2000 - FedEx Championship Series - Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

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2000 - Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results

Race Name - Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota
Date - 7/23/2000
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Paul Tracy / 234.949 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 38 laps
Average Race Speed - 177.694 mph
Lead Changes - 10 Leader(s) with 52 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Helio Castroneves
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	7	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Lola	Toyota	232.536
2	2	Michael Andretti	Big Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	234.627
3	4	Dario Franchitti	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	233.176
4	9	Patrick Carpentier	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	231.989
5	13	Hlio Castroneves	Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	230.762
6	12	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Reynard	Ford	231.169
7	1	Paul Tracy	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	234.949
8	15	Oriol Servi	Telefonica	Reynard	Toyota	229.511
9	11	Max Papis	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	231.31
10	21	Memo Gidley	DIRECTV	Reynard	Toyota	224.628
11	23	Luiz Garcia Jr	Hollywood/Embratel21	Reynard	Mercedes	220.089
12	24	Tarso Marques	Panasonic	Swift	Ford	215.957
13	20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Nextel	Reynard	Mercedes	225.642
14	3	Christian Fittipaldi	Big Kmart/Route 66	Lola	Ford	234.23
15	22	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez	Lola	Mercedes	223.776
16	8	Alex Tagliani	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	232.333
17	14	Cristiano da Matta	Pioneer/MCI WorldCom	Reynard	Toyota	229.878
18	5	Gil de Ferran	Marlboro	Reynard	Honda	232.98
19	17	Mark Blundell	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	226.558
20	19	Shinji Nakano	Avex/Honda	Reynard	Honda	225.812
21	6	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Lola	Toyota	232.761
22	10	Kenny Brck	Shell	Reynard	Ford	231.772
23	16	Roberto Moreno	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Ford	228.086
24	18	Tony Kanaan	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	226.166
25	25	Takuya Kurosawa	Sports Today	Lola	Ford