1999 - FedEx Championship Series - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Race Results

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1999 - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Race Results

Race Name - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
Date - 9/26/1999
Race Track - Streets of Houston
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Juan Pablo Montoya / 93.651 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 78.96 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Paul Tracy
Race Number - 18

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	93.006
2	4	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	92.891
3	11	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Swift	Ford	91.788
4	5	Max Papis	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	92.871
5	2	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Ford	93.037
6	23	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	90.025
7	12	Christian Fittipaldi	Big Kmart	Swift	Ford	91.673
8	15	Richie Hearn	Budweiser	Swift	Ford	91.583
9	8	Tony Kanaan	McDonalds Championship Racing	Reynard	Honda	92.159
10	20	Scott Pruett	Pioneer/MCI WorldCom	Reynard	Toyota	90.656
11	17	Cristiano da Matta	MCI WorldCom	Reynard	Toyota	91.26
12	10	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Ford	91.943
13	9	Jan Magnussen	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Ford	92.039
14	25	Memo Gidley	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Honda	89.151
15	26	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	89
16	13	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	91.67
17	6	Gil de Ferran	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	92.528
18	21	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Viva Mexico	Reynard	Honda	90.362
19	14	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	91.654
20	16	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	91.484
21	22	Robby Gordon	Johns Manville/Panasonic	Swift	Toyota	90.257
22	7	Naoki Hattori	Alpine	Reynard	Honda	92.283
23	24	Andrea Montermini	AAR Denso/Castrol	Eagle	Toyota	89.497
24	18	Mark Blundell	Motorola PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	91.204
25	1	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Reynard	Honda	93.651
26	19	Hlio Castroneves	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Lola	Mercedes	90.968
27	27	Luiz Garcia Jr	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc	Lola	Mercedes