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DETROIT (June 13, 2000) - Last year during his rookie season, defending FedEx Championship Series champion Juan Montoya of Target Chip Ganassi Racing made his presence known early as he won three of the first five events and maintained the points lead for 12 of the remaining 15 championship rounds thereafter. 

This year, Montoya's approach has been a bit different, to say the least. Heading into Round 6 at Milwaukee without a victory or even a podium finish, Montoya (Target Toyota Lola) stepped up in a big way at the rain-delayed Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. He led 179 of 225 laps from the pole en route to his first victory of the campaign as well as the first for Toyota in its five-year history in the FedEx Championship Series. 

The 22-point sweep Montoya registered for winning from the pole and leading the most laps moved him into a fourth-place tie in the championship with Michael Andretti (Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola) of Newman/Haas Racing, whose runner-up effort at Milwaukee was the 86th podium result of his career. Montoya and Andretti have 44 points each, 15 fewer than FedEx Championship Series leader Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green, as the series heads to The Raceway on Belle Isle for this weekend's Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit (1 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ESPN). 

Montoya's victory at Milwaukee made him the sixth different winner in as many events this season, matching a series record for most different winners to start the season established in 1991. The other race winners have been Max Papis (Miller Lite Ford Reynard) of Team Rahal at Homestead; Tracy at Long Beach; Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State/Patrick Racing Ford Reynard) of Patrick Racing at Rio de Janeiro; Andretti at Japan and Gil de Ferran (Marlboro Honda Reynard) of Marlboro Team Penske at Nazareth. A seventh different winner at Detroit would establish a new FedEx Championship 
Series standard for the start of a season and go a long way toward breaking the series record of 10 winners in a season, established last year. 

The Detroit entry list includes three former winners at Belle Isle - Tracy (1994), Andretti (1996) and defending champion Dario Franchitti (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green. Andretti also won the Detroit Grand Prix in 1990, when the race was conducted on a downtown street course, and won all four pole positions at the downtown venue from 1989-92. Other pole winners at Belle Isle include Montoya last year and de Ferran in 1997. 

Tracy enters the weekend with a 59-52 championship lead over Roberto Moreno (Visteon Ford Reynard) of Patrick Racing. Montoya's Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate, Jimmy Vasser (Target Toyota Lola), stands third with 48 points. 

The Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit begins a run that will see six FedEx Championship Series events contested in the next seven weeks. The series continues with the Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco, June 25 at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Ore. 

WHO'S HOT 

* Target Chip Ganassi driver Juan Montoya (Target Toyota Lola), the defending FedEx Championship Series and reigning Indianapolis 500 champion, comes to Detroit off his first victory of the season, June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. En route to the eighth victory of his two-year FedEx Championship Series career, Montoya scored a maximum 22 championship points, earning 20 for the win and additional single points for the pole position and leading the most laps. Montoya has qualified among the top three for all six events this season - including pole positions at Nazareth, Japan and Milwaukee - and nine of the past 11, dating to a pole at Vancouver last year. He has been the dominant driver in each of the past three FedEx Championship Series events, leading 461 of a possible 651 laps (70 percent) during that three-event stretch. The run consists of leading 172 of 201 laps at Japan, 110 of 225 at Nazareth and 179 of 225 at Milwaukee. In only his second FedEx Championship Series season, he has moved into 11th place on the CART career laps-led list with 1,436, only 11 behind Tom Sneva and Alex Zanardi, who are tied for ninth at 1,447. 

* FedEx Championship Series points leader Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green has scored championship points in five of six starts this season, including a victory at Long Beach and podium finishes of third at Homestead and Rio de Janeiro. He holds a 59-52 lead over Roberto Moreno of Patrick Racing in championship points and leads the FedEx Championship Series in laps completed, with 989 of a possible 991 and miles completed, with 1,342.409 of a possible 1,344.387. 

* Roberto Moreno (Visteon Ford Reynard) owns five top-10 finishes, including four top-six results, in six starts this season. Included are a runner-up effort in the season opener at Homestead, matching a career best, and a third-place effort at Japan. He also finished fifth at Milwaukee, sixth at Rio de Janeiro and ninth at Long Beach. He currently stands second in the championship with 52 points, seven behind leader Paul Tracy. 

* Rookie Kenny Brack (Shell Ford Reynard) of Team Rahal has finished fifth or better in his past three FedEx Championship Series starts, highlighted by a season-best third-place performance at Nazareth. Brack also finished fourth at Milwaukee and fifth at Japan and holds a 39-18 points lead over Alex Tagliani (Player's Forsythe Racing Team Ford Reynard) of Player's Forsythe Racing in the quest for the Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award. Brack has scored championship points in each of his past four starts, beginning with a 10th-place finish at Rio de Janeiro. 

* Christian Fittipaldi (Big Kmart/Route 66 Ford Lola) of Newman/Haas Racing has scored championship points in five of six starts this season and in 21 of his past 25 FedEx Championship Series events, dating to a ninth-place result at Laguna Seca in 1998. This year's run includes finishes of fifth at Rio de Janeiro, seventh at Homestead, ninth at Milwaukee and 11th at Japan and Nazareth. 

ON THE RIGHT TRACK 

* Michael Andretti (Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola) of Newman/Haas Racing has finished fifth or better in seven of 10 starts at Detroit, including victories in 1990 and '96. He also finished second in 1997, fourth in 1992, '95 and '99, and fifth in '94. He also earned four consecutive pole positions at Detroit from 1989-92 and has led 172 laps in his career at Detroit, including all 62 en route to his victory in 1990. 

* Defending Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit champion Dario Franchitti (KOOL Honda Reynard) of Team KOOL Green has finished fourth or better in two of three career starts at The Raceway on Belle Isle, topped by last year's victory when he led the final 13 laps. He also finished fourth in 1998. 

* Gil de Ferran (Marlboro Honda Reynard) of Marlboro Team Penske has been on the podium in three of five career starts at Detroit, with consecutive finishes of third in 1996, '97 and '98. He also won the pole position at Detroit in 1997. 

* Adrian Fernandez (Tecate/Quaker State/Patrick Racing Ford Reynard) has scored championship points in four of six starts at Detroit, highlighted by a runner-up performance in 1998. He also scored with finishes of fourth 

in 1996, sixth in '95 and seventh in '93. Fernandez did not compete in last year's race after sustaining a fractured radius bone in his right wrist during practice for the event. 

* Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard) has scored championship points in five of seven career starts at Detroit, including a victory in 1994. He also recorded a podium result with a runner-up effort to Team KOOL Green teammate Dario Franchitti last year. His other scoring performances include seventh in 1998, eighth in '95 and ninth in '93. He has led a combined 72 laps in his seven career appearances at Detroit, topped by 27 in 1993. 

* Jimmy Vasser (Target Toyota) has finished sixth or better in four of his past five appearances at The Raceway on Belle Isle, topped by a runner-up showing in 1995. Vasser also finished fourth in 1997, sixth in 1998 and fifth last year. 

MANUFACTURING SUCCESS 

* Toyota claimed the first victory in its five-year FedEx Championship Series history with last Monday's victory by Juan Montoya in the Miller Lite 225 at The Milwaukee Mile. Montoya led a race-high 179 of 225 laps while finishing 1.015 seconds ahead of runner-up Michael Andretti. Montoya has led 461 of a possible 651 laps (70 percent) in the past three FedEx Championship Series events conducted at Japan, Nazareth and Milwaukee. Montoya has also qualified third or better for all six FedEx Championship Series events this season, including a series-high three pole positions. 

* Honda has won the past two FedEx Championship Series events contested at The Raceway on Belle Isle, with victories from Alex Zanardi in 1998 and Dario Franchitti last year. Honda has also won two of the past three poles at Belle Isle with Gil de Ferran ('97) and Montoya ('99) doing 
the honors.

* Ford has won three of the six FedEx Championship Series events contested to date in 2000, getting victories from Max Papis at Homestead, Adrian Fernandez at Rio de Janeiro and Michael Andretti in Japan. Those victories have helped Ford to a 104-96 edge over two-time defending champion Honda in the CART Manufacturer's Championship. Toyota currently stands third 
with 90 points. 

NOTEWORTHY 

* This Sunday, Father's Day, will find three generations of the Andretti family competing at three different venues in pursuit of a racing victory. Family patriarch Mario Andretti, winner of the 1984 FedEx Championship Series championship who ranks second all-time in Champ Car victories (52), will be attempting to win the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans in his Ford-powered Panoz LMP-1 roadster. Mario's son, Michael Andretti, CART's career victory leader (39) and winner of the 1991 FedEx Championship Series title, will be competing at this weekend's Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix on The Raceway at Belle Isle. Meanwhile, Michael's son, 13-year-old Marco Andretti, will be competing in the Yamaha Sportster karting series this weekend at Oakland Valley Raceway in Port Jervis, N.Y., and looking to extend his points lead in the series championship. Mario and Michael competed against one another in the FedEx Championship Series from 1983-92 and again in '94, finishing one-two five times and sharing the podium on 10 additional occasions. "When I look back at the times we have had at the track together either on the front row, starting together or on podiums, you look at the average and we got to do that much more than we deserved," Mario said. "As a family, there are no better moments. This sport has given us back a lot over the years." 

* Casey Mears, runner-up in the 1999 Dayton Indy Lights Championship, is testing a Champ Car today for the PacWest Racing Group at the Putnam Park road course near Indianapolis. Mears, the nephew of three-time FedEx Championship Series champion Rick Mears, is receiving the test as part of PacWest's continuing commitment to the evaluation and development of young drivers. "Casey was one of a group of young drivers who tested a Champ Car for us last year, and he was professional and gave us good feedback," said John Anderson, PacWest's Vice President of Race Operations. "That original test was effected by bad weather and teething problems with the new car, and we believed Casey deserved more time in the seat. We are delighted that we are in a position where we can give him the time in the car that he deserves. At the same time, we have to get a closer look at this young guy and mark him in our books for any future positions that may become available." Mears, son of former Champ Car competitor Roger Mears, currently stands third in this year's Indy Lights championship behind PacWest's own championship leader, Scott Dixon, and Australian Jason Bright. "I am excited," said Mears, in his second season with Dorricott Racing. "Anytime I can get time in a Champ Car is valuable to me. I have to thank [PacWest President] Bruce McCaw and John Anderson for giving me this opportunity." 

ON THE AIR 
* Qualifying for the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit will air 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2. "CART 2Day" airs 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday on ESPN2, with ESPN's live race broadcast scheduled to begin 1 p.m. ET. The race will also air live on the CART Radio Network and on CART's official website at www.cart.com . 

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX OF DETROIT "QUOTEBOARD" 

JUAN MONTOYA (Target Toyota Lola) on collecting his first victory of the season, and the first for a Toyota-powered driver in FedEx Championship Series history, last week at Milwaukee: "We've had some good success qualifying this year. In Milwaukee, we finally made it pay off and we got Toyota its first win. With the great competition and the difficult tracks in this series, it's a big advantage to start toward the front. It was frustrating to not a get a win until our sixth race, but I know we'll be back on the podium soon. [On The Raceway at Belle Isle] That racetrack was one of the most fun to race on last year and I was very disappointed to not finish better [17th]. Since I'll be getting my second look at the track, and with the way the Toyota-Lola is running, I know we'll have a good race on Sunday." 

PAUL TRACY (KOOL Honda Reynard), on his enjoyment of this busy stretch of the FedEx Championship Series season: "This is the part of the season that I like. We're either testing or racing - sometimes both - every week. We just had a test at Mid-Ohio and now we're headed to test at Michigan Speedway, then on to Detroit for the race on Belle Isle. All that testing just strengthens us as a team. We'll hit Belle Isle with our game-face on and ready to race. It'll be good to run a street course after all the oval racing we've done. Team KOOL Green has proven to be the team to beat on the streets, so we're going there believing we'll be challenging for the win. Bottom line is we've let the field catch up to us so we've got to start scoring big points again." 

DARIO FRANCHITTI (KOOL Honda Reynard), on defending his championship in the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit: "Detroit is a welcome site on the schedule! We have had a good car the last few races but, except for Japan [Franchitti finished 2nd], we just haven't gotten the kind of results we'd like. Having swept Detroit last year, with me winning and Paul [Tracy] finishing second, everyone at Team KOOL Green is heading there with the intention of being on the podium again. The circuit suits me just fine. Though there's only one really good place to pass [Turn Three], I like the combination of slow and fast corners and the way it really emphasizes driver skill. You have to be on top of it at all times, anticipating traffic and working your race strategy." 

JIMMY VASSER (Target Toyota Lola), on chasing his first victory of the FedEx Championship Series season: "This team is not satisfied with our past few races and I get a sense that everyone is hungry for our first win of the season. The good thing is that no one is getting nervous or making excuses -- we're just excited to get back out there, race and gain some ground on Paul [Tracy, the championship leader]. It's been awhile since we've experienced a victory celebration, but with the Toyota running so strong, I know it's going to happen soon. I'd love to get a win for my guys in the pits. They've been working so hard this year -- they deserve a checkered flag. I had a nice run in Detroit a year ago, so I have a good feeling heading back there. I think it's about time to start another streak of podium finishes." 

MICHAEL ANDRETTI (Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Lola), on the importance of doing well in Detroit: "The Detroit race is a very important one to our team. It's Kmart and Ford's backyard so we want to do well there for them because they bring a lot of guests to the race. I think the Detroit race is important to CART as well because they are in the automobile capital of the world. The Detroit Grand Prix is a tough race. It's one where you want to qualify well. If you qualify well, and keep your track position, you should finish pretty well. But if you start in the back, you could have a long day. Although we have actually started in the back and came back and almost won the race. The Lola and Ford should do pretty well. We have made some improvements since we raced in Long Beach [the last FedEx Championship Series event contested on a street circuit]. We are just starting to make up for some of the points we left on the table earlier this season. It's important for us to do well in this race and the entire Big Kmart/Texaco/Havoline team is focused on that task. We are very excited about this race." 

CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI (Big Kmart/Route 66 Ford Lola), on performing well at Belle Isle for his sponsor, Kmart, and his engine supplier, Ford : "It's a really important race for us because of Kmart and Ford. They have supported us over the years and we want to make them proud in their hometown. Wins are hard to come by because the series is so competitive so you take them where you can get them. There's no doubt about it, we want to do well in front of our sponsor and technical partner. The 1996 race was a great race for us in Detroit. I basically made a mistake and lost the race to Michael [Andretti], his Newman/Haas Racing teammate]. The car was perfect, and we had the car set up good and basically dominated the whole race. We also ran the fastest lap but on the last restart with about five laps to go, I went a little deep into Turn Three. I went wide and Michael went by, and he won the race and I finished second. That one was hard to take because we were so close but that's the way it goes. It's nice to finally put that behind me since the win in Road America [last year] but I still wish it would have turned out differently. Competitors never want to lose." 

GIL de FERRAN (Marlboro Honda Reynard), on the challenges of The Raceway on Belle Isle: "Detroit is a track that I find very challenging. It's a typical bumpy street circuit with a great mix of fast and slow corners, it's notoriously difficult for overtaking and its tough to get in a fast lap for qualifying. But I do enjoy racing there - I've finished on the podium three times at Belle Isle. Marlboro Team Penske had a good race in Long Beach [deFerran captured the pole and teammate Helio Castroneves finished second] and hopefully some of our set-ups and what we learned there will translate well to the Detroit circuit and we'll be able to bring home another podium finish." 

HELIO CASTRONEVES (Marlboro Honda Reynard), looking to build upon the momentum generated by a successful test at Mid-Ohio last week: "Marlboro Team Penske is coming off of a very successful test in Mid-Ohio, so we hope to carry that momentum into the Detroit race. It's a challenging circuit for the drivers and engineers in that it's bumpy and there are pavement changes from concrete to asphalt. The fast chicane in turns one and two is one of my favorite parts of the track. Qualifying up front will be key given how difficult it is to pass." 

ROBERTO MORENO (Visteon Ford Reynard), on his enjoyment of racing at Belle Isle: "Detroit is a street circuit where I very much like to compete. The new configuration is a little less challenging, but the track is safer and there are more places to pass. A good result in Detroit is important to the Visteon/Patrick Racing team. It will help us in the race for the championship, plus it would be a big thrill to get our sponsor, Visteon Automotive Systems, their first win at home in front of their employees and customers." 

ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (Tecate/Quaker State/Patrick Racing Ford Reynard), on his past successes at Detroit: "I am looking forward to going back to Detroit. The Tecate/Quaker State/Patrick Racing team has been very strong at this race in the past. Unfortunately, we had the accident last year [resulting in a fractured radius bone in his right wrist], so it is important that we go back this year and get back to where we were in year's past. This is a key race for the championship. We need a good result here to keep our momentum going and set the tone for the next few races on the road and street circuits. Qualifying is the most important thing in Detroit. The track is challenging and with the new configuration there are some more places to pass, but it is still very difficult to get by other cars. That makes qualifying the key to the race." 

PATRICK CARPENTIER (Player's Forsythe Racing Team Ford Reynard), on his successful start to the FedEx Championship Series season: "We've felt since the start of the season that we have the right package for the Player's team to be consistently in contention. We're always aiming to be in the top five and, fortunately, we've been able to do that in two of the three races we've run in so far. After missing three races because of the wrist injury, it's going to take that type of consistency to climb our way up the drivers' standings, and getting the podium in Milwaukee enabled us to move up several positions.   "I didn't have any unusual amount of soreness in my wrist after the race in Milwaukee. I talked to some of the other drivers and they said their wrists were a bit sore, too, but that's something which is normal after going through a long race. With a series of street and road-course events coming up, it was good to have a couple of days of testing sessions on the Mid-Ohio road course a week before going to Detroit." 

ALEX TAGLIANI (Player's Forsythe Racing Team Ford Reynard), on making his first start in the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit: "This is going to be my first opportunity to race in Detroit, although I've heard a lot about how nice the Belle Isle track is and how the fans really get into racing there. I know the Player's team has run well in Detroit in the past, with Greg Moore winning the race in 1997 and taking the pole the next year. That gives us some inspiration going into my first race on this course. I'm going into the Detroit race hungry to pick up some points in the drivers' standings because we've had some misfortune in that regard recently. This is an extremely competitive series and you can stay close to the pack as long as you can get into the paying points on a regular basis. That's what we 
were doing at the start of the season and we're going to work hard to get back into that groove in Detroit." 

LUIZ GARCIA JR. (Hollywood/Embratel/Tang/Banco Sofisa Mercedes Reynard), on the importance of driving skill on FedEx Championship Series road courses: "We were having a good run in Milwaukee. I think we can accomplish the same thing at Detroit. It will be nice to turn left and right for awhile. At a track like Detroit, the drivers will be more of a factor than on an oval, because we'll be doing a lot of shifting and working the wheel. I have raced here twice before in Indy Lights. It's a tight track, but one you can really go fast on. Let me tell you, it will be nice to turn right for a change here and the next few races." 

FAST FACTS FOR THE TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE GRAND PRIX OF DETROIT 
WHAT: Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit. 
WHERE: The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich. 
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, June 16-18. 
SUPPORT EVENTS: Dayton Indy Lights Championship, BF Goodrich Tires Trans-Am Championship, Barber Dodge Pro Series, Neon Charity Challenge. 
SCHEDULE (All times Eastern): FRIDAY, JUNE 16 - Indy Lights practice, 9:30-10:10 a.m.; Champ Car practice, 10:30 a.m.-Noon; Indy Lights qualifying, 12:55-1:25 p.m.; Champ Car qualifying (2 groups/30 minutes each), 2:30-3:45 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 17 - Indy Lights practice, 8-8:40 a.m.; Champ Car practice, 10-11:15 a.m.; Indy Lights qualifying, 11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.; Champ Car qualifying (2 groups/30 minutes each), 1:45-3 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 18 - Indy Lights warm-up 8-8:15 a.m.; Champ Car warm-up, 9-9:30 a.m.; Indy Lights race, 11:15 a.m.; Grid Champ Cars, 12:15 p.m.; Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit, 1 p.m. 
BROADCAST: TV-ESPN (Live, 1 p.m., ET), and in 195 countries worldwide. 
RADIO-CRT RAadio Network. INTERNET - www.cart.com . 
PRE-RACE PROGRAMMING: Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit pole 
qualifying, 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN2; CART 2Day, 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday, 
ESPN2. 
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Dario Franchitti. 
DEFENDING POLESITTER: Juan Montoya. 
TRACK LAYOUT: 2.346-mile temporary street circuit. 
RACE LENGTH: 84 laps, 197.06 miles. 
TRACK RECORDS: Qualifying (one lap) - 1998, Greg Moore, 114.859 miles per 
hour (1 minute, 13.530 seconds). Race - No race record at this distance. 
RACE ROUND: 7 of 20 in the FedEx Championship Series. 
FedEx CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINTS LEADERS: 1, Paul Tracy, 59 points; 2, Roberto Moreno, 52; 3, Jimmy Vasser, 48; 4, Michael Andretti, 44; 5, Juan Montoya, 44. 
NEXT EVENT
: June 25, Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco, Portland, Ore. 

INSTANT REPLAY 
Dario Franchitti of Team KOOL Green took over the FedEx Championship Series points lead by recording his second victory in three events at the 1999 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit. Franchitti's (KOOL Honda Reynard) victory allowed him to unseat rookie sensation Juan Montoya (Target Honda Reynard) as the points leader, giving him a 136-131 lead through 13 events. Montoya, the polesitter, finished 17th after a late-race mishap, but scored a point for leading a race-high 58 laps. Paul Tracy (KOOL Honda Reynard), Franchitti's Team KOOL Green teammate, completed an outstanding day for Team KOOL Green by finishing second. Rounding out the podium was Greg Moore (Player's Forsythe Racing Team Mercedes Reynard), who finished third. The victory was the fifth of Franchitti's career and his fourth on a temporary street circuit. He led Montoya 136-131 in championship points exiting the event, while fourth-place finisher Michael Andretti (Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Ford Swift) stood third with 119 points. 

Vital Race Statistics 
Time of Race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 24.662 seconds. 
Average Speed: 81.643 mph. 
Margin of Victory: 0.135 seconds. 
Caution Flags: 8 for 23 laps. 
Lap Leaders: Juan Montoya, 58 laps; Dario Franchitti 13. 


DETROIT RACE HISTORY 
(11 Events) 

Year Race Winner 
Pole Winner 
1989 Emerson Fittipaldi 
Michael Andretti 
1990 Michael Andretti 
Michael Andretti 
1991 Emerson Fittipaldi 
Michael Andretti 
1992 Bobby Rahal 
Michael Andretti 
1993 Danny Sullivan 
Nigel Mansell 
1994 Paul Tracy 
Nigel Mansell 
1995 Robby Gordon 
Robby Gordon 
1996 Michael Andretti 
Scott Pruett 
1997 Greg Moore 
Gil de Ferran 
1998 Alex Zanardi 
Greg Moore 
1999 Dario Franchitti 
Juan Montoya 

Total Victories 
Emerson Fittipaldi 2 
Michael Andretti 2 
Bobby Rahal 1 
Danny Sullivan 1 
Paul Tracy 1 
Robby Gordon 1 
Greg Moore 1 
Alex Zanardi 1 
Dario Franchitti 1 

Total Pole Positions 
Michael Andretti 4 
Nigel Mansell 2 
Robby Gordon 1 
Scott Pruett 1 
Gil de Ferran 1 
Greg Moore 1 
Juan Montoya 1 

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