.202 24. 19 Alex Barron 27 1:02.617 0.932 3.071 87.791 1.326 4.528 25. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 28 1:02.848 0.231 3.302 87.468 0.323 4.851 * Series rookie + Over the 110% threshold (1:05.510)

Race Result

Pos Car Driver Nat Chassis/Engine Laps lag F.Lap Status ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 12 Jimmy Vasser USA Lola-Toyota 100 0.000 89.455 RUNNING 2. 1 Juan Montoya COL Lola-Toyota 100 1.914 89.438 RUNNING 3. 2 Gil de Ferran BR Reynard-Honda 100 2.317 90.473 RUNNING 4. 26 Paul Tracy CDN Reynard-Honda 100 2.729 89.364 RUNNING 5. 3 Helio Castroneves BR Reynard-Honda 100 8.339 89.500 RUNNING 6. 11 Christian Fittipaldi BR Lola-Ford 100 15.319 89.240 RUNNING 7. 40 Adrian Fernandez MEX Reynard-Ford 100 17.277 88.649 RUNNING 8. 5 Shinji Nakano J Reynard-Honda 100 21.415 88.947 RUNNING 9. 96 Oriol Servia E Reynard-Toyota 100 25.827 88.706 RUNNING 10. 55 Tony Kanaan BR Reynard-Mercedes 100 31.452 89.828 RUNNING 11. 20 Roberto Moreno BR Reynard-Ford 99 1LAP 89.073 RUNNING 12. 19 Alex Barron USA Lola-Ford 99 1LAP 88.717 RUNNING 13. 6 Michael Andretti USA Lola-Ford 98 2LAPS 91.287 RUNNING 14. 97 Cristiano da Matta BR Reynard-Toyota 97 3LAPS 89.417 RUNNING 15. 8 Kenny Brack S Reynard-Ford 79 21LAPS 88.985 CONTACT 16. 33 Alex Tagliani CDN Reynard-Ford 77 23LAPS 88.723 CONTACT 17. 34 Tarso Marques BR Swift-Ford 72 28LAPS 89.326 MECHANICAL 18. 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. MEX Lola-Mercedes 61 39LAPS 87.798 MECHANICAL 19. 32 Patrick Carpentier CDN Reynard-Ford 54 46LAPS 88.418 MECHANICAL 20. 18 Mark Blundell GB Reynard-Mercedes 50 50LAPS 88.071 MECHANICAL 21. 10 Memo Gidley USA Reynard-Toyota 47 53LAPS 88.191 MECHANICAL 22. 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. BR Reynard-Mercedes 46 54LAPS 86.861 MECHANICAL 23. 17 Mauricio Gugelmin BR Reynard-Mercedes 44 56LAPS 88.148 CONTACT 24. 7 Max Papis I Reynard-Ford 6 94LAPS 0.000 MECHANICAL 25. 27 Dario Franchitti SCO Reynard-Honda 0 100LAPS 0.000 CONTACT Race Result: 1h59m02.370, 76.966 mph