2001 - FedEx Championship Series - Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Race Results

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2001 - Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Race Results

Race Name - Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200
Date - 3/11/2001
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 78
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Kenny Brack / 100.665 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 81.548 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Cristiano da Matta
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Cristiano da Matta	Texaco/Havoline/Kmart	Lola	Toyota	100.404
2	3	Gil de Ferran	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	100.255
3	15	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	98.485
4	5	Michael Andretti	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	99.527
5	1	Kenny Brck	Shell	Lola	Ford	100.665
6	9	Jimmy Vasser	Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	99.069
7	12	Tony Kanaan	Hollywood	Reynard	Honda	98.822
8	4	Hlio Castroneves	Marlboro Team Penske	Reynard	Honda	100.217
9	7	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	99.174
10	25	Tora Takagi	Pioneer/DENSO	Reynard	Toyota	95.889
11	21	Nicolas Minassian	Target	Lola	Toyota	97.646
12	11	Max Papis	Miller Lite	Lola	Ford	98.996
13	14	Scott Dixon	Powerware Panasonic	Reynard	Toyota	98.592
14	8	Oriol Servi	Sigma Autosport	Lola	Ford	99.084
15	17	Mauricio Gugelmin	Nextel PacWest	Reynard	Toyota	98.362
16	18	Bryan Herta	Zakspeed/Forsythe Racing	Reynard	Ford	98.194
17	24	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez	Lola	Ford	96.636
18	27	Shinji Nakano	Avex/Alpine	Reynard	Honda	95.441
19	19	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Honda	98.025
20	16	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart	Lola	Toyota	98.449
21	13	Alex Tagliani	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	98.733
22	20	Bruno Junqueira	Target	Lola	Toyota	97.728
23	23	Michael Krumm	The Dark Dog	Lola	Ford	97.215
24	22	Alex Zanardi	Pioneer	Reynard	Honda	97.294
25	6	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	99.202
26	28	Luiz Garcia Jr	Embratel	Lola	Ford	93.591
27	10	Roberto Moreno	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Toyota	99.032
28	26	Max Wilson	winnerB2Bcom	Lola	Phoenix	95.523