2001 USAC Gold Crown Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2001 USAC Gold Crown Series presented by NTT season was the 46th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by USAC. The season consisted of 40 races. 
This season saw a large bumper crop of rookies coming from the USAC Silver Crown Series. Gil de Ferran won his second championship in a row, after an intense title fight with Kenny Bräck, Hélio Castroneves, Buddy Lazier, Sam Hornish Jr., Cristiano da Matta, and Max Papis. Felipe Giaffone was rookie of the year. 
The 2001 Constructors' Cup was one of the tightest in USAC history, contested primarily between Rahal, Penske, Watson, and Mopar. Rahal barely won with 6 wins, while Penske, Watson, and Mopar were tied for second with 4 each (Watson won the tiebreaker); Penske also got its first Indianapolis 500 win since 1994. Sophomore constructor Welter scored its first win at Riverside, and Vollstedt (with new driver Jason Bright replacing the retired Keith Kauffman) continued its streak of getting at least one win each year. As for the Manufacturers' Cup, Ford won its second in a row. 
== Continued safety issues==
The season was marred by a serious incident at the American Memorial at Eurospeedway Lausitz involving former champion Alex Zanardi. Zanardi went onto pit road for his last stop on lap 142. When attempting to re-enter the track, "he seemed to accelerate too early", according to the Associated Press' recap. Zanardi could not control his vehicle's rear end, and the car slid sideways onto the track, after having gone through grass. After Carpentier veered up the track to narrowly miss Zanardi's car, Tagliani drove straight into it at an estimated speed of 200 mph (320 km/h). The impact split Zanardi's chassis into two pieces and littered the circuit with debris. The drivers were taken by airlift to the Klinikum Berlin-Marzahn hospital. Following the accident, the last 12 laps were run under a caution flag. 
According to USAC physician Dr. Steve Olvey, Zanardi's diagnosis when he left the track was "extremely critical". His life had been endangered by the crash when the collision caused a traumatic amputation of both of his legs: the entire left leg from the thigh down and the right leg from the knee down. This resulted in the loss of 75% of his blood volume; last rites were given to him afterward. Upon arriving at Klinikum Berlin-Marzahn, Zanardi underwent a three-hour operation to clean and close the wounds. He also fractured his pelvis and suffered a concussion. Tagliani had a sore back as a result of the accident, and was released from the hospital after one day. On September 17, one of Zanardi's doctors said that his life was not in danger, although he had been placed under an induced coma in an attempt to prevent trauma shock. Doctors took Zanardi off the coma three days later, and he left Klinikum Berlin-Marzahn on October 30. 
Johnny Herbert, who had previously been Zanardi's teammate in Formula One, said of the incident, "It's a big shock to everybody. You have accidents, yes, but you don't expect something this gruesome." Laz Denes, a spokesman for Zanardi's Mo Nunn Racing team, said the impact was "immense, almost harder than anything I've ever seen." According to Denes, the point of contact "was about 12 inches past the cockpit," and he called Zanardi's survival a "miracle". Tagliani commented several days after the crash that Zanardi was constantly in his thoughts. During his hospital stay, Zanardi contacted Tagliani and told him that he was not at fault.
Following the race, Johnson had the remaining 44 cars that competed in the race taken to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina to inspect every single one, in hopes of finding out how the safety cell on Zanardi's car had failed. The line-up of USAC Gold Crown cars inside the R&D Center was described by then-NASCAR president Mike Helton as "a police line-up" (NASCAR itself had not run that weekend due to the September 11 terrorist attacks), and many NASCAR employees said they felt uncomfortable with USAC inspectors having run of the place. Initial theories included a design flaw in the Mopar M01's safety cell, but this was borne out by testing on Jack Hewitt's car. Another theory was that Mo Nunn Racing had improperly assembled the safety cell, but the cell of Zanardi's teammate, Tony Kanaan, met all requirements; in addition, Zanardi's car had passed pre-race inspection. Crash testing with a standard USAC safety cell provided to all constructors quickly uncovered that the actual problem was that the G-force load put on Zanardi's safety cell by Tagliani's 200 MPH car far exceeded the cell's load tolerance. A similar failure had occurred with Greg Moore's car at Fontana in 1999. 
In the aftermath, Johnson's safety review panel determined that the safety cell had not been updated along with other safety changes made in 1996 after the deaths of Scott Brayton and Jeff Krosnoff, and Emerson Fittipaldi's career-ending crash. Not helping was the fact that the 2001 cars had nearly the same specifications as their Formula One counterparts, being able to accelerate and run nearly as fast as them. USAC was taken to task by Sheldon Johnson, Jr. for failing to address concerns put forth by the 1996 and 1999 safety review panels beyond adjusting the size of the Stacker device, and adding wheel tethers after fans were struck and killed by flying debris at Michigan in 1998, and Charlotte in 1999. Before the Rockingham 500, USAC announced that the 2002 safety cells would be made of carbon fiber instead of steel, and that 2002 chassis would be required to have a honeycomb kevlar structure, in hopes of stopping cars from splitting apart once and for all. Because of these changes, chassis built in 2001 or earlier would be illegal to use starting in 2002. USAC even briefly considered adopting a spec chassis, but this was quickly dropped to avoid stifling innovation, driving away F1 and sports car teams, and turning USAC into a "glorified NASCAR clone". 
==Drivers and teams==
Team 	Chassis 	Engine 	No 	Drivers
Team Penske 	Penske PC-29 	Ford 	1 	Gil de Ferran
Team Penske 	Penske PC-29 	Ford 	3 	Hélio Castroneves
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	4 	Bruno Junqueira
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	12 	Nicolas Minassian
Walker Motorsport 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	5 	Toranosuke Takagi
Walker Motorsport 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	15 	Sarah Fisher
Newman-Haas Racing 	Lola B01/00 	Pontiac 	6 	Cristiano da Matta
Newman-Haas Racing 	Lola B01/00 	Pontiac 	11 	Christian Fittipaldi
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-009 	Ford 	7 	Max Papis
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-009 	Ford 	8 	Kenny Bräck
Bettenhausen Racing 	Lola B01/00 	Chevrolet 	16 	Michel Jourdain Jr.
PacWest Racing 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	17 	Maurício Gugelmin
PacWest Racing 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	18 	Scott Dixon
Patrick Racing 	Wildcat Mk. XI 	Toyota 	19 	Townsend Bell
Patrick Racing 	Wildcat Mk. XI 	Toyota 	20 	Roberto Moreno
Patrick Racing 	Wildcat Mk. XI 	Toyota 	40 	Jimmy Vasser
Dale Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-15 	Lincoln 	19 	Michael Krumm
Dale Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-15 	Lincoln 	21 	Luiz Garcia Jr.
Sigma Autosport 	Ferrari U2001 	Mercury 	22 	Oriol Servià
Sigma Autosport 	Ferrari U2001 	Mercury 	23 	Gonzalo Rodríguez
Arciero-Blair Racing 	Lola B2K/00 	Pontiac 	25 	Max Wilson
Team Green 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	26 	Paul Tracy
Team Green 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	27 	Dario Franchitti
Team Green 	Reynard 01i 	Offenhauser 	139	Michael Andretti
Forsythe Racing 	GM G01C 	Pontiac 	32 	Patrick Carpentier
Forsythe Racing 	GM G01C 	Pontiac 	33 	Alex Tagliani
Forsythe Racing 	GM G01C 	Pontiac 	77 	Bryan Herta
Fernández Racing 	Prost AP01 	Offenhauser 	51 	Adrián Fernández
Fernández Racing 	Prost AP01 	Offenhauser 	52 	Shinji Nakano
Mo Nunn Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	55 	Tony Kanaan
Mo Nunn Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	166	Alex Zanardi
Mo Nunn Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	166	Casey Mears
Team Menard 	GM G01C 	Buick 	2 	Greg Ray
Galles Racing 	Galmer 01 	Oldsmobile 	103	Al Unser Jr.
Galles Racing 	Galmer 01 	Oldsmobile 	131	Casey Mears
Galles Racing 	Galmer 01 	Oldsmobile 	132	Didier André
Panther Racing 	Toyota TR01 	Toyota 	104	Sam Hornish Jr.
Treadway-Hubbard Racing 	GM G01C 	Chevrolet 	105	Arie Luyendyk
Treadway-Hubbard Racing 	GM G01C 	Chevrolet 	121	Felipe Giaffone
Tri-Star Motorsports 	Welton US01 	Oldsmobile 	106	Tyce Carlson
Tri-Star Motorsports 	Welton US01 	Oldsmobile 	160	Richie Hearn
Dick Simon Racing 	Lola B01/00 	Mercury 	7 	Stéphan Grégoire
Dick Simon Racing 	Lola B01/00 	Mercury 	117	Roberto Guerrero
Kelley Racing 	Mazda RX-01 	Mazda 	8 	Scott Sharp
Kelley Racing 	Mazda RX-01 	Mazda 	28 	Mark Dismore
PDM Racing 	Courage C55 	Plymouth 	109	Jeret Schroeder
PDM Racing 	Courage C55 	Plymouth 	118	Jon Herb
Cahill Racing 	Ford F-201 	Ford 	110	Robby McGehee
Cahill Racing 	Ford F-201 	Ford 	111	Dr. Jack Miller
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	101	Donnie Beechler
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	14 	Eliseo Salazar
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	141	Robby Gordon
Bradley Motorsports 	Riley & Scott Mark IX 	Oldsmobile 	112	Buzz Calkins
Indy Regency Racing 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	116	Cory Witherill
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 	G-Force GF01 	Infiniti 	24 	Robbie Buhl
Blueprint Racing 	G-Force GF01 	Oldsmobile 	27 	John Hollansworth Jr.
McCormack Motorsports 	G-Force GF01 	Oldsmobile 	30 	Brandon Erwin
Conquest Racing 	Riley & Scott Mark IX 	Infiniti 	34 	Laurent Redon
Heritage Motorsports 	Courage C55 	Oldsmobile 	35 	Jeff Ward
Heritage Motorsports 	Courage C55 	Oldsmobile 	36 	Stéphan Grégoire
Brayton Racing 	Dallara IR-01 	Oldsmobile 	137	Steve Knapp
Brayton Racing 	Dallara IR-01 	Oldsmobile 	161	Memo Gidley
Sam Schmidt Motorsports 	Dallara IR-01 	Oldsmobile 	44 	Anthony Lazzaro
Sam Schmidt Motorsports 	Dallara IR-01 	Oldsmobile 	99 	Davey Hamilton
Team Cheever 	Stacker 01B 	Infiniti 	151	Eddie Cheever
Team Cheever 	Stacker 01B 	Infiniti 	152	Scott Goodyear
Vertex-Cunningham Racing 	Dallara IR-01 	Dodge 	155	Shigeaki Hattori
Team Xtreme 	Courage C55 	Buffalo 	177	Jaques Lazier
Team Xtreme 	Courage C55 	Buffalo 	188	Airton Daré
Zali Racing 	Welton US01 	Oldsmobile 	81 	John Paul Jr.
Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	91 	Buddy Lazier
Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	92 	Stan Wattles
Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson 01 	Offenhauser 	93 	Steve Knapp
Curb-Agajanian-Beck Motorsports	Ford F-201 	Ford 	98 	Billy Boat
Joe Gibbs Racing 	GM G01C 	Pontiac 	120	Tony Stewart *
Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt 01 	Oldsmobile 	122	Jason Bright
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 01B 	Buffalo 	56 	Guido Daccò
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 01B 	Buffalo 	57 	Jim Guthrie
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 01B 	Buffalo 	58 	Brian Till
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari U2001 	Ferrari 	53 	Tarso Marques
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari U2001 	Ferrari 	83 	Ronnie Johncox
Williams Indy Engineering 	Williams IW01 	BMW 	49 	Mark Hotchkis
Williams Indy Engineering 	Williams IW01 	BMW 	61 	Philipp Peter
McLaren-Mercedes 	McLaren M47 	Mercedes-Benz 	62 	Dan Drinan
McLaren-Mercedes 	McLaren M47 	Mercedes-Benz 	64 	Doug Didero
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost AP2001 	Offenhauser 	89 	Zak Morioka
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost AP2001 	Offenhauser 	96 	Bobby Regester
British American Racing 	BAR 2001 	Supertec 	43 	David Kudrave
British American Racing 	BAR 2001 	Supertec 	45 	Ted Prappas
Minardi Indy 	Minardi M201 	Mercedes-Benz 	65 	Billy Roe
Minardi Indy 	Minardi M201 	Mercedes-Benz 	66 	Chris Menninga
GM Performance Racing 	GM G01C 	Chevrolet 	13 	Alex Barron
GM Performance Racing 	GM G01C 	Chevrolet 	113	Jimmy Kite
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-201 	Ford 	197	Jeff Simmons
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-201 	Ford 	199	Mario Domínguez
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	60 	Jack Hewitt
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M01 	Dodge 	80 	Steve Butler
Toyota Racing Development 	Toyota TR2001 	Toyota 	54 	Rocky Moran Jr.
Toyota Racing Development 	Toyota TR2001 	Toyota 	63 	Martin Basso
Nismo 	Nissan R01C 	Infiniti 	37 	Lee Bentham
Nismo 	Nissan R01C 	Infiniti 	38 	Allen May
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX01 	Mazda 	39 	Jonny Kane
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX01 	Mazda 	41 	William Langhorne
Courage Compétition 	Courage C55 	Infiniti 	73 	Andy Michner
Courage Compétition 	Courage C55 	Infiniti 	74 	Jérôme Policand
Welter Racing 	Welter US01 	Offenhauser 	76 	Derek Higgins
Welter Racing 	Welter US01 	Offenhauser 	88 	Alex Gurney
Volkswagen Motorsports 	Volkswagen Indy Special	Volkswagen (diesel)	87 	Emanuele Pirro *
** Indianapolis 500 only
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Track type 	Date
1 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	February 18
2 	SunTrust Indy Challenge 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 	Short oval 	February 25
3 	Budweiser Indy 200 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California 	Road course 	March 4
4 	Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Herdez 	Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 	Street course 	March 11
5 	Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	One-mile oval 	March 18
6 	Rio 200 	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janiero, Brazil 	Intermediate oval 	March 25
7 	Mopar 200 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	April 1
8 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Streets of Long Beach, California 	Street course 	April 8
9 	Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	April 15
10 	Firestone Firehawk 500 	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Kanto 	Intermediate oval 	April 22
11 	zMax 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 	Intermediate oval 	April 28
12 	Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania 	One-mile oval 	May 6
13 	Indianapolis 500 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	May 27
14 	Miler Lite 225 	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin 	One-mile oval 	June 3
15 	Casino Magic 500 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 	Intermediate oval 	June 9
16 	Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit 	The Raceway on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan 	Street course 	June 17
17 	Freightliner/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco 	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon 	Road course 	June 24
18 	U.S. 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	July 1
19 	Ameristar Casino Indy 200 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 	Intermediate oval 	July 8
20 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	Street course 	July 15
21 	Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	July 22
22 	Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer 	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois 	Intermediate oval 	July 29
23 	Firestone Indy 200 	Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee 	Intermediate oval 	August 5
24 	Miller Lite 200 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 	Road course 	August 12
25 	Motorola 220 	Road America, Elkart Lake, Wisconsin 	Road course 	August 19
26 	Belterra Resort Indy 300 	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky 	Intermediate oval 	August 26
27 	California 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	September 2
28 	Coca-Cola 400 	Denver International Speedway, Denver, Colorado 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	September 9
29 	The American Memorial * 	EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz, Brandeburg, Germany 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	September 15
30 	Rockingham 500 	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby, United Kingdom 	Intermediate oval 	September 22
31 	Gateway Indy 250 	Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois 	Intermediate oval 	September 30
32 	Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston 	George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas 	Street course 	October 7
33 	Offenhauser Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California 	Road course 	October 14
34 	Delphi Indy 300 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Bay Lake, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	October 21
35 	Dodge Indy 300 	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	Street course 	October 28
36 	Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota 	California Speedway, Fontana, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	November 4
37 	Dallara 200 	Monza Circuit, Monza, Lombardy, Italy 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	November 11
38 	Alitalia 200 	Imola Circuit, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 	Road course 	November 18
39 	DieHard Indy 500K 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	November 25
40 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	December 2
* *The American Memorial was originally named the German 500, but was changed following the September 11 attacks, being the first major motorsports event held after the attacks.
==Results==
No.	Race title 	Pole position 	Most laps led 	Winner 	Team 	Chassis/Engine
1 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	Alex Gurney 	Alex Gurney 	Townsend Bell 	Patrick Racing 	Wildcat/Toyota
2 	SunTrust Indy Challenge 	Jaques Lazier 	Buddy Lazier 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson/Offenhauser
3 	Budweiser Indy 200 	Gil de Ferran 	Al Unser Jr. 	Alex Gurney 	Welter Racing 	Welter/Offenhauser
4 	Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey Presented by Herdez 	Kenny Bräck 	Cristiano da Matta	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing 	Lola/Pontiac
5 	Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 	Greg Ray 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Panther Racing 	Toyota/Toyota
6 	Rio 200 	Buddy Lazier 	Buddy Lazier 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson/Offenhauser
7 	Mopar 200 	Brian Till 	Greg Ray 	Dan Drinan 	McLaren-Mercedes 	McLaren/Mercedes
8 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves 	Hélio Castroneves 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
9 	Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami 	Jeff Ward 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Panther Racing 	Toyota/Toyota
10 	Firestone Firehawk 500 	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves 	Kenny Bräck 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
11 	zMax 500 	Greg Ray 	Greg Ray 	Greg Ray 	Team Menard 	GM/Buick
12 	Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Bruno Junqueira 	Kenny Bräck 	Scott Dixon 	PacWest Racing 	Reynard/Offenhauser
13 	Indianapolis 500 	Scott Sharp 	Hélio Castroneves 	Hélio Castroneves 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
14 	Miler Lite 225 	Kenny Bräck 	Kenny Bräck 	Kenny Bräck 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
15 	Casino Magic 500 	Mark Dismore 	Greg Ray 	Scott Sharp 	Kelley Racing 	Mazda/Mazda
16 	Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit 	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves 	Hélio Castroneves 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
17 	Freightliner/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco 	Max Papis 	Max Papis 	Max Papis 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
18 	US 500 	Kenny Bräck 	Bruno Junqueira 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
19 	Ameristar Casino Indy 200 	Scott Sharp 	Eddie Cheever 	Eddie Cheever 	Team Cheever 	Stacker/Infiniti
20 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Gil de Ferran 	Gil de Ferran 	Michael Andretti 	Team Green 	Reynard/Offenhauser
21 	Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota 	Kenny Bräck 	Max Papis 	Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing 	Lola/Pontiac
22 	Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer 	Tony Kanaan 	Hélio Castroneves 	Kenny Bräck 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
23 	Firestone Indy 200 	Greg Ray 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson/Offenhauser
24 	Miller Lite 200 	Gil de Ferran 	Hélio Castroneves 	Hélio Castroneves 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
25 	Motorola 220 	Kenny Bräck 	Bruno Junqueira 	Bruno Junqueira 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Mopar/Dodge
26 	Belterra Resort Indy 300 	Scott Sharp 	Scott Sharp 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Watson/Offenhauser
27 	California 500 	Alex Tagliani 	Dario Franchitti 	Dario Franchitti 	Team Green 	Reynard/Offenhauser
28 	Coca-Cola 400 	David Kudrave 	Buzz Calkins 	Jimmy Vasser 	Patrick Racing 	Wildcat/Toyota
29 	The American Memorial 	Gil de Ferran 	Kenny Bräck 	Kenny Bräck 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
30 	Rockingham 500 	Kenny Bräck 	Gil de Ferran 	Gil de Ferran 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
31 	Gateway Indy 250 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Sam Hornish Jr. 	Al Unser Jr. 	Galles Racing 	Galmer/Oldsmobile
32 	Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston 	Gil de Ferran 	Gil de Ferran 	Gil de Ferran 	Team Penske 	Penske/Ford
33 	Offenhauser Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300	Gil de Ferran 	Gil de Ferran 	Max Papis 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
34 	Delphi Indy 300 	Jaques Lazier 	Jaques Lazier 	Jaques Lazier 	Team Xtreme 	Courage/Buffalo
35 	Dodge Indy 300 	Roberto Moreno 	Roberto Moreno 	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing 	Lola/Pontiac
36 	Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota 	Alex Tagliani 	Max Papis 	Cristiano da Matta	Newman/Haas Racing 	Lola/Pontiac
37 	Dallara 200 	Jack Hewitt 	Tony Kanaan 	Casey Mears 	Mo Nunn Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
38 	Alitalia 200 	Ronnie Johncox 	Michael Andretti 	Jason Bright 	Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt/Oldsmobile
39 	DieHard Indy 500K 	Jack Hewitt 	Jack Hewitt 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
40 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Andy Michner 	Andy Michner 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
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