THE FACTS

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday--Rookie practice, 10:10 a.m.; practice, 10:30--noon; practice 2--3 p.m.

Saturday--Practice, 8--9 a.m.; qualifying 10:45--12:45 p.m.

Sunday--Warmup, 8:15--8:45 a.m.; 11:30 a.m., CART FedEx Championship Series MARLBORO 500 (250 Laps/500 Miles)

POINT STANDINGS

1. Gil de Ferran 153

2. Adrian Fernandez 148

3. (tie) Paul Tracy 134

3. (tie) Kenny Brack 134

5. Roberto Moreno 131

6. Jimmy Vasser 131

7. Michael Andretti 127

8. Helio Castroneves 125

9. Juan Montoya 123

10. Cristiano da Matta 112

MANUFACTURERS’ STANDINGS

1. Ford 314

2. Honda 298

3. Toyota 272

4. Mercedes Benz 72

CONSTRUCTORS’ POINTS

1. Reynard 376

2. Lola 292

3. Swift 5

ROOKIE POINTS

Kenny Brack 134

Oriol Servia 64

Alexandre Tagliani 45

LAP LEADERS (OUT OF 2,580)

1. Juan Montoya 787

2. Helio Castroneves 330

3. Michael Andretti 283

4. Gil de Ferran 263

5. Roberto Moreno 138

6. Paul Tracy 132

7. Cristiano da Matta 124

8. Alex Tagliani 113

9. Kenny Brack 104

10. Adrian Fernandez 90

POLES

1. Juan Montoya 7

2. Gil de Ferran 4

3. Helio Castroneves 3

4. Dario Franchitti 2

VICTORIES

1. (tie) Helio Castroneves, 3

1. (tie) Juan Montoya, 3

1. (tie) Paul Tracy, 3

4. (tie) Michael Andretti, 2

4. (tie) Gil de Ferran, 2

4. (tie) Adrian Fernandez, 2

MILES COMPLETED

1. Adrian Fernandez 3,849.922

2. Michael Andretti 3,803.825

3. Paul Tracy 3,752.161

4. Roberto Moreno 3,752.051

5. Kenny Brack 3,592.425

6. Gil de Ferran 3,584.113

7. Jimmy Vasser 3,574.448

8. Cristiano da Matta 3,540.781

9. Alex Tagliani 3,523.762

10. Christian Fittipaldi 3,512.802

NATIONS CUP

1. Brazil, 311

2. United States, 244

3. Canada, 218

4. Mexico, 155

5. Sweden, 134

6. Colombia, 123

7. Scotland, 92

8. Italy, 87

9. Spain, 64

10. England, 18

2000 RESULTS

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DATE RACE SITE WINNER March 26 Marlboro Grand Prix Homestead, Fla. Max Papis of Miami April 16 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Paul Tracy Long Beach April 30 Telemar Rio 200 Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Fernandez Brazil May 14 Firestone Firehawk Motegi, Japan Michael Andretti 500 May 27 Bosch Spark Plug Narareth, Pa. Gil de Ferran Grand Prix June 4 Bosch Spark Plug Milwaukee Juan Montoya Grand Prix June 18 Tenneco Automotive Belle Isle, Mich. Helio Castroneves GP of Detroit June 25 Budweiser/G.I. Joe’s Portland, Ore. Gil de Ferran 200 July 2 Marconi Grand Prix Cleveland Roberto Moreno of Cleveland July 16 Toronto Molson Indy Toronto, Canada Michael Andretti July 23 Michigan 500 Brooklyn, Mich. Juan Montoya July 30 Target Grand Prix of Chicago Cristiano da Matta Chicago Aug. 13 Miller Lite 200 Lexington, Ohio Helio Castroneves Aug. 20 Motorola 220 Elkhart Lake, Wis. Paul Tracy Sept. 3 Molson Indy Vancouver, Canada Paul Tracy Vancouver Sept. 10 Honda GP 300 Monterey, Calif. Helio Castroneves Sept. 17 Motorola 300 Madison, Ill. Juan Montoya Oct. 1 Texaco/Havoline Houston Jimmy Vasser Grand Prix of Houston Oct. 15 Honda Indy 300 Australia Adrian Fernandez Sunday Marlboro 500 Fontana * Adrian Fernandez

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* Defending champion

PAST CHAMPIONS

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Year Driver Team Engine/Chassis 1979 Rick Mears Penske PC-7/Cosworth 1980 Johnny Rutherford Chapparal Chapparal/Cosworth 1981 Rick Mears Penske PC-9B/Cosworth 1982 Rick Mears Penske PC-10/Cosworth 1983 Al Unser Penske PC-11Cosworth 1984 Mario Andretti Newman/Haas Lola/Cosworth 1985 Al Unser Penske March/Cosworth 1986 Bobby Rahal TrueSports March/Cosworth 1987 Bobby Rahal TrueSports Lola/Cosworth 1988 Danny Sullivan Penske PC-17/Chevrolet 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi Patrick PC-18/Chevrolet 1990 Al Unser Jr. Galles-Kraco Lola/Chevrolet 1991 Michael Andretti Newman/Hass Lola/Chevrolet 1992 Bobby Rahal Rahal-Hogan Lola/Chevrolet 1993 Nigel Mansell Newman-Haas Lola/Ford 1994 Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske 94/Ilmor 1995 Jacques Villeneuve Team Green Reynard/Ford Cosworth 1996 Jimmy Vassar Target/Chip Ganassi Reynard/Honda 1997 Alex Zanardi Target/Chip Ganassi Reynard/Honda 1998 Alex Zanardi Target/Chip Ganassi Reynard/Honda 1999 Juan Montoya Target/Chip Ganassi Reynard/Honda

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