2003 - Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford (CART) - Indianapolis 500 Race Results
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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. Champ Car World Series Champions |
2003 - Indianapolis 500 Race Results
Race Name - Indianapolis 500Date - 5/5/2003Race Track - Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayNumber of Starting Cars - 19Laps Run - 165 Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Paul Tracy / 115.96 mphCautions - 2 cautions for 6 laps Average Race Speed - 105.412 mphLead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Sebastien Bourdais Race Number - 4Finish | Start | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine | Qualify Speed |
1 | 2 | Sbastien Bourdais | Lilly | Lola | Ford | 115.841 |
2 | 3 | Bruno Junqueira | PacifiCare | Lola | Ford | 115.909 |
3 | 7 | Mario Domnguez | Herdez | Lola | Ford | 114.298 |
4 | 4 | Oriol Servi | Visteon Patrick Racing | Lola | Ford | 115.188 |
5 | 9 | Patrick Carpentier | Players | Lola | Ford | 114.188 |
6 | 10 | Michel Jourdain Jr | Gigante | Lola | Ford | 113.81 |
7 | 12 | Roberto Moreno | Herdez | Lola | Ford | 113.734 |
8 | 5 | Alex Tagliani | Johnson Controls | Lola | Ford | 114.671 |
9 | 11 | Mario Haberfeld | MiJack | Reynard | Ford | 113.768 |
10 | 8 | Darren Manning | US Air Force/RAC Auto Windscreens | Reynard | Ford | 114.234 |
11 | 17 | Patrick Lemari | Scientific Atlanta | Lola | Ford | 112.083 |
12 | 6 | Adrin Fernndez | Tecate/Quaker State/Telmex | Lola | Ford | 114.53 |
13 | 18 | Jol Camathias | City of Lugano | Lola | Ford | 112.071 |
14 | 15 | Tiago Monteiro | Laureus | Reynard | Ford | 112.71 |
15 | 19 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona | Reynard | Ford | 111.683 |
16 | 16 | Ryan HunterReay | American Spirit Team Johansson | Reynard | Ford | 112.586 |
17 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Players | Lola | Ford | 115.96 |
18 | 13 | Alex Yoong | Malaysia Airlines | Lola | Ford | 113.329 |
19 | 14 | Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | Reynard | Ford | 112.98 |