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1999 Indianapolis 500

The 1999 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Sunday, May 30, 1999.

ling on not stopping during the last round of pitstops and using a long fuel stint didn't work for Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon

Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...
, as all the laps run to the end are green. Gordon exhausted his on lap 199, and longtime leader Kenny Bräck

Kenny Bräck

Kenneth "Kenny" Br?ck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series....
, driving for A.J. Foyt, took the lead to win. Brack led laps 199 and 200, equalling Joe Dawson (1912) and Emerson Fittipaldi (1989) for a lead change for the win inside only two laps to go.

Robby McGehee

Robby McGehee

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The 1999 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Gambling on not stopping during the last round of pitstops and using a long fuel stint didn't work for Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon

Kenny Bräck

Robby McGehee

Robby McGehee is a former Indy Racing League driver from St. Louis, Missouri. He won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing 5th and raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons....
's crew chief, Steve Fried, was seriously injured in an accident on pit road. He was in a coma for several weeks.

Brack's victory marked the fifth overall Indy 500 victory for A.J. Foyt. Four as a driver (1961

1961 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. This was the first Indianapolis 500 not to be included in the Formula One World Championship....
, 1964

1964 Indianapolis 500

The 1964 Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30 1964. It was won by A.J. Foyt, but is best known for a fiery second-lap accident that resulted in the deaths of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald, involving a total of seven cars....
, 1967

1967 Indianapolis 500

Race Summary This unexpected 2 day event began with gray skies but the race was underway as Parnelli Jones is in first place before half a lap, with Gurney second and A.J....
, 1977

1977 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 1977.Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon , Larry Dickson , Tom Frantz , Spike Gehlhausen , Todd Gibson , Jerry Grant , Bob Harkey , Jim Hurtubise , Gary Irvin , Jerry Karl , Mel Kenyon , John Martin , Larry McCoy , Graham McRae , Rick Mears , Te...
) and one as an owner (1999).

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	T	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant
1	8	14	Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck Kenneth "Kenny" Br?ck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series....	222.659	8	D	O	G	200	66	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
2	14	21	Jeff Ward Jeff Ward (motocross) Jeff Ward is the first motocross rider in history to win every major American Motorcyclist Association motocross List of AMA Motocross Champions....	221.363	14	D	O	G	200	3	Running	Pagan Racing Pagan Racing Pagan Racing was a racing team owned by Texas businessmen Jack and Allan Pagan....
3	3	11	Billy Boat Billy Boat William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University....	223.469	3	D	O	G	200	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
4	4	32	Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Robert W. Gordon is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Jim Beam/Camping World ride which competes part-time in the Nationwide Series, he has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the Indy Racing...	223.066	4	G	O	F	200	28	Running	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
5	27	55	Robby McGehee Robby McGehee Robby McGehee is a former Indy Racing League driver from St. Louis, Missouri. He won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1999 after finishing 5th and raced for veteran owner Fred Treadway the next few seasons.... (R)	220.139	29	D	O	F	199	0	Running	Conti Racing
6	32	84	Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....	220.115	30	D	O	G	199	0	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
7	22	91	Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times.... (W)	220.721	23	D	O	G	198	0	Running	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
8	17	81	Robby Unser Robby Unser Robby Unser is a former Indy Racing League driver and eight time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. He was the IRL rookie of the year in 1998 in IRL....	221.304	17	D	O	F	197	0	Running	Team Pelfrey
9	24	22	Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....	220.653	25	D	O	G	196	0	Running	Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series....
10	10	54	Hideshi Matsuda Hideshi Matsuda Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports....	222.064	10	D	O	F	196	0	Running	Beck Motorsports
11	11	9	Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times....	221.866	11	D	O	G	196	0	Running	Galles Racing Galles Racing Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....
12	33	3	Raul Boesel Raul Boesel Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a former racing driver who raced for the March Engineering and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League....	220.101	31	R	O	G	195	0	Running	Brant Racing
13	12	42	John Hollansworth, Jr. John Hollansworth, Jr. John Hollansworth, Jr. , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1999-2001 seasons with 12 career starts, all but 2 of them in 1999, including the 1999 Indianapolis 500.... (R)	221.698	12	D	O	F	192	0	Running	TeamXtreme
14	15	20	Tyce Carlson Tyce Carlson Brendyn "Tyce" Carlson , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996-2002 seasons with 30 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500....	221.322	15	D	O	F	190	0	Running	Blueprint/Immke Racing
15	21	96	Jeret Schroeder Jeret Schroeder Jeret Schroeder , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997 and 1999-2002 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1999-2001 Indianapolis 500.... (R)	220.747	22	D	I	F	175	0	Engine	Cobb Racing Price Cobb Price Cobb won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar XJR-12. He also owned an Indy Racing League team in 1998 and 1999 for Roberto Guerrero and Jim Guthrie ....
16	5	28	Mark Dismore Mark Dismore Mark Dismore is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Champ Car Atlantic Championship champion as well as the winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with Dan Gurney's All American Racers in a Toyota GTP car with co-drivers Rocky Moran and P....	222.962	5	D	O	G	168	0	Accident T2	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
17	20	19	Stan Wattles Stan Wattles Stan Wattles , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996-2001 seasons with 19 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998-2000....	220.833	21	D	O	G	147	0	Running	Metro Racing
18	16	51	Eddie Cheever Eddie Cheever Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an United States racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports car racing, CART and the Indy Racing League.... (W)	221.315	D	I	G	16	139	4	Engine	Team Cheever
19	26	12	Buzz Calkins Buzz Calkins Bradley "Buzz" Calkins is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard Motorsport chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL....	220.297	27	G	O	F	133	0	Running	Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company....
20	23	33	Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points....	220.705	24	G	O	G	122	0	Transmission	Truscelli Team Racing
21	2	2	Greg Ray Greg Ray Greg Ray is a former Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver.After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994....	225.073	2	D	O	F	120	32	Accident Pits	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
22	1	5	Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk is a Netherlands automobile racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles.... (W)	225.179	1	G	O	F	117	63	Accident T3	Treadway Racing Treadway Racing Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The team was owned by Indianapolis business man Fred Treadway....
23	29	52	Wim Eyckmans Wim Eyckmans Wim Eyckmans is a Belgian racecar driver who starting in karting in 1986 has been in prototype racing since 2003. He participated in International Formula 3000 in 1996 and 1997 and ran the Indy Lights series in 1998.... (R)	220.092	33	D	O	G	113	0	Timing Chain	Team Cheever
24	28	30	Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite is an United States race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1997 and has competed in over 30 IRL races, including 4 Indianapolis 500s....	220.097	32	G	O	F	110	0	Engine	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
25	25	50	Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....	220.479	26	G	I	F	105	0	Engine	Cobb Racing Price Cobb Price Cobb won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar XJR-12. He also owned an Indy Racing League team in 1998 and 1999 for Roberto Guerrero and Jim Guthrie ....
26	13	35	Steve Knapp Steve Knapp Steve Knapp , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500....	221.502	13	G	O	G	104	0	Handling	ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series....
27	9	4	Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....	222.387	9	G	O	G	101	0	Engine	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
28	6	8	Scott Sharp Scott Sharp Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....	222.771	6	D	O	G	83	0	Transmission	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
29	19	98	Donnie Beechler Donnie Beechler Donnie Beechler , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-2001 seasons with 36 career starts, including 4 Indianapolis 500 showings....	221.228	19	D	O	F	74	0	Engine	Cahill Racing Cahill Racing Cahill Racing is an Indy Racing League IndyCar series team owned by Iowa businessman Larry Cahill. The team initially was active from 1998-2002....
30	7	99	Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Indy Racing League and Indy Pro Series team owner.After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25....	222.734	7	G	O	F	62	4	Accident T1	Treadway Racing Treadway Racing Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The team was owned by Indianapolis business man Fred Treadway....
31	31	17	Dr. Jack Miller Jack Miller (driver) Dr. Jack Miller raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a dentist and, thus, was known as "the racing dentist." His best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Lowe's Motor Speedway....	220.277	28	D	O	G	29	0	Clutch	Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports Tri-Star Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series primarily during the early to mid '90s. During its time of competition, Tri-Star's drivers achieved no wins or top-5 finishes but did get some top-10 finishes at the top-level series....
32	30	92	Johnny Unser Johnny Unser Johnny Unser is a former race car driver. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser, cousin of Al Unser, Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser....	221.197	20	D	O	G	10	0	Brakes	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
33	18	6	Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela is a racing driver from Chile and the only one of his countrymen to compete in Formula One. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix scoring a total of 3 championship points....	221.265	18	G	O	F	7	0	Accident T2	Nienhouse Motorsports

(W) = former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie

*C Chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
: D=Dallara

Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
, G=G-Force

Élan Motorsport Technologies

?lan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz#Panoz Motor Sports Group....
, R=Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a auto racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing....

*E Engine

Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
: I=Infiniti

Infiniti

Infiniti is the Luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti sales officially started in November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine....
, O=Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....

*T Tire

Tire

Tires, or tyres , are ring-shaped parts, either pneumatic or solid , that fit around wheels to protect them and enhance their function....
: F=Firestone

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era....
, G=Goodyear

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Today it is the third largest tire company in the world after Bridgestone and Michelin....

Failed to Qualify:
#15 Jaques Lazier

Jaques Lazier

Jaques Lazier is an Indy Racing League driver born January 25, 1971 in Denver, Colorado and is the younger brother of 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and son of former Indy racer Bob Lazier....

#90 Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 8 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of five women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award....

#46 Mike Groff

Mike Groff

Mike Groff is a former race car driver in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994....

#07 Stephan Gregoire

Stephan Gregoire

St?phan Gr?goire is a race car driver.Gregoire is a former driver in the Rolex Grand American Road Racing Association series and the Indy Racing League and Indianapolis 500....

#66 Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of American Motorcycle Association Motocross and Supercross....

#31 Nick Firestone

Nick Firestone

Nick Firestone is an American former race car driver from Phoenix, Arizona. Nick attended Princeton University, where he was a history major and member of Tiger Inn....

#10 Andy Michner

Andy Michner

Andy Michner , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-1999 seasons with 7 career starts. His best career finish was an eighth place in his first race, the 1998 Indianapolis 500....