2001 - FedEx Championship Series - SunTrust Indy Challenge Race Results

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2001 - SunTrust Indy Challenge Race Results

Race Name - SunTrust Indy Challenge
Date - 6/24/2001
Race Track - Richmond International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 76
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Max Papis / 122.669 mph
Cautions - 9 cautions for 25 laps
Average Race Speed - 74.606 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Max Papis
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Max Papis	Miller Lite	Lola	Ford	122.669
2	8	Roberto Moreno	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	121.8
3	7	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart	Lola	Toyota	121.978
4	19	Max Wilson	winnerB2Bcom	Lola	Ford	120.888
5	10	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	121.729
6	5	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	122.094
7	4	Scott Dixon	Powerware Panasonic	Reynard	Toyota	122.294
8	16	Michael Andretti	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	121.02
9	14	Oriol Servi	Sigma Autosport	Lola	Ford	121.171
10	2	Cristiano da Matta	Texaco/Havoline/Kmart	Lola	Toyota	122.497
11	22	Kenny Brck	Shell	Lola	Ford	120.635
12	20	Alex Tagliani	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	120.835
13	15	Gil de Ferran	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	121.099
14	12	Bryan Herta	Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing	Reynard	Ford	121.31
15	24	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez	Lola	Ford	120.269
16	9	Jimmy Vasser	Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	121.75
17	3	Hlio Castroneves	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	122.332
18	17	Tora Takagi	Pioneer/DENSO	Reynard	Toyota	120.962
19	23	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Honda	120.498
20	11	Mauricio Gugelmin	Nextel PacWest	Reynard	Toyota	121.314
21	13	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	121.287
22	18	Shinji Nakano	Avex/Alpine	Reynard	Honda	120.96
23	6	Bruno Junqueira	Target	Lola	Toyota	122.085
24	21	Tony Kanaan	Hollywood	Reynard	Honda	120.763
25	25	Memo Gidley	Target	Lola	Toyota	119.994
26	26	Alex Zanardi	Pioneer	Reynard	Honda	119.71