From: jcsmith@eos.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith)
Subject: Mid-Ohio 200 Results, PPG IndyCar World Series Standings
Summary: SPOILERS
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:41:25 GMT


SPOILERS

                  Pioneer Electronics Mid-Ohio 200 Results
                               Lexington, Ohio

 1.  (3) Emerson Fittipaldi (Penske 92-Chevrolet/B), 89 laps, 107.352 mph
 2.  (2) Paul Tracy (Penske 92-Chevrolet/B), 89
 3.  (6) Al Unser, Jr. (Galmer G92-Chevrolet/A), 89
 4.  (8) John Andretti (Lola T92-Chevrolet/A), 89
 5.  (4) Mario Andretti (Lola T92-Ford/Cosworth XB), 88
 6. (14) Stefan Johansson (Penske 91-Chevrolet/A), 88
 7. (12) Raul Boesel (Lola T92-Chevrolet/A), 88
 8. (11) Danny Sullivan (Galmer G92-Chevrolet/A), 88
 9. (10) Scott Pruett (Truesports 92C-Chevrolet/A), 86 (engine failure)
10. (13) Scott Brayton (Lola T92-Chevrolet/A), 86
11. (18) Ted Prappas (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 86
12.  (5) Eddie Cheever (Lola T92-Ford/Cosworth XB), 85
13. (24) Jeff Wood (Lola T90-Cosworth DFS), 82
14. (16) Brian Till (Truesports 91C-Judd), 81
15. (15) Mike Groff (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 78
16.  (7) Scott Goodyear (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 72 (transmission)
17. (25) Brian Bonner (Lola T90-Cosworth DFS), 65 (transmission)
18. (19) Hiro Matsushita (Lola T92-Chevrolet/A), 65 (out of fuel)
19. (17) Christian Danner (Lola T91-Cosworth DFS), 56 (coolant line)
20. (22) Eric Bachelart (Lola T91-Cosworth DFS), 54 (engine failure)
21.  (1) Michael Andretti (Lola T92-Ford/Cosworth XB), 51 (engine failure)
22. (21) Buddy Lazier (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 38 (transmission)
23. (23) John Jones (Lola T91-Buick), 17 (transmission)
24.  (9) Bobby Rahal (Lola T92-Chevrolet/A), 3 (crash)
25. (20) Jimmy Vasser (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 3 (vibration)
26. (26) Dennis Vitolo (Lola T91-Chevrolet/A), 0 (did not start)

Fast qualifier:  Michael Andretti, 117.790 mph
Led most laps:  Michael Andretti
Time:  1:51:23.444
Margin of Victory:  9.999s

Michael Andretti's qualifying speed of 117.790 breaks the record of 117.050 
set by Paul Tracy earlier in qualifying (I don't know who held the record 
previous to this year).

Next Race:  Nazareth, October 4

                       PPG IndyCar World Series Standings

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Driver                  | A| X| H| S| T| D| E| E| O| N| D| A| R| O| H| A|  L
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 1. Al Unser, Jr.       |13|10|13|20| 4|14| 6| 5| 6|12|14|16|16|14|  |  |163
 2. Bobby Rahal         |14|21|16| 8|20|  |17|21|17| 2|12|14|  |  |  |  |162
 3. Michael Andretti    | 1| 4| 1| 1|14|21|21|16|21|  |16|12|22| 2|  |  |152
 4. Emerson Fittipaldi  |20|14|14|  | 5|17|12|  |  |  |22|21|  |20|  |  |145
 5. Scott Goodyear      | 4|  |10|16|  | 5| 5|14| 8|21| 3|  |10|  |  |  | 96
 6. Danny Sullivan      |10| 1|20|10|10| 1| 1| 4|14| 5|  | 6| 6| 5|  |  | 93
 7. John Andretti       | 8| 8|  | 5|  |10| 4|10|10| 8| 1| 8|  |12|  |  | 84
 8. Mario Andretti      | 6|  |  |  |  | 8| 8| 6|12| 1|10|10| 8|10|  |  | 79
 9= Raul Boesel         |  |  |  | 6|16| 4| 3|  |  |14| 8| 5| 2| 6|  |  | 64
 9= Eddie Cheever       | 5|16|  |12| 2|12|10|  | 4|  | 2|  |  | 1|  |  | 64
11. Scott Pruett        |  | 6| 4|  |  | 3| 2| 8|  |10| 6| 4|12| 4|  |  | 59
12. Rick Mears          |16| 5| 8|  |  | 6|  |12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47
13= Stefan Johansson    |  |  |  |  |14|  |  | 3| 2|  | 4|  |14| 8|  |  | 45
13= Paul Tracy          |  |12|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |16|  | 1|  |16|  |  | 45
15. Scott Brayton       |  | 4|  |  | 1|  |14|  |  | 3|  | 1| 5| 3|  |  | 31
16. Al Unser            |  |  |  |14|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
17. Ted Prappas         | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3| 4| 2|  |  | 12
18. Eric Bachelart      |  |  | 5|  | 6|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
19= Robby Gordon        |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5|  | 5|  |  |  |  |  | 10
19= Buddy Lazier        |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  | 6|  |  | 3|  |  |  | 10
21= Teo Fabi            |  |  |  |  | 8|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  8
21= Brian Till          |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  | 1| 3|  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  8
23. Jimmy Vasser        |  |  | 6|  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  7
24. Tony Bettenhausen   |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  6
25. A. J. Foyt          |  |  |  | 4|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  4
26= Brian Bonner        |  |  |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
26= Hiro Matsushita     |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
26= John Paul, Jr.      |  |  |  | 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  3
29= Ross Bentley        | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
29= Pancho Carter       |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
29= Ross Cheever        |  |  |  |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
29= Lyn St. James       |  |  |  | 2|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  2
33= Fabrizio Barbazza   | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
33= Dominic Dobson      |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
33= Roberto Guerrero    |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1
33= John Jones          |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  1
33= Jeff Wood           |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1|  |  |  |  |  |  |  1


What has happened to Bobby Rahal?  Two DNF's in a row....  The points race is 
certainly exciting now.  Al Jr. has assumed the mantle of Mr. Consistency and 
has quietly slipped into first place.  I'm betting on Emmo to win the 
championship, though.

Someone else has already reported it as a factual rumor, but I was ready
to predict Nigel Mansell as the new driver at Newman-Haas in '93.  Either
him or that space alien that keeps turning up in Weekly World News meeting
with presidential candidates (he's not from around here, either, as Carl
Haas put it).

More predictions:

Al Jr. will go to Williams, with an Indy 500-only ride at Galles.  Danny 
Sullivan will be leaving Galles-Kraco, too, but I don't know for where.
Scott Pruett will have an Indy 500-only ride next year (maybe with Kenny
Bernstein?), but Eddie Cheever will not find any IndyCar ride and may race
in IMSA.

Emmo has already signed with Penske for next year, so Penske will be
running three cars at some events (with Mears and Tracy).  People have
wondered if Tracy will sit still for a part-time ride--I don't think
he'll have to.  I'm predicting Rick Mears will only run the ovals in '93.

So:

Newman-Haas   Mario, Nigel (and both will be perfect gentlemen)
Penske        Emmo, Tracy  (with Mears at ovals)
Galles-Kraco  John Andretti, Adrian Fernandez (with Al Jr. at the Indy 500)
King          Guerrero (with Pruett and Crawford at the Indy 500)
Rahal-Hogan   Rahal (who else?  though two cars are certainly a
                possibility if they decide to build their own chassis,
                maybe in '94)
Ganassi       Luyendyk, Gordon
Hall/VDS      some British driver or maybe even Danny Sullivan
Dick Simon    Boesel, Brayton, St. James (all full-time)
Foyt          Jeff Andretti (I hope)
Walker        Sullivan, Goodyear (Sullivan will bring sponsors)
Bettenhausen  Johansson (with Tony B. at the Indy 500)

Piquet will be back at the Brickyard with Menard.  Things could change if
Patrick, Shierson, and/or Granatelli get back in racing.   Of course if 
Ayrton Senna winds up out of F1 and with some free time, who knows what 
could happen....

--
Jay C. Smith
Domain/internet: jcsmith@eos.ncsu.edu
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