The 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 was the first round of the 1999 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1999 at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida.
Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying
Pos No. Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Best (in mph) 1 8 Scott Sharp 21.222 21.007 171.371 2 2 Greg Ray 21.090 No time 170.697 3 30 Raul Boesel 21.195 21.152 170.197 4 4 Scott Goodyear 21.419 21.210 169.731 5 14 Kenny Bräck 21.457 21.357 168.563 6 35 Jeff Ward 21.535 21.384 168.350 7 99 Sam Schmidt 21.478 21.413 168.122 8 91 Buddy Lazier 21.783 21.451 167.824 9 20 Tyce Carlson 21.454 21.505 167.801 10 28 Mark Dismore 21.479 21.466 167.707 11 12 Buzz Calkins W 21.602 21.525 167.247 12 50 Roberto Guerrero 21.548 No time 167.069 13 51 Eddie Cheever W 21.990 21.558 166.991 14 11 Billy Boat 21.767 21.591 166.736 15 5 Jason Leffler R 21.608 21.992 166.605 16 19 Stan Wattles 21.883 21.614 166.559 17 18 Steve Knapp 21.825 21.638 166.374 18 42 John Hollansworth Jr. R 21.994 21.650 166.282 19 10 John Paul Jr. 21.805 21.786 165.244 20 9 Davey Hamilton 22.222 21.808 165.077 21 81 Robby Unser 22.149 21.929 164.166 22 98 Donnie Beechler 21.952 22.014 163.994 23 22 Gualter Salles 22.633 22.145 162.565 24 33 Brian Tyler 22.356 22.302 161.421 25 7 Stéphan Grégoire 22.699 22.344 161.117 26 44 Robbie Buhl 22.300 No time 161.435 27 3 Andy Michner 22.764 22.421 160.564 28 66 Scott Harrington R 22.712 22.542 159.702Didn't qualify 29 6 Eliseo Salazar 22.566 22.642 159.532Source
Restricted to just one qualifying lap after missing his original qualifying turn. Changed to a backup car for the race. He was put in front of the two last qualifiers, as they were using provisionals.
Failed to qualify or withdrew Greg Gorden R for Truscelli Team Racing, initially named for the ride, the team decided to step him down for not having enough seat time in the car, as the new chassis came just days before a scheduled test. Replaced by Brian Tyler, who was due to drive for Team Pelfrey, where he was replaced by Robby Unser. Team Menard entered the #2 car, which remained vacant for the event. Before qualifying, they announced an agreement to surrender the number #3 to Brant Racing, which were due to use #31, because of "Brant's long business relationship" with Richard Childress. Greg Ray switched numbers from #3 to #2. The #77 Chastain Motorsports entry, which was vacant on the entry list, did not arrive at the track.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 151 Eddie Cheever WTeam Cheever2001:41:14.800134050 24 Scott GoodyearPanther Racing200+ 5.148 sec43640 335 Jeff WardISM Racing200Running6035 48 Scott SharpKelley Racing200Running110337 530 Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports199+ 1 lap31931 628 Mark DismoreKelley Racing199+ 1 lap10028 718 Steve KnappPDM Racing198+ 2 laps17026 89 Davey HamiltonGalles Racing198+ 2 laps20024 911 Billy BoatA. J. Foyt Enterprises198+ 2 laps14022 1091 Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing198+ 2 laps8020 1110 John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing197+ 3 laps19019 1220 Tyce CarlsonBlueprint-Immke Racing197+ 3 laps9218 1350 Roberto GuerreroCobb Racing197+ 3 laps12017 1433 Brian TylerTruscelli Team Racing195+ 5 laps24016 1581 Robby Unser Team Scandia195+ 5 laps21015 167 Stéphan GrégoireDick Simon Racing194+ 6 laps25014 1712 Buzz Calkins WBradley Motorsports194+ 6 laps11013 183 Andy MichnerBrant Racing191+ 9 laps27012 1942 John Hollansworth Jr. R TeamXtreme Racing179Accident18011 2044 Robbie BuhlSinden Racing Services175+ 25 laps26010 212 Greg RayTeam Menard163Gearbox2011 2214 Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises106Accident508 2322 Gualter SallesLarry Curry Racing91Accident2307 2419 Stan WattlesMetro Racing Systems54+ 146 laps1606 2566 Scott Harrington RHarrington Motorsports49Engine2805 2698 Donnie BeechlerCahill Racing15Suspension2204 2799 Sam SchmidtTreadway Racing14Accident703 285 Jason Leffler RTreadway Racing2Accident1502
Race Statistics Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-55 Scott Sharp56-57 Tyce Carlson58-102 Scott Sharp103-110 Scott Goodyear111-117 Raul Boesel118-141 Scott Goodyear142-173 Eddie Cheever174-177 Scott Goodyear178-180 Scott Sharp181-192 Raul Boesel193-200 Eddie Cheever
Cautions: 7 for 48 laps Laps Reason3-9Jason Leffler crash15-21Sam Schmidt crash27-28Donnie Beechler spin53-60Tow-in for Scott Harrington (engine issues)108-119Kenny Bräck and Gualter Salles crash121-125John Paul Jr. and Buddy Lazier crash182-188John Hollansworth Jr. crash
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Eddie Cheever 50 2 Scott Goodyear 40 3 Scott Sharp 37 4 Jeff Ward 35 5 Raul Boesel 31
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
External links IndyCar official website