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 Sunday, September 5
Firehawk 500 results
 


 Recap

MOTEGI, Japan -- Results Saturday of the Firestone Firehawk 500 at Twin Ring Motegi, with starting position in parentheses, driver, nationality, type of car, laps completed and reason out, if any:

1. (4) Adrian Fernandez, Mexico, Reynard-Ford, 201.

2. (1) Gil de Ferran, Brazil, Reynard-Honda, 201.

3. (7) Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil, Swift-Ford, 201.

4. (6) Greg Moore, Canada, Reynard-Mercedes, 201.

5. (5) Michael Andretti, United States, Swift-Ford, 200.

6. (17) Tony Kanaan, Brazil, Reynard-Honda, 200.

7. (2) Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazil, Reynard-Mercedes, 200.

8. (14) Robby Gordon, United States, Reynard-Toyota, 200.

9. (18) Helio Castro-Neves, Brazil, Lola-Mercedes, 199.

10. (21) Richie Hearn, United States, Swift-Toyota, 198.

11. (10) Paul Tracy, Canada, Reynard-Honda, 198.

12. (12) Jimmy Vasser, United States, Reynard-Honda, 198.

13. (15) Juan Montoya, Colombia, Reynard-Honda, 197.

14. (22) Tarso Marques, Brazil, Penske-Mercedes, 197.

15. (9) P.J. Jones, United States, Reynard-Ford, 196.

16. (3) Max Papis, Italy, Reynard-Ford, 196.

17. (19) Alex Barron, United States, Eagle-Toyota, 195.

18. (26) Michel Jourdain Jr., Mexico, Lola-Ford, 188.

19. (25) Luiz Garcia Jr., Brazil, Reynard-Ford, 184, engine.

20. (24) Shigeaki Hattori, Japan, Reynard-Mercedes, 140, clutch.

21. (20) Scott Pruett, United States, Reynard-Toyota, 106, fire.

22. (11) Dario Franchitti, Scotland, Reynard-Honda, 91, contact.

23. (8) Bryan Herta, United States, Reynard-Ford, 84, electrical.

24. (16) Mark Blundell, England, Reynard-Mercedes, 78, mechanical.

25. (23) Cristiano da Matta, Brazil, Reynard-Toyota, 39, transmission.

26. (13) Patrick Carpentier, Canada, Reynard-Mercedes, 10, fuel pressure.

Time of race: 1 hour, 46 minutes, 01.463 seconds.

Margin of victory: 6.347 seconds.

Winner's average speed: 176.196 mph (283.5 kph).

Caution flags: 5 for 28 laps.

Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers.

Lap leaders: Gugelmin 1-1; De Ferran 2-26; Gugelmin 27-46; Fernandez 47-50; Pruett 51-52; Fernandez 53-201.